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Merlin Project is the industry standard for project management in many industries, including Architecture & Construction and Media & Agencies, Research & Development and Education. Our flexible app is used by customers in more than 160 countries to plan, manage and control small and large projects. It doesn't matter if you're using an iPad or a Mac. Merlin Project is project management with a bit of magic!

Description

Visual Planning is a powerful scheduling and resource management tool that's simple to use. Visual Planning is used by thousands of organizations to share their schedules and work more efficiently together.

API Access

Has API Yes

API Access

Has API Yes

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Merlin Project with planned, actual and expected tasks.

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Integrations

Microsoft Outlook Yes

Daylite for Mac Yes

Dropbox Yes

EASY Accounts Payable (SAP) No

Epicor Advanced MES No

Epicor CRM No

Microsoft Dynamics 365 No

Microsoft Dynamics SL No

Microsoft Excel No

Microsoft Word No

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Integrations

Microsoft Outlook Yes

Daylite for Mac No

Dropbox No

EASY Accounts Payable (SAP) Yes

Epicor Advanced MES Yes

Epicor CRM Yes

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Yes

Microsoft Dynamics SL Yes

Microsoft Excel Yes

Microsoft Word Yes

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Pricing Details

$19.99

per month & user for macOS.
Other durations and iPad app available.

Free Trial Yes

Free Version No

Pricing Details

$15.00/month/user

Free Trial Yes

Free Version No

Deployment

Web-Based No

On-Premises No

iPhone App Yes

iPad App Yes

Android App No

Windows No

Mac Yes

Linux No

Chromebook No

Deployment

Web-Based Yes

On-Premises Yes

iPhone App Yes

iPad App Yes

Android App Yes

Windows Yes

Mac Yes

Linux Yes

Chromebook Yes

Customer Support

Business Hours No

Live Rep (24/7) Yes

Online Support Yes

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes

Live Rep (24/7) No

Online Support Yes

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes

Webinars Yes

Live Training (Online) Yes

In Person Yes

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes

Webinars Yes

Live Training (Online) Yes

In Person Yes

Vendor Details

Company Name

ProjectWizards GmbH

Founded

2001

Country

Germany

Website

www.projectwizards.net

Vendor Details

Company Name

Stilog Inc.

