Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 12, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Starfish CONNECT or Hydra PSA?
Starfish CONNECT is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Hydra PSA, and Starfish CONNECT is rated higher (87/100) than Hydra PSA (84/100). Hydra PSA offers users more features (5) than Starfish CONNECT (0).
Looking for the right Booking and scheduling solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Starfish Retention Solutions Vs. Hydra
Starfish Retention Solutions: Starfish Retention Solutions was founded in 2007 by David Yaskin, a former Blackboard executive who believed that higher education technology companies were not doing enough to help students complete their academic goals.
In February 2015, Hobsons announced the acquisition of Starfish Retention Solutions. The Starfish Enterprise Success Platform...
Hydra:
At Hydra, we have 20 years of experience, and the unique project resource management software that allows us to deliver consistent solutions that you can have up and running after only one week. We offer business software that optimizes resource utilization while it drives project management standardization. The end result is greater visibility a...
Who is more expensive? Starfish CONNECT or Hydra PSA?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Booking and scheduling software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Starfish CONNECT and Hydra PSA.
Starfish CONNECT price starts at $5,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Starfish CONNECT is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software. Hydra PSA accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Starfish CONNECT is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software.
Bottom line: Starfish CONNECT cost is around the same cost of Hydra PSA.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Starfish CONNECT Vs. Hydra PSA based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.
Starfish CONNECT: We are still working to collect the list of features for Starfish CONNECT.
Hydra PSA: Dashboard, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Budgeting, Project Portfolio Management, Time and Expense Tracking.
Target customer size
Starfish CONNECT's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The software is a flexible solution that can be deployed for the needs of any business size and
type.