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Likelihood to Recommend
Anaplan
Sales performance management, various finance scenarios - Anaplan is good for automating calculations. It is less appropriate for very complex business cases.
PPS EMEA CEP Sales Coverage Program Manager
HPInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Infor Lawson SCM
For any company that creates purchase orders to receive parts, inventory, or any type of order, Lawson Supply Chain Management is a great tool to help automate the ability to approve and reject orders and allows users to be able to track orders much quicker. Typical types of customers that can benefit are hospitals, retail, and the public sector to name a few.
Systems Analyst
Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Anaplan
7.5
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Long-term financial planning
Anaplan
7.4
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Financial budgeting
Anaplan
8.1
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Forecasting
Anaplan
7.7
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Scenario modeling
Anaplan
6.5
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Management reporting
Anaplan
7.7
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Consolidation and Close
Anaplan
6.5
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Financial data consolidation
Anaplan
7.7
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Journal entries and reports
Anaplan
6.5
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Multi-currency management
Anaplan
6.2
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Intercompany Eliminations
Anaplan
5.9
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Minority Ownership
Anaplan
6.0
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Local and consolidated reporting
Anaplan
7.2
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Detailed Audit Trails
Anaplan
6.0
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FInancial Reporting and Compliance
Anaplan
7.6
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Financial Statement Reporting
Anaplan
7.0
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Management Reporting
Anaplan
8.3
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Excel-based Reporting
Anaplan
6.9
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Automated board and financial reporting
Anaplan
8.3
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Analytics
Anaplan
6.7
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Personalized dashboards
Anaplan
5.4
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Color-coded scorecards
Anaplan
6.0
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KPIs
Anaplan
7.0
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Cost and profitability analysis
Anaplan
7.0
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Key Performance Indicator setting
Anaplan
7.5
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Benchmarking with external data
Anaplan
7.1
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Integration
Anaplan
8.3
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Flat file integration
Anaplan
8.4
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Excel data integration
Anaplan
8.3
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Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
Anaplan
8.2
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Pros
- Real - time - the cloud based technology allows all changes & its impact is visible in real time.
PPS EMEA CEP Sales Coverage Program Manager
HPInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
- Automation approval flow is by far the best feature as it allows a user to set their own checkpoints and users to approve and reject orders.
- Being able to track and find orders in the system makes it a robust application to allow for quicker delivery and receipt of POs. At the same time it helps vendors get paid quicker since everything can be tracked quicker.
- User interface built for end users who do not go into Lawson everyday. This interface shows only what a requester would require to place an order similar to Amazon.
Systems Analyst
Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Cons
- I believe user set up within Anaplan is one of the areas that could be improved greatly.
- Workflow is another area that I believe could be improved. Currently, I do not believe, there is a way to create an action against workflow. This would be a great benefit rather than moving the item to complete or in progress if you could write an action for it.
Director of Business Intelligence Development
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma- Division of CommerceGambling & Casinos, 5001-10,000 employees
- The User Interface that everyday SCM users access is out of date and needs updating. Luckily in version XI the entire user experience is being enhanced to fix this issue.
- Tracking of POs and Receipts and invoices are difficult for end users to research. They usually would require lawson access and/or need to get a buyer involved. Luckily there are third party companies that built add-ons for lawson to allow end users to track this info.
- Out of the box reporting doesn't have a great look to it. Many folks from finance do not like the appearance of the reports. Again Lawson has finally listened and now allows users to customize the look of those reports.
Systems Analyst
Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Anaplan8.2
Based on 3 answers
We rely on it heavily. The only way we wouldn't renew is if the price got significantly higher.
Director of Sales Operations
Careerbuilder.comInternet, 1001-5000 employees
No score
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Usability
Anaplan8.2
Based on 2 answers
There is a dependency in this rating - in that I find Anaplan extremely easy to use, but I've spent the necessary time developing a strong understanding of the platform. Once you understand how to use it, the platform is flexible, easy to use, and fun to use.
