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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A
    Pricing
    AnaplanSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AnaplanSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    AnaplanSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Considered Both Products
    Anaplan
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is easier to customize as Host is more module based
    Incentivized
    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    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
    AnaplanSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.4
    214 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    8.2
    51 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.47 Ratings8.646 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.9214 Ratings7.747 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.96 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.18 Ratings7.147 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.18 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.18 Ratings8.647 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.333 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    48 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.67 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.9219 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.2192 Ratings6.742 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.98 Ratings8.447 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.2
    43 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.17 Ratings6.941 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.17 Ratings6.939 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.43 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.3
    224 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    9.2
    48 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.18 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.8224 Ratings9.646 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.18 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.773 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.18 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.6
    213 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    5.8
    34 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.3204 Ratings6.733 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.3190 Ratings3.928 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9198 Ratings3.930 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.9
    322 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning9.1297 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.3301 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting9.3310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling9.2312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting7.7311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.7
    275 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.0255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.4211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management7.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.7244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.0256 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.0
    293 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting9.0271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.0284 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting7.8262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.2
    313 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.5307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.4291 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs9.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.3270 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.5281 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data9.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.1
    319 Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration8.9309 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.8287 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.5269 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Anaplan and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Anaplan
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    24 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings6.721 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.318 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.321 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.720 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AnaplanSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (335 ratings)
    7.7
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    7.6
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.2
    (27 ratings)
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)