Managing a Horizon Europe project involves much more than tracking budgets.
Project coordinators need to organise work packages, assign responsibilities, monitor progress, coordinate partners, prepare reports and ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Both Grant Planner and Kronis are designed specifically for European-funded projects, but they approach project management from different perspectives.
Kronis places strong emphasis on financial control, compliance and governance.
Grant Planner focuses on guiding project teams through the natural lifecycle of a collaborative project—from planning to delivery.
So which approach best fits your organisation?
At a Glance
Feature
Kronis
Grant Planner
Horizon Europe project management
✅
✅
Work packages
✅
✅
Tasks
✅
✅
Deliverables
✅
✅
Milestones
✅
✅
Budget management
✅
✅
Time reporting
✅
✅
Financial compliance
Strong focus
Supported
Guided project workflow
Partial
✅
Project lifecycle approach
Governance-oriented
Sequential workflow
What Is Kronis?
Kronis is a digital platform developed by Sploro for managing European-funded projects.
Its product family includes Kronis FIN, dedicated to financial control, personnel time reporting and audit readiness, and Kronis PMO, which supports project governance, milestone monitoring and collaborative project execution. The platform is particularly focused on helping organisations remain compliant with Horizon Europe financial and reporting requirements.
What Is Grant Planner?
Grant Planner is Grant 360's project management application.
It supports the implementation of collaborative European projects from project creation through final reporting.
Like Kronis, it includes work packages, tasks, deliverables, milestones, budgets and reporting.
Its distinguishing feature lies in how these elements are organised.
Grant Planner follows the same sequence that project teams naturally follow when building and managing a project.
Different Product Philosophies
Both applications cover many of the same project management concepts.
The difference lies in where they place the emphasis.
Kronis was built around the operational realities of financial management, governance and regulatory compliance for European-funded projects. These priorities are reflected throughout the platform.
Grant Planner starts from another observation.
Before a project can be monitored, it first has to be built.
The application therefore guides users through the successive stages of project definition before moving naturally into implementation and reporting.
Software That Follows the Project
Every collaborative project develops progressively.
First comes the project itself.
Then the consortium.
Then the work packages.
Then the tasks.
Then the deliverables.
Then the milestones.
Then the budget.
Finally comes implementation, monitoring and reporting.
Grant Planner mirrors this progression.
Rather than exposing every feature immediately, the interface evolves alongside the project, helping users focus on the decisions that matter at each stage.
Governance and Compliance
European projects require rigorous governance and financial traceability.
Kronis places particular emphasis on these aspects, offering dedicated support for financial monitoring, audit readiness and Horizon Europe compliance. It also provides specialised support for Lump Sum projects.
Grant Planner also supports governance throughout the project lifecycle, while integrating it into a broader project management workflow that begins long before the first financial report is prepared.
Beyond Project Management
Grant Planner forms part of the wider Grant 360 ecosystem.
Funding opportunities can be identified with Grant Radar.
Proposals are prepared in Grant Genius.
Projects are managed in Grant Planner.
Documentation is organised in Grant Hub.
This continuity allows organisations to move from funding discovery to project implementation without changing ecosystems.
Which Platform Should You Choose?
Choose Kronis if your organisation places particular emphasis on:
- financial control;
- time reporting;
- audit readiness;
- Horizon Europe compliance;
- governance of funded projects.
Choose Grant Planner if you are looking for:
- software organised around the natural lifecycle of a project;
- an intuitive planning-first workflow;
- a project workspace that evolves from planning to implementation;
- seamless integration with proposal preparation and funding discovery tools.
Final Verdict
Grant Planner and Kronis share the same ambition: helping organisations successfully manage European-funded projects.
Their difference lies in the way they frame project management.
Kronis approaches project delivery through the lens of governance, compliance and financial control.
Grant Planner approaches it through the lifecycle of the project itself.
Rather than asking users to adapt to the software, Grant Planner is designed to adapt to the way collaborative projects naturally evolve—from the first project definition to the final report.