Benefits of Saas-based Online Project Planning Tools

Recent few years have witnessed an exponential growth in the popularity of SaaS (software as a service) project management tools. The popularity is absolutely justified. If you’re wondering what gives these software an edge over conventional installable software versions, then keep reading.

The points mentioned below will tell you what makes SaaS-based project management tools the preferred choice of every enterprise, be it small or large -

1. No hardware required- Online project planning software users don’t need to blow hundreds of dollars just to procure the required hardware that will support the software. Since everything is stored in cloud, no special hardware is required. The whole thing redefines convenience, taking it to brand new levels.
2. No installation required - A SaaS-based tool does not require any installation at all. You don’t have to keep a setup of the software and go through countless installation steps before finally logging into it. All you need is a unique URL and login credentials. That’s all, and you’re good to go! This is another pain point that SaaS-based tools have remedied. The users get to benefit from the ‘subscribe-and-start-using’ approach.
3. No administration - Software administration is a tiresome process. It entails an ongoing procedure where someone has to work dedicatedly on managing the application. Typically, that involves upgradation and distribution of software. A SaaS-based online project planning application is downloaded and stored in the cloud instead of storing it on users’ machines, thus eliminating administration costs. No administration costs is another point that speaks in favour of online project management tools.
4. No maintenance costs - Maintaining a software is no easy job. You need dedicated personnel to take care of it. But, with a cloud-based management tool, you don’t need to worry about its maintenance. This is another responsibility you can check off your to-do list. No need of a dedicated professional to handle maintenance work is another way in which it brings down the usage costs.
5. No additional storage space in the systems - You need the required storage space to store an installable software (depending on the size of it). But, a software-as-a-service tool is run and stored on the cloud (internet). No need to have dedicated storage space on every user’s machine is another way in which an enterprise's costs are brought down tremendously. 
6. Less time wasted - No need to store, maintain, or install the tool! Combine these three parameters together and you can see just how many steps/barriers get eliminated from software usage. All and all, you end-up spending far less time before getting into usage mode.

Enterprises that use installable versions of software have to spend large sums of money on administration, maintenance, and hardware related costs alone. Cloud based project management tools eliminate such huge expenditure altogether. Lower costs, more efficiency, and overall ease of usage are just a few advantages that come with these online management software.