How does Prospect compare to other Digital Humanities platforms that deal with structured data collections? Here is a chart with some of the salient features.
| Feature(s) | Prospect | Palladio | Tableau | Omeka/Neatline |
| Cost | Free | Free | Cost depends on platform and service used | Free |
| Is resulting project available online? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Do you have control and ownership over data on your own server? | Yes | N/A | If you purchase a license for your own server | Yes |
| Open-source code? | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Support for multiple user work flows? | Yes | No | Yes | Limited |
| Easily define colored Legends on object properties? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Built-in audio and video playback widgets? | Yes | No | Limited | Limited |