LivePlan vs. PlanGuru

PlanGuru

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
LivePlan	Score 8.8 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	LivePlan is business plan software for entrepreneurs. Features include the pitch creation, sample plans, financial assessments, and performance dashboards.	$15 Monthly & Annual billing options available
PlanGuru	Score 9.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	PlanGuru is budgeting, forecasting and financial analytics software for SMB's, Nonprofits and the Accountants/ Advisors that work with them.	$99 per month

Pricing

LivePlan

PlanGuru

Editions & Modules

LivePlan Premium: Starting at $30/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available
LivePlan Standard: Starting at $15/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available

PlanGuru App: $99
per month
PlanGuru Desktop: $99
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
LivePlan	PlanGuru
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

LivePlan Standard Includes: - Step-By-Step Instructions - Automatic Financial Statements - Full Financial Forecast - One-Page Pitch Builder - 500+ Sample Plans LivePlan Premium includes everything in Standard, plus: - Industry Benchmark Data - Financial Forecast Scenarios - Performance Dashboards - Milestone Planner - LiveForecast - Syncs with Xero & QuickBooks All subscriptions come with a 60-day money-back guarantee and access to expert customer support.

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Community Pulse
	LivePlan	PlanGuru
Considered Both Products	LivePlan Mariana Jones National Key Account Manager- Fleet Sales Chose LivePlan When it comes to its overall functionality in terms of planning, budgeting and forecasting, there is no product that can beat LivePlan in that. The usability is also a differentiator of LivePlan from other products. Its User Interface is well organized, easy to learn and … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Ogden, President President / Partner Chose LivePlan I've tested Fathom. Though the UX & visualization tools are far superior, it(Fathom) ultimately did not consider the end-user / real-world application. It looks good but isn't useful, where LivePlan is the converse. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose LivePlan We did not really find a similar solution. All other solutions are focused on project management, [there's] nothing on generating a business plan. There is nothing on this level that helps people without any business experience write the plan. They have samples, instructions … Incentivized Helpful?	PlanGuru Verified User Anonymous Chose PlanGuru We contacted PlanGuru for a low-cost module initially for use on a particular client. It has been used several times since by my department for projections. It's fairly adaptable with our QuickBooks business clients. Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
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User Ratings
	LivePlan	PlanGuru
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	LivePlan	PlanGuru
Likelihood to Recommend	All businesses require solutions and tools for organization and control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated. With LivePlan we have charts and graphs that are automatically created based on our data, this is a great time and money saver. LivePlan is a tool that has worked from day one and has met our expectations in creating the total budget. Incentivized Maggie Harder Lawrence Business Sales Manager Read full review	I suggest becoming fully familiar with the program before first time use as it can become costly and a charge off to a client would not be practical. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Great for startups that are still working on their idea. Preparing for pitching and presenting. People don't need business knowledge in order to write a professional business plan, everything is explained in details. Simplicity. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Allows for several different scenarios for the same company Modification in specifications alterable Allows for changes at any level with several criteria. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	UX: It's beyond time for an overhaul, especially on mobile. It can make the app seem dated. The accounting software integration has been prone to break and need to be re-setup, though that seems to have improved. Incentivized Jason Ogden, President President / Partner Read full review	Can be a bit complicated for new users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	It hasn't really been a viable program for our office. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	No answers on this topic	Great tool for projections and forecasting. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	When it comes to its overall functionality in terms of planning, budgeting and forecasting, there is no product that can beat LivePlan in that. The usability is also a differentiator of LivePlan from other products. Its User Interface is well organized, easy to learn and understand and more user-friendly making it easy to navigate through the entire system, access and use the various features it comes with. Incentivized Mariana Jones National Key Account Manager- Fleet Sales Read full review	We contacted PlanGuru for a low-cost module initially for use on a particular client. It has been used several times since by my department for projections. It's fairly adaptable with our QuickBooks business clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	For the price, it's worth it for 2 main reasons. Knowing what's going on throughout the year (relative to goals/prior periods), and seeing precisely where financial issues are off track. Incentivized Jason Ogden, President President / Partner Read full review	There hasn't really been much use of this product for some time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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