Compare two versions of a project

Applies To
Project Online Desktop Client Project Standard 2024 Project Professional 2021 Project Standard 2021 Project Professional 2019 Project Standard 2019 Project Professional 2016 Project Standard 2016

You can review differences between the current version and an earlier or later version of the same project in a detailed report.

  1. On the Report tab, select Compare Projects.

  2. Select the project version you want to compare from the dropdown list.
    To locate project versions, select Browse. You must sign in to Project Server to open projects that are stored there. You can only compare project versions for which you have access permissions.

  3. In the Task Table and Resource Table lists, select the tables that contain the data that you want to compare.
    If you don't want to compare tasks or resources, select (None).

  4. Select OK.

You can save the report for future reference.

Note

  • The color coding and indicators for the comparison report are described in the Legend for Comparison Report pane on the left side of the screen.
  • A comparison report contains only the differences between the two versions. It's not a consolidation of the two projects.
  • This utility doesn't compare assignments. It compares tasks and resources only.