--- description: Learn how Portfolio Manager can help your business. GetApp provides users in New Zealand with the most detailed information on software reviews, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Portfolio Manager Reviews, Pricing & Ratings | GetApp NZ 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Project Management Software](/directory/332/project-management/software) > [Portfolio Manager](/software/9468/liquidplanner) # Portfolio Manager Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/9468/liquidplanner Page: 1 / 28\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/9468/liquidplanner?page=2) > Portfolio Manager is a comprehensive project management platform that uses predictive scheduling to dynamically adapt to change and manage uncertainty. It provides accurate project timelines, optimizes resource allocation, and helps teams plan, predict, and perform, no matter how complex their portfolio. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 669 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Portfolio Manager 1\. Predictive scheduling provides realistic finish dates for projects through sophisticated simulations. 2. Balances workload by managing and organizing complex, concurrent projects with dependencies. 3. Enables strategic prioritization through real-time scenario modeling that updates plans with changes. 4. Creates a communication-centric culture with visibility, task assignments, file sharing and comments. 5. Breaks through siloed teams with support for complex processes and dependencies. 6. More than basic task management, automates scheduling and data entry. 7. Informed status through dynamic visualizations of project and team performance. 8. Transform projects from uncertain to unstoppable with workload predictions and prioritization. 9. Risk prevention by spotting overload and bottlenecks early to eliminate them. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 669 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Tempo - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$15.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: ESSENTIALS: $15 user/month (billed annually) PROFESSIONAL: $28 user/month (billed annually) ULTIMATE: $42\* user/month (billed annually) \*call for volume pricing - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - "What If" Scenarios - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Agile Methodologies - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Audit Trail - Budgeting/Forecasting - Business Process Automation - Calendar Management - Capacity Management - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Customisable Dashboard - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Customizable Fields ## Integrations (2 total) - Jira - Slack ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Project Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/332/project-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Project Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/332/project-management/software) - [Project Portfolio Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/572/project-portfolio-management/software) - [Resource Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1237/resource-management/software) - [Strategic Planning Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1301/strategic-planning/software) - [Remote Work Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1699/remote-work/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The software definitely lives up to its name as modifying project plans and priorities is easy and the impacts of such changes are essentially instantly available. The numerous but intuitive ways to manage project subtleties such as available time, delays, etc. make it straightforward to create realistic project schedules. > > **Cons**: I do not have any specific negatives with respect to Liquid Planner. Like any software of this class, It does take some training and experience to get the most out of it. My best advice is to spend some time to understand how the designers intended the product to be used use it accordingly. LP has a rich set of features and if used properly will contribute positively to project management. > > Our team is fairly small (~50 users across the company) so we do not have dedicated resources to just maintain the information in Liquid Planer. However, Liquid planner is accessible and intuitive so we can have several team members contribute to the maintenance of project schedules as part of their duties. We use Liquid Planner to manage the temporal aspects of project management. The tool is very good for what it is designed to do. There are a rich set of reporting tools that allow for customization to meet our needs. It has done this job for us very well. The support provided has been timely and effective. ----- ### "Powerful and Flexible Project and Resource Planning, But Falls Short When Applied To Agencies" — 4.0/5 > **Gordon W** | *6 February 2019* | Design | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: I was very happy with the ease of use this product provided compared to some of the tools we used previously. It is built in a contemporary look and feel and is easy to navigate and manipulate data points in order to determine trends and better inform decisions. If you have the time and resources to dedicate to making sure the latest project data is always available, that is, due dates, estimated levels of effort remaining and hours logged are all kept up to date in a real-time basis, this tool has the potential to truly provide a wholistic and accurate view of the workload within an organization, along with any potential risks. The way the data are refreshed