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Why teams choose Nodes & Links over SmartPM

SmartPM analyses schedules. Nodes & Links adds auditable AI, real QSRA and pricing that flexes with your work.

Nodes & Links
SmartPM
AI
Agent, GenAI reports, predictions
No AI capabilities
Risk analysis
QSRA and AI QSRA
No true QSRA
Getting started
One or two clicks
Hour-long videos
Pricing
Per user or per project
Rigid commitments

At a glance

Feature by feature.

Included
Not included
FeatureNodes & LinksSmartPM
Portfolio rollups and multi-project views
Progress tracking and S-curves
Full DCMA health checks, project and portfolio
Project progress KPI
Bookmark important activities
Top 5 paths to any activity
GenAI reporting
Interactive, shareable AI reports
Fully customizable AI reports
AI agent for project insights
Private LLM
Custom report templates
AI and ML predictive analytics
Trend analysis
Root cause and delay navigation
QSRA and AI QSRA
Impact of scope change per project or path
Carbon footprint tracking

Why teams switch

Why great project teams need more than SmartPM.

01

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.

02

Rigid, costly pricing.

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.

03

No AI capabilities.

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.

04

No real risk management.

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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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Questions teams ask when they compare.

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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.