G2 Vendor Directory

CMap vs. Retain Cloud

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCMap

by CMAP Software Ltd

Retain Cloud

by AdvT

Overall rating4.44.2
Review count32813
Ease of use8.79.2
Ease of setup8.48.4
Quality of support9.18.8
Meets requirements8.68.4
NPS57.66871238.461538
Small Business58.1%18.2%
Mid-Market41.9%45.5%
Enterprise0.0%36.4%
Total page views1,154227
Total LLM citations4,212209

CMap

CMap is a PSA software that helps professional services firms, from consultancies to architecture & engineering practices, manage their people, projects, profits and more - all in one place. We help project-based businesses to move on from spreadsheets and retire homegrown, ad-hoc tools to give them complete visibility, clarity, and control over their firm. Whether it’s winning new business, delivering projects, resourcing, billing, or reporting, it can all be done in one easy-to-use platform.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Project Management
  • Customer Support
  • Intuitive
  • Resource Management
  • Features

Retain Cloud

The Only Platform Built to Unify Resource Planning for Professional Services — Now with AI and Enhanced Skills Taxonomy Established in 1992, Retain is the world’s first platform built to give professional services firms and complex, multi-entity organisations one place to plan, schedule, and forecast across every department. No more spreadsheets. No more disconnected tools. Just a single, intuitive system that brings clarity and control to resourcing. With AI-powered insights, a governed skills taxonomy, and behavioural profiling, Retain goes beyond availability.

Pros

  • Dashboard Features
  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Time-saving
  • Reporting
  • Simple