Gantt Chart Maker review

Gantt Chart Maker is a browser-based tool for building and managing project schedules. The homepage says you can create timelines without registering for an account or installing software, and that project files are processed locally in the browser. That makes it a quick option for drawing up a schedule without first adopting a larger project-management platform.

The feature list covers task and milestone creation, dependencies, critical-path identification and drag-and-drop changes to task dates and order. You can view a project as a Gantt chart, calendar, table or filtered task list, or combine projects in one chart. Resource assignment and resource-based filtering are also listed. For getting started, the tool supports templates and Excel imports; exports are listed for PDF, PNG and Excel.

The main distinction is its low setup burden, not a proven replacement for a full project-management system. The available materials don’t publish usage caps or enough plan detail to judge how it handles a larger team over time.

The clearest advantage is speed to a usable timeline. There’s no account signup or software installation required for the free option, according to the homepage, and drag-and-drop scheduling lets you adjust task durations, deadlines and order directly on the chart. That suits a one-off project plan or an early schedule draft better than wrestling with a heavyweight tool.

It also covers more than static bars on a calendar. The listed features include tasks, milestones, dependencies and critical-path identification, plus calendar, table and filtered-list views. Resource assignments and a consolidated view across projects could help users who need to see who is doing what and when without maintaining separate charts.

Importing from Excel and starting with templates lower the friction of moving an existing schedule in; exports to PDF, PNG and Excel give you options for sharing or keeping a copy. The free plan is listed at $0 per month, with no signup required. For someone who needs a chart now rather than a full PM suite, that is a practical starting point. A Reddit thread on Gantt tools also reflects the appeal of simple, fast timelines, though it is not a review of this product.

The biggest problem for a buying decision is what the pricing details leave out. The free plan’s usage limits are not published. The Pro (Cloud Storage) plan’s monthly and annual prices, seat limits and usage limits are also not published, so a team cannot estimate the cost or confirm whether the free tier will accommodate its workload before committing.

Pro lists a seven-day free trial and a 20% discount on the first one-month or one-year period, but without the underlying prices, that discount is hard to evaluate. The pricing information also does not say whether the trial requires payment details or what happens when it ends; we would confirm those points before putting a team on it.

Local browser processing is described on the homepage, but the published information does not spell out backup, sharing or recovery arrangements. Cloud storage appears in the Pro plan name, yet its limits and terms are not published. One Reddit user looking for a free Gantt tool specifically wanted easy backups; that is a sensible question to settle here, not an answer the available product details provide. The feature list looks capable, but the missing caps make a confident rollout difficult.

The Free plan is $0 per month and requires no signup, but its usage limits are not published. Pro (Cloud Storage) has a 7-day free trial; its monthly and annual prices are not published, and neither are seat or usage limits. That means there is no defensible way to calculate the price jump from Free to Pro—or estimate a team's bill—before checkout.

The pricing information mentions 20% off the first 1-month or 1-year period, but does not publish the underlying price or clarify renewal pricing. Treat that as an introductory discount, not a reliable total-cost estimate. No add-ons are listed. For an individual making a chart, Free may be enough if its undisclosed limits fit. For a team, get the Pro price, post-discount renewal rate and seat rules in writing before moving schedules over; otherwise, the free start tells you little about ongoing cost.

Moving in may be straightforward if your schedule is already in Excel: Gantt Chart Maker supports Excel imports, and the homepage says project files are processed locally in the browser. The source does not specify import limits or whether tasks, dependencies and resource assignments transfer intact, so check a representative file before committing.

For moving out, the product lists exports to Excel, PDF and PNG. Excel is the most useful listed route for continuing work elsewhere, but the available information does not say whether it preserves dependencies, milestones or other scheduling details. Confirm what the export contains before treating it as a full backup. Cloud Storage is a paid plan, but its price and storage limits are not published.

We don’t have Reddit reports in the published material, so we can’t responsibly claim a recurring user-reported reason for leaving. The clearest switching concern is the same one that complicates rollout: plan limits and data-transfer details are unpublished.