Comparison of Project.net Editions
Project.net Enterprise Edition |
Project.net Community Edition |
Implementing any Project Management / Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system is challenging at many different levels — that's why Project.net offers a wide range of fee-based services to ensure your success:
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Project.net addresses the challenging problem of Project Management / Project Portfolio Management (PPM) — being Open Source lets you both benefit from and participate in our success! Tech-savvy users are free to download and deploy Project.net on their own. We offer a variety of resources to help get you started including:
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Get Started with Project.net Enterprise Edition |
Get Started with Project.net Community Edition |
Project.net Enterprise Edition |
Project.net Community Edition |
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Recommended for |
Any organization (corporations, government, etc.) looking for an enterprise scale, fully supported, production-ready Project Management / Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution without proprietary lock-in |
The same features as Enterprise Edition but with 1) no access to interim patch releases and bug fixes and 2) only community support: recommended for experienced project managers who have access to both software development and IT resources that can be dedicated to helping them install, deploy, and maintain their PPM implementation |
License Price / Subscription |
No software license fee; commercial license available if necessary |
No software license fee; free to download, free to use within the restrictions of the GNU General Public License (GPL) |
SaaS Option |
Choose between internal installation or hosting on our secure-yet-accessible cloud-based servers |
Self-hosting only |
Customization and Integration |
Full customization and integration capabilities and services available (e.g. integration of other tools, both proprietary (e.g. Microsoft Project) and open source (e.g. Pentaho Business Intelligence) |
Available only through self-supplied and community resources |
Support |
Enterprise-grade support through Service Level Agreements (SLA). Support services provided include:
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Community-based support through Forums and Wiki-based online documentation |
Certification |
Rigorous testing by dedicated Project.net QA Engineers for bugs, stability, scalability, and security issues within the customer's environment. An extensive QA process that provides:
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General release testing only |
Bug Fixing and Tracking |
Highest priority given to Enterprise Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues and requests through world class support team:
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No access to patch releases: available in Community Edition only as part of future general releases (longer update / revision cycles) |
Upgrades and Maintenance |
Included as part of Enterprise Support Level Agreement (SLA):
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Self-applied upgrades, maintenance as available with general releases (longer update / revision cycles) |
Training |
Comprehensive, on-site training provided by both Project.net and training partners on topics including:
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Training through shared web-based documentation resources (e.g. wiki, videos, etc.) only (Please contribute!) |
Evaluation |
30-day guided, fully-supported evaluation available |
Self-evaluation only, informal community support through Forums and Wiki-based online documentation |