Competitive Analysis

Comparing project management software

Introduction

Here is a competitive analysis of ValleySpeak Project Server and three well known providers of hosted Microsoft Project Server solutions. All calculations assume 100 users.

Hosted Solution

Competitive Analysis	EPI Direct	Project Hosts	Phase2	ValleySpeak
Microsoft Project Integration
Email Alerts
Dashboards	-	-	-
Portfolio Management
Task Management
Resource Management
Issue Tracking
Discussion Forums	-	-	-
Risk Management
Document Management
Integrated Reporting
Calendar Management	-	-	-
Timesheet Management
Status Reporting
Nightly Backup
Upgrades Included	-	-	-
128 Bit Encryption
Email Support
TOTAL MONTHLY COST	$ 4,170 ⁽¹⁾	$ 3,996 ⁽²⁾	$ 6,498 ⁽³⁾	$ 849 ⁽⁴⁾
- $ 175 Basic monthly frees plus $39.95 / user / month for 100 users. - $ 300 / month for Microsoft Project Server plus $ 24 / user / month for 100 users plus $ 1,200 for SQL Server license plus $ 96 / month for backup. - $ 54.99 / user / month for 100 users plus $ 9.99 / user / month for 128 bit encryption. - Flat rate of $ 849 for 100 users.

On Site Solution

Competitive Analysis	Microsoft Project Server 2003	VPMi Enterprise Edition	eProject Enterprise	ValleySpeak Project Server
Microsoft Project Integration
Email Alerts
Dashboards
Portfolio Management
Task Management
Resource Management
Issue Tracking
Discussion Forums		-	-
Risk Management
Document Management
Integrated Reporting	-
Calendar Management	-	-	-
Timesheet Management
Status Reporting
Secure Remote Backup ⁽¹⁾	-	-	-
Easy Upgrade/Downgrade	-	-	-
Automated Backup & Restore	-	-	-
128 Bit Encryption	-
Firewall & Virus Protection	-	-	-
Perpetual Use License	-
Out of Box (No Assembly)	-	-	-
Deployment Time	8 Weeks	6 Weeks	1 Week	1 day
Phone Support	$245 per call	Free (12 Months)	-	Coming Soon!
Email Support	$99 per call	Free (12 Months)	Free	Free (12 Months)
Operating System & Database	$10,200 ⁽²⁾	$10,200 ⁽²⁾	$10,200 ⁽²⁾	$0
License for 100 users	$100,999 ⁽³⁾	$75,000 ⁽⁴⁾	$39,500 ⁽⁵⁾	$9,995
Implementation Costs	$128,000 ⁽⁶⁾	$67,200 ⁽⁷⁾	$0	$0
TOTAL COST	$239,199	$152,400	$49,700	$9,995
- Secure Remote Backup allows the Administrator to manage the server backup remotely in a secure way - Windows 2000 Server ($1,199) + 100 CAL ($3,995) + SQL Server Standard ($4,999) - $100,999 ($599/user for Microsoft Project Server Client, $300/user for Microsoft Project Server, $71/user for SharePoint Portal Server CAL, $3,999 for SharePoint Portal Server) - $75,000 Unlimited users, unlimited time - 100 users at $395 per user - Microsoft Consulting Companies, $200/hour (or more), 2 People, 8 Weeks - VCS consultants at $140/hour, 2 People, 6 Weeks - Based on 512 Mega Byte RAM and 20 Giga Byte hard disk