Head to head
Current MSP vs ConnectWise
A sourced, side-by-side look at Current MSP and ConnectWise for MSP project management: where ConnectWise is stronger, and where Current fits.
Written by the Current MSP team · Reviewed by Chad McDonald, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), ITPartners+
Last updated October 5, 2026
YesPartialNo?Not documented
| Capability | Current MSP | ConnectWise |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt / timeline | Yes, native Timeline view with drag to reschedule and back-scheduling, plus an interactive dependency map and a calendar view. | Yes, native Gantt in the work plan of the new ConnectWise PSA experience, showing durations and dependencies with drag-and-drop. |
| Critical path | Yes, built in Critical path recalculates on every date, dependency or availability change and shows in red on the dependency map. Accounts for PTO. | Not native, add-on Not mentioned on the PSA project page or in the July 2026 update; automated critical path is sold by Moovila for ConnectWise. |
| Task dependency types (FS, SS, FF, SF) | All four types, lag Finish-start, start-start, finish-finish and start-finish, with lag or lead in working days, cross-project links, and cycles refused. | Yes, types unpublished Predecessors on project tickets and phases; the FS/SS/FF/SF set is not publicly enumerated (docs now behind sign-in). |
| Auto-reschedule along dependencies | Yes, plus back-scheduling Moving a task offers to shift everything downstream. Can schedule backward from a fixed deadline and flags a plan that would start in the past. | ?Not documented Automatic rescheduling of dependent tasks not documented as native; automated back-scheduling is a Moovila add-on. |
| Capacity planning | Workload board Schedule board shows hours committed vs available per person, drag to dispatch, rebalance suggestions. Capacity fixed at 40h/week today. | Solid, forecasting weaker Assign by skills and availability, dispatch portal, redesigned calendar (July 2026); forward capacity forecasting not documented. |
| Schedules around PTO and holidays | Yes Skips weekends, company holidays, PTO and blocked days on the Timeline, critical path and what-if. Microsoft 365 busy time shows on Schedule. | ?Not documented Availability feeds dispatch and time off is tracked; auto-scheduling project work around approved PTO is not documented. |
| Milestones | Yes Any task can be flagged a milestone; it stays in the dependency and critical-path engine and shows on the timeline, map and partner portal. | Yes Built-in milestone tracking with real-time dashboards and milestone-based billing. |
| Kanban board | Yes, native Board view with a column per status, drag-and-drop cards, hide columns and narrow to one person. | Yes, native Project Kanban boards in the new ConnectWise PSA experience (July 2026 update). |
| Portfolio view | Yes, with health score Every project with health score, budget burn, due date and AI top risks; filter, sort, open or completed. Called Projects in the menu. | Multi-project Kanban July 2026 added multi-project Kanban boards plus embedded dashboards; no portfolio Gantt or roadmap documented. |
| Checklist items with owners and due dates | Yes, with reminders Each checklist item can have an owner and due date, never later than its task. Reminders by bell and email the day before, on the day and once late. | Ticket tasks, no owners Ticket and project ticket Tasks act as checklists marked Done, seeded from templates; per-item owner or due date not documented. |
| Personal "my day" page | My Day One page per person: tasks and tickets assigned to you across projects in suggested order, dated checklist items, To Do and meetings. | Today screen, calendar Today screen shows your day's activities and schedule, plus My Calendar for tickets and meetings; not one merged task list. |
| Time tracking | Yes, PSA-checked Timer, task drawer or weekly timesheet. Entries are checked against your PSA's rules before saving, then sync to Autotask, ConnectWise, HaloPSA or Syncro. | Yes (UX complaint) Log hours against tasks or projects straight to invoicing; time entry usability is a common review complaint. |
| Customer portal that hides financials | Yes, database-enforced Customers see only projects they belong to. Time, rates and financials are not in the data the portal can read. Portal viewers are free. | Config-dependent End user portal surfaces tickets and invoices; keeping a customer's view free of financials depends on portal setup. |
| Templates / playbooks | 34 built-in playbooks 34 ready-to-run playbooks (incl. M&A integration and AI projects), save any project as a template, or let AI draft a plan from a pasted SOW. | Yes Pre-built and custom project templates to standardize repeatable work. |
