It’s official, Microsoft Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026. If you’re looking for a Project Online replacement, look no further than Altus!
With 1:1 Project Online feature parity and purpose-built migration tools, Altus is designed to makes migration quick and simple. Whether it's project data and custom fields, or Power BI reports, everything you need can come with you when you migrate to Altus.
Altus is compatible with a range of scheduling tools, so you can keep using Project Desktop, plus you're no longer locked into one tool. Teams can choose the tool that suits them best, while Altus brings everything together in a single source of truth you can trust
Altus' unique architecture means it's securely deployed within your Microsoft tenant. Unlike other solutions, with Altus your data never leaves your Microsoft service boundary, and you always remain in control of the deployment.
Our partner network are experts in everything PPM, Project Online and Microsoft. With extensive experience across countless Project Online migrations, they're with you ever step of the way to ensure a seamless migration process for your organisation.
Move from Project Online to Altus with a structured, six week fixed‑price migration, minimal disruption and keep using Microsoft Project Desktop.
| Feature |
 Project Online |
 Altus |
| Project Management | ||
| Project Scheduling Gantt charts, dependencies and baselines |
✔️ | ✔️ |
| Financials Time-phased project financials |
✔️ | ✔️ |
| Timesheets & Time Tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Issue & Risk Management | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Power BI Reporting Integration | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Document Management | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Task Management Board and sprints |
✔️ | ✔️ |
| External Scheduling and Task Management System Integrations Microsoft Project Desktop, Planner Premium & Basic, Jira, Azure DevOps etc. |
- | ✔️ |
| External Finance System Integrations | - | ✔️ |
| Microsoft Teams Integration | - | ✔️ |
| AI-Powered Assistance via Microsoft Copilot | - | ✔️ |
| Resource Management | ||
| Demand Management Project intake and approval |
✔️ | ✔️ |
| Central Resource Pool | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Skills | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Capacity vs Demand Views | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Generic Resources | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Resource Allocations | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Resource Rates | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Enterprise Calendars | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Scenario Planning (Resource Workload) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Resource Heatmaps | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| External HR System Integrations | - | ✔️ |
| Portfolio/Program & Strategic Management | ||
| Program & Portfolio Management Grouping projects |
- | ✔️ |
| Prioritisation | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Scenario Planning (Schedule) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Proposal Management | - | ✔️ |
| Strategic Alignment & Benefits Tracking | - | ✔️ |
For Life Without Barriers, Altus has provided everyone from ‘informal’ project managers to seasoned project professionals with a standardised platform that takes care of their initiatives, resulting in more accurate and complete information about work underway across its operations.
With Altus, you can keep Microsoft Project Desktop for complex schedules, Planner Basic for simpler schedules, Planner Premium for Medium complex schedules. Altus combines all schedules and unify insights and visibility. Additionally, you can finally manage your global resource pool across ALL schedules.
Whether you want to start fresh in Altus with your active projects, or bring across all your historical data and knowledge, there's a simple migration path for every organisation.
The right tool for every project. Whether it's complex schedules that demand the full-featured capability of Project Desktop, or lightweight projects in Planner. Bring everything together with real-time with Altus.
With all the essential reports you need out-of-the-box, plus AI-powered status updates, you can create reports in the loop in minutes, not days.
We’ve put together a pack of Microsoft Project Online migration resources, including our migration guide and a recording of our recent Ask An Expert webinar in partnership with the team from Sensei.
Native Microsoft 365 Integration
Altus operates within your own Microsoft 365 tenant ensuring data never leaves your secure environment.
Integration with Microsoft Tools
Altus integrates seamlessly with Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power Automate workflows.
AI-driven Productivity
Leverage AI powered Microsoft Copilot to enhance productivity, eliminate administration and provide trustworthy guidance on your Project planning and execution..
Book a 30-minute Project Online consultation with the Altus team today.
