FoxPlan

Overview

FoxPlan is project and portfolio management software for PMOs and project managers coordinating schedules, people and finances across multiple initiatives. It suits organisations that need portfolio-level oversight alongside flexible hosting and business-system connections. Its breadth is strongest for complex, shared planning; small teams should weigh that against the Free plan’s three-user ceiling and the Professional plan’s cost.

Key features

Structured plans and Gantt scheduling support project tracking, while portfolio prioritisation, intake, scenario planning and cross-project dependencies help PMOs manage work as a connected set rather than a collection of isolated schedules. Collaborative capacity and workload planning is particularly relevant when teams share people across projects.

FoxPlan tracks cost, revenue and margin at both project and portfolio level. That gives managers a broader financial view than cost tracking alone, though it is most useful when financial oversight is part of routine portfolio decisions.

Its agentic AI analyzes projects, prepares reports and formatted PowerPoint, Word and Excel exports, can act on plans and offers day-to-day guidance. This makes AI part of the planning workflow, not just a reporting add-on; teams should still choose the platform for its planning fit rather than assume AI alone warrants a switch.

OpenAPI-standard interfaces connect with CRM, accounting and HR systems. Standard automation connectors include Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate and Workato. A real-time datamart exposes consolidated company data to Tableau, Qlik, Power BI and other BI tools. Together, these options suit organisations integrating project data into existing operations and analytics.

Calendar sync publishes assigned tasks and cards to Google Calendar, Outlook or Microsoft 365, Apple Calendar and Thunderbird through a read-only iCalendar subscription. It provides visibility in calendar tools, but the subscription is read-only rather than a two-way planning workflow.

Pricing

FoxPlan uses a freemium model and advertises a free trial with no credit card required. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to three users, with unlimited portfolios, projects and programs. That is a useful way for a small group to explore portfolio planning, but the user cap makes it unsuitable for larger teams without moving to a paid plan.

Professional costs €3,010 a month, billed monthly per user, and includes unlimited portfolios, projects and programs. Dedicated hosting or on-premise deployment and additional elements are available by contact. The per-user monthly billing makes team size central to the cost decision; organisations should compare the resulting spend with the need for FoxPlan’s broader portfolio and deployment capabilities.

Platforms

FoxPlan is available on the web and through an API, as well as self-hosted. The same product and features are offered as French-hosted SaaS, dedicated sovereign cloud or on-premise installation, giving organisations a choice between managed hosting and running the system themselves.

The public SaaS runs on Scaleway infrastructure in France, with development, support and processing on French territory. Standard SaaS data stays within the European Union without transfers outside it. Administrators can export data as CSV, XLSX, XML or JSON. FoxPlan also describes OWASP Top 10-aligned development, BCrypt password hashing, JWT API authentication, OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 single sign-on, and MFA. These are useful considerations for organisations with hosting, access-control and data-portability requirements.

Who it's for

FoxPlan is a strong fit for PMOs and project managers who need to connect portfolio priorities, schedules, shared capacity and financial performance. Its integration options and deployment choices make it especially relevant to organisations with established CRM, HR, accounting or BI systems, or specific data-residency needs. A small team managing a handful of independent projects may find the portfolio scope excessive, while teams above three users will need to budget for Professional.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Planning, workload management and cost, revenue and margin tracking sit alongside portfolio prioritisation and dependencies, supporting oversight across connected projects.
• Pro: French-hosted SaaS, sovereign cloud and on-premise options let organisations choose a deployment model without giving up the same product features.
• Pro: OpenAPI connections, standard automation connectors and a BI datamart give teams several ways to connect project information with business and analytics systems.
• Con: The Free plan stops at three users, limiting its usefulness as a no-cost option for larger teams.
• Con: Professional is billed per user each month at €3,010 a month, so the total commitment can be substantial for larger groups.
• Con: Calendar publishing is read-only, so it does not provide two-way calendar editing.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, browse Project Portfolio Management Software.

Consider Planforge if a free cloud plan for up to four users with no time limit is a better starting point. Nimble offers a free plan for 10 users and 10 projects, making it a relevant option when those caps suit your workload. Project Insight has a free-forever plan for three users and a Pro plan at $9 a month, which may suit small teams comparing lower-cost entry points. ITM Platform offers a free Team Member plan with unlimited team members, timesheets, task progress reports, documentation, collaboration and an Agile panel; consider it if those capabilities align with your needs. TeamAlloc has a free University plan for accredited universities and public research institutions, with unlimited resources, users, projects and scenarios, making it the relevant option for eligible academic organisations. Tempo Portfolio Manager offers a free plan capped at 10 members, three projects and 300 tasks; its Essentials plan costs $15 a month for one user and includes 50 projects and 5,000 tasks, a different scale and price point to consider. PDWare ResourceFirst is another option to compare. Rillsoft Project is another option to compare if its project-planning focus is of interest.

Verdict

Choose FoxPlan if your organisation needs portfolio-level planning tied to shared capacity and financial tracking, and values a choice of French-hosted, sovereign-cloud or on-premise deployment. Its integrations and broad oversight capabilities are the main reasons to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan for more than three users or if Professional’s per-user monthly price outweighs the value of that portfolio and deployment scope.