--- description: Review of Acuity PPM Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Acuity PPM | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Project Portfolio Management Software](/directory/1937/ppm/software) > [Acuity PPM](/software/261396/acuity-ppm) # Acuity PPM Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261396/acuity-ppm Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261396/acuity-ppm?page=2) > Acuity PPM is a project portfolio management solution purpose-built for mid-market organizations with emerging or developing PMOs (Level 1–2 maturity) ready to move beyond spreadsheets — without the overhead of complex enterprise tools. Most PPM platforms assume a fully established PMO with rigid processes, extensive data, and dedicated administrators. For most organizations, that is not the reality. Acuity PPM is intentionally designed for PMOs moving from spreadsheets and ad-hoc reports to structured, value-driven portfolio management. You get the essentials to manage demand, prioritize projects, and understand capacity, with a clear pathway to more advanced capabilities as your maturity grows. Core Capabilities Acuity PPM provides a centralized platform for managing the full portfolio lifecycle. Configurable intake forms standardize how new work is proposed and reviewed, replacing emails, hallway conversations, and spreadsheets with a disciplined process. Industry best-practice weighted scoring models evaluate project value and risk using criteria that reflect your strategic priorities — turning subjective debates into objective conversations. The Risk-Value bubble chart gives leaders a visual map of portfolio balance at a glance. Portfolio roadmaps support strategic planning by visualizing project timing, sequencing, and dependencies. Resource capacity planning aggregates project resource plans into team and individual heatmaps — answering the question every PMO Director dreads: "Do we have the people to deliver what we've committed to?" Portfolio scenario planning lets you model different portfolio options and see the capacity impact before committing. Acuity PPM also delivers a complete set of project management capabilities — status reports, risk and issue logs, decision logs, lessons learned, dependency tracking, financial planning, benefits tracking, and Gantt scheduling — so teams stop juggling multiple tools and documents. Portfolio Intelligence: AI Built for Governance What sets Acuity PPM apart is its Portfolio Intelligence framework. Unlike traditional tools that apply AI only to execution speed, Acuity PPM applies AI to the five pillars of portfolio governance: Work Intake, Prioritization, Portfolio Planning, Resource Capacity, and Risk Management. AI establishes defensible baselines for governance conversations — anchoring decisions in shared facts rather than opinions or politics. AI-generated insights are transparent and explainable, ensuring human decision-makers remain in control. AI anchors decisions; humans decide. Complementing the five pillars, Acuity PPM's PMO Operations agents perform the research, monitoring, and synthesis work that even fully staffed PMOs struggle to complete — covering risk research, status intelligence, document generation, portfolio communication, benefits realization, and dependency monitoring. The result: PMOs gain operational depth without adding headcount. Built for Where You Are, Ready for Where You Are Going Acuity PPM is intuitive enough that business stakeholders and project owners adopt it without extensive training. Implementations are measured in days, not months. The modular design lets organizations start with PPM Starter and expand into PPM Essentials and PPM Plus as their needs evolve. Acuity PPM is recognized as a SoftwareReviews Champion in mid-market PPM with 95% satisfaction, ranked 1st of 12 in the Project Portfolio Management — Midmarket category. Customers report 30–40% productivity improvements through Acuity PPM's user-centric design. By improving the quality of decisions before work begins, Acuity PPM helps organizations reduce risk, align investments with strategy, and increase the likelihood of successful delivery. AI-Ready Today. AI-Powered When You Are. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 17 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 17 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Acuity PPM - **Location**: Bellevue, US - **Founded**: 2018 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Acuity PPM offers a free trial with your own data, after which the software is available across pricing tiers, as outlined below: PPM Starter: contact us for details PPM Essentials: contact us for details PPM Plus: contact us for details PPM Enterprise: we can provide professional services, in-depth process training, Enterprise Single Sign-On, dedicated server instances, and more. We offer discounts on multi-year agreements and also have volume licensing available. