Ratings Breakdown
User Reviews Overview
Feature Ratings
Ease-of-use
4.0 / 5
Value for Money
4.5 / 5
Customer Support
4.0 / 5
Functionality
4.0 / 5
Pros
"I liked the simplicity of the use, I used this for a class to explain how Gantt charts work and it was really interesting to all students."
"It's free, so that's a great pro and it has most of what you need."
"ProjectLibre is a real offline project management software with all the featured needed to plan and follow a project. And above all it's absolutly free."
Cons
"The interface is not that complete compared to MS Project. Sometime it's a little bit disapointed. For example it's quiet difficult to change the size of the gantt view."
"some tools and errors that the system presents some specifically when you request the help in the system eas is the only thing that I would love to improve your other functions are perfect"
"The GUI could be a little more user friendly. The user interface looks a little old and is not as modern as MS Project."
Projectlibre Reviews
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January 2019

Kelvin from BIDCO OIL REFINERIES LIMITED KENYA
Company Size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Food & Beverages
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
A Cost Effective Project Management Tool.
It is an easy to use and cost effective project management tool.
Pros
Projectlibre is tool that is being used across the entire organization. We use it in tracking of projects and allows us to keep organized when having multiple projects. One thing that makes it our preferred option is that it cost effective and also has a user friendly interface.More to that i like it s hierarchical organization of projects.
Cons
Though the interface is use friendly, i think it is little bit old and need some updating. I also wish the editing and graphics features updated.
June 2019
Anonymous
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Functionality
5.0
June 2019
Projectlibre Review
Pros
If you can throw away everything you know about other spreadsheet services when you use Projectlibre, it will be easy to pick up and understand. You have to remember that while it looks similar to a spreadsheet, it is an entirely different platform with different purpose and functionalities. Once you get into the hang of it, Projectlibre will make managing projects and resources a breeze. Another pro about this software is that there are tons of help videos and articles online if you ever get stuck.
Cons
What we least liked about Projectlibre was the large learning curves for newcomers. It took a little while to get the hang of and understand what some of the prompts mean.
Reasons for Choosing Projectlibre
We chose ProjectLibre as our project tracking tool because it has a free, fairly comprehensive version: Projectlibre Open Source.
December 2018
Janette from Faureca
Company Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Automotive
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Functionality
4.0
December 2018
Manage time
I like it, graphically is nice and all the functions and tools give the Gantt chart a very simple look.
Pros
I liked the simplicity of the use, I used this for a class to explain how Gantt charts work and it was really interesting to all students.
Cons
Even when it is a simple tool to manage and administrate task in a timeline it will not work for a company, because it is just the Gantt chart with dependencies, so if you are looking for a complete software it will not be helpful.
February 2021

Nicolas from Nicolas Beaumont Pictures
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Photography
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2021
Good alternative to Microsoft Project
I was looking for a cheap or free alternative to MS Project to plan and follow my projects.
Pros
ProjectLibre is a real offline project management software with all the featured needed to plan and follow a project. And above all it's absolutly free.
Cons
The interface is not that complete compared to MS Project. Sometime it's a little bit disapointed. For example it's quiet difficult to change the size of the gantt view.
Reasons for Choosing Projectlibre
I was looking to an offline solution.
Reasons for Switching to Projectlibre
For financial maters
February 2020
Anonymous
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
3.0
February 2020
Free Project Management Software Gets the Job Done
We use it for simple project management timelines. We don't get too in depth with them and will probably buy software if we become a bigger operation.
Pros
This is a free version of software like microsoft project. It has most the same functionality and use.
Cons
It has some known glitches, but that is to be expected it is free, it also isn't as intuitive as some of the paid alternatives are.
Reasons for Choosing Projectlibre
Don't use it enough yet to buy the alternative
January 2020

Alson from ash+zelkova
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Information Services
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2020
Currently the best software for timeline construction beside MS Projects
Project Libre is the only timeline application we use in our company. It is easily accessible by anyone (being opensource) and the export feature works great too.
Pros
It can basically do everything MS Project can do at the price point of $0.
Cons
The user interface of the software is very dated, it is very clear the software is written for function and not for aesthetics.
Reasons for Choosing Projectlibre
The price point is the main reason why we went with Project Libre.
July 2020