using the forecasting algorithms is a great feature which allows project managers to shift tasks around to determine how resources are affected. > > **Cons**: Despite the name of "Liquid" Planner, there were some decidedly "unliquid" principals in which the software was built upon which power the accuracy and overall value of the product. If more then 25% of these principals are not known or regularly updated, the entire product grinds to a halt and the value it provides is completely lost. It's not a fault of how the product was built. I never encountered a time where the service/software was down or unavailable and each time I reached out to the support team they were courteous and prompt with their response. Overall, I felt frustrated by the amount of data the tool needs (and how that data need to be structured) in order for the tool to be valuable and viable. More often than not, I felt myself and the team responsible for the tool were spending more time administering the tool itself rather than using the information coming out of the tool to better our projects. > > This tool is extremely powerful and robust, but like any other tool, the quality of the data which comes out of it is only as good as the data that is put into it. We attempted over the course of 12 mos. to integrate this tool into our small agency (\<25 users). While simple to use, the biggest challenge was buy-in from other department captains in using the tool to its full potential. ----- ### "LiquidPlanner" — 3.0/5 > **Myriam** | *27 August 2018* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Dynamic tool and Manages overall priorities > > **Cons**: - When there is a change in a project, everything else changes without notice. I don't know that the dates on my project were moved, why and by whom. - Multiple Assignment: I would like to have the possibility to decide if the remaining time is cumulative or specific to each one. In other words, if total = 20 hours, 4 assignee's, I would like to have the availability to identify if the Remaining time is per person or will be redistributed to the 4 assignee's. - Filter by tags is using only "OR" logic... It would be useful to be able to filter also by "AND". - Limit of 100 lines in Dashboard - When I create a Favorite View, it would be useful to have the possibility to share it with another person. -"+" sign should show only when there is something inside the project / Sub Project / Package. > > Liquid Planner is a great tool to manage small demand/task on a daily basis, but it's difficult to follow big project within the same workspace. ----- ### "I am a fan, though our use is just scratching the surface" — 5.0/5 > **Steven** | *12 October 2018* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: As a web development agency, I can tell you the one feature that has prevented me from using another product, that is their task estimating feature. Why nobody else does this is beyond me (full disclosure: a lot of things are beyond me) :) When setting up a task you can actually estimate the time it will take the same way real people estimate tasks, with a time range. Who in the world ever hits their single estimate time targets all the time? NOBODY. With Liquid Planner you enter a range, 3 - 6 hours, 1-2 hours, etc. THAT IS A LIFESAVER FOR US. Another concept of theirs called "packages" is also brilliant. There you can take tasks and bundle them up into "folders" that make sense to you, so you can look at your projects > > **Cons**: The thing that I dislike the most is there are not many integrations with third party time keepers for tasks and billing programs. Harvest would be an example, as would many others. They have their own time tracker, but to use it you ahve to have the app open. Lose internet, forget about it. Working in a car or on the train without internet? Forget about it. Also, their mobile app is not really of much value. > > Because of the lack of integrations, I have been looking for something to replace Liquid Planner with, and after seeing them, I could not stand to stop using Liquid Planner. I think that alone speaks volumes. I think you would be foolish to not look at their product. And there you have it. ----- ### "The Perfect Project Management Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Jackson** | *14 February 2019* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software helps our agency thrive and manage a lot of work with ease. We have out entire in house team as well as select contractors set up in this tool for our time tracking and project management of tasks and projects. It offers tons of flexibility and allows us to follow a hybrid waterfall/agile approach to managing work. Schedules are easy to create and export on the fly, reassigning team members and forecasting are easy, etc. It's also very easy to prioritize project work and escalate accordingly and look out and plan months in advance. > > **Cons**: Might be a little outdated feeling in that there isn't a Trello-style board to drag and drop projects/tasks/people, though there is a similar functionality still built in to the tool. It's also not really designed to allow external project teams (your clients) into the system, but there are workarounds. > > LiquidPlanner (or LP) is our time tracking and project management solution that allows us to plan and forecast, as well as look back at tracked data to become better. Overall, we are not looking to change any time soon as this tool is so embedded in the way we run our business. ----- Page: 1 / 28\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/9468/liquidplanner?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/9468/liquidplanner) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data