G2 Vendor Directory

Retain Cloud vs. Parallax

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

MetricRetain Cloud

by AdvT

Parallax

by Parallax

Overall rating4.24.7
Review count1326
Ease of use9.28.2
Ease of setup8.47.5
Quality of support8.89.9
Meets requirements8.48.8
NPS38.46153888.461538
Small Business18.2%72.0%
Mid-Market45.5%28.0%
Enterprise36.4%0.0%
Total page views227312
Total LLM citations209807

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

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