Napta vs Retain

Napta9.3Visit Retain8.9Visit

Higher score Napta #1 in Resource Management Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit PickYourSkills

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Retain #4 in Resource Management Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Retain

• Napta fits best

  Enterprise staffing and professional-services teams

• Retain fits best

  Established enterprises needing governed staffing

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Side by side

Feature	Napta 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Retain 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Resource Management Software	#4 in Resource Management Software
Best for	Enterprise staffing and professional-services teams	Established enterprises needing governed staffing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	90+ integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Napta 5/5 · Retain 5/5
Capacity planning	✓	✓
Workload management	✓	✓
Skills matching	✓	✓
Scenario planning	✓	✓
Resource requests	✓	✓
Specs
Planning granularity	Daily	Custom
Our review
Pros	AI-assisted skills matching supports project requirements and RFP staffing Scenario planning and capacity tools help balance demand, utilization, and conflicts Covers allocation, financial tracking, timesheets, reporting, and integrations	Capacity, workload and utilisation visibility across teams Skills taxonomy, matching and AI-assisted suitability recommendations Scenario planning, requests, analytics, audit trails and SSO
Cons	Pricing is contact-sales with modular, user-based plans The feature breadth may exceed the needs of smaller or simpler teams Global, matrixed workflows can require substantial configuration	Pricing requires contacting sales Web platform may not suit teams needing broader platform coverage Enterprise-oriented governance may exceed smaller teams' needs
Our verdict	Napta is a SaaS resource-management platform from PickYourSkills for professional-services organizations such as consulting, IT services, audit, assurance, and engineering teams. It brings skills, expertise levels, certifications,… Read the review →	Retain is a resource management platform for professional services organisations coordinating complex projects across departments, projects and locations. It brings together resource planning, scheduling, capacity reporting, workload and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Napta — where it wins

  • AI-assisted skills matching supports project requirements and RFP staffing
  • Scenario planning and capacity tools help balance demand, utilization, and conflicts
  • Covers allocation, financial tracking, timesheets, reporting, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is contact-sales with modular, user-based plans
  • The feature breadth may exceed the needs of smaller or simpler teams
  • Global, matrixed workflows can require substantial configuration

• Retain — where it wins

  • Capacity, workload and utilisation visibility across teams
  • Skills taxonomy, matching and AI-assisted suitability recommendations
  • Scenario planning, requests, analytics, audit trails and SSO

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Web platform may not suit teams needing broader platform coverage
  • Enterprise-oriented governance may exceed smaller teams' needs

• Napta9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep resource-planning suite for complex professional-services staffing operations.

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• Retain8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A governed resource management platform for complex professional services staffing.

  Visit RetainFull verdict →