Why teams choose KanBo over Microsoft Planner & Microsoft Project

KanBo is the official #1 alternative to Planner & Project combination for enterprise customers who chose Microsoft as their technological backbone. KanBo helps teams work smarter, collaborate better, and get more done – all in one app instead of duplicating information in two separate system barely integrated.

KanBo offers your team better ways to organize work and more features that can be customized to tackle any project.

  • 10+ customizable view types
  • Greater flexibility
  • Tree like navigation hierarchy for projects
  • Flexible collaboration tools
  • Real Time
  • Significantly smaller learning curve
  • Effort allocation and time tracking
  • Support for Private Microsoft Teams Channels
  • Significantly better scalability for larger organizations
  • Natural fit for more complex projects

Join 500,000+ Highly Productive Users

Get everything Planner and MS Project has and more

Every useful feature, without the software bloat and days of training. KanBo’s features are user-friendly, customizable, and don’t require additional software. Besides KanBo is much more deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem than MS Project & MS Planner all together.

Get hundreds of features that can be customized for any work need. Create Agile workflows, automate routine tasks, and keep your team aligned to hit goals big and small. All in real time!

KanBo

MS Planner

MS Project


Views


Powerful tools for managing work and getting deeper insights in any aspect of work.

Kanban
Kanban with lanes
List
Calendar
Map
Activity
Gantt
Mindmap
Table
Timeline
Workload
Page with embed
Chat
Form
Documents

General Work Management


Set of features to organize work your way and boost team collaboration and improve productivity.

Task management
Unlimited hierarchy
Real-time Communication
Email to KanBo
Full email client
Card Sharing
2 Level Trashcan
Flexible status workflows
Advanced Search
File content search
Blockades
Smart Notifications
Assigned Comments
Checklists
Task Relations across Boards
Unsrestricted number of tasks
Private tasks
Attaching files to tasks

Project Management


Set of functionalities to drive project management in one place, visualize priorities, boost collaboration, and maintain control of your projects.

Previous-Next Tasks
Subtasks
Dependency management
Risk and Issue management
Scheduling assistant
Time Budget
Fee Budget
Expense Budget
Budgeting with Phases
Project Dashboards
Effort allocation
Baselines
Time Tracking
Roadmaps
Sprints

Resource Management


Robust enterprise resource management tools for improved work efficiency and capacity planning to get the most out of your resources.

Resource Pool
Resource Requests
Centralized Resource Management
Decentralized Resource Management
Org structure import
Non-Human Resource support
Time Tracking Approvals
Absence Management
Cost structure management
Locations
Official Holidays
Custom Work Schedules
Skill Management
Team Planning
Soft Allocations
Job Roles
Capacity Reports incl. Heat Map
Actuals - Time Worked Analysis
Scenarios
Workspace Level Allocations
Space Level Allocations
Utilization Management
Performance Dashboard

Workflow Automation & Customization


Strong automation features to automate everyday workflows along with the flexibility to template every aspect of your work to mirror the unique processes of your team, department, or company.

Workspace Templates
Board Templates
Sequences
Card Templates
Rule based status workflows
Human powered workflows
Dynamic Request Forms
Custom Fields
Dynamic Recurring Tasks
Multiple Assignees
Bulk Actions
Conditional Automations
Document Templates
File Folder Structure Templates

Reporting


Sophisticated features to report, analyze, and optimize the strategic direction based on data and visibility into the amount of work delivered.

Goals, KPI & OKR
Cards real time presence
Milestones
MyBoard
Analytics
Dash-Cards
Space-Cards
Board flow health
Native PowerBI integration
Forecast Chart
Advanced Time Chart
Monte Carlo Simulation Chart
Business intelligence API

Microsoft Office 365 integration


The unique architecture of KanBo allows to leverage the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem like no other on the market.

