ScheduleInsight vs SmartPM

Both read a Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project schedule in the browser and score it for quality and delay. SmartPM is a hosted cloud platform built to track an active programme continuously across every update; ScheduleInsight parses your file privately on your own machine and charges per report. Here's the honest split.

The short version

Pick us ScheduleInsight if…

you want DCMA quality, forensic comparison, Monte-Carlo risk, Earned Schedule and dispute-ready reports — parsed privately in your browser and never uploaded, at a pay-per-report price with no subscription and no schedules stored in someone else's cloud.

Pick them SmartPM if…

you want a hosted platform that automatically ingests each update, tracks a live programme over time with portfolio dashboards and team collaboration, and you're comfortable storing your schedules in its cloud on a subscription.

Feature by feature

Capability	ScheduleInsight	SmartPM
Deployment	Browser	Cloud SaaS
File parsed client-side · never uploaded	✓	—
DCMA quality checks	✓	✓
Metric drill-down & customisable reports	✓	✓
Configurable checks · custom criteria & presets	✓	◐
Forensic baseline comparison	✓	✓
Continuous auto-tracking across updates · portfolio dashboards	◐	✓
Monte-Carlo risk (P50/P80/P90)	✓	◐
Earned Schedule · SPI(t), no cost data	✓	◐
Claim Brief — entitlement narrative	✓	—
NEC compensation-event assessment	✓	—
Permanent free viewer	✓	—
Entry / price	Free → £10 per report	Subscription

✓ full support · ◐ partial or limited · — not offered

Where each tool wins

Where ScheduleInsight wins

Your file never leaves your machine. ScheduleInsight parses the XER in your browser. SmartPM uploads and stores your schedules in its cloud repository — great for continuous tracking, but a different data-privacy posture.

Pay per report, not a subscription. £10 a report versus an annual seat. Nothing to cancel, nothing stored.

Dispute-ready deliverables. Earned Schedule with SPI(t), an NEC compensation-event assessment and a Claim Brief entitlement narrative — built for assurance and claims, not just monitoring.

Where SmartPM wins

Continuous programme tracking. Automatically ingests each schedule update and trends quality, progress and delay over the life of the job — ideal for live monitoring.

Portfolio & collaboration. Multi-project dashboards and a shared cloud workspace for a team watching many schedules at once.

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Comparison as of August 2026, from publicly available information and our own product — our assessment, not an independent benchmark. SmartPM features and pricing change; verify current details with SmartPM. Product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners. ScheduleInsight is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SmartPM.