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BlackLine vs. Planful

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BlackLine

360 Reviews and Ratings

Planful

226 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BlackLine

    Score8.8 out of 10
    		N/ABlackLine's cloud-based financial operations management platform unifyies data and processes, automating repetitive tasks and enhancing accountability. BlackLine solutions for financial close, accounts receivable, and intercompany accounting support large enterprises and midsize companies.N/A

    Planful

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    		Planful is a cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) suite. It includes financial applications for modeling, planning, consolidation, reporting and analytics.N/A
    Pricing
    BlackLinePlanful
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BlackLinePlanful
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BlackLinePlanful
    Considered Both Products
    BlackLine
    Verified User
    Chose BlackLine
    BlackLine's comprehensive platform, user-friendly interface which is key for strong adoption, strong customer support, and high standards for data privacy and security that are of paramount importance when it comes to financial data; make it a better choice compared to the …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BlackLine
    BlackLine is less user-friendly / not as streamlined interface however the matching tool has proven to be very powerful.
    Incentivized
    Tony Fernandez
    Senior Software Engineer, Finance Systems Analyst in Information Technology at American Public Education , Inc. (E-Learning, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose BlackLine
    FloQast
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BlackLine
    It's the best in its class. Competitors had equal pricing and less functionality.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BlackLine
    We spoke with one other company - I cannot remember the name. The other company's capabilities did not compare to what Blackline could do, and we were not overly impressed with some of the reconciliation information provided.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BlackLine
    BlackLine is the industry leader, hence we selected and implemented the tool. I recommend this tool if your Finance team wants to get a handle on its close process.
    Incentivized
    Planful
    Michael DeFries
    Director of FP&A, Commercial Organization in Finance and Accounting at Masimo (Medical Device, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose Planful
    They all have pretty similar functionality, I liked Planful because it was all cloud-based and we didn't have to buy a bunch of hardware. Spotlight dynamic planning I felt was the most versatile available at the time, not sure if it still is, and I liked the idea of building …
    Incentivized
    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
    BlackLinePlanful
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    8.8
    92 Ratings
    Planful
    5.9
    92 Ratings
    Financial data consolidation9.047 Ratings7.181 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports8.765 Ratings5.264 Ratings
    Multi-currency management8.849 Ratings5.055 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.181 Ratings6.368 Ratings
    Customizable Workflows8.662 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings6.156 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings5.227 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings6.566 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    5.6
    45 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.722 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings5.540 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings5.737 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    6.9
    75 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.473 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.574 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings6.869 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    7.0
    63 Ratings
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.122 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.857 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.444 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    6.7
    35 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings6.526 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    8.1
    75 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.369 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.867 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.268 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.359 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    8.0
    31 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.629 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    7.3
    123 Ratings
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings7.5122 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.4113 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings6.8119 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    7.1
    123 Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings7.3105 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings7.6115 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings6.288 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    5.5
    77 Ratings
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings6.168 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings5.544 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings6.356 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings6.253 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings5.844 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings3.18 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of BlackLine and Planful
    Feature
    BlackLine
    -
    Ratings
    Planful
    6.6
    113 Ratings
    Flat file integration00 Ratings7.283 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings6.6105 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings6.077 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BlackLinePlanful
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (280 ratings)
    7.5
    (132 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (22 ratings)
    8.6
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    3.7
    (52 ratings)
    8.5
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (166 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)