Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
There has been several discussions on this topic. IN the end depends are one's needs, client, or cloud.
One that I've used and is a free, open source, cross-platform client option that can open .mpp files
Ken BradshawProject Manager| CRASurrey, British Columbia, Canada
I've found Excel, or any other spreadsheet, will do a decent GANTT chart quite easily, with some basic formatting skills. With a little more effort, you can track resources, effort and progress. I used to use Project years ago, but found that the resourcing module could really mess up the entire project file. Saving Changes...
Aejaz ShaikhPM I| Alyx Technologies India Pvt LtdPune, Maharshatra, India
Thanks to all for sharing the links of alternative to MS-Project. Saving Changes...
Mudassar KhanProgram (Project )Manager| Woodward Canada IncPeterborough, ON, Canada
Primavera is the king of softwares :D Saving Changes...
S RajasekarSenior Project Manager| AllscriptsBangalore, Karnataka, India
There are plenty but not as good as MS project in user experience Saving Changes...