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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP BPC software is designed to help users plan and achieve a faster, more accurate close. The SAP BPC software aims to help users spend more time growing their business and less time closing books. The vendor’s value proposition is that their software delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities in a single application. This, in turn, enables them to easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with…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
    Pricing
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Vena
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    N/A
    Complete
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Vena
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsThe 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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    Community Pulse
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Vena
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
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    Vena Solutions
    Chose Vena
    BPC seemed to me to require IT assistance, which was not available. I used it in a past life and thought it was a good product, but when implementing the flexibility and lack of IT resource requirements were the clinchers for Vena.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vena
    I truly feel that Vena is the best of the bunch. Not only does it provide superior user experience, but it also costs less than these competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vena
    More flexible and Excel embedded
    Cloud Solution
    Incentivized
    Chose Vena
    Vena is a fraction of the cost of SAP's flagship product BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation). There are actually a lot of similiarities between the two platforms, but I believe that Vena has really delivered a superior product overall. There are a few features that I had …
    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
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Vena
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.8
    37 Ratings
    Vena
    8.1
    242 Ratings
    Long-term financial planning8.032 Ratings8.1218 Ratings
    Financial budgeting8.033 Ratings8.3233 Ratings
    Forecasting8.036 Ratings7.2224 Ratings
    Scenario modeling7.032 Ratings7.6203 Ratings
    Management reporting7.936 Ratings9.1230 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.9
    36 Ratings
    Vena
    7.6
    211 Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.033 Ratings9.0182 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.828 Ratings7.4133 Ratings
    Multi-currency management8.325 Ratings6.2128 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.828 Ratings7.8126 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.020 Ratings6.589 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting8.030 Ratings8.0160 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails8.227 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    8.0
    36 Ratings
    Vena
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting8.032 Ratings8.4206 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.036 Ratings8.4216 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting8.035 Ratings9.2225 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting8.027 Ratings7.6168 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings6.565 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    8.6
    32 Ratings
    Vena
    7.5
    178 Ratings
    Personalized dashboards9.021 Ratings8.4151 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.019 Ratings8.6115 Ratings
    KPIs8.930 Ratings6.2131 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.026 Ratings7.7142 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.023 Ratings7.1128 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data7.018 Ratings6.8100 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.0
    35 Ratings
    Vena
    8.8
    227 Ratings
    Flat file integration7.032 Ratings8.4185 Ratings
    Excel data integration8.034 Ratings9.1211 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources6.022 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.2
    112 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.571 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.5100 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.4108 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.6
    202 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.3196 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.4194 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.470 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.4171 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.3
    159 Ratings
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.783 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.1115 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.1134 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.7
    104 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.094 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.477 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.129 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.3
    196 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.1184 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.9183 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.3186 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.550 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.9142 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) and Vena
    Feature
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.3
    102 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.799 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.087 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Vena
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    8.2
    (246 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (31 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.6
    (36 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)