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Retain Resource Planning - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Retain Resource Planning overview

What is Retain Resource Planning?

Service Availability

Retain solutions are business-critical, which is why we aim to meet and exceed a service level objective of 99.99% availability using the provided Web Application UI and API endpoints. Monthly regular maintenance is scheduled for maximum 45 minutes.

Service Updates

Retain Cloud is an evergreen product that is continually improving. Retain is committed to continuous delivery of fixes, enhancements, and new features on a regular basis. We aim to provide quarterly product release updates to customers, as well as up to date online user guides.

Support and maintenance service

Retain support desk is the first point of contact for all support and maintenance enquiries, upgrades and system moves for all our solutions available on-premise or cloud.

Key benefits of using Retain Resource Planning

See more with a single pane of glass - Schedule new client resource requests quickly with at-a-glance access to your bookings, jobs, clients and resources. It’s easy to check availability and capacity across your organisation as well as add, edit and delete bookings and jobs using a single, comprehensive view.

Improve service delivery with the right skills on the right project - Want to know who is available and when to ensure you choose the right resources for the job? Retain enables you to quickly and efficiently search for unassigned resources, seek out specific skills, or view resource availability.

Instant access to project performance - Managers are able to track if a project is running to budget. Using Retain Timesheets resources can log their time against projects and the system will calculate billable hours for clients. This helps with the overall running of the business.

Quickly find qualified resources - Match your people with the projects that suit their skills, certifications, experience level and availability with access to up-to-date personal profiles that make it easier to find a qualified resource to take on a specific role or responsibility.

Improve data driven decision-making - Retain features a suite of flexible reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. Within a few clicks you can create your own dashboard, enabling you to visualise availability and utilisation as well as spot trends or identify potential bottlenecks.

Starting price

15per user /
per month

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Ease of use rating:

Retain Resource Planning reviews

Overall rating

4.4

/5

20

Positive reviews

90

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“We have it tailor made for our business now and I think it does a great job at helping us manage our resources and bookings.”
CB

Ciaran B.

Audit Application Support

“The Skills feature is allowing a small firm like FK to hone in on Staff's skills and thus finding the perfect "fit" when staffing a job using this feature.”
TR

Tanya R.

Workflow & Resource Manager

“Very good experience, this software has served us since 2006 for 2500 resources and for 1500 projects so far.”
ts

tapani s.

GM

Cons
“A bit vulnerable for inexperienced users, still very failsafe and insensitive to incomplete data fed in to system.”
ts

tapani s.

GM

“It is rather slow to use I have to admit. It also logs me out often during a day and it gives a lot of errors nowadays when planning with Roles(requests).”
BS

Bas S.

Assistent Accountant and Retain contact person

“The reporting functions does not work well per our expectation.”
TD

Tram D.

Resource Planning Assistant Manager

Who uses Retain Resource Planning?

Based on 20 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Small Businesses

Top industries

Accounting
Financial Services
Information Technology and Services
Automotive
Others

Use cases

Resource Management
Talent Management
Workforce Management
Project Management
Workflow Management

Retain Resource Planning's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Retain Resource Planning users:

Reporting/Project tracking
Capacity management
Search/Filter
Resource scheduling
Utilization reporting
Drag & drop

All Retain Resource Planning features

Features rating:

Employee scheduling
Reporting/Analytics
Vacation/Leave tracking
Resource management
Multiple projects
Time off management
Project planning/scheduling
Forecasting
Gantt/Timeline view
Budget management
Real-Time data
Skills tracking
Access controls/permissions
Collaboration tools
Resource request
Projections
Project templates
Prioritization
Real-Time notifications
Activity dashboard
Real-Time reporting
Real-Time updates
Reminders
Reporting & statistics
Resource allocation & planning
Role-Based permissions
Self service portal
Sick leave tracking
Task management
Third-Party integrations
Time & expense tracking
Time off requests
Timesheet management
Workflow management
Activity tracking
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval process control
Assignment management
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Budgeting/Forecasting
Calendar management
Commenting/Notes
Competency management
Customizable branding
Customizable fields
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Document management
Document storage
Employee database
Employee profiles
File sharing
Labor forecasting
Milestone tracking
Mobile access
Monitoring
Percent-Complete tracking
Performance management

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Free trial
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User opinions about Retain Resource Planning price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Retain Resource Planning's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“We have it tailor made for our business now and I think it does a great job at helping us manage our resources and bookings.”
CB

Ciaran B.

Audit Application Support

“The Skills feature is allowing a small firm like FK to hone in on Staff's skills and thus finding the perfect "fit" when staffing a job using this feature.”
TR

Tanya R.

Workflow & Resource Manager

Retain Resource Planning integrations (2)

Top integrations

Retain Resource Planning support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

24/7 (Live rep)
Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
Knowledge Base

Training options

Live Online
Documentation
Videos

Retain Resource Planning FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Retain Resource Planning offer?

Retain Resource Planning has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: £15.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription, Open Source
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Retain Resource Planning?

Retain Resource Planning has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Retain Resource Planning support?

Retain Resource Planning supports the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish


Q. Does Retain Resource Planning offer an API?

Yes, Retain Resource Planning has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Retain Resource Planning integrate with?

Retain Resource Planning integrates with the following applications:
IrisAgent, Workday HCM


Q. What level of support does Retain Resource Planning offer?

Retain Resource Planning offers the following support options:
24/7 (Live rep), Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Knowledge Base

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