Support Private & Shared MS Teams Channels
All types of Office 365 Group support
Office 365 Group restore support
Azure Active Directory (incl. details sync)
Microsoft SharePoint (incl. online)
KanBo Microsoft Outlook AddIn
KanBo Power Platform Apps
KanBo Power Automate Connector
KanBo PowerShell Cmdlets
Microsoft 365 retention policies support
Documents stored in Microsoft Teams

Import all your stuff, instantly

Benefits of Using KanBo Enterprise Class

KanBo’s views are better, and KanBo’ architectural flexibility does not create any artificial limits in project management.

Board Creation & Access

Allows users to create boards quickly and easily, and provides access to important predefined settings for KanBo.

Board Template Directory

KanBo’s board template directory makes it easy to find the right template for any task.

Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

KanBo allows users to set retention and expiry policies, so that data can be kept safe and secure.

KanBo User Adoption Insights

KanBo provides valuable insights into user adoption and usage, so that you can stay on top of your team’s productivity.

Try the #1 Planner and MS Project alternative for free today

You can see KanBo in action by accessing our Sandbox demonstration environment.

Why teams choose KanBo over Microsoft Planner & Microsoft Project

KanBo is the official #1 alternative to Planner & Project combination for enterprise customers who chose Microsoft as their technological backbone. KanBo helps teams work smarter, collaborate better, and get more done – all in one app instead of duplicating information in two separate system barely integrated.

KanBo offers your team better ways to organize work and more features that can be customized to tackle any project.

  • 10+ customizable view types
  • Greater flexibility
  • Tree like navigation hierarchy for projects
  • Flexible collaboration tools
  • Real Time
  • Significantly smaller learning curve
  • Effort allocation and time tracking
  • Support for Private Microsoft Teams Channels
  • Significantly better scalability for larger organizations
  • Natural fit for more complex projects

Join 500,000+ Highly Productive Users

Get everything Planner and MS Project has and more

Every useful feature, without the software bloat and days of training. KanBo’s features are user-friendly, customizable, and don’t require additional software. Besides KanBo is much more deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem than MS Project & MS Planner all together.

Get hundreds of features that can be customized for any work need. Create Agile workflows, automate routine tasks, and keep your team aligned to hit goals big and small. All in real time!

KanBo

MS Planner

MS Project


Views


Powerful tools for managing work and getting deeper insights in any aspect of work.

Kanban
Kanban with lanes
List
Calendar
Map
Activity
Gantt
Mindmap
Table
Timeline
Workload
Page with embed
Chat
Form
Documents

General Work Management


Set of features to organize work your way and boost team collaboration and improve productivity.

Task management
Unlimited hierarchy
Real-time Communication
Email to KanBo
Full email client
Card Sharing
2 Level Trashcan
Flexible status workflows
Advanced Search
File content search
Blockades
Smart Notifications
Assigned Comments
Checklists
Task Relations across Boards
Unsrestricted number of tasks
Private tasks
Attaching files to tasks

Project Management


Set of functionalities to drive project management in one place, visualize priorities, boost collaboration, and maintain control of your projects.

Previous-Next Tasks
Subtasks
Dependency management
Risk and Issue management
Scheduling assistant
Time Budget
Fee Budget
Expense Budget
Budgeting with Phases
Project Dashboards
Effort allocation
Baselines
Time Tracking
Roadmaps
Sprints

Resource Management


Robust enterprise resource management tools for improved work efficiency and capacity planning to get the most out of your resources.

Resource Pool
Resource Requests
Centralized Resource Management
Decentralized Resource Management
Org structure import
Non-Human Resource support
Time Tracking Approvals
Absence Management
Cost structure management
Locations
Official Holidays
Custom Work Schedules
Skill Management
Team Planning
Soft Allocations
Job Roles
Capacity Reports incl. Heat Map
Actuals - Time Worked Analysis
Scenarios
Workspace Level Allocations
Space Level Allocations
Utilization Management
Performance Dashboard

Workflow Automation & Customization


Strong automation features to automate everyday workflows along with the flexibility to template every aspect of your work to mirror the unique processes of your team, department, or company.

