Retain Cloud vs. Meisterplan

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.

Meisterplan is a lean and visual project portfolio management software focused on planning resources beyond the short-term. It enables you to reliably deliver on your commitments by guaranteeing optimal resource utilization in line with your priorities. With Meisterplan, you can • Raise your perspective to the portfolio level to get an overview of all projects, bringing in relevant data from any tool your teams are already using. • Add future resource needs with just minimal detail, giving you the right amount of information for confident decisions without unnecessary effort.