--- description: Detailed reviews on Microsoft Planner based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Microsoft Planner with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Microsoft Planner Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Project Management Software](/directory/332/project-management/software) > [Microsoft Planner](/software/104061/microsoft-planner) # Microsoft Planner Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/104061/microsoft-planner Page: 1 / 13\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/104061/microsoft-planner?page=2) > Microsoft Planner is a task planning and collaboration solution for teams which integrates with other Microsoft products including Outlook, OneDrive and OneNote > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 293 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Microsoft Planner Drag-and-drop interface allows users to assign tasks to team members, categorize tasks into buckets, update task statuses, and more. Automated emails are sent to a user when they create a plan, are added to a plan, are assigned a task, any of their assigned tasks are marked ‘Completed’, or another user comments on one of their tasks. All plans have their own charts view, which shows the statuses of all tasks (completed, in progress, not started, and late), as well as a breakdown by each team member. Multiple user-defined color-coded labels can be added to each task, allowing users to flag common requirements, features, dependencies, locations, or time constraints shared by tasks. Comments can be made on tasks to start a discussion between team members, with comment symbols added to tasks to notify users. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 293 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 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, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, 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 - Customizable Fields - Customizable Templates - Dashboard Software - Data Import/Export - Deadline Management - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - Email Management Software - 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 - [Project Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/332/project-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Project Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/332/project-management/software) - [Task Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/570/task-management/software) - [Agile Project Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/596/agile-project-management/software) - [Kanban Tools Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1623/kanban-tools/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We use this tool every day. ----- ### "A better board than Trello? Still missing one thing." — 4.0/5 > **Lucas** | *June 15, 2023* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The obvious argument for Planner is its integration with the Office/365 suite. Planner comes with our 365 subscription and is available to all our team members.The integration with Microsoft Teams is very good, and, importantly, Planner tasks show up in Microsoft To-Do. So it plays nicely with this environment.Aside from integrations, Planner provides a really nice board experience and a competent list view. > > **Cons**: Planner is less actively developed than similar products from other companies. It's greatest weakness, in my opinion: there is no way to see all the tasks assigned to another person. Nor is it possible to search through all plans to find a task. (I can, however, see all tasks assigned to me in a unified view.)The effect of this is to silo each plan. If I need to find a task, but am not sure in which plan it exists, I'm reduced to looking through multiple plans or purchasing Apps4Pro's Planner Manager add-on. > > We've been using Planner for several years to manage publishing projects and event tasks. ----- ### "Basic Functionality, Limited Scalability" — 2.0/5 > **Michael** | *August 20, 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: The integration with other Microsoft products is seamless, which facilitates some level of convenience in managing straightforward projects or small teams. > > **Cons**: Microsoft Planner's functionality is quite basic, which becomes evident when scaling project complexity or team size. Its limited features make it challenging to effectively manage projects with more than two people, as it lacks robust options for assigning people and setting due dates to subtasks, which are crucial for detailed project management. > > Microsoft Planner serves as a rudimentary tool for project management, best suited for simple tasks. It falls short in providing the necessary tools for managing larger or more complex projects, which significantly hampers its usability in more demanding scenarios. ----- ### "Great for day to day task management" — 4.0/5 > **Karen** | *January 31, 2025* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use, and even my less-technical stakeholders are loving it\! It takes some new habits, so I've needed to remind people about using it, but once they get the reminder they seem to know what to do. It really helps keep everyone on the same page with respect to tasks. > > **Cons**: I like using it to assign tasks to my team members. Problem is, there isn't a way for me to easily see what has been assigned to a particular employee across all plans. I can see my own assignments from all plans, but I can't see the same thing for my direct report. This would be very helpful in managing workloads and having 1:1 discussions. > > Overall I really enjoy it. It is not as robust as Project of course, but for day to day projects and task assignment it is perfect. Not everyone can use Project, but I haven't found anyone who didn't like Planner. ----- ### "Effective Task Management Tool" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *April 2, 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use. Integration with Outlook, To-Do and Sharepoint with mobile and web accessibility. > > **Cons**: Limited features like Gantt Charts and customizable workflows. ----- Page: 1 / 13\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/104061/microsoft-planner?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/104061/microsoft-planner) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data