CPM and PERT engine. True WBS hierarchy. Monte Carlo risk analysis. Native P6 XER import. All in one focused Windows application. No cloud account. No per-user subscription. Your schedules stay on your machine.
Primavera is powerful but expensive, heavy, and overkill for most commercial and infrastructure work under $500M. Licenses are tied up on central servers and contractors end up working blind.
KeraPlan Vs Primavera P6Good at generic task management, poor at the things schedulers actually need — WBS discipline, proper CPM with multiple calendars, risk analysis, P6 interoperability.
KeraPlan Vs MS ProjectExcel can show bars on a timeline. It cannot compute float, detect logic loops, run Monte Carlo, or defend itself in a delay claim. Too many projects still run this way.
Every feature exists because we've needed it on a real project. Nothing is here to pad a feature comparison chart.
Full forward and backward pass. Total float, free float, critical path identification. Multiple calendar support for weekends, holidays, and regional shutdowns. PERT three-point estimates where you need them.
Multi-level work breakdown with rollup. Code-driven structure that mirrors your contract documents. Export WBS as CSV for contract deliverables, or import from your templates.
Run thousands of simulations across your activity durations. Identify risk-adjusted completion dates. Produce P50, P80, P90 forecasts that hold up in front of owners, insurers, and lenders.
Open any Primavera P6 XER file directly. Work with your GC's schedule without needing a P6 license. Preserve activity codes, resources, constraints, and relationships.
Planned Value, Earned Value, Actual Cost tracking with CPI and SPI indices. Progress curves that plug into monthly owner reports without manual reformatting.
Single Windows executable. No cloud account. No per-user subscription. Your project data never leaves your computer — which matters on NDA'd projects, government work, and sensitive infrastructure.
Most Monte Carlo tools bolt onto existing schedules as expensive add-ons. In KeraPlan it's a core capability. Assign three-point estimates to any activity — optimistic, most likely, pessimistic — and run thousands of simulations across the network.
You get a proper probability distribution on completion dates, a ranked list of activities by schedule risk contribution, and the confidence figures owners and lenders actually ask for: what's the P50? The P80? What's the chance we hit the contract date?
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Open XER files from Primavera P6 directly in KeraPlan. Activity codes, relationships, calendars, resources, constraints — all preserved. For subcontractors handed a GC's schedule, consultants doing forensic analysis, and owners validating contractor submittals, this is the difference between working the data and working around it.
Export back to XER when you need to hand something back. No lock-in. No proprietary format hostage-taking.
KeraPlan enforces a real WBS. Code-driven, hierarchical, rollup-aware. Build it from scratch, import it from Excel, or pull it from a CSV template. Activities live under their proper WBS node, and progress rolls up exactly the way your monthly reports need it to.
Because your WBS is tied to your contract structure, export any node as a deliverable — schedule update, progress report, claim narrative — without hand-reformatting.
Build defensible baseline schedules. Run updates without waiting for a P6 seat to free up.
Validate contractor submittals independently. Run Monte Carlo on the critical path before approving.
Import the GC's P6 file. Plan your scope against real logic. No P6 license needed.
Forensic analysis. Independent reviews. Expert reports with defensible Monte Carlo outputs.
KeraPlan is not a P6 replacement for a $2B LNG plant. For the vast space between MS Project and enterprise P6 — commercial buildings, civil works, industrial retrofits, consulting engagements — it's the right tool.
| KeraPlan | MS Project | Primavera P6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| True CPM with multiple calendars | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| WBS hierarchy with rollup | Yes | Basic | Yes |
| Monte Carlo built in | Yes | Add-on only | Add-on only |
| Native P6 XER import | Yes | No | Yes |
| EVM tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs locally, no cloud required | Yes | Yes | Yes (EPPM is cloud) |
| Price | Free | Subscription (perpetual available) | Subscription (perpetual available) |
For a row-by-row breakdown of each tool — including where the alternatives genuinely win — see the detailed comparisons:
KeraPlan is distributed free of charge. There is no paid version, no subscription, no upgrade tier. Register on our website and you receive a license key by email — that’s the whole process. If KeraPlan saves you time on a real project, voluntary donations help keep development going. They’re never required.
Yes. KeraPlan runs entirely on your Windows machine. Your project files never leave your computer. An occasional online license check happens in the background; a 30-day offline grace period keeps you working when you're out of range.
Yes. KeraPlan opens Primavera P6 XER files directly. Activity codes, relationships, multiple calendars, resources, and constraints are preserved. You can also export back to XER when you need to hand a schedule back to a P6 user.
Your project files are stored locally on your computer. We don't upload, sync, or otherwise access your schedules. For NDA'd projects, government work, and sensitive infrastructure this matters — and it's a deliberate design choice, not an accident.
KeraPlan is free for everyone. Register on our website, receive a license key by email, and put it to work. No expiry, no payment, no nag screens, no tier limits. The registration step exists so that we (a) know roughly who is using it and (b) have a way to email a critical update if one ever becomes necessary. You can deactivate a license slot from the app's License Manager to move it to a different machine.
KeraPlan ships with a built-in tutorial and user manual. Custom remote training for teams can be arranged on a paid consulting basis — write to support@sudharitech.com for a quote.
KeraPlan is provided free of charge, so no refunds are applicable. Donations through Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, or PayPal are voluntary contributions.
KeraPlan is free, fully functional, and yours to use indefinitely. Register on the website, receive your license key by email, and put it to work today.