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Cherwell SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees
No score
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Reliability and Availability
Anaplan10.0
Based on 1 answer
In nearly 3 years, I have only had 1 issue of being unable to access my model for an unplanned maintenance. Even planned maintenance windows are handled during low traffic hours on the weekend.
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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Performance
Anaplan9.0
Based on 1 answer
Everything is calculated in memory in the cloud. It's nearly instantaneous updates when you make changes. The only time things get a little slow is when you have a massive model with very intricate calculations...but "slow" for Anaplan is not what I would call "slow" for something like Hyperion. We used to have Hyperion calcs that ran for 60 mins before you could use data. The equivalent would be 60 seconds in Anaplan.
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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Support
Anaplan8.1
Based on 2 answers
I feel like the support team is a little lacking in product knowledge. Several times I have contacted them to get help, and ended up finding a solution to my own problem before the team could get back to me with anything useful. I have also submitted a few bugs, and never got updates to when they were fixed in later releases.
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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In-Person Training
Anaplan3.0
Based on 1 answer
The in-person training is simply not worth the cost. After a few weeks of playing in Anaplan, I went to the basic training and knew more than the person teaching it. a year down the road, I was the first person to complete the advance training, and again could have been teaching the class better than the person running the session. Spend some time on your own trying out different things and you will get all the understanding you need to be successful.
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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Online Training
Anaplan5.0
Based on 1 answer
I'm giving this a 5 simply for the anapedia outline of calculations. The online videos and trainings leave a lot to be desired, but having anapedia around to help you understand calculations has been helpful. The drawback to anapedia is the depth they go into for calculations, it is lackluster at times. Because of that, I have been working through a much more in-depth look at each calculation on my website for users to reference: http://www.anaplanguru.com/formulas/
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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Implementation
Anaplan6.7
Based on 12 answers
Implementation using Anaplan's internal customer success team left much to be desired. We've found much better success with outside consultants
Manager
Seagate TechnologyComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees
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Alternatives Considered
Anaplan requires less IT support and its calculation engine is far more powerful. Anaplan is also less expensive when total cost of ownership is considered. We also liked that you're able to use Anaplan for a variety of business planning functions rather than having a bespoke tool for budgets or commissions or demand planning etc.
Manager
Seagate TechnologyComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees
Lawson SCM has been the leader in the space for a while. All of the new competitors don't have enough experience or enough customers to fully understand the needs of our company. Lawson continues to work with their customers for ideas on new enhancements and is evident in the latest offering with a redesign of how SCM makes it easier to track and automate the SCM part of the business
Systems Analyst
Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Anaplan7.0
Based on 1 answer
It's going to handle most of what you can throw at it. The problem lies in the sparsity of some datasets. When you have over 5ish dimensions of sparse data, the size of the model gets bloated for not much value. In several cases, I have had to adapt my model to account for sparsity in a way that minimized use of space, but also made interacting with the data more cumbersome.
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
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Return on Investment
- Workforce Planning efficiency - so much easier than excel to maintain sensitive information planning
- Long range plan lead time - the old excel model took weeks to update. The Anaplan model takes hours
Manager, Financial Systems
Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees
- As a customer of the tool it allowed for quicker responses when issues came up. It allowed for quick feedback and issue resolution since everything could be tracked.
- The ability to add images into the application allows for better use of the tool as both buyers, vendors, and the AP Department can gain advantages from the built in imaging allowed for users.
- Approval flows allows for custom tailoring for what kind of expense goes to which people for approval. This makes getting orders approved easier and more concise.
Systems Analyst
Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
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Pricing Details
Anaplan
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Additional Pricing Details
Request a personal demo: https://www.anaplan.com/request-demo/ Free trial for existing customers for any app in the App Hub: https://apphub.anaplan.com/Infor Lawson SCM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No