# Stages? Points?

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/stages-points/6585>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 19, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/stages-points/6585 "2016-11-19T03:55:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![balkee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@balkee](https://forum.mautic.org/u/balkee)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/stages-points/6585/1 "2016-11-19T03:55:39Z")

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What’s the difference, can anyone help with a use-case for stages? I 'm using points, why would I also use stages, doesn’t that give me conflicting information about a contact, and create more overhead for having to adjust then evaluate both? Trying to make sense…

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**Author:** ![balkee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@balkee](https://forum.mautic.org/u/balkee)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/stages-points/6585/2 "2016-11-19T03:55:39Z")

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What’s the difference, can anyone help with a use-case for stages? I 'm using points, why would I also use stages, doesn’t that give me conflicting information about a contact, and create more overhead for having to adjust then evaluate both? Trying to make sense…