Founded

1991

Country

United States

Website

visual-planning.us/lp/sourceforge/

Product Features

Architecture

2D Drawing No

3D Modeling No

BIM Modeling No

Bills of material No

Building Information Modeling No

Client Management Yes

Contact Management No

Contract Management No

Document Management Yes

Drafting No

Manufacturing Design Data No

Presentation Tools No

Project Management Yes

Proposal Management No

Quotes/Proposals No

Visualization / Presentation No

Business Management

Billing & Invoicing No

CRM Yes

Employee Management Yes

Financial Management Yes

Inventory Management Yes

Marketing Management Yes

Order Management No

Point of Sale (POS) No

Project Management Yes

Purchasing No

Scheduling Yes

Time & Expense Tracking Yes

Training Management Yes

Vendor Management No

Kanban

Collaboration Tools Yes

Dependency Tracking Yes

KPI Monitoring No

Milestone Tracking Yes

Multi-Board Yes

Prioritization Yes

Project Planning Yes

Roadmapping Yes

Supports Scrum No

Task Management Yes

Time Tracking No

Mind Mapping

Brainstorming Yes

Flowchart Yes

Presentation Tools Yes

Project Planning Yes

Publishing / Sharing Yes

Templates Yes

Professional Services Automation

Billing & Invoicing No

CRM Yes

Client Portal No

Collaboration Tools Yes

Document Management Yes

Portfolio Management Yes

Project Management Yes

Proposal Generation No

Quote Management Yes

Resource Management Yes

Time & Expense Tracking Yes

Project Management

Agile Methodologies Yes

Budget Management Yes

Client Portal Yes

Collaboration Tools Yes

Cost-to-Completion Tracking Yes

Customizable Templates Yes

Gantt Charts Yes

Idea Management Yes

Kanban Board Yes

Milestone Tracking Yes

Portfolio Management Yes

Resource Management Yes

Time & Expense Tracking Yes

Traditional Methodologies Yes

Risk Management

Alerts/Notifications No

Auditing No

Business Process Control Yes

Compliance Management Yes

Corrective Actions (CAPA) No

Dashboard Yes

Exceptions Management Yes

IT Risk Management Yes

Internal Controls Management Yes

Legal Risk Management Yes

Mobile Access Yes

Operational Risk Management Yes

Predictive Analytics No

Reputation Risk Management Yes

Response Management No

Risk Assessment Yes

Scheduling

Alerts/Notifications Yes

Appointment Scheduling No

Automated Scheduling Yes

Calendar Management Yes

Class Scheduling No

Employee Scheduling Yes

Facility Scheduling No

Group Scheduling No

Interview Scheduling No

Meeting Room Booking Yes

Multi-Location Yes

Online Scheduling Yes

Payment Processing No

Real-time Scheduling Yes

Reservations No

Resource Scheduling Yes

Room Booking Management Yes

Subcontractor

Task Management

Collaboration Yes

Create Subtasks Yes

Gamification Yes

Gantt Charts Yes

Mobile Access Yes

Percent-Complete Tracking Yes

Progress Tracking Yes

Recurring Tasks Yes

Reporting/Analytics Yes

Spreadsheet View Yes

Task Board View Yes

Task Planning Yes

Task Scheduling Yes

Task Tracking Yes

Time Tracking Yes

To-Do List View Yes

Product Features

Construction Management

Accounting Integration No

Budget Tracking/Job Costing Yes

CRM Yes

Change Orders Yes

Commercial Yes

Contract Management Yes

Contractors Yes

Equipment Tracking Yes

Estimating Yes

Incident Reporting Yes

Mobile Access Yes

Offline Access Yes

RFI & Submittals No

Residential Yes

Subcontractor Management Yes

Timesheets Yes

CRM

Calendar/Reminder System Yes

Call Logging Yes

Document Storage Yes

Email Marketing No

Internal Chat Integration Yes

Lead Scoring Yes

Marketing Automation Integration No

Mobile Access Yes

Quotes / Proposals Yes

Segmentation Yes

Social Media Integration No

Task Management Yes

Territory Management No

Employee Scheduling

Appointment Management Yes

Automated Scheduling Yes

Calendar Management Yes

Employee Database Yes

Group Scheduling Yes

Messaging Yes

Mobile Access Yes

Payroll Management No

Reporting/Analytics Yes

Resource Management Yes

Schedule Distribution Yes

Scheduling Yes

Shift Scheduling Yes

Shift Swapping Yes

Time Clock Yes

Time Tracking Yes

Vacation / Leave Tracking Yes

Field Service Management

Billing & Invoicing Yes

Contact Database Yes

Contract Management Yes

Customer Database Yes

Dispatch Management Yes

Electronic Signature Yes

Inventory Management Yes

Mobile Access Yes

Payment Collection in the Field Yes

Quotes / Estimates Yes

Routing Yes

Scheduling Yes

Service History Tracking Yes

Time Clock Yes

Work Order Management Yes

Gantt Chart

Alerts/Notifications Yes

Capacity Monitoring Yes

Color Coding Yes

Dependency Tracking Yes

Drag & Drop Yes

Milestone Tracking Yes

Progress Tracking Yes

Task Management Yes

Templates Yes

HR Employee File Management

Access Controls Yes

Centralized Employee Files Yes

Dashboard Yes

Email Notifications Yes

Paper & Digital Yes

Regulatory Compliance Yes

Retention Settings No

Search Yes

Sharing Spaces Yes

Signature Yes

Kanban

Collaboration Tools No

Dependency Tracking Yes

KPI Monitoring Yes

Milestone Tracking Yes

Multi-Board Yes

Prioritization Yes

Project Planning Yes

Roadmapping Yes

Supports Scrum Yes

Task Management Yes

Time Tracking Yes

Maintenance Management

Asset Tracking Yes

Billing & Invoicing Yes

Calibration Management Yes

Dispatch Management Yes

Inventory Control Yes

Inventory Management Yes

Key & Lock Management No

Mobile Access Yes

Planning Calendar Yes

Predictive Maintenance Yes

Preventive Maintenance Yes

Purchasing No

Scheduling Yes

Service History Tracking Yes

Technician Management Yes

Work Order Management Yes

Production Scheduling

"What If" Scenarios Yes

Automated Scheduling Yes

Bottleneck Optimization Yes

Capacity Planning Yes

Constraint Scheduling Yes

Job Scheduling Yes

Material Planning Yes

Priority-Based Scheduling Yes

Quality Control No

Project Management

Agile Methodologies Yes

Budget Management Yes

Client Portal Yes

Collaboration Tools Yes

Cost-to-Completion Tracking Yes

Customizable Templates Yes

Gantt Charts Yes

Idea Management Yes

Kanban Board Yes

Milestone Tracking Yes

Portfolio Management Yes

Resource Management Yes

Time & Expense Tracking Yes

Traditional Methodologies Yes

Project Planning

Agile Methodologies Yes

Budget Management Yes

Collaboration Tools Yes

Due Date Tracking Yes

Gantt Charts Yes

Kanban Board Yes

Prioritization Yes

Progress Tracking Yes

Resource Management Yes

Task Management Yes

Template Management Yes

Traditional Methodologies Yes

Resource Management

Capacity Management Yes

Data Visualization Yes

Demand Forecasting Yes

Drag & Drop Yes

Employee Scheduling Yes

Filtered Search Yes

Resource Allocation Yes

Skills Tracking Yes

Utilization Management Yes

Resource Scheduling

Scheduling

Alerts/Notifications Yes

Appointment Scheduling Yes

Automated Scheduling Yes

Calendar Management No

Class Scheduling Yes

Employee Scheduling Yes

Facility Scheduling Yes

Group Scheduling Yes

Interview Scheduling Yes

Meeting Room Booking Yes

Multi-Location Yes

Online Scheduling Yes

Payment Processing No

Real-time Scheduling Yes

Reservations No

Resource Scheduling Yes

Room Booking Management Yes

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