What is Columbus?
Columbus is an open-source and free project management application designed as an alternative to Microsoft Project. It provides a wide range of features for planning and tracking projects including:
- Creating projects and defining tasks, milestones, and dependencies between tasks
- Building Gantt charts to visualize project schedules and timelines
- Assigning resources and costs to tasks
- Tracking progress on tasks and milestones
- Managing budgets and analyzing resource allocation
- Generating reports on project status, resource usage, and more
As an open-source application, Columbus is completely free to download and use. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. The interface is intuitive and easy to navigate. Columbus supports importing and exporting project plans to and from Microsoft Project file formats for compatibility.
Overall, Columbus is a robust project management application for small businesses and teams that need an affordable alternative to Microsoft Project. Its extensive feature set rivals premium tools without the high costs.