Public institutions
Public bodies often need data on their own servers. FlexiProject installs on-premises with the same modules as the cloud.
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Altus alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is an Altus alternative for companies that want project and portfolio management without platform licences for every user. Products, risks and budget lines link to schedule tasks.
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FlexiProject vs Altus
| Try for free | Altus | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart and Kanban board | ||
| Baseline and variance from plan | ||
| Gantt chart export to PDF and PNG | ||
| Project cloning with its full structure | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Risk linked to a schedule task | ||
| Products with acceptance criteria linked to tasks | ||
| Budget lines linked to schedule tasks | ||
| Project portfolios | ||
| Project scoring with weighted criteria | ||
| Portfolio simulation | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Work without Power Apps or Power BI licences | ||
| On-premises version | ||
| Self-service trial account | ||
| Unlimited free users |
An Altus alternative on its own licence
Open a 30-day test account without a form and load a current .mpp plan. Team members join on free accounts, and the rates are on the pricing page.
FlexiProject key strengths
A good Altus alternative ties products, risks and costs to the tasks that drive them.
Tie each deliverable to the work behind it.
A product has an owner and a description of how it will be accepted. It points to the task that delivers it, so the product date moves when that task moves.
See which task each risk threatens.
A risk links to a specific schedule task, and the task panel lists its risks. Each risk can carry a budget impact, and all risks of a portfolio sit in one tab.
Let costs follow the dates of the work.
A budget line can be tied to a task or milestone, and its forecast moves when the date moves. Actual costs are booked on the same line, month by month.
Share the plan outside the system as well.
The Gantt chart exports to PDF and PNG for a steering meeting, and to Excel or MS Project XML for further work. Working days and holidays of the project shape every date.
Hours from the whole team, also on free accounts.
Team members log time against tasks in the browser or the mobile app. Planned effort and logged hours sit side by side in the schedule, so an overrun shows per task.
key strengths
An Altus alternative without platform licences
FlexiProject runs in the browser and does not depend on another vendor’s platform. You do not buy separate app or reporting licences for each user, and reports and dashboards are part of the system. The cloud keeps data in the European Economic Area, and a server version is also available.
flexible configuration
Access set tab by tab
Permissions cover each project tab separately: schedule, budget, risks, products and the rest. A team member can see the schedule without the budget, and finance can see costs without editing tasks. The administrator also chooses which fields a task or risk owner may change.
Industries where FlexiProject is an Altus alternative
Professional services
Consultancies deliver client projects against agreed results. Products with acceptance terms show what the client has received.
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Technology
IT firms run releases in Jira next to rollouts with fixed dates. The schedule pulls Jira issues with a query.
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Other sectors
Energy, construction and manufacturing firms also plan projects in FlexiProject. See the page for your sector.
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Compare FlexiProject with other tools
Explore further comparisons of FlexiProject with PPM tools built on Microsoft platforms.
Altus alternative: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject as an Altus alternative
Is FlexiProject a good Altus alternative?
Yes, FlexiProject is a good Altus alternative for companies that want projects and portfolios without building on another vendor’s platform. The FlexiProject project management software runs on its own licence.
Does the Altus alternative need Microsoft licences?
No. Altus requires a Power Apps licence for each user, and its reports run on Power BI. FlexiProject as an Altus alternative works in the browser on its own licence, one of the FlexiProject key strengths.
Can the Altus alternative import MS Project plans?
Yes. FlexiProject as an Altus alternative reads .mpp files with tasks, resources, assignments and the baseline. You keep planning in the project schedule module.
Plan, approvals and charter
How is a change to the approved plan recorded?
A change request in the project plan module stores the reason, the options and the new scope. Its summary shows the planned and requested end date and budget with the difference.
Who approves plans and budgets?
The approval workflow software keeps the author, date, result and comment of each decision. Decision makers can be project roles, so a path survives staff changes.
What goes into a project charter?
The PMO builds the charter pattern from text, tables and fields read from the schedule, budget, risks and products. The project charter module keeps every approved version.
Portfolio, scoring and strategy
How does the Altus alternative simulate a portfolio?
FlexiProject as an Altus alternative lets you leave projects out of the simulation. The project portfolio software then shows how costs, revenues and NPV change.
How does the Altus alternative rank new projects?
FlexiProject as an Altus alternative rates ideas with weighted questions you write in the project scoring software. Scoring has versions, so a project can be assessed again.
How are projects tied to company goals?
In the strategy management module goals form a tree with sub-goals and dated metrics. Each project joins a goal with its level of impact.
Can the Altus alternative put one project in several programs?
Yes. In FlexiProject as an Altus alternative one project can sit in several programs. The program management tool links tasks across projects and previews new dates.
Reviews, reports and templates
Where does the board review projects?
The project review module pulls budget, deviations, milestones, progress and risks from each project. Board decisions are archived with a snapshot of the data.
How does the PMO report across projects?
The project reporting tool queries projects, schedules, budgets, risks and products without code. Results export to Excel or appear as dashboard widgets.
Can a new project start as a copy of another one?
Yes. Altus does not offer a native way to clone a project. FlexiProject as an Altus alternative copies a project with its full structure, and the project template module saves it as a template.
Resources, routine work and communication
How is workload checked?
Daily availability in the resource management software reflects working hours and leave, including leave from Outlook. Assigning past it shows a warning.
Where does work outside projects go?
Recurring duties run in the operational tasks module with owners, watchers and a cycle. They draw on the same availability as project work.
Where does the team discuss a project?
Each project has a chat, and comments with mentions sit on tasks, risks and budget lines. The team communication tool notifies people in the app and by email.
Jira, trial and pricing
Can developers keep working in Jira?
Yes. With the Jira integration you pull issues into the schedule with a JQL query and map their owners to FlexiProject users.
Can we test FlexiProject on our own?
Yes. You open a 30-day test account without a form, and the pricing page lists every rate. People who only work on their own tasks use free accounts.
Show us one of your projects
Show us a project you run in Altus today, and we will set up its products, risks and budget in a FlexiProject test account.
