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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Board

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Board is presented as an enterprise planning platform, offered as a solution to accelerate business performance and enable continuous planning with greater forecast accuracy to drive confident, aligned decisions.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
    BoardPlanful
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BoardPlanful
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BoardPlanful
    Considered Both Products
    Board International
    Chose Board
    We earlier used Planful, which was also a good product but not as good as Board. The backend reporting and analysis of data are top-notch. The reports generated are quick and accurate. Board also offers to learn to upskill the team so that they can use the tool effectively and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Board
    We selected Board over similar alternatives for its integrated business intelligence and corporate management capabilities. Furthermore, the ability to generate customized real-time reports, benchmark data, and trends were the primary reasons for implementing Board in our …
    Incentivized
    Planful
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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
    BoardPlanful
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    6.8
    93 Ratings
    Planful
    5.6
    45 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.780 Ratings5.722 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.993 Ratings5.540 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.986 Ratings5.737 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    6.9
    98 Ratings
    Planful
    6.9
    75 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.996 Ratings7.473 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.294 Ratings6.574 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.966 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.689 Ratings6.869 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.2
    90 Ratings
    Planful
    7.0
    63 Ratings
    Publish to Web6.979 Ratings8.122 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.287 Ratings6.857 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.980 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.678 Ratings6.444 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.3
    73 Ratings
    Planful
    6.7
    35 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.972 Ratings6.526 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.664 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.5
    74 Ratings
    Planful
    8.1
    75 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.672 Ratings8.369 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.469 Ratings7.867 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.972 Ratings8.268 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.369 Ratings8.359 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    6.9
    77 Ratings
    Planful
    8.0
    31 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.272 Ratings8.629 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.268 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.5
    79 Ratings
    Planful
    7.3
    123 Ratings
    Long-term financial planning7.674 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Financial budgeting7.678 Ratings7.5122 Ratings
    Forecasting6.775 Ratings7.4113 Ratings
    Scenario modeling8.371 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
    Management reporting7.677 Ratings6.7119 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.3
    74 Ratings
    Planful
    5.9
    92 Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.370 Ratings7.181 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports6.871 Ratings5.264 Ratings
    Multi-currency management7.661 Ratings5.055 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.662 Ratings6.156 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.656 Ratings5.227 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting6.768 Ratings6.566 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails6.965 Ratings6.368 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.2
    77 Ratings
    Planful
    7.1
    123 Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting7.672 Ratings7.3105 Ratings
    Management Reporting6.976 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting6.973 Ratings7.6115 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting7.670 Ratings6.288 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing6.950 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.4
    79 Ratings
    Planful
    5.5
    77 Ratings
    Personalized dashboards7.678 Ratings6.168 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards7.674 Ratings5.544 Ratings
    KPIs6.976 Ratings6.356 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis7.672 Ratings6.253 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting7.671 Ratings5.844 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data7.462 Ratings3.18 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Board and Planful
    Feature
    Board
    7.4
    77 Ratings
    Planful
    6.6
    113 Ratings
    Flat file integration7.476 Ratings7.283 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.475 Ratings6.6105 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.371 Ratings6.077 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BoardPlanful
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (99 ratings)
    7.5
    (132 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (5 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
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    6.3
    (89 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    6.3
    (97 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.3
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)