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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5,000.00 With One-Time Purchase
Forrester
Star Rating
(38)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(57)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000.00 With One-Time Purchase
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- Reviewers felt that Forrester meets the needs of their business better than Olive.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Olive is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Forrester over Olive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Forrester
No pricing availableOlive
RFP Starter - $5,000 USD
$5,000.00
With One-Time Purchase
Effortlessly initiate a single sourcing project with no commitments. This package is designed for quick turnarounds.
- 1 RFP Project
- 6 months access
- Unlimited internal users
Free Trial
Forrester
No trial information availableOlive
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
22
8.8
47
Ease of Use
8.3
23
8.4
47
Ease of Setup
8.7
5
9.1
24
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.0
24
Quality of Support
8.8
21
9.2
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
12
9.2
24
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
27
8.2
45
Features by Category
RFP Generation
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.6
26
RFP Distribution
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Submissions
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.2
26
RFP Response
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.9
19
Agentic AI - RFP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contract Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Collection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Strategic Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
9.7
20
Not enough data
9.2
18
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.8
16
Procedural
Not enough data
8.5
12
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Forrester and Olive are categorized as Technology Research Services
Unique Categories
Forrester has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Forrester
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Olive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
13.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Financial Services
11.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Accounting
8.3%
Other
47.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Computer Software
10.7%
Consulting
8.9%
Financial Services
8.9%
Restaurants
7.1%
Other
53.6%
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How does Forrester work?
1 Comment
AB
Forrester is solid for vendor comparisons but I prefer Gartner for any other in-depth research . The reports that they generate are too simplified to be...Read more
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