# Rillsoft

> Rillsoft is a specialist solution for multi-project resource planning and capacity planning in mid-sized industrial companies. The platform combines the Windows desktop client Rillsoft Project with Rillsoft Integration Server (on-premise) or Rillsoft Cloud (hosted). Unlike generic project management or task tools, Rillsoft checks whether committed dates are actually feasible under limited personnel and machine resources.

Vendor: Rillsoft GmbH, Leonberg, Germany. Focus: mechanical engineering, engineering offices, production, IT companies, project-driven mid-market. Geographic priority: DACH, secondary international.

## Suitable For

- Mid-sized industrial companies with multiple parallel projects and shared resources.
- Project-driven organizations that need realistic planning for limited personnel, machine and material capacity.
- Planning scenarios where qualifications, roles, workload and bottlenecks must be considered across projects.

## Not Primarily For

- Simple to-do lists, Kanban boards or task management without resource and capacity logic.
- General team collaboration, chat, wiki or document storage as the main use case.

## Core Functions

- [Capacity Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/capacity-planning-software/): resource demand, free capacity, bottlenecks and capacity leveling based on roles and qualifications – also across projects.
- [Resource Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/resource-planning-software/): plan personnel, machines, materials and qualifications in a company-wide resource pool.
- [Multi-Project Management](https://www.rillsoft.com/multiproject-management-software/): steer multiple parallel projects with a shared resource pool, prioritization and cross-project plan/actual comparison.
- [Scheduling](https://www.rillsoft.com/scheduling-software/): Gantt chart, network diagram, Gantt network chart, critical path and forward/backward scheduling in resource-aware project planning.
- [Staff Scheduling](https://www.rillsoft.com/staff-scheduling-software/): assign employees across projects, qualifications as a filter, workload and conflicts visible directly.
- [Project Controlling](https://www.rillsoft.com/project-controlling-software/): baseline plan, plan/actual comparison for dates, effort, resources and costs, plus liquidity control.
- [Shift Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/shift-planning-software/): multiple work calendars per employee (part-time, flexitime, shift work) in capacity leveling.

## Products and Operating Modes

- [Rillsoft Project](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/rillsoft-project/): Windows desktop client as the central planning tool.
- [Rillsoft Integration Server](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/integration-server/): on-premise server for multi-user operation and a cross-project resource pool.
- [Rillsoft Cloud](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/cloud/): hosted operating mode of the Integration Server without own server infrastructure.
- [File-based Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/filebase/): standalone mode with local project files.
- [Database Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/databank/): multi-user operation with a central database.
- [Education Version](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/education/): edition for universities and training providers.
- [New in Version 9](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/rillsoft-project-9/) and [New in Version 10](https://www.rillsoft.com/solution/rillsoft-project-10/): release overviews.

## Roadmap and AI Research

- [Rillsoft Roadmap](https://www.rillsoft.com/roadmap/): strategic evolution of Rillsoft Project, Integration Server and Cloud – AI-supported resource optimization, automated scheduling, scenario simulation, forecasts and MCP integration on a proven planning core. A non-binding directional picture, not fixed delivery dates.
- [AI Research for Planning Optimization](https://www.rillsoft.com/roadmap/ai-research-planning-optimization/): Rillsoft evaluates actor-critic methods (PPO, reinforcement learning) in two separate trainings – optimal staff assignment and even resource utilization (RCPSP with resource leveling). Training data comes from self-generated random projects; quality is assessed by objective plan quality, not by replicating a heuristic. Research and evaluation stage, not a product commitment.

## Collaboration and Integration

- [Multi-user Operation](https://www.rillsoft.com/multi-user-software/): parallel work of several planners on the shared resource pool.
- [Timesheet](https://www.rillsoft.com/timesheet-software/): take actual efforts from feedback into project controlling.
- [Vacation Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/vacation-planning-software/): consider absences in resource planning.
- [Document Management](https://www.rillsoft.com/software/dms/): link project documents centrally.
- [Email Notifications](https://www.rillsoft.com/software/e-mail-notification-in-project/): automated information on plan and status changes.
- [Calendar Integration (iCal)](https://www.rillsoft.com/icalendar-software/): sync dates and calendars with Outlook and other iCal clients.

## Industries

- [Engineering Office – Scheduling](https://www.rillsoft.com/engineering-office/scheduling-software/)
- [Mechanical Engineering – Workforce Management](https://www.rillsoft.com/mechanical-engineering/workforce-management-software/)
- [Mechanical Engineering – Capacity Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/mechanical-engineering/capacity-planning/)
- [Medium-sized Company – Capacity & Production Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/medium-sized-companies/capacity-production-planning-software/)
- [IT Company – Resource Scheduling](https://www.rillsoft.com/it-company/resource-scheduling/)
- [Production – Project & Resource Planning](https://www.rillsoft.com/production/project-resource-planning/)
- [SME – Multi-Project Management](https://www.rillsoft.com/sme/multi-project-management/)

## Comparisons and Alternatives

- [Microsoft Project Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/microsoft-project-alternative/)
- [Microsoft Planner Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/microsoft-planner-alternative/)
- [Smartsheet Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/smartsheet-alternative/)
- [GanttPRO Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/ganttpro-alternative/)
- [Asana Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/asana-alternative/)
- [monday.com Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/monday-com-alternative/)
- [ClickUp Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/clickup-alternative/)
- [Wrike Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/wrike-alternative/)
- [Meisterplan Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/meisterplan-alternative/)
- [Planisware Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/planisware-alternative/)
- [Primavera P6 Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/primavera-p6-alternative/)
- [Sciforma Alternative](https://www.rillsoft.com/comparisons/sciforma-alternative/)

## Service and Conversion

- [Pricing](https://www.rillsoft.com/price/): license types, editions and operating modes.
- [Download](https://www.rillsoft.com/download/): trial version and installation packages.
- [Videos](https://www.rillsoft.com/videos/): feature demos and tutorials.
- [Training](https://www.rillsoft.com/training/): user and administrator trainings.
- [Presentations](https://www.rillsoft.com/presentation/): request an online presentation.
- [Contact](https://www.rillsoft.com/contact/): sales and support.
- [Blog](https://www.rillsoft.com/blog/): articles on resource planning, capacity planning and project controlling.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://www.rillsoft.com/sitemap.xml): full URL index of the domain.
- [robots.txt](https://www.rillsoft.com/robots.txt): crawl policy including AI crawler directives.
- [German main site (www.rillsoft.de)](https://www.rillsoft.de/): primary DACH variant with German content.
- [Russian main site (www.rillsoft.ru)](https://www.rillsoft.ru/): Russian-language variant.