--- description: Review of Microsoft Planner 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: Microsoft Planner | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Task Management Software](/directory/1412/task-management/software) > [Microsoft Planner](/software/397822/microsoft-planner) # Microsoft Planner Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397822/microsoft-planner Page: 1 / 13\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397822/microsoft-planner?page=2) > Microsoft Planner is a work management solution. It helps users stay on track and manage their tasks, to-do lists, plans, and projects in one place. The solution caters to teams and individuals across various industries such as marketing, software development, human resources, operations, project management, and sales. With Microsoft Planner, teams can easily plan projects, organize work, and stay up to date in a single view. Microsoft Planner brings a more visual way to keep everyone informed and collaborate on work—inside and outside the organization. Microsoft Planner is a simple visual way to organize teamwork and get work done together, with plans, boards and tasks all in one place. Users can work with customers, keep projects on track, and focus on what's important together. From one person to the team to the whole company, plan or participate in everything using Planner. Microsoft Planner offers features that users are already familiar with. These include agile sprint planning, custom fields, and task history. The solution also enables seamless collaboration, allowing teams to co-create and work together on plans for effective work management. Additionally, Microsoft Planner provides comprehensive views with real-time dashboards and visualizations. This empowers users to proactively manage and allocate resources as needs change. The solution integrates with other Microsoft 365 apps including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Viva Goals. This unified experience brings together tasks, plans, and projects into a simple, familiar interface. This helps users feel more accomplished every day. The platform also offers powerful project management features, such as goal setting, program management, and portfolio oversight, all within a familiar, low-code/no-code experience. With the upcoming addition of Copilot in Planner, users will gain access to intelligent planning assistance, including automated task creation, goal setting, and risk monitoring. Whether managing daily to-do lists or overseeing complex enterprise initiatives, Microsoft Planner provides a comprehensive, secure, and scalable solution to help teams and organizations work more effectively. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 298 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 298 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$10.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Planner features included in Microsoft 365 enterprise plans. Planner Plan 1: $10.00 user/month. Planner and Project Plan 3: $30.00 user/month Planner and Project Plan 5: $55.00 user/month - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 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, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Agile Methodologies - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Charting - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Configurable Workflow - Customisable Templates - Customizable Fields - Dashboard - Data Import/Export - Deadline Management - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - Email Management - File Management - Planning Tools ## Integrations (8 total) - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft OneNote - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft To Do - Microsoft Word ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Task Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1412/task-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Task Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1412/task-management/software) - [Agile Project Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3139/agile/software) - [Project Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4430/project-management/software) - [Kanban Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3175/kanban/software) - [Marketing Planning Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4631/marketing-planning/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We installed it as an app and it's working just fine\! > > Our entire company is made up of event planners, meeting planners and time management is the most important skill we all need. We truly live and die by our calendars and task management tools, so Microsoft Planner was a natural choice for us\! ----- ### "A hidden gem" — 5.0/5 > **Bevan** | *4 June 2025* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Microsoft Planner is a hidden gem, it's completely in the cloud, so you can take it anywhere and is a great tool for personal use or for businesses to keep track of things. But where it really starts to shine is with the ability to automate tasks - in conjunction with Microsoft Forms and Power Automate, you can have different teams or customers fill in a form, which then populates Planner with tasks. I have in the past used this to setup a production task creation and tracking workflow for 30+ people, and it worked seamlessly. > > **Cons**: The only downside to Planner is that the completed tasks stay recorded in the completed dropdown, so with heavy use over some time, it can get clogged up and stop accepting new input. To fix this, you have to manually delete old tasks. There may be a better way to do this, but I have not found it. > > I looked into and tested several products before settling on Microsoft Planner. The biggest drawcard was how easy it was to use for all users, no matter their level of computer literacy, and if you are already paying for Microsoft 365, it's part of the subscription already. It is a bit basic compared to other stand-alone offerings, but when you start using Power Automate and Copilot with it, along with other Microsoft products, it quickly becomes quite a powerful product. ----- ### "Good app, but it needs to improve" — 3.0/5 > **Sergio** | *28 February 2025* | Aviation & Aerospace | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: With Microsoft Planner you can have all your tasks organized and tracked properly. It's easy to use, and it's fully integrated with Microsoft Teams and M365 environment. > > **Cons**: From my point of view it's a little less complete than its competitors, like Trello. When I tried it, I missed some important features that I use a lot in Trello, although probably they will be added in the future (if they haven't already been added since I finished my tests long time ago). > > I think its strongest point is the integration within the M365 environment. Probably I'll give it a chance again in the future, to see how Microsoft has improved the application lately, and check if I finally could switch from Trello to Planner. ----- ### "A solid app that integrates well for my needs" — 4.0/5 > **Troy** | *30 April 2025* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy and simple to use, interface is clean and easily move from one bucket to the next. > > **Cons**: Latest update has removed some useful features such as plan templates and the ability to copy labels onto another plan > > Overall it’s a nice planner tool. I just wish they would allow some template or copy paste features ----- ### "Microsoft Planner Review" — 5.0/5 > **Brendan** | *17 February 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I love the most about Microsoft Planner is how visually appealing it is to track any ongoing projects and basically manage our teamwork effectively. It is easier to assign and manage tasks within the team and its easier to track those tasks as well, especially in my department. It makes it easier to stay within the same family of tech stack, that way you don't have to worry about a lot of integration since you're already or might be already using Microsoft. You can easily customize the buckets for your planner and track your tasks the way you want them and the same applies for projects. > > **Cons**: My main concern with Planner and what I like the least if the limitations on Workflow customization. It becomes a little challenging on this especially if you want to customize certain things for your projects's workflow which you will eventually have to find a way around, but that is my concern. > > My overall experience with Planner has been exceptional so far. We all love the visual aspect of the data, ongoing projects, reporting, task management and the list goes on and on. Life is a lot more easier to manage and work with a team, especially when you're all doing it remotely, this came as a tool that make it easy to manager remote teams and effectively collaborate with remote teams in real time. Leveraging the Microsoft App and tools also make it easier in terms of integration where you can easily move data within the same Microsoft product offering without having to find another way to ingest the data from other sources or to other sources. ----- Page: 1 / 13\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397822/microsoft-planner?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397822/microsoft-planner) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data