PlanGuru vs. Fathom by The Access Group

PlanGuru

Fathom by The Access Group

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Fathom by The Access Group	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Fathom is a management reporting, forecasting and financial analysis tool from the Access Group. It helps users to assess business performance, monitor trends and identify improvement opportunities. Fathom combines business planning with simple three-way cash flow forecasting.	$44 per month

Pricing

PlanGuru

Fathom by The Access Group

Editions & Modules

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

Starter: $44
per month
Silver: $225
per month
Gold: $325
per month
Platinum: $575
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
PlanGuru	Fathom by The Access Group
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	PlanGuru	Fathom by The Access Group
Considered Both Products	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?	Fathom by The Access Group Verified User Anonymous Chose Fathom by The Access Group We also used spotlight reporting before we tried out Fathom and we found Fathom much easier to navigate and Xero integration, consolidation are very strong feature of the product. Spotlight reporting is similar to Fathom however, Fathom is more flexible, there are better visual … Incentivized Helpful? SB Samantha Bowling, CPA CGMA Owner Chose Fathom by The Access Group The speed and usability of Fathom blows this product away! Incentivized Helpful?

Features

PlanGuru

Fathom by The Access Group

Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
	PlanGuru - Ratings	Fathom by The Access Group 7.8 Ratings 18% below category average
Long-term financial planning	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Financial budgeting	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Forecasting	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Management reporting	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	PlanGuru - Ratings	Fathom by The Access Group 8.0 Ratings 2% below category average
KPIs	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Revenue Forecasting	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

Budgeting Tools

Comparison of Budgeting Tools features of Product A and Product B
	PlanGuru - Ratings	Fathom by The Access Group 6.5 Ratings 26% below category average
Financial Planning Collaboration	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Budget Customization	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Departmental Budgeting	00 Ratings	4.00 Ratings
Import & Export Tools	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	PlanGuru	Fathom by The Access Group
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Enterprises	OneStream Score 8.8 out of 10	OneStream Score 8.8 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	PlanGuru	Fathom by The Access Group
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	PlanGuru	Fathom by The Access Group
Likelihood to Recommend	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	I definitely recommend for Controllers who prepare consolidations internally and for CPA Firms who provide this service for their clients. Incentivized Samantha Bowling, CPA CGMA Owner Read full review
Pros	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	Consolidation and Eliminating Entries Easy to use dashboards Customizable Metrics and Targets Customizable Dashboard Incentivized Samantha Bowling, CPA CGMA Owner Read full review
Cons	Can be a bit complicated for new users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	If you have multiple divisions within the business, reporting/budgeting by division are not as good as induvial reports. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	It hasn't really been a viable program for our office. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	No answers on this topic	Great dashboards and very easy to use. Incentivized Samantha Bowling, CPA CGMA Owner Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	I have not used customer support. Incentivized Samantha Bowling, CPA CGMA Owner Read full review
Implementation Rating	Great tool for projections and forecasting. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	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	We also used Spotlight reporting before we tried out Fathom and we found Fathom much easier to navigate and Xero integration, consolidation are very strong feature of the product. Spotlight reporting is similar to Fathom however, Fathom is more flexible, there are better visual reports and grafts and we found it easier to customize the reports templates. You can also share the reports with multiple group of people online. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	There hasn't really been much use of this product for some time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	it saved us few hours a month to prepare consolidated reports. it made is easy to understand the financials with visuals Integration with Xero also made it much accurate Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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