MS Project Online dies 30 Sept 2026. Here's what manufacturing's best teams are switching to.

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BEST MS PROJECTS ONLINE ALTERNATIVE

Your MS Projects Replacement Is Already Here

Microsoft Projects Online is retiring. Allex.ai gives you a familiar way of working, better portfolio visibility, and a migration team that handles the hard parts.

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Groninger
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Broetje
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Built for your workflow

Master complex projects with ease

Allex.ai gives project managers and teams full visibility, streamlined task management, and AI-powered insights for sharper decisions and on-budget delivery.

Project Management That Fits How You Actually Work

Your tools should adapt to your team, not the other way around. Allex.ai integrates with your existing systems for real-time updates without duplicate data entry, keeping every project in motion with powerful AI automation at its core.

Key Benefits

  • Automatic task updates pushed directly from team members
  • Consolidated project data from every connected tool in one place
  • Real-time progress insights powered by AI-driven analytics

Effortless Prioritisation Across Every Project

Juggling multiple projects stops feeling like constant damage control. Allex.ai's intelligent prioritisation keeps your teams laser-focused on the tasks that matter most, automatically adjusting for dependencies, risks, and shifting timelines without manual intervention.

How Allex.ai Helps

  • Visualise project hierarchies and task dependencies with AI-powered mapping
  • Timelines auto-adjust as priorities shift, keeping plans realistic
  • Predictive AI alerts flag bottlenecks before they become blockers
Effortless project priorities

Resource Management That Actually Guarantees Availability

Stop chasing people down to find out who's free. Allex.ai gives project managers on-demand visibility into current and future resource availability, so you can allocate with confidence and keep projects on track (even during peak demand).

Resource Advantages

  • Centralised resource database with full skill mapping
  • Instant visibility into present and future team availability
  • AI-powered conflict resolution suggestions, automatically surfaced
Reliable resource management

Stay on Top of Every Project, in Real Time

One single source of truth. Every milestone, team budget, and resource, live. Allex.ai makes status updates and stakeholder reporting effortless, so your team spends less time preparing decks and more time delivering results.

What Teams Gain

  • Real-time performance overviews powered by AI analytics
  • Fully customisable project reports and AI-driven insights
  • Executive-ready summaries generated without manual effort
Stay ahead with clear product roadmaps
Customer Successes

Teams that already made the move

Broetje Automation currently handles between 60 and 80 projects simultaneously. This made it difficult to maintain an overview of the portfolio and ensure customer satisfaction. Thanks to Allex, Broetje can now provide greater transparency and use methods such as CCPM to its advantage. Allex enables Broetje Automation to manage all data in a single tool. Bottlenecks can be identified early on in the portfolio and countermeasures can be taken in good time.

André Baumann
VP Project Management, Broetje-Automation GmbH

With Allex, we have succeeded in ensuring that project plans reflect reality. The status is transparent, which enables us to respond to deviations at an early stage and actively manage them.

Pascal Kottenstein
Head of Operations and Industrial Engineering, Groninger GmbH & Co.KG

We chose Allex because it fits our requirements better than traditional project management tools. It brings clear structure to our projects, supports us in scheduling and resource planning, and makes collaboration within the team easier. This allows us to see the current project status at any time and identify early where action is needed.

Julia Bittner
Project Management Office, GOFAST

We have reduced project lead times by at least 25%, and we are now bringing more machines to market in less time, which is also having a positive impact on our results.

Remo Rickler
CSO, Christof Fischer GmbH
Proven impact

25% faster delivery. What would that mean for your team?

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Feature Comparison

Allex.ai vs. MS Projects Online

See what you gain by making the switch.

Feature
MS Project Online
Allex.ai
Gantt & timeline views
Included
Portfolio-level visibility
Limited / manual
Real-time across all projects
Cross-project resource management
Manual leveling
Dynamic & real-time
Resource capacity planning
Limited
Live workload visibility
What-if scenario planning
Limited
Built-in simulations
Custom workflows & calendars
Complex to maintain
Configurable & flexible
AI-assisted planning & automation
Built-in
Multi-methodology support
Primarily Waterfall
Agile, Waterfall, CCPM
MPP & Project Online data migration
Manual export required
Guided with 98%+ fidelity
Continued support post Sept 2026
Retiring
Fully supported

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Get ahead of the 2026 deadline

In 30 minutes, we'll help you understand your migration timeline, risks, and next steps based on your actual environment.