Divyang from Trueline Solutions
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
July 2020
Organise Your Build
Scheduling and keeping track of project is important and ProjectLibre does the job very well and accurately. There are few flaws but scheduling is not always accurate too so it can be negleted.
Pros
The tool lets you schedule your project in interesting way. It has mamy features that are alluring to be chosen by the developer team. Lets you keep track of your work after you schedule task durations. In simple words, keeps you informed that what portion of work you completed vs what should have been completed to deliver product on time. Graphics are certainly attractive. One can shift the whole time line back and forth if the project dealine is extended while still maintaining the order of modules that are to be attended. One of the most useful feature is it automatically creates gantt chart, work flow and other plots from the details you prpvide while scheduling and this saves much of your time,especially for management department.
Cons
Some features are hard to find as not much categoried where it should be, but once you practise you get used to it. For very large project duration, wok flow seems hard to navigate and is confusing for if small modules are majority.
June 2019

Max from SparkCognition
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
2.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
June 2019
Aims to replace Microsoft Project, for free
We don't pay for Microsoft Project so we have been trying this. It does not really replace MS Project I am told by our PMEs. But it still is a powerful too once you have learned where to set up all your settings and get proficient enough to get what you want done but there is a lot to learn. I have moved on to simpler software like the GanttProject but this is still the gold standard for free, open source project software.
Pros
This software is free! Also, it is very stable and has been around enough to have a good help online and it is easy to import and export.
Cons
There is a steep learning curve. So many different ways to make your project plan, and what resources, and charts and how long the work day is or week etc. And it takes a while to find where all these different features/settings are at.
January 2019

Julio Cesar from Optimissa
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Capital Markets
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2019
A great option
Pros
The ease of use and that it is a great option to other project management tools in the market.
Cons
The translation of some of the features (I'm a Spanish native speaker) are sometimes kind of "odd".
March 2018

lisbeth from Consejo Federal de Gobierno
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2018
practical for organization of all the work to be done in a project
Planning of all the activities to be carried out in the execution of a project and thus compare how the project is going with respect to the planned time
Pros
helps to organize and plan all the actions that must be fulfilled, easy economic installation Easy visualization of the tools you can export and import can also be exported to pdf, it is compatible with your Microsoft similar one.
Cons
some tools and errors that the system presents some specifically when you request the help in the system eas is the only thing that I would love to improve your other functions are perfect
February 2019
julio from mcp 2010 ingeniería ca
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Construction
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Programming construction works never been easier
With this software I could present all my projects in the construction industry, such as the construction of the guard house and the garbage room for a building. I could tell my customers how to reach the schedule time of delivery of works, the critical activities during the construction and the relation of advance of construction vs down payments. All the tools allows me to explain clearly and detailed to my customers every cent they invest on the construction work and where is it.
Pros
The easy commands of the software allows me to program construction works, phases, activities and staff associated to each one of them and the Gantt Chart schedule. Also I can calculate, cost and program down payments along with the works advance charts. With the Gantt chart schedule, help me to compare the programed construction works with the real construction execution, allowing me to adjust every day the needs of the work in order to finished the construction work at time or even better, to improve the time for finished the contract.
Cons
I need to implement lot of information about the construction staff hourly cost, I Include others costs like materials, transportation and equipment just to achieve a real value of cost, but I would like if every one of this elements could under the consideration of the developers in order to make a most flexible and adaptable software to construction industry, it will be a big improvement.
March 2018
Louis from LionRT
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2018
Project Libre is extremely useful as a possible software solution alternative to Microsoft Project where unique compatibility is not strictly required.
Download freely and easy to use......if there aren't constraints requiring Microsoft Project implementation......Project Libre will suit quite well to creating new projects across the widest file categories and project types .....at our company we are extremely happy with Project Libre's flexibility and ease of use. It is quite intuitive to operate as well. Project Libre is a welcome software solution as an addition to our operating environment. Project Libre absolutely helped our company organize our file project load, as well as allowing us to use fewer organization software solutions. Keep in mind it is freeware so there is a lack of readily available direct online customer service support however one can access online tutorials quite readily from existing user forums. This user support is most helpful....we would recommend Project Libres use to any company and users interested.
Pros
Extremely easy to use , Project Libre supports a wide variety of tasks including scope, time, and budget needed to create our local projects for company use. The software is supported on all major OS platforms including MAC OS, Linux, and MS Windows.
Cons
Project Libre projects can take some time to load when the project sizes are larger and there is a relative lack of customer support, but we believe that is to be expected when dealing with an open source and freeware software......not much to dislike frankly. Be aware that plenty of curated user community specific online support materials exist and are most helpful.
April 2018
Daniel from Air Force Research Labs
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Defense & Space
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
April 2018
Excellent alternative to MS Project, more portable and good XML support.
I'm able to do project management tasks, ranging from small quick tasks to extracting the critical path and progress towards milestones of many-thousand line projects, easily and from a variety of computer stations without having an expensive license that is locked to a single machine.
Pros
For anybody learning how to use project management software for school or other uses, starting with ProjectLibre is an excellent choice. The most valuable capability for ProjectLibre is that it performs every task that somebody already familiar with Microsoft Project can, and the more standardized (compared to the varieties and versions of MS Project) interface actually makes it more practically usable. The other major advantage is that all versions of ProjectLibre appropriately handle XML export and import, which cannot be said of many versions of MS Project.
Cons
The only real drawbacks are that it doesn't integrate with many other office utility applications. The real advantage in my daily use of the MS Project offering is that it will interface with MS Project Server, which is only realistically relevant if you're already locked into the MS suite of tools. The UI isn't as polished as high-dollar offerings, and in some cases it requires searching through third-party support documentation to figure out what's actually going on in some situations.
January 2018
Carlos from Index
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2018
A good alternative for low budget planning projects
1) Visual help for Project scheduling 2) Resource administration easiness 3) Timelines for tasks and complete project
Pros
This software lets you manage projects with a reasonable level of complexity, such as having multiple tasks simultaneously, specific task/job completion dates, predeceasing tasks, and resource managing, by providing you with a good set of reports and data views that may vary from a simple lines and columns table, up to a Gantt chart (a tasks & calendar arrange),and ultimately a critical path diagram.
Cons
When entering records for the tasks of the project, the program has an issue when trying to make a correction in a cell (mainly a text one like the task name/description), if you make a "typo", and you try to delete the letter by using the "Back space" key, it may delete the whole line instead of the typo. This is time consuming since it makes you have to start entering the record all over again.
June 2018
Fabiana from 7Q81
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
3.0
June 2018
A good alternative to Microsoft Project for Gantt charts and project management tool
We have been able to share and communicate timelines with the teams and clients. Also, with ProjectLibre we cam estimate critical tasks and dates of the projects.
Pros
Although is an open source free tool, ProjectLibre has many options and is relatively easy to use. I like the ability to change the views from Gantt to WBS or Resource usage. Yo can easily define tasks, predecessors tasks and assign resources. Also, you can configure the calendar and export to PDF making it easy to share with clients.
Cons
Sometimes, when trying to create new tasks, all the diagram mess up and it is almost impossible to relink all the tasks again. Also the interface could improved a lot.
April 2018
Tamoya from eGov
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
April 2018
Great alternative for MS Project
Pros
The greatest benefit: it is a free and open source application having similar functions and features as a paid for MS Project software.
Cons
The GUI could be a little more user friendly. The user interface looks a little old and is not as modern as MS Project.
April 2018

