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 BlackLine | Score8.8 out of 10 | N/A | BlackLine'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 |
 Vena | Score8.8 out of 10 | Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees) | Vena Solutions provides a financial process automation solution to automate Corporate Performance Management, accounting and budgeting, Regulatory & Compliance, and other finance-related processes. It is scaled for medium to large-sized organizations. | N/A |
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| Additional Details | — | The Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and can be added onto as a company grows. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal. Complete Plan includes everything in Professional, plus: Vena Insights, Premium Support, Sandbox Environment, and Expert Managed Services. For a limited time, new customers who use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Online) as their primary ERP can get a free year of Vena and 40% off implementation costs. Vena also offers special pricing for not for profit organizations. To learn more, speak to an expert. | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | | Chose Vena We looked at Adaptive Insights before we decided on Vena. The main thing that set Vena apart was the heavy utilization of Excel. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Chose Vena At the end of the day, Vena offered great value without having to involve IT. It was an easy to implement system for us. We could query the data from our financial system and created a process to send it to Vena using Box and Microsoft Power Automation (formerly Flow). Because … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Vena They have superior database capacity due to the power of the cloud. Usability and user adoption is quick and immediate due to the direct integration with Excel and ease of use for end users and Vena administrators. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| Usability | 3.7 | 8.4 |
| Availability | 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Support Rating | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| In-Person Training | - | 9.1 |
| Online Training | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Implementation Rating | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Configurability | - | 7.3 |
| Ease of integration | - | 9.1 |
| Product Scalability | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 9.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 8.2 |
