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    Anaplan

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Anaplan is a scenario planning and analysis platform designed to optimize decision-making in complex business environments so that enterprises can outpace their competition and the market. By building connections and collaboration across organizational silos, the Anaplan platform surfaces key insights.N/A
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    Anaplan
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    Anaplan
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Anaplan
    Considered Both Products
    Anaplan
    Chose Anaplan
    I think Anaplan is a better and more mature product than SAP SAC, but SAC has a better integration with its core modules and BW platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan offers faster performance. The modelling tool is user oriented.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    We like Anaplan for its flexibility, out-of-the-box starting apps, speed to deploy, and ability to maintain long-term.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan feels like the golden standard. Pigment lacks necessary functionality like actions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan vs Oracle Hyperion - Anaplan is far better calculation engine and way more modern. However, Anaplan still struggles to provide reporting, especially adhoc reporting in excel based off a data model.

    Anaplan vs Pigment - Anaplan is a more proven product, however, Pigment …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Definitely a leader in the space. Far ahead in terms of capabilities. On the high end in terms of end user experience.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is easier to implement, easier to use, easier to maintain than these tools. It scales easily with the business. Workflows are easy to implement. It is easy to drill down and understand how the tool obtained a specific result, giving confidence in its calculations. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Easy of use is Anaplan's main advantage. As Anaplan is code-less configuration, and the logic for model building is by far the simplest, it would make the learning curve less steep. This is very important when we are showing our clients that, their complicated planning scenario …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is tried and tested, robust, can handle high complexity and high volumes of data
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is one of the only tools flexible to handle bespoke commission calculations. In addition to Sales Performance Management, Anaplan can be used to support other business functions, such as workforce planning or financial planning & analysis. Anaplan provides the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is a proven tool for scalable applications and is flexible to support multiple use cases. Its support is established and the user community is strong. Resources to support the product are readily available.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is more powerful than Pigment considering that it is an Enterprise class system and is able to manage bigger data sets. Anaplan allows for advanced scenario modeling and formula capabilities along with custom reporting functionalities. Anaplan has proven its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan and these other tools are very similar. I cannot say that I selected Anaplan over them as I have worked with and been involved with setting up a number of tools for clients. They all have their advantages and Anaplan is a very strong tool in the cloud planning space.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    can be implemented across multiple use cases- also Anaplan is an enterprise solution. Had good reviews in market and also used by other competitors in industry
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Both platforms are excellent but come with some challenges. They are often complex to configure and offer limited customization options. Their user interfaces are not very intuitive, and their reporting capabilities are somewhat restricted. The total cost of ownership is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    In my professional experience, I've exclusively worked with Anaplan. The tool's impressive features made learning it an ongoing, engaging process. Its continuous updates and capabilities kept me consistently learning and adapting, so I never felt the need to switch to a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    The tools generally fill different niches, Anaplan is the best for corporate and enterprise planning, OneStream's strengths are in Consolidations and working with large data sets by IT, and Pigment is a strong contender for finance teams at small organizations with less-defined …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Compared to OneStream and Venna Anaplan offers a more modern look and feel of the platform. It is better situated and maintained in regards of platform updates as it's a full SaaS software there are never any issues with the system version as it's always automatically up to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is using hyper block, so calculation is faster. The implementation of Anaplan is also very straightforward, so COE team can quickly catchup on the solution. If additional functions are required after go-live, COE can also support the implementation by themselves. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Managing spreadsheets in Excel or Google Sheets becomes too time consuming as the business and team grows so transitioning to a tool like Anaplan is a natural evolution.
    I have used Power BI as a complement to Anaplan in the past in order to make the data that was consolidated …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is cloud based which automatically removes the pain and risk that comes along with emailing around different versions of spreadsheets. Concurrent users can interact with different parts of the model at the same time greatly improving time spent adding inputs to the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    We selected Anaplan because of the breadth of their vision and their approach to tackle "planning" of all kinds and integrate planning processes into a true Connected Planning ecosystem. We found that their flexibility and ease of use ultimately provided a better avenue to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    1. Performance
    2. Flexibility and Ease of Use
    3. Security
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Anaplan
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.4
    214 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.47 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.9214 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.96 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.18 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.18 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.18 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.67 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.8219 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.3192 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.98 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.17 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.17 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.43 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.3
    224 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.18 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.8224 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.18 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.773 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.18 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.6
    213 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.3204 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.3190 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9198 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.9
    322 Ratings
    Long-term financial planning9.1297 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.3301 Ratings
    Forecasting9.3310 Ratings
    Scenario modeling9.2312 Ratings
    Management reporting7.7311 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.7
    275 Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.0255 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.4211 Ratings
    Multi-currency management7.312 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.39 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.38 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.7244 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.0256 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.0
    293 Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting9.0271 Ratings
    Management Reporting7.9284 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting7.8262 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting8.214 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing7.31 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.2
    313 Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.5307 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.4291 Ratings
    KPIs9.120 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.3270 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.5281 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data9.114 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Anaplan
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.1
    319 Ratings
    Flat file integration8.8309 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.8287 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.5269 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Anaplan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (335 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.2
    (27 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (27 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (4 ratings)