Andrés from ELI SOLUTIONS INC.
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
2.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
April 2018
An affordable yet complete Project Management tool
I did not have the budget to use MS Project but I needed to use a PM softaware, so I did.
Pros
It allows you to create columns for every piece information you need (deviation rates, resources added, etc) and make your calculations with your dates and deadlines. Basically, you can make your entire Gantt with ease, and offer almost the same experience if you were working with MS Project.
Cons
Its UI is not attractive and sometimes it crashes without any reason whatsoever. Also you need to be familiar with PM terms and tactics or you will be lost using this software. Export capabilities are poor and you are left with the responsibility of understanding where is what if you want the software to work for you.
March 2018
ricardo from Vicepresidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2018
Free Project very useful and friendly to plan.
Pros
What I like the most is the ease of making Work Decomposition Structure Diagrams (WBS) which allows a feasible balance between the different disciplines and locations of the project.
Cons
I don't find anything to the program that I don't like sincerely is a very useful tool for project management which facilitates the planning
March 2018

keiver from consejo federal de gobierno
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2018
proyectlibre is an open source software, that was born as an good alternative to microsoft project.
Pros
its license is completely free, it is also compatible with gnu / linux, Microsoft and macOS being this very favorable for its users, it is also an excellent program to plan, manage, direct and manage a project since the usability and the interface are usually very similar to the Microsoft project
February 2018

nirmal from GMR Group
Industry: Construction
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
February 2018
Very useful application for project management
I use it for managing construction projects, found the software very useful and made my task very easy to achieve.
Pros
Its very simple and easy to use, more easy than microsoft project, its very intuitive . Has a number of advanced features which are very useful for project management.
Cons
its cloud support and collaboration features need some improvement. the GUI could be done more user friendly which will make it very appealing.
July 2019
Terran from Utah State University
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Research
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
July 2019
Free alternative software for Linux users
I love how small and compact it is, and with being available on Linux, it's a no-brainer for project managers.
Pros
I love the amount of features packed into Projectlibre. It makes it a great alternative to MS project and is available on linux! It provides everything needed to help plan and organize a project.
Cons
The user interface isn't quite as friendly as MS project, and it can sometimes be hard to find certain features.
February 2020
Tarun from Strategic IT Solutions Inc
Company Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Individual & Family Services
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2020
ProjectLibre Review
Overall experience has been satisfying with using ProjectLibre replacing the licensed version of MS Project that costs dollars.
Pros
ProjectLibre is a great tool that replicates all features of MS Project to create project management plans
Cons
There is NOT a single feature that I do not like about ProjectLibre. It has all the features that MS Project has.
March 2018

