There are a number of “project” applications in the Microsoft landscape. The ones in the title aren’t even all there is. So, when I got this question from one of my readers I was interested to help out:
I need an article to remove my confusion about the difference between Project for the web, Project web app, Project Online and Project server
Varun Kumar Gupta, through my questionnaire
Let’s tackle this beast as my first article of 2023!
Nov-2025 update: please be aware! Project Online (with Project Web App) is going away as of September 2026. Also: Project for the web is renamed to Planner.