| Automation / workflow rules | Alerts, not rules Health monitors, assignment and unblocked alerts, Teams channel posts and channel auto-create. No user-built trigger-action rule builder for projects. | Yes, mature Business-wide workflow rules with milestone triggers; July 2026 added a redesigned workflow editor; RPA with 50+ prebuilt flows. |
| Reports emailed on a schedule | Yes, PDF and CSV One Reports page on a shared date range with comparison. PDF/CSV export; weekly or monthly emails with a PDF built with each recipient's access. | Yes, separate product Built-in reports in PSA; scheduled report emails to customers come from Reports and Dashboards (formerly BrightGauge), sold separately. |
| Dashboards on an office TV | Yes, TV link Describe a tile in words and AI builds it. Present mode rotates boards; an admin can make a no-login TV link for an office screen. | Via paid add-on Embedded PSA dashboards; TV dashboards come from Reports and Dashboards (formerly BrightGauge), a separate subscription. |
| AI insights | Yes, across projects AI top risks on the portfolio, SOW-to-project drafts, project insights and daily briefs. Current Score itemizes each health deduction. | Service-desk agents Four AI agents (service desk, triage, data analyst, oversight) plus Sidekick; none documented for project delivery. |
| AI writing help | Dictate & Enhance Dictate or rewrite in time entry summaries, notes and emails, with Undo. Staff only; on by default, a tenant admin can turn it off. | Ticket drafts only Sidekick summarizes tickets and drafts responses to end users; general note rewrite or dictation not documented. |
| PSA billing sync | Syncs to PSA or native Your PSA (Autotask, ConnectWise, HaloPSA or Syncro, one per workspace) stays the billing record while Current schedules, or run projects natively. | Yes, is the PSA Automated project and milestone billing in the same platform; July 2026 improved usage-based agreement reconciliation. |
| Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, calendar) | Yes, via Graph SharePoint project documents, a Teams channel per project, calendar busy time on Schedule, and To Do sync. One admin approval for the org. | Teams plus calendar Teams through Sidekick and calendar sync; SharePoint document links generally via third-party connectors. |
| Modern, recently built interface | Built in 2026 Built from scratch in 2026 on React 19 and Supabase (Postgres with row-level security). | Rebuild rolling out New ConnectWise PSA experience on the ConnectWise Platform (Asio renamed): new UI, dark mode, July 2026; legacy screens remain. |
| Fast setup | About 15 minutes Self-serve setup wizard: PSA choice, first sync, team and trial. Current setup checks then flag what is left per area. 14-day trial. | High effort Onboarding, migration, board and workflow setup and training run over weeks (third-party); implementation extra. |
| Public price | $50/user/mo Founding rate for the first 100 MSPs, $540/user/yr annual; list $95. One price, everything included, 3-seat minimum. | Quote-based, no price Request pricing only; third-party estimates vary widely (about $25 to $65+ per user per month); implementation extra. |
Where ConnectWise wins
The broadest all-in-one PSA, with a large integration marketplace and a mature workflow engine. The July 2026 update added native project and multi-project Kanban, a new calendar and four AI agents.
Where Current fits: Critical path and dependency-driven rescheduling still come from add-ons, and setup runs for weeks. Current syncs two-way with ConnectWise PSA, so billing stays put while delivery runs on a real scheduling engine.
Why MSPs choose Current
- Critical path, all four dependency types with lag, back-scheduling from a deadline and what-if previews are built in, not bought as a Moovila or TopLeft add-on.
- Scheduling skips weekends, company holidays and each person's PTO, the same way on the Timeline, the critical path and what-if, with Microsoft 365 busy time on the Schedule board.
- Gantt timeline, Kanban board, dependency map, calendar and a workload board all work on the same tasks, with 34 built-in playbooks and AI plan drafts from a pasted statement of work.
- My Day gives each person one page of the tasks and tickets assigned to them in suggested order, plus checklist steps that carry their own owner, due date and reminders.
- The customer portal keeps financials out by database rule: viewers see only their own projects and never reach time, rates or contract figures. Portal viewers are free.
- Works with the PSA you have: Autotask, ConnectWise, HaloPSA or Syncro stays the billing record, or projects run natively in Current. Time entries are checked against PSA rules before they save.
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