Trusting the Radius
Updated August 27, 2019

Trusting the Radius

Cristian Bodnarasec | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with TrustRadius for Buyers

When I discovered TrustRadius I was assigned to research for better alternatives for some of our tools, like Microsoft Project or Workboard. My role in the buying process is to find alternatives, do the initial filter, do the comparison and present it to top management. Based on the requirements and my presentation, the best one is selected together with the executive VP.
  • To understand my options (i.e. build my short list or long list)
  • To compare products
  • To determine what to ask a vendor
  • To validate vendor claims
  • To confirm my decision
  • To find evidence to support my recommendation to colleagues or my client
  • To see what other users think of the product I am currently using
Whenever looking for alternatives for our tools, the biggest value I see is in reading the people's reviews and [learning about] their previous experience with it. Of course it is a tedious and time consuming process and you need to not believe everything you read, however those are really helping me to choose. Additionally, it helps me to look at the alternatives tab. This is very useful when you aren't really finding what you are looking for or you need a cheaper/free solution.
I find the user reviews most helpful from TrustRadius. I am trying to get the experience of others that have the same needs/use cases like ours, and see how the tool matches those. From this point of view many reviews don't have any value to me, but some of them can really make a difference.
same answer as before.
  • Nice and intuitive User Interface
  • Many verified user reviews
  • Software categorized well so you can make use of the Alternatives tab
  • Need an official TrustRadius review on products with a different weight on the final rating
When looking to purchase software, I use other review sites, the vendor sites, and articles on the internet that compare alternatives. At TrustRadius you find many things in one place that help you take a decision faster.
TrustRadius has a much nicer UI than other review sites and overall the user experience here is better. Also it looks more professional.
TrustRadius is one place to go when looking to buy software. It is not the only one but it's one of the best.