Best for
Best for PMOs that balance capacity across many teams while those teams keep working in their own tools.
- Enterprise
Resource Planning Comparison
Meisterplan vs. Saviom
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for large project-driven organizations that need enterprise resource planning on their own infrastructure.
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Meisterplan | Saviom |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $720 / month The smallest package is the Basic edition for 50 resources, at $720 per month or $7,200 per year. Users are free and unlimited, so only the people booked to projects count. Packages run up to 1,000 resources; above that the vendor quotes. | Price on request Quoted by the number of Power and Lite licences and by the product requirements. SAVIOM says the quote does not change as the number of people managed grows, and that a ballpark figure is given on request. |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card required, with the functionality of the Pro Edition | 4 to 6 weeks, with walkthroughs throughout |
| Users | Users are free and unlimited; licensing counts resources, where one full-time equivalent equals one resource | Licensed per user: Power licences for full system access, Lite licences for view-only access |
| API | Yes, REST API plus a separate reporting API and an MCP endpoint | Not stated |
| Hosting | Cloud | Not a SaaS product; hosted on the customer's own company server or on a cloud server of their choice |
| Made in | Germany (itdesign, Tuebingen) | Not stated |
| Resource planning | Yes, capacity planning at portfolio level with a Team Planner histogram, role-based staffing by availability and what-if scenarios | Yes, scheduling and allocation by skill, role fit and availability, capacity against demand, forecasting and utilization tracking |
| Task planning | No, planning stops at the allocation of people to projects; task detail stays in the connected tools | Yes, demand intake and evaluation workflows at portfolio level, with work assigned by skill, priority and availability |
| Time tracking | No time entry of its own; actual time worked can be imported from Jira nightly and compared with planned allocations | Yes, time tracked against project, task and allocation, with a configurable approval workflow and item-level approval or rejection |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, portfolio dashboards, financial planning and a reporting API for Power BI, Tableau and Looker Studio | Yes, real-time dashboards, utilization and financial reporting, and business intelligence on individual productivity and cost |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | On-premise, Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting | Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Integrations | Jira, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Trello, Wrike, Todoist, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Planner, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Google Looker Studio, Microsoft Excel, Zapier | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Meisterplan From $720 / month Saviom Price on request
- Free trial Meisterplan 30 days, no credit card required, with the functionality of the Pro Edition Saviom 4 to 6 weeks, with walkthroughs throughout
- Deployment Meisterplan Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Saviom On-premise, Browser-based
- Hosting Meisterplan Cloud Saviom Not a SaaS product; hosted on the customer's own company server or on a cloud server of their choice
- AI features Meisterplan Yes Saviom No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Meisterplan
Strengths
- Users are free and unlimited; only the people booked to projects count towards the licence
- What-if scenarios test hiring or shifting capacity before a plan is committed
- Connectors for Jira, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Wrike, Azure DevOps and ServiceNow, plus a REST API
Limitations
- No task planning and no time entry of its own; both stay in the tools teams already use
- The smallest package covers 50 resources, so a small portfolio pays for capacity it does not book
Saviom
Strengths
- Runs on the customer's own server or a cloud server of their choice
- Time is booked against project, task and allocation, with configurable approvals
- Real-time or batch data exchange with ERP, HR, PPM and project planning systems
Limitations
- No published prices; a ballpark figure comes from sales on request
- Implementation takes 2 to 6 weeks depending on the number of licences
- Not offered as a SaaS subscription
Plans
Pricing
Meisterplan
- Basic Edition $720 Per month for 50 resources, the smallest package, or $7,200 per year. For organizations that focus purely on basic multi-team resource management.
- Pro Edition $960 Per month for 50 resources, or $9,600 per year. Adds what is needed for professional capacity and portfolio management, including what-if scenarios, goals, portfolio Kanban and the integrations. The 30-day trial runs on this edition.
- Premium Edition $38,620 Per year, starting at 150 resources. Everything in Pro plus enterprise features and services, such as sandbox systems and regular exchanges on PPM best practices.
- Custom Not stated Quoted for more than 1,000 resources.
Saviom
- Power licence Not stated Full system access. Priced by the number of licences, quoted on request.
- Lite licence Not stated View-only access with limited editing, for project team members, coordinators and steering committee members. Priced by the number of licences, quoted on request.
- Non-user licence Not stated No licence charge. Non-users do not log in, but resource and project managers can schedule them on projects and see their availability and utilisation.
What users say
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Meisterplan
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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Saviom
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- Value for money
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- Features
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Where this comes from
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Saviom https://www.saviom.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-19
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