|
Plan |
Description |
Target users |
|
Project Online Essentials |
|
Team members |
|
Project Online Professional |
All of the Project Online Essentials functionality, plus:
|
Project managers |
|
Project Online Premium |
All of the Project Online Professional functionality, plus:
|
Portfolio and resource managers |
Feature availability across Project Online standalone plans
|
Feature |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Core functionality (desktop client) |
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|
Add columns |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Backstage |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Click-to-Run |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Contextual right-click menus |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Custom fields |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Enhanced copy and paste across Microsoft Office applications |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Gantt chart, calendar, and task sheet views |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Microsoft Fluent user interface, the ribbon |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Multiple-level undo |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Network diagram view |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Office Store |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Online help |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
PDF and XPS output |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Placeholder text in Project fields |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Project templates |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Start experience |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Text wrap |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Timeline view |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
Zoom controls |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Project planning (desktop client) |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Baseline rollup |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Budget planning |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Compare project versions |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Deadlines |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Filtering |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Formulas and graphical indicators |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Group and sort Project data |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Reports |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Team Planner |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Task management (desktop client) |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Active and inactive tasks |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Auto-complete |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Automatic scheduling |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Calendar date extended to 2149 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Cross-project Critical Path |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Task inspector |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Task Path analysis |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Top-down summary tasks |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Update progress |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
User-controlled and manual scheduling |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Project resource management (desktop client) |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Cost resources |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Manage nonworking time |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Resource leveling |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Resource sheet and usage views |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Resource substitution |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Team resources |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Work, generic, and material resources |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Project publishing (desktop client) |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Create a Project site |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Master projects on SharePoint |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Presence with Skype for Business |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Publish Projects to Project Server or Project Online |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Save a Project MPP file to SharePoint |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Task List Sync to SharePoint |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Core services functionality |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Active Directory integration |
Yes1 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Administration, Deployment, and Extensibility |
Yes23 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Getting Started |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Issues and risk management (for team members) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Office 365 Trust Center |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
PPM Partner ecosystem |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Service reliability |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Service updates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Team member collaboration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Time and task management (for team members) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Project management |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Issues and risk management |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Manage project resources |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Schedule management |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Time and task management |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Portfolio management |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Analyze projects and optimize portfolio |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Create and edit projects |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Financial management |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Participate in workflow |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Portfolio analytics and selection |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Program management |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Reporting and business intelligence |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
OData feeds |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Out-of-the-box portfolio dashboards |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Power BI content pack |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Project desktop reporting |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Resource management |
Project Online Essentials |
Project Online Professional |
Project Online Premium |
Project Professional 2016 |
Project Server 2016 |
|
Approve/reject/modify incoming resource engagement requests |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Manage resource pool |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Plan resource capacity |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Request resource agreements |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
View available resources and build teams |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |