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RationalPlan
Streamlined project management software.
4.6
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RationalPlan Reviews & Product Details

RationalPlan Overview
What is RationalPlan?

RationalPlan is a project management solution catering to small and midsize businesses that want to plan projects, allocate resources, analyze workloads, track work progress, estimate project costs and manage budgets with ease. A key feature of the platform is RationalPlan’s embedded project guide that follows Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guidelines and takes users through each step of the project planning process. RationalPlan can be deployed either on-premise or in the cloud.

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Year founded 1997
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters Craiova, Dolj, Romania
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RationalPlan Product Details
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Linux, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, On-Premise Linux, On-Premise Windows
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
RationalPlan Features
Agile Methodologies Support
Budget Management
Calendar Integration
Client Portal
Collaboration Tools
Customizable Dashboards
Dependency Tracking
Document Management
File Sharing
Gantt Charts
Integration with Third-Party Apps
Issue Tracking
Kanban Boards
Milestone Tracking
Mobile Access
Notifications and Alerts
Portfolio Management
Progress Tracking
Project Planning
Project Templates
Real-Time Updates
Reporting and Analytics
Resource Management
Risk Management
Role-Based Access Control
Sprints Management
Task Management
Team Communication
Time Tracking
Workflow Automation
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Last updated: August 05, 2025
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23 RationalPlan Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 22, 2015
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Christoph R.
Cio, Head Of Software Engineering
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"Lightweight and fully featured alternative to Microsoft Project at a fraction of the costs"
What do you like best about RationalPlan?

RationalPlan is a lightweight and fully featured alternative to Microsoft Project at a fraction of the costs. For our company it was important to get a system which fits into the existing IT budget and allows collaboration throughout the company. Therefore we choose to use RatioinalPlan server which fulfills all our current requirements.

What do you dislike about RationalPlan?

A few years back we had some issues with the upload of projects to the server. However all these issues could be solved after we reported them to the very friendly development team. Sometimes we find a missing feature but there is often a way around it - or we suggest it to the RationalPlan developers (some of them then find their way into the an upcoming release).

What problems is RationalPlan solving and how is that benefiting you?

We now have a consolidated and therefore efficient and effective planning environment used by all employees at our company.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 13, 2015
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Overall Rating:
4.0
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Edward R.
Founder
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"Good alternative to MS Project"
What do you like best about RationalPlan?

Value! MS Project is a hugely expensive piece of software. I needed something better than a spreadsheet but couldn't justify Microsoft's juggernaut.

What do you dislike about RationalPlan?

The learning curve. This is the same with whatever software I chose but the documentation was a little lacking (MS Project is well documented with books etc to supplement the manual).

What problems is RationalPlan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ongoing planning and scheduling. Spreadsheets weren't good at moving tasks about.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 05, 2015
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Overall Rating:
4.0
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Rick S.
Environmental Health Researcher; Visiting Research Scientist
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"Best choice I found for my small projects"
What do you like best about RationalPlan?

I need a project planning/mgmt tool that is simple to use, fast to learn, and has the basics. Something that allows me to create project timelines, with lag times and other standard constraints and interdependencies. I do not have time to learn the more complex tools, and rationalplan has filled the void for me.

What do you dislike about RationalPlan?

It looks like it's built in Java. Does not use the OS X interface elements, such as the Save dialog box. It works though and it is usable.

What problems is RationalPlan solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am just trying to manage simple research projects in which I have very few people working on the project, and so just want to get a basic idea of how lag times and other interdependencies will effects when major project phases are likely to complete.