You teach project management and you're looking for a Gantt tool your students can use without a license, without installation, and without IT support? Here's a direct comparison of the available options.
MS Project Plan 3 costs EUR 31/month per user. For a class of 30 students over 4 months, that's EUR 3,720. Even with a campus license, deployment requires IT support, Microsoft accounts, and an internet connection.
The classic alternatives aren't much better: ProjeQtor requires a PHP server, GanttProject is a Java application that needs installation, and SaaS tools (Asana, Monday) don't offer a real Gantt chart.
| MasterGantt Free | MS Project | GanttProject | Asana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | EUR 0 | EUR 31/month | EUR 0 | EUR 11/month |
| Installation required | ✅ None | Yes | Yes (Java) | Account required |
| Real interactive Gantt | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — |
| Real-time collaboration | ✅ Encrypted | Via cloud | — | ✅ |
| Works offline | ✅ | — | ✅ | — |
MasterGantt is the only tool that combines completely free, zero installation, real interactive Gantt, and encrypted collaboration. It's the simplest option for a course: you distribute an HTML file like a PDF, students open it and start working.
3 projects, 50 tasks per project — more than enough for a workshop. Plus:
✅ Interactive Gantt with drag & drop, FS/SS dependencies, 4 scales
✅ Multi-mode Kanban
✅ AES-256 encrypted real-time collaboration (unlimited rooms)
✅ JSON export for submissions
✅ 4 languages (FR, EN, ES, DE)
✅ Read-only mode for teachers observing
If you need resources, OPEX/CAPEX budget, multi-project programs, or reports — the Pro license costs EUR 49 once, perpetual. That's the price of 1.6 months of MS Project Plan 3.
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