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NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro (formerly OpenAir)

NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro at a glance
VendorOracle NetSuite
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, USA
OwnershipBusiness unit of Oracle Corporation (publicly traded)
DeploymentCloud (SaaS)
Target marketMidsize and larger professional services organizations
IndustriesIT services, consulting, software services, agencies, accounting and advisory
PricingNot published; subscription quotes on request (as of August 2026)
Websitenetsuite.com/portal/products/professional-services-automation/suiteprojects-pro.shtml

What SuiteProjects Pro is

SuiteProjects Pro is Oracle NetSuite's professional services automation (PSA) product, known until early 2025 as NetSuite OpenAir. It runs the delivery side of a services business: project and resource management, time and expense capture, project accounting, billing, and revenue recognition. Alone it is a PSA application, not a complete ERP system; paired with NetSuite ERP it becomes what NetSuite markets as a services resource planning (SRP) suite for project-centric companies.

Vendor, history, ownership

OpenAir launched in 1999. NetSuite acquired it in 2008, Oracle acquired NetSuite in 2016, and the rename was announced at SuiteWorld 2024, then executed in two steps: sandbox accounts on January 25, 2025, production accounts on February 15, 2025, with domains moving from openair.com to netsuitesuiteprojectspro.com. Release 2025.1 was the first under the new name, and Oracle frames the whole exercise as branding and platform unification rather than a functional break.

A naming trap sits right at the start of any evaluation: NetSuite also sells a simpler, embedded module called SuiteProjects, while SuiteProjects Pro is the separate, more advanced standalone PSA.

Modules and capabilities

  • Project planning and management with budgets and margin tracking
  • Resource management, including skills-based scheduling and utilization reporting
  • Timesheets and expense reports with approval workflows
  • Project accounting, flexible billing rules, and invoicing
  • Revenue recognition for services contracts
  • Dashboards, reporting, and prebuilt integration with NetSuite ERP plus APIs for other systems

Best-fit companies

Midsize and larger professional services organizations: IT services and consulting firms, software and SaaS services teams, marketing agencies, accounting and advisory practices. Relevance peaks where NetSuite ERP already runs or is planned, because the combination puts project operations and financials inside one vendor relationship, and NetSuite's broad US installed base plus partner network keep it on American shortlists as a matter of routine.

Licensing, hosting, cost

Cloud subscription only, and Oracle NetSuite publishes no prices; quotes are sized by user counts, modules, and contract terms. PSA licensing usually lands on top of ERP subscription and implementation costs, so the number that decides the business case is the combined multi-year figure rather than the PSA line item. The ERP TCO calculator helps structure that estimate before quotes arrive.

The case for and against

For a firm standardized on NetSuite, this is close to the default PSA: two decades of maturity under the OpenAir name, a prebuilt ERP integration, and a clear upgrade path once the embedded SuiteProjects module runs out of headroom. Against: financials live in NetSuite, so a firm on QuickBooks or Sage is buying an integration project alongside the PSA, and a self-contained suite with its own ledger can be the cheaper total. And legacy documentation still says OpenAir, while the SuiteProjects naming overlap confuses at least one stakeholder per evaluation.

What the NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro website looks like

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Screenshot of the NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro vendor homepage

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of company should consider NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro?

Midsize and larger services organizations: IT services, consulting, software and SaaS services teams, marketing agencies, accounting and advisory practices. The strongest case exists where NetSuite ERP already runs or is planned, since the pair covers delivery and financials in one vendor relationship, and NetSuite's US partner network keeps it on American shortlists.

Is SuiteProjects Pro the same product as OpenAir?

Yes, renamed. OpenAir dates to 1999, joined NetSuite in 2008, and came under Oracle with the 2016 NetSuite acquisition. The new name arrived in early 2025, sandbox accounts on January 25 and production on February 15, with domains moving to netsuitesuiteprojectspro.com and release 2025.1 first under the new label. Oracle calls it branding rather than a functional break, so existing OpenAir knowledge transfers; expect older documentation to keep the old name for a while.

Can SuiteProjects Pro run a whole business without NetSuite ERP?

No. It covers projects, resources, time and expenses, billing, and revenue recognition, and stops there. General ledger, payables, and payroll come from NetSuite ERP or another financials system, and the prebuilt-integration advantage applies only to NetSuite, so firms on other ledgers should cost that connection realistically.

What is the difference between SuiteProjects and SuiteProjects Pro?

SuiteProjects is the simpler project module embedded inside NetSuite ERP; SuiteProjects Pro is the standalone, more advanced PSA with skills-based scheduling, flexible billing rules, and services revenue recognition. Quotes get compared across the wrong products regularly, so confirm which one a proposal covers.

How is SuiteProjects Pro licensed and what does it cost?

Cloud subscription only, with no published prices as of August 2026; quotes depend on user counts, modules, and contract terms. Since PSA licensing stacks on top of NetSuite ERP subscription and implementation costs, budget the combined multi-year figure rather than the PSA line alone; the ERP TCO calculator helps structure that estimate.

Does it integrate with anything other than NetSuite?

APIs exist for connecting other systems, and dashboards and reporting draw on the same data either way. The prebuilt path covers NetSuite ERP specifically, so any other financials connection is a build-and-maintain commitment on your side.