G2 Vendor Directory

Parallax vs. Retain Cloud

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

MetricParallax

by Parallax

Retain Cloud

by AdvT

Overall rating4.74.2
Review count2613
Ease of use8.29.2
Ease of setup7.58.4
Quality of support9.98.8
Meets requirements8.88.4
NPS88.46153838.461538
Small Business72.0%18.2%
Mid-Market28.0%45.5%
Enterprise0.0%36.4%
Total page views312227
Total LLM citations807209

Parallax

Parallax delivers business insights that empower digital services companies to forecast with confidence for improved profitability and employee engagement. Built by leaders in digital services, Parallax is the only professional service automation platform designed to support the unique needs of agencies and software firms - combining real-time data with operational best practices to optimize resource planning and ROI.

Pros

  • Team Collaboration
  • Customer Support
  • Integrations
  • Ease of Use
  • Resource Management
  • Onboarding

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