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands and 93 more ## Features - AI Copilot - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Bar Chart - Budgeting/Forecasting - Capacity Management - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Colour Codes/Icons - Customisable Reports - Customizable Fields - Dashboard - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Demand Forecasting - Dependency Tracking - Document Storage - Drag & Drop ## Integrations (5 total) - Asana - Google Sheets - Smartsheet - Trello - monday.com AI Work Platform ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Project Portfolio Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1937/ppm/software) ## Related Categories - [Project Portfolio Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1937/ppm/software) - [Gantt Chart Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3449/gantt-chart/software) - [Project Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1606/project-tracking/software) - [Resource Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1296/resource-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We are looking forward to leveraging more of the metric and reporting features so that we can more effectively communicate project status and portfolio performance to the c-suite. > > **Cons**: I find the documentation somewhat lacking. There are times where I think I have a pretty simple question and spend a great deal of time searching through the on-line user guide or other documentation and I'm unable to find what I'm looking for. > > Our experience in adopting Acuity PPM has been very positive. The PMO team finds it very user friendly and the leadership team find the information very useful. ----- ### "Acuity PPM is perfect for anyone looking for a lite weight PPM solution" — 4.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *29 September 2020* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use. How easily we were able to fit our current process into the software and how much more portfolio visibility we gained. > > **Cons**: I would love to have a more robust permission/roles set up. > > Working with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] has been a dream\! He listened to our needs and provided suggestions on how to use the software to meet those needs. We have worked with him to import our current portfolio of projects and created a work intake process for new proposals. We look forward to adding a prioritization scoring model and resource management. Whenever we suggest new features or functionality, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] takes it to his developers to see if those enhancements are feasible. They have completed many requested enhancements. Acuity not only provides the software, but they provide great insight on project portfolio management in general. They send out articles, videos, and tips that have proven to be extremely helpful in my organization. Our experience with Acuity PPM has been excellent. We look forward to a continued relationship with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and his team\! ----- ### "Mainly Status Reports" — 4.0/5 > **Clay** | *18 November 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: I will admit I really only use the software for status reports (versus advanced tracking). Given this I am not sure I can speak to some of the features of the software. I would say the status reports section is useful and easy to use. I haven't seen any issues with the software in this regard. > > **Cons**: There was 1 time (about 3 months ago) that I had issues with login (lasted maybe 10 minutes). I didn't report and can't honestly say if the issue was related to the software. But otherwise I have seen/had no issues with the software. > > We are doing mainly project tracking and this would include status reports, timelines, etc. ----- ### "Great PPM Tool - Easy to Use" — 4.0/5 > **Yvonne** | *15 November 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Acuity is easy to get up and running on - very intuitive. I really like the projects dashboard view (I use it very often), and the ability to drill down into the project details from this view. It is very easy to create a status report, and to refer back to previous status reports as well. > > **Cons**: It would be great to have some additional features (although I'm sure you are working on them), such as: more text formatting in the status reports, ability to export the project list and project status, ability to sort the projects in the portfolio view, ability to easily see plan vs. actuals for dates and budget. > > Using Acuity is helping to centralize our project portfolio information, and it makes it a one stop shop for project information. ----- ### "Fantastic option to reduce spreadsheets" — 4.0/5 > **Britni** | *30 November 2022* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Prior to purchasing Acuity I would often find myself creating spreadsheet after spreadsheet to prioritize our organizations projects with our leadership. I happen to come across Acuity and quickly realized it had everything that I needed to work through these sessions. This is very instrumental in my end of year planning of our project portfolio and project status updates. > > **Cons**: There are still parts being enhanced which is understandable. > > Our rep has been fantastic and very easy to work with which made adoption to this a very smooth process. It no longer have to create multiple spreadsheets to manage my project portfolio and I thank Acuity for that\! ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261396/acuity-ppm?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261396/acuity-ppm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data