Retain Cloud vs. Resource Management by Smartsheet

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.

Resource Management by Smartsheet high-level project and resource management software helps modern teams make confident decisions about project planning, team capacity, budget forecasting, team utilization, and hiring needs in real time. SIMPLE, POWERFUL RESOURCE PLANNING Our resource planning tool gives you visibility to schedule and manage your team effectively, update on the fly, and immediately see the impact on the project’s budget.