Microsoft Project Comparison Chart

Plan	Description	Target users
Project Online Essentials	Web-based interface for team members Update tasks, issues, and risks Submit timesheets Share documents and collaborate with Skype for Business presence	Team members
Project Online Professional	All of the Project Online Essentials functionality, plus: Rich user interface through desktop client Anytime/anywhere access through Web interface Project scheduling and costing Resource management Publishing projects to the cloud Includes the most current version of the Project desktop application, instantly streamed to your Windows PC. Each subscription license allows for up to five concurrent installations of the Project desktop application.	Project managers
Project Online Premium	All of the Project Online Professional functionality, plus: Portfolio selection and optimization Demand management Enterprise resource management Out-of-box portfolio reports	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)
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

Microsoft Partnership

Feature availability across Project Online standalone plans