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Anaplan
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173 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
- Anaplan ranks higher in 7 feature sets: BI Standard Reporting, Data Discovery and Visualization, Access Control and Security, Mobile Capabilities, Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting, Analytics and Reporting, Integration
- Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3 feature sets: Ad-hoc Reporting, Report Output and Scheduling, Consolidation and Close
- Anaplan and Oracle Cloud EPM are tied in 1 feature set: Financial Reporting and Compliance
BI Standard Reporting

7.6
Anaplan
76%
5.7
Oracle Cloud EPM
57%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 2/3 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pixel Perfect reports

6.4
64%
1 Rating
8.1
81%
2 Ratings
Customizable dashboards

8.7
87%
105 Ratings
4.4
44%
3 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates

N/A
0 Ratings
4.5
45%
3 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting

8.4
Anaplan
84%
8.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
88%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Drill-down analysis

8.6
86%
2 Ratings
9.1
91%
23 Ratings
Formatting capabilities

8.2
82%
2 Ratings
8.8
88%
22 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration

8.2
82%
2 Ratings
8.6
86%
20 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling

8.5
Anaplan
85%
8.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
88%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/4 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/4 features
Publish to Web

9.1
91%
1 Rating
8.7
87%
17 Ratings
Publish to PDF

8.2
82%
107 Ratings
8.7
87%
20 Ratings
Report Versioning

8.5
85%
93 Ratings
8.9
89%
18 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling

8.3
83%
3 Ratings
8.8
88%
16 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization

8.0
Anaplan
80%
5.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
59%
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

8.6
86%
2 Ratings
6.0
60%
3 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

8.2
82%
2 Ratings
6.8
68%
3 Ratings
Predictive Analytics

7.3
73%
2 Ratings
5.1
51%
3 Ratings
Access Control and Security

9.2
Anaplan
92%
8.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
89%
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/4 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/4 features
Multi-User Support (named login)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings
8.7
87%
21 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model

9.4
94%
108 Ratings
9.0
90%
24 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings
8.8
88%
21 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings
9.2
92%
22 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities

7.7
Anaplan
77%
7.2
Oracle Cloud EPM
72%
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Responsive Design for Web Access

8.6
86%
98 Ratings
6.2
62%
2 Ratings
Mobile Application

7.4
74%
81 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

7.6
76%
91 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

8.9
Anaplan
89%
8.6
Oracle Cloud EPM
86%
Anaplan ranks higher in 4/5 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 4/5 features
Long-term financial planning

9.1
91%
185 Ratings
8.2
82%
30 Ratings
Financial budgeting

9.3
93%
189 Ratings
9.1
91%
38 Ratings
Forecasting

9.3
93%
200 Ratings
9.0
90%
37 Ratings
Scenario modeling

9.1
91%
201 Ratings
8.5
85%
35 Ratings
Management reporting

7.8
78%
199 Ratings
8.1
81%
33 Ratings
Consolidation and Close

7.0
Anaplan
70%
8.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