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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gatekeeper

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Gatekeeper is a Contract and Vendor Management Solution that brings visibility and transparency to contract and vendor sets, used to create a single source of truth with a central data repository, and to develop robust, scalable processes using automation.

    $1,125

    per month up to 150 Contracts & Suppliers

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    Pricing
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $1125
    per month up to 150 Contracts & Suppliers
    Pro
    $2715
    per month up to 500 Contracts & Suppliers
    Enterprise
    $4,815
    per month up to 1000 Contracts & Suppliers
    Enterprise - Custom
    Custom Pricing
    1,001 to Unlimited Contracts & Suppliers
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$0.20 First Year Subscription CostNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    Features
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Gatekeeper and Microsoft Access
    Feature
    Gatekeeper
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Contract sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract editing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval process10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interdepartmental workflows10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Monitoring
    Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Gatekeeper and Microsoft Access
    Feature
    Gatekeeper
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Contract database10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract search10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract milestone reminders & alerts10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom contract reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tracking contract status10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Gatekeeper and Microsoft Access
    Feature
    Gatekeeper
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GatekeeperMicrosoft Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gatekeeper
    One of the things I appreciate about Gatekeeper, is that all of the documents are housed in one place. I no longer have to chase department people down for contracts. Having all the terms of the contracts entered into the system helps with keeping track of each of the contracts, and having the ability to monitor them in one place. Coming from a place where there was no system in place, it was a given that auto-renewals would happen regularly. Our Accounting Dept. has also benefited greatly using Gatekeeper. Before, they would have to rely on other departments to get the contracts and terms, which would create a backlog for them, especially if they didn't get it in time before the invoices from the vendors started to come in. Gatekeeper isn't a tool that is specific to one team/department, Gatekeeper can assist everyone that needs to access contract terms/information
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    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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    Pros
    Gatekeeper
    • Customer service/support, they're always responsive and eager to jump on calls whenever we need their support. They've never once treated us as "paid invoice" and moved on. They build relationships there at Gatekeeper.
    • They're innovative, improving on their product, when it is already a fantastic resource tool.
    • They have the ability to customize features to fit your needs, that was one feature important to us.
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    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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    Cons
    Gatekeeper
    • This might be more of a personal thing to me, rather than an issue for anyone else, but when I'm working on a specific vendor, with multiple contracts, I have to click the back arrow to get back out to the other contracts within that vendor. It would be helpful to have a feature that you could click on to take you back to that vendor where the other contracts are kept.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    Usability
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    Support Rating
    Gatekeeper
    Whenever I've reached out to Gatekeepers customer service and/or support team, they've always been prompt in getting back to me, whether it's via an email, text or setting up a zoom call, Gatekeeper's support is impeccable.
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    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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    Implementation Rating
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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    Return on Investment
    Gatekeeper
    • Since using Gatekeeper we have a better understanding of what contracts we have, and with the customized Workflow they created for us, the contracts flow through the Pipeline based on our DOA. It's a smooth process from the start of redlining and finalizing to finishing it up with Gatekeepers digital e-signature feature.
    • Contracts are not flying all over the place with no structure.
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    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
    Incentivized
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    Gatekeeper Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Gatekeeper Dashboard, highlighting forthcoming renewals, contract breakdowns and key actions.Screenshot of detailed spend breakdown.Screenshot of an example report showing the Top 25 suppliers by owner.Screenshot of a sample contract list view. Configurable by any datapoint.Screenshot of Gatekeeper for NetSuite. Native SuiteApp integration with Oracle NetSuiteScreenshot of the Gatekeeper integrated Spend dashboard.