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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
Get started

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

    Board Creation & Access

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

    Board Template Directory

    Board Template Directory

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

    Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

    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 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.

    Try KanBo

    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
    Get started

    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

      Board Creation & Access

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

      Board Template Directory

      Board Template Directory

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

      Setting Retention & Expiry Policies

      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 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.

      Try KanBo

      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
      Get started

      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.

      Try KanBo

      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
      Get started

      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.

      Try KanBo