Microsoft Project Online retires September 30, 2026.
Meet your modern alternative.
Onplana is the AI-native project management platform built for teams migrating from MS Project. Plan projects in plain English. No credit card required.
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Why teams are leaving MS Project
Three reasons this migration is no longer optional — and one of them has a hard deadline.
Project Online retires September 30, 2026
Microsoft officially announced the retirement in July 2024. After the cutoff, your tenant becomes read-only, then goes dark. Every team on Project Online needs a migration plan — and an alternative — before that date.
Complex, expensive licensing
Project Online pricing starts at $10/user and climbs to $55 for Plan 5 — plus M365, SharePoint, and often Project Server on top. Licensing models change with every renewal. Teams want predictable per-seat pricing.
Stuck in the pre-AI era
Project Online was designed in the 2000s. No AI. No real-time collaboration. Limited mobile. Modern teams need a platform that generates plans from plain English, detects risks before they hit, and works on any device.
MS Project Online vs Onplana
Side-by-side on the features project managers actually use. See the full comparison.
| Feature | MS Project Online | Onplana |
|---|---|---|
| Price per user / month | $10 – $55 | Free → $29 |
| AI project generation | No | Yes (plain-English prompt) |
| AI risk detection | Manual | Yes (BUSINESS+) |
| Real-time collaboration | Limited (SharePoint sync) | Native, live updates |
| Modern UI | Desktop-era UX | Responsive React SPA |
| Mobile apps | PWA wrapper | Full-featured, responsive |
| Gantt charts | Yes | Yes + interactive + baseline |
| Resource management | Yes | Yes + AI recommendations |
| Governance & approvals | Basic (SharePoint workflows) | 12-stage gate pipeline + CCB |
| API access | OData (read-heavy) | Full REST + webhooks + PATs |
| End of life | September 30, 2026 | Active development |
How migration works
Three steps. Most teams complete the technical migration in under a day.
Export your MS Project data
Save each plan as XML from Microsoft Project (File → Save As → XML Format) or connect Onplana directly to your Project Online tenant via OData. No scripts, no custom tooling.
Import into Onplana (one click)
Drag and drop your Microsoft Project XML exports or paste your OData URL. The migration wizard maps fields automatically, detects duplicates, and flags dependency issues before commit.
AI reorganizes and suggests improvements
Onplana's AI reviews your imported plan, identifies schedule risks, recommends critical-path optimizations, and flags over-allocated resources — all in minutes.
Plan projects in plain English
Describe your project in plain English. Onplana generates the full structure, tasks, dependencies, and timeline in seconds.
“Plan a 12-week CRM migration
with 8 engineers and 2 QAs.”
→ 47 tasks generated, 14 dependencies mapped, milestones placed, resources allocated.
Simple, predictable pricing
One price per seat. No add-ons. No surprises at renewal.
Free
For individuals and small teams getting started
- Up to 5 members
- 5 projects
- 500K AI tokens/mo
Starter
For growing teams that need more projects, templates, and AI
- Up to 25 members
- 25 projects
- 2M AI tokens/mo
Professional
Gantt, sprints, AI assistant, AI plan & report generation, whiteboards, wikis, and automation
- Up to 100 members
- 200 projects
- 7.5M AI tokens/mo
Business
Advanced AI (risk detection, portfolio insights), portfolios, OKRs, cross-project reports, webhooks, and custom roles
- Up to 1000 members
- Unlimited projects
- 25M AI tokens/mo
Enterprise
Governance pipeline, gate reviews, CCB, scenario planning, SSO/SCIM, and audit logs
- Unlimited members
- Unlimited projects
- 100M AI tokens/mo
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