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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

    MySQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A
    Pricing
    GatekeeperMySQL
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GatekeeperMySQL
    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
    GatekeeperMySQL
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    GatekeeperMySQL
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Gatekeeper and MySQL
    Feature
    Gatekeeper
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    MySQL
    -
    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 MySQL
    Feature
    Gatekeeper
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    MySQL
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
    GatekeeperMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GatekeeperMySQL
    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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    Oracle
    MySQL is best suited for applications on platform like high-traffic content-driven websites, small-scale web apps, data warehouses which regards light analytical workloads. However its less suited for areas like enterprise data warehouse, OLAP cubes, large-scale reporting, applications requiring flexible or semi-structured data like event logging systems, product configurations, dynamic forms.
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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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    Oracle
    • Stable - it just runs, with minimal downtime or errors
    • Fast - well-structured data is quickly written and read
    • Secure - MySQL is easy to keep data secure from people and applications that shouldn't see it
    • Easy to use - SQL is industry standard so no problems with adding, editing and reading data stored in MySQL
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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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    Oracle
    • Learning curve: is big. Newbies will face problems in understanding the platform initially. However, with plenty of online resources, one can easily find solutions to problems and learn on the go.
    • Backup and restore: MySQL is not very seamless. Although the data is never ruptured or missed, the process involved is not very much user-friendly. Maybe, a new command-line interface for only the backup-restore functionality shall be set up again to make this very important step much easier to perform and maintain.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    For teaching Databases and SQL, I would definitely continue to use MySQL. It provides a good, solid foundation to learn about databases. Also to learn about the SQL language and how it works with the creation, insertion, deletion, updating, and manipulation of data, tables, and databases. This SQL language is a foundation and can be used to learn many other database related concepts.
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    Usability
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    I give MySQL a 9/10 overall because I really like it but I feel like there are a lot of tech people who would hate it if I gave it a 10/10. I've never had any problems with it or reached any of its limitations but I know a few people who have so I can't give it a 10/10 based on those complaints.
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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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    Oracle
    We have never contacted MySQL enterprise support team for any issues related to MySQL. This is because we have been using primarily the MySQL Server community edition and have been using the MySQL support forums for any questions and practical guidance that we needed before and during the technical implementations. Overall, the support community has been very helpful and allowed us to make the most out of the community edition.
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    Implementation Rating
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gatekeeper
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    MongoDB has a dynamic schema for how data is stored in 'documents' whereas MySQL is more structured with tables, columns, and rows. MongoDB was built for high availability whereas MySQL can be a challenge when it comes to replication of the data and making everything redundant in the event of a DR or outage.
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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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    Oracle
    • As it is an open source solution through community solution, we can use it in a multitude of projects without cost license
    • The acquisition by Oracle makes you need to contract support for the enterprise version
    • If you have knowledge about oracle databases, you can get more out of the enterprise version
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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.