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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 BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP BPC software is designed to help users plan and achieve a faster, more accurate close. The SAP BPC software aims to help users spend more time growing their business and less time closing books. The vendor’s value proposition is that their software delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities in a single application. This, in turn, enables them to easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with…N/A
    Pricing
    AnaplanSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    AnaplanSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AnaplanSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Considered Both Products
    Anaplan
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan offers faster performance. The modelling tool is user oriented.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan

    • Better end user interface
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan has the advantage of multidimensionality and fast calculation engine which is lacking in most of the above. Scenario planning is easier using Anaplan. Anaplan is not an off the shelf tool like most softwares that have been prebuilt to address specific problems/ issues. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan provides the capability to do enhanced scenario modelling almost realtime and has wide range of integration options available to integrate the application with a wide variety of third-party systems. Anaplan UX is very intuitive which drives greater end user adoption. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Easy to implement Easy functions and scripting easy access to any plan more structured learning experience ( self-learning especially, good certification program ( also free unlike SAP ) Handling data inbox sizes is better in SAP No issues of size or data sparsity SAP is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Ease of use, intuitive design, business user friendly, quick implementation time
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is cheaper, more flexible, and easier to develop than BPC. In particular, the ability to plan different parts of the business at different levels of granularity (e.g. planning fixed staff costs at the company level, travel & expenses at the regional level and executive …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Scalability, Performance and UX is key from above two tools versus Anaplan.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    I was an admin also in SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation). But, I can say that it's somehow hard to implement. It is not as flexible as Anaplan. I am using Anaplan for years already. This is a game-changer i.e. for Finance people. We were able to easily implement it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Planful offers a great solution, however, they have significantly underperformed on their annual growth rate. The solution has a lot to offer, however, it is split across two solutions and is not True connected planning.
    OneStream is growing on a fast trajectory and has an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    I have used SAP BPC and SAC. With relation to BPC, it is more user friendly and easier to maintain. For SAC, it similar but varies when it comes to utilizing the data and setting up for charts
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    I've used other products in the past, but I came into this company knowing I would be using Anaplan specifically. Thus far I am still fine with that decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose Anaplan
    Anaplan is more flexible and can adapt to any business scenario. It is very cost effective compared to other platforms in the market. Time to implement a solution is very short depending on use case. Does not require dedicated IT team and can be managed by Technically sound …
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    SAP SAC ranks higher then SAP BPC due to its cloud offering nature. Anaplan has its own merits due to handling the complex planning scenarios.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Anaplan UI is much better than SAP BPC. Anaplan is user-friendly and upgrades are handled automatically as it is in the cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    SAP BPC was decided to be implemented into our company due to the added value compared to other competitors who offer the same systems. Although SAP BPC has room for improvement, the ease of use was the deciding factor that resulted in the company picking it. Organization, …
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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
    AnaplanSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.4
    214 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.9214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.8219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.2192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.3
    224 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.8224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.773 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.6
    213 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.3204 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.3190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.9
    322 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.8
    37 Ratings
    Long-term financial planning9.1297 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.3301 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Forecasting9.3310 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Scenario modeling9.2312 Ratings7.032 Ratings
    Management reporting7.7311 Ratings7.936 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    7.7
    275 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.9
    36 Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.0255 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.4211 Ratings7.828 Ratings
    Multi-currency management7.312 Ratings8.325 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.39 Ratings7.828 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.38 Ratings7.020 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.7244 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.0256 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.0
    293 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    8.0
    36 Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting9.0271 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.0284 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting7.8262 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting8.214 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    9.2
    313 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    8.6
    32 Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.5307 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.4291 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    KPIs9.120 Ratings8.930 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.3270 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.5281 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data9.114 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Anaplan and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    Anaplan
    8.1
    319 Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.0
    35 Ratings
    Flat file integration8.9309 Ratings7.032 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.8287 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.5269 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AnaplanSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (335 ratings)
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.2
    (27 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (27 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (36 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)