Workspace Templates
Board Templates
Sequences
Card Templates
Rule based status workflows
Human powered workflows
Dynamic Request Forms
Custom Fields
Dynamic Recurring Tasks
Multiple Assignees
Bulk Actions
Conditional Automations
Document Templates
File Folder Structure Templates

Reporting


Sophisticated features to report, analyze, and optimize the strategic direction based on data and visibility into the amount of work delivered.

Goals, KPI & OKR
Cards real time presence
Milestones
MyBoard
Analytics
Dash-Cards
Space-Cards
Board flow health
Native PowerBI integration
Forecast Chart
Advanced Time Chart
Monte Carlo Simulation Chart
Business intelligence API

Microsoft Office 365 integration


The unique architecture of KanBo allows to leverage the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem like no other on the market.

Support Private & Shared MS Teams Channels
All types of Office 365 Group support
Office 365 Group restore support
Azure Active Directory (incl. details sync)
Microsoft SharePoint (incl. online)
KanBo Microsoft Outlook AddIn
KanBo Power Platform Apps
KanBo Power Automate Connector
KanBo PowerShell Cmdlets
Microsoft 365 retention policies support
Documents stored in Microsoft Teams

Import all your stuff, instantly

Benefits of Using KanBo Enterprise Class

KanBo’s views are better, and KanBo’ architectural flexibility does not create any artificial limits in project management.

Board Creation & Access

Allows users to create boards quickly and easily, and provides access to important predefined settings for KanBo.

Board Template Directory

KanBo’s board template directory makes it easy to find the right template for any task.

Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

KanBo allows users to set retention and expiry policies, so that data can be kept safe and secure.

KanBo User Adoption Insights

KanBo provides valuable insights into user adoption and usage, so that you can stay on top of your team’s productivity.

Try the #1 Planner and MS Project alternative for free today

You can see KanBo in action by accessing our Sandbox demonstration environment.

Why teams choose KanBo over Microsoft Planner & Microsoft Project

KanBo is the official #1 alternative to Planner & Project combination for enterprise customers who chose Microsoft as their technological backbone. KanBo helps teams work smarter, collaborate better, and get more done – all in one app instead of duplicating information in two separate system barely integrated.

KanBo offers your team better ways to organize work and more features that can be customized to tackle any project.

  • 10+ customizable view types
  • Greater flexibility
  • Tree like navigation hierarchy for projects
  • Flexible collaboration tools
  • Real Time
  • Significantly smaller learning curve
  • Effort allocation and time tracking
  • Support for Private Microsoft Teams Channels
  • Significantly better scalability for larger organizations
  • Natural fit for more complex projects

Join 500,000+ Highly Productive Users

Get everything Planner and MS Project has and more

Every useful feature, without the software bloat and days of training. KanBo’s features are user-friendly, customizable, and don’t require additional software. Besides KanBo is much more deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem than MS Project & MS Planner all together.

Get hundreds of features that can be customized for any work need. Create Agile workflows, automate routine tasks, and keep your team aligned to hit goals big and small. All in real time!

KanBo

MS Planner

MS Project


Views


Powerful tools for managing work and getting deeper insights in any aspect of work.

Kanban
Kanban with lanes
List
Calendar
Map
Activity
Gantt
Mindmap
Table
Timeline
Workload
Page with embed
Chat
Form
Documents

General Work Management


Set of features to organize work your way and boost team collaboration and improve productivity.

Task management
Unlimited hierarchy
Real-time Communication
Email to KanBo
Full email client
Card Sharing
2 Level Trashcan
Flexible status workflows
Advanced Search
File content search
Blockades
Smart Notifications
Assigned Comments
Checklists
Task Relations across Boards
Unsrestricted number of tasks
Private tasks
Attaching files to tasks

Project Management


Set of functionalities to drive project management in one place, visualize priorities, boost collaboration, and maintain control of your projects.