  • Personalised migration roadmap
  • Risk assessment for your stack
  • No prep needed, just bring questions
Why Allex.ai

Everything you need to change with confidence

Built for teams leaving MS Project Online. Familiar enough to adopt fast, powerful enough to replace it entirely.

Familiar UX, no steep learning curve

Gantt charts, resource views, and task structures your PMs already know, but better. Import your files hassle free.

Portfolio-wide visibility, out of the box

Real-time dashboards across all projects and resources. No add-ons, no custom development required.

Go live in weeks, not months

A dedicated migration engineer and structured onboarding customer success representative gets your team up and running fast.

Lower TCO, simpler licensing

Transparent per-seat pricing with no module add-ons. Teams consistently report 25–30% lower total cost.

Built for enterprise governance

SSO, Azure AD integration, role-based access, and audit trails. Ready for IT and compliance from day one.

Microsoft 365 integrations included

Connects with Teams, SharePoint, Azure AD and more. Your existing stack stays intact through the migration.

Security & Compliance

Enterprise-grade data privacy, built in from day one

Allex.ai is developed and hosted in Germany, built to the highest European data protection standards. Your project data stays where it belongs.

Fully GDPR Compliant

Allex.ai is fully compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. All data processing is governed by a formal Data Processing Agreement.

EU Data Hosting

Your data is hosted exclusively on servers located in Frankfurt, Germany within the EU and subject to German data protection law.

Role-Based Access Controls

Granular permissions ensure only the right people see the right data. Full audit trails support your internal compliance and IT governance requirements.

Privacy by Design

Data minimisation, purpose limitation, and security-by-default are baked into the platform architecture not bolted on after the fact.

FAQ

Common migration questions

When exactly does MS Project Online retire?+

Microsoft Project Online is retiring on 30 September 2026. After that date, the service will no longer be accessible or supported.

We recommend beginning your migration by Q2 2026 to avoid last-minute risk and ensure enough time for proper validation and onboarding.

What happens to our data after Project Online is retired?+

After September 30, 2026, Project Online environments (including PWA) become inaccessible, and any data not exported beforehand will be permanently lost, including:

  • Projects and portfolios
  • Resource pools and allocations
  • Baselines, calendars, and custom fields

There is no Microsoft-provided recovery after the cutoff, which is why most PMOs are prioritizing early export and validation.

Is Microsoft Planner a replacement for Project Online?+

Microsoft positions Planner (with Premium features) as the successor, but it’s designed for a different level of complexity.

For teams managing multiple interdependent projects, shared resources, and detailed schedules, common gaps include:

  • No native cross-project resource management
  • Limited portfolio-level visibility
  • Reduced support for advanced scheduling and baselines

Planner works well for lighter coordination, but many PMOs find it requires workarounds for enterprise-scale planning.

What are the best alternatives to Microsoft Project Online?+

Most teams evaluate a mix of options, including Planner, Project Server (on-prem), and modern cloud platforms.

The key difference comes down to depth vs. simplicity:

  • Lightweight tools (Asana, Monday, etc.) are easy to adopt but often lack portfolio and resource control
  • On-prem solutions maintain familiarity but add infrastructure overhead
  • Purpose-built platforms like Allex.ai focus on multi-project environments, shared resources, and real-time portfolio visibility

The right choice depends on how critical those capabilities are to your operations.

Can we migrate our existing Project Online data (including resources and custom fields)?+

Yes. Allex.ai supports migration of MPP files and Project Online exports, including:

  • Projects, tasks, and dependencies
  • Resource pools and allocations
  • Custom fields, calendars, and workflows

Our migration team:

  • Audits and maps your data structure
  • Validates everything before go-live
  • Maintains 98%+ data fidelity across standard project environments
How long does a typical migration take?+

Most migrations follow a structured timeline:

  • 4–8 weeks for mid-market environments
  • 8–12 weeks for larger or more complex portfolios

You’ll receive a detailed migration plan after the initial scoping call, including data validation, pilot testing, and rollout phases.

What are the risks of switching from Project Online?+

The main risks aren’t usually technical, but operational. Common challenges teams run into:

  • Loss of portfolio visibility across projects
  • Broken custom elements (fields, calendars, workflows)
  • Reduced control over resource planning
  • Low adoption if the new tool feels too limited

A structured migration (with proper validation and onboarding) is what prevents these issues—and turns the transition into an upgrade rather than a downgrade.

Every week you wait is a week less to do this right.

Book your free 30-minute migration call now. We’ll scope your environment, answer your questions, and give you a clear timeline. No commitment needed.

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