ScheduleLens vs. Steelray
A schedule analyzer that goes beyond the quality score.
Steelray Project Analyzer is the established Windows-desktop standard for MS Project schedule quality. ScheduleLens is the web-based forensic platform that reads P6, MS Project, and Asta, with delay analysis and AI narratives, priced per report.
ScheduleLens vs. Steelray Project Analyzer
Steelray is the established Windows-desktop standard for MS Project schedule quality. ScheduleLens is the web-based forensic platform for teams that live across P6, MS Project, and Asta and need delay analysis as well as a quality score.
| Feature | ScheduleLens | Steelray Project Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Web-based, no install | Windows desktop app |
| Runs on Mac / Linux | Not advertised | |
| Primavera P6 (XER + XML) | Native | Separate Analyzer for P6 product |
| MS Project (MPP + XML) | ||
| Asta Powerproject (.pp) | ||
| Schedule-quality grade (A–F) | DCMA 14-Point rolled up A–F | DCMA DECM score |
| Forensic delay analysis | Separate Delay Analyzer for P6 | |
| Two-schedule & multi-update comparison | Schedule compare only | |
| Multi-baseline / re-baseline tracking | Not advertised | |
| Update-integrity / manipulation checks | Not advertised | |
| AI-generated narrative + Q&A on results | AI narrative; Q&A (subscribers) | Not advertised |
| Training required to get a result | None | Recommended |
| Where your file goes | File deleted after analysis; what we keep is encrypted and only yours | Local only |
| Pricing | From US$29 per report | $1,575 / user / year |
Competitor capabilities and pricing are based on publicly available information and may change. “Not advertised” means the vendor's public material doesn't mention it, not that the feature is missing. Steelray and Project Analyzer are trademarks of their respective owners. What ScheduleLens keeps, and for how long, is in the privacy policy.
Why teams switch to ScheduleLens
Where Project Analyzer stops at schedule quality on the Windows desktop, ScheduleLens covers more formats, more analysis, and a lighter way to buy.
One tool for every format
Steelray reads MS Project, with Primavera handled by a separate P6 product.
ScheduleLens parses P6 (XER + XML), MS Project (MPP + XML), and Asta Powerproject (.pp) natively, in one place.
Delay analysis, not just a quality score
Project Analyzer is built for DCMA schedule health.
ScheduleLens adds forensic delay analysis, comparing the baseline against progress updates, for when a quality score isn't the whole story.
No install, no per-seat subscription
Skip the Windows-only desktop install and the $1,575/user annual subscription.
Run an analysis from any browser and pay per report from US$29, or a monthly plan from US$79.
What a quality checker doesn't track
Project Analyzer scores one schedule's structure. Track a project on a ScheduleLens subscription and it reads the story across updates:
- Forensic delay decomposition: what moved the finish, and why.
- A multi-baseline timeline when the programme is re-baselined mid-project.
- Update-integrity checks that flag concealed slip and scheduling-mode changes.
- A forecast track record and critical-path stability across the project's updates.
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