Previous-Next Tasks
Subtasks
Dependency management
Risk and Issue management
Scheduling assistant
Time Budget
Fee Budget
Expense Budget
Budgeting with Phases
Project Dashboards
Effort allocation
Baselines
Time Tracking
Roadmaps
Sprints

Resource Management


Robust enterprise resource management tools for improved work efficiency and capacity planning to get the most out of your resources.

Resource Pool
Resource Requests
Centralized Resource Management
Decentralized Resource Management
Org structure import
Non-Human Resource support
Time Tracking Approvals
Absence Management
Cost structure management
Locations
Official Holidays
Custom Work Schedules
Skill Management
Team Planning
Soft Allocations
Job Roles
Capacity Reports incl. Heat Map
Actuals - Time Worked Analysis
Scenarios
Workspace Level Allocations
Space Level Allocations
Utilization Management
Performance Dashboard

Workflow Automation & Customization


Strong automation features to automate everyday workflows along with the flexibility to template every aspect of your work to mirror the unique processes of your team, department, or company.

Workspace Templates
Board Templates
Sequences
Card Templates
Rule based status workflows
Human powered workflows
Dynamic Request Forms
Custom Fields
Dynamic Recurring Tasks
Multiple Assignees
Bulk Actions
Conditional Automations
Document Templates
File Folder Structure Templates

Reporting


Sophisticated features to report, analyze, and optimize the strategic direction based on data and visibility into the amount of work delivered.

Goals, KPI & OKR
Cards real time presence
Milestones
MyBoard
Analytics
Dash-Cards
Space-Cards
Board flow health
Native PowerBI integration
Forecast Chart
Advanced Time Chart
Monte Carlo Simulation Chart
Business intelligence API

Microsoft Office 365 integration


The unique architecture of KanBo allows to leverage the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem like no other on the market.

Support Private & Shared MS Teams Channels
All types of Office 365 Group support
Office 365 Group restore support
Azure Active Directory (incl. details sync)
Microsoft SharePoint (incl. online)
KanBo Microsoft Outlook AddIn
KanBo Power Platform Apps
KanBo Power Automate Connector
KanBo PowerShell Cmdlets
Microsoft 365 retention policies support
Documents stored in Microsoft Teams

Import all your stuff, instantly

Save more time with the right tools

KanBo helps in creating and managing processes more efficiently, enabling streamlined data management, process automation, and performance measurement.

Board Creation & Access

Allows users to create boards quickly and easily, and provides access to important predefined settings for KanBo.

Board Template Directory

KanBo’s board template directory makes it easy to find the right template for any task.

Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

KanBo allows users to set retention and expiry policies, so that data can be kept safe and secure.

KanBo User Adoption Insights

KanBo provides valuable insights into user adoption and usage, so that you can stay on top of your team’s productivity.

Try the #1 Planner and MS Project alternative for free today

You can see KanBo in action by accessing our Sandbox demonstration environment.

Why teams choose KanBo over Microsoft Planner & Microsoft Project

KanBo is the official #1 alternative to Planner & Project combination for enterprise customers who chose Microsoft as their technological backbone. KanBo helps teams work smarter, collaborate better, and get more done – all in one app instead of duplicating information in two separate system barely integrated.

KanBo offers your team better ways to organize work and more features that can be customized to tackle any project.

  • 10+ customizable view types
  • Greater flexibility
  • Tree like navigation hierarchy for projects
  • Flexible collaboration tools
  • Real Time
  • Significantly smaller learning curve
  • Effort allocation and time tracking
  • Support for Private Microsoft Teams Channels
  • Significantly better scalability for larger organizations
  • Natural fit for more complex projects

Join 500,000+ Highly Productive Users

Get everything Planner and MS Project has and more

Every useful feature, without the software bloat and days of training. KanBo’s features are user-friendly, customizable, and don’t require additional software. Besides KanBo is much more deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem than MS Project & MS Planner all together.

