7 Top Microsoft Project Alternatives Reviewed

We’ll walk you through 7 of the best Microsoft Project alternatives for you to use in your project management practice. We'll cover what the tool is best for, its pros and cons, as well as pricing information.

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By definition, Gantt needs to do much more than just tabulation of work. Take this example.
Simple case:
There is project task A, task B, and task C. A requires 5 days to complete, B needs 3 days, and C needs 10 days. A and C are independent tasks, while B can be done only when both A and C are complete. Resources P1 and P2 are working on the project. P1 works 0.5 days sometimes, and P2 always works full time. I want to distribute the work so that I can make optimum utilisation of their time and skills.
In Gantt:
I can put P1 for 10 days on A, so that A gets completed in 5 days (i.e. 10 calendar days, 0.5 working day each). Parallel, I can put P2 on task C. So, C and A both get completed in 10 calendar days = 15 workdays. If I have 6 or more calendar days in hand, I can put P1 on task B, and assign something else to P2, or vice versa.

These variations are critical for managing any practical work. No Excel sheet allows these variations, unless we enter everything manually with arithmetic of work per day per person. Even if I am managing my personal work, I should be able to plan a portion of task every day and do multiple tasks in parallel, subject to their interdependency and priorities. Sadly, there is no alternative to Microsoft Project. If anyone has a freeware or cheap solution, please reply to this comment.