Maria Nelly from Universidad Central de Venezuela
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2018
Excellent platform for project management.
Pros
What I like most is that you can evaluate the cost of the earned value in a simple and very complete intuitive way.
Cons
what I like the least about this program is that it does not allow you to use the mouse wheel to scroll in the bar diagram you should look at the zoom buttons in the toolbar of rest is very friendly.
March 2018
Jason from Colorado Christian University
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
2.0
Functionality
2.0
March 2018
Decent free software for managing projects
Pros
Project Libre provides a pretty close alternative to MSProject for free. It has most features that MSProjeft 2007 has.
Cons
Not a complete replacement and it is missing quite a few features that MSProject has. Has not kept up with MSProject versions and many newer features are missing which makes it much less attractive.
February 2020
Anonymous
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Functionality
3.0
February 2020
Projectlibre a good basic alternative
Being a free product it is easy to install and start using it. It gives you classic tip of the day and ideas for everyday use. Allowing to open MS Project files is a great advantage, even though you cannot save your file back to MS Project it is a good option if you receive a file and just want to take a look at it.
Pros
It is compatible with Microsoft Project, which is (in my opinion) the most common project tracking SW. On top of that is free to use, what else would you need?
Cons
As a free product it lacks the polish professional products have. Projectlibre has crashed on me a few times, and that has caused my work to get lost.
June 2018
Nelevis from Unikemia
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: E-Learning
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
3.0
June 2018
Excellent experience using this tool in the management of free software development projects
It is a good free alternative for project management.
Pros
It can be open on Linux, Mac OS or Windows. Also, it has useful Gantt Chart and it is compatible with Microsoft Project.
Cons
Sometimes I have had problems clicking on save because the system has closed without giving me any message about the error.
March 2018
María Luisa from Colegio Universitario de Caracas (Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Gran Caracas)
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2018
The free project is a free software that I use very frequently for the management and administration
Improve the management and administration of projects.
Pros
That I can open and use documents that I have worked with Microsoft Project, and at least what I have done as a Gantt chart, tables, costs and tables, I can migrate them to Project Free without any problem.
March 2018
Jean Carlos from Consejo Federal Gobierno
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2018
Projectlibre has made life easier for me, since it has allowed planning at low cost.
Pros
The ease with which we can perform the analysis of resource management through the option histogram, and that allows to see the graph of use of each resource and compare it with its availability, is what I like the most since with that information it can be decided if it is necessary to increase the availability of the resource or redistribute its allocation .
Cons
What I like the least is that I have tried to create a single resource base for several projects and to indicate when I have a resource conflict but I have not managed to carry out this action.
June 2018

Cesar A from Inversiones SYS
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
June 2018
Open source software for your projects
Pros
Collaboration is the key work when you use Project Libre, you can use this software anywhere you are because you do not have a limited number of users, you can also manipulated the project from many places without any limitation, and I can say that it is almost better than MS Project.
Cons
The older versions were a little unstable, but with the years they have improve a lot and many people all over the world use this software for make and design projects.
September 2018
Anonymous
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Functionality
3.0
September 2018
Great free project management tool
Pros
It's free, so that's a great pro and it has most of what you need.
Cons
It's hard to navigate and there is little to no customer support. I had to watch videos by other users to learn how to use it.
March 2018

Ana Karina from Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2018
Free alternative for project management
Pros
The best thing in this software allows you to save the baselines in order to make comparisons between the initial planning and the final realization of the project.
Cons
It is a simple tool offers only the tools necessary to manage a project, and does not allow management of the critical chain method
September 2018
Gabriela from Stone and Style
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Furniture
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
September 2018
Good experience
I liked the software, once you learn how to use it is easy, but it is a little hard to learn the use.
Pros
It work very good to plan projects. You can keep track of all activities and identify the most important. The features are good.
Cons
It is a little hard to learn how to use it.
March 2018

ricardo from FONDO DE COMPENSACION INTERTERRITORIAL
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2018
Is a software that facilitates the analysis and management of projects in a simple way.
Pros
Projectlibre allows to export and save projects in PDF version and offers good options for printing reports.