Get hundreds of features that can be customized for any work need. Create Agile workflows, automate routine tasks, and keep your team aligned to hit goals big and small. All in real time!

KanBo

MS Planner

MS Project


Views


Powerful tools for managing work and getting deeper insights in any aspect of work.

Kanban
Kanban with lanes
List
Calendar
Map
Activity
Gantt
Mindmap
Table
Timeline
Workload
Page with embed
Chat
Form
Documents

General Work Management


Set of features to organize work your way and boost team collaboration and improve productivity.

Task management
Unlimited hierarchy
Real-time Communication
Email to KanBo
Full email client
Card Sharing
2 Level Trashcan
Flexible status workflows
Advanced Search
File content search
Blockades
Smart Notifications
Assigned Comments
Checklists
Task Relations across Boards
Unsrestricted number of tasks
Private tasks
Attaching files to tasks

Project Management


Set of functionalities to drive project management in one place, visualize priorities, boost collaboration, and maintain control of your projects.

Previous-Next Tasks
Subtasks
Dependency management
Risk and Issue management
Scheduling assistant
Time Budget
Fee Budget
Expense Budget
Budgeting with Phases
Project Dashboards
Effort allocation
Baselines
Time Tracking
Roadmaps
Sprints

Resource Management


Robust enterprise resource management tools for improved work efficiency and capacity planning to get the most out of your resources.

Resource Pool
Resource Requests
Centralized Resource Management
Decentralized Resource Management
Org structure import
Non-Human Resource support
Time Tracking Approvals
Absence Management
Cost structure management
Locations
Official Holidays
Custom Work Schedules
Skill Management
Team Planning
Soft Allocations
Job Roles
Capacity Reports incl. Heat Map
Actuals - Time Worked Analysis
Scenarios
Workspace Level Allocations
Space Level Allocations
Utilization Management
Performance Dashboard

Workflow Automation & Customization


Strong automation features to automate everyday workflows along with the flexibility to template every aspect of your work to mirror the unique processes of your team, department, or company.

Workspace Templates
Board Templates
Sequences
Card Templates
Rule based status workflows
Human powered workflows
Dynamic Request Forms
Custom Fields
Dynamic Recurring Tasks
Multiple Assignees
Bulk Actions
Conditional Automations
Document Templates
File Folder Structure Templates

Reporting


Sophisticated features to report, analyze, and optimize the strategic direction based on data and visibility into the amount of work delivered.

Goals, KPI & OKR
Cards real time presence
Milestones
MyBoard
Analytics
Dash-Cards
Space-Cards
Board flow health
Native PowerBI integration
Forecast Chart
Advanced Time Chart
Monte Carlo Simulation Chart
Business intelligence API

Microsoft Office 365 integration


The unique architecture of KanBo allows to leverage the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem like no other on the market.

Support Private & Shared MS Teams Channels
All types of Office 365 Group support
Office 365 Group restore support
Azure Active Directory (incl. details sync)
Microsoft SharePoint (incl. online)
KanBo Microsoft Outlook AddIn
KanBo Power Platform Apps
KanBo Power Automate Connector
KanBo PowerShell Cmdlets
Microsoft 365 retention policies support
Documents stored in Microsoft Teams

Import all your stuff, instantly

Save more time with the right tools

KanBo helps in creating and managing processes more efficiently, enabling streamlined data management, process automation, and performance measurement.

Board Creation & Access

Allows users to create boards quickly and easily, and provides access to important predefined settings for KanBo.

Board Template Directory

KanBo’s board template directory makes it easy to find the right template for any task.

Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

KanBo allows users to set retention and expiry policies, so that data can be kept safe and secure.

KanBo User Adoption Insights

KanBo provides valuable insights into user adoption and usage, so that you can stay on top of your team’s productivity.

Try the #1 Planner and MS Project alternative for free today

You can see KanBo in action by accessing our Sandbox demonstration environment.