Retain Cloud vs. Cinode

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.

Cinode is the AI-powered operating platform for consulting firms — the single system that connects skills, sales, and resource planning to supercharge growth. Founded in 2010, Cinode was built specifically for the consulting industry to solve its most fundamental questions: Who knows what? Who’s available? What can we sell? and How do we win more business — faster and smarter? From first client contact to staffing, delivery, and long-term growth, Cinode gives consultancy leaders real-time insights that drive better decisions and measurable results.