Project Server
Microsoft ended support for Project Server 2016 and 2019 on 14 July 2026. Microsoft no longer provides free security updates. The options are an upgrade to Project Server Subscription Edition, a move to Planner in the cloud, or a move to another tool that runs on your servers or in an EU cloud.
Last updated: 13 October 2026. By Vidas Vasiliauskas.
Project Server 2016 and 2019 follow Microsoft’s Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Mainstream support ended earlier, in July 2021 for 2016 and in January 2024 for 2019. Extended support for both ended on 14 July 2026.
Microsoft no longer provides free security updates for either version. Its self-help content stays online for at least 12 months after the end of support.
Project Online is a separate product. Microsoft set 30 September 2026 as its retirement date. The retirement does not affect Project Server or Project desktop.
| Option | Where it runs | What you keep | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Server Subscription Edition | Your servers. Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025, with SQL Server 2019 CU5 or later, or SQL Server 2022. | Your project databases, after a database-attach upgrade. Supported at least until 31 December 2031. | Needs SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Enterprise. No in-place upgrade: you build a new farm and upgrade the databases with PowerShell. |
| Planner and Project Plan 3 | Microsoft cloud | Gantt, dependencies, baselines and critical path. Project desktop is included. €26.00 per user per month, billed yearly, plus VAT. | Microsoft describes Planner as a web-based tool. Check where your data would be stored. |
| Stay on 2016 or 2019 | Your servers | Everything, as it is today. | No support and no free security updates. |
| Teamhood Enterprise | Your servers, hybrid (database on your servers), dedicated hosting, or cloud in the EU, Germany or US. | Plans imported from MS Project XML, with outline, dates, all 4 dependency types, notes and assigned people. | Price on request. Teamhood cannot read .mpp files. |
Microsoft facts from Microsoft Learn and the Microsoft Planner pricing page for Germany, read 13 October 2026.
Teamhood fits a team that wants to leave the SharePoint stack but keep its data on its own servers or in the EU. On Enterprise, Teamhood runs on-premise, hybrid or on dedicated hosting. Hybrid keeps the database on your servers and runs the app in Teamhood’s cloud.
In the Gantt, dependencies reschedule the work behind them. The Gantt draws the critical path, and baselines compare the plan with a saved version. Planned hours count across every project, so you see who has time before you commit them. Time tracking and timesheets are included.
Enterprise adds single sign-on (SSO), SCIM user provisioning and onboarding help. Your data stays readable over the REST API at any time.