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Slow to pick up.
SmartPM: Relies on hour-long videos to get started.
Nodes & Links: Instant access, with most workflows one or two clicks away, plus in-app support and a knowledge base.
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Why teams switch
SmartPM: Relies on hour-long videos to get started.
Nodes & Links: Instant access, with most workflows one or two clicks away, plus in-app support and a knowledge base.
SmartPM: Pricing locks teams into rigid, expensive commitments.
Nodes & Links: Per-user or per-project pricing that scales up or down, so you pay for the value you get.
SmartPM: No AI capabilities at all.
Nodes & Links: An AI agent, GenAI reports you can share in seconds, and predictive analytics that learn from your project’s history.
SmartPM: It can’t run true QSRA or deep risk assessments.
Nodes & Links: QSRA and AI-driven risk analysis on every project. We see the future. They don’t.
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Yes. QSRA and AI QSRA run on your live schedule, with P50 and P80 dates, the top risk drivers and mitigations ranked by impact.
No. Nodes & Links runs in the browser. Connect Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud or Microsoft Project, or upload a schedule.
No. Customer data is never used to train AI or LLM models, and each customer’s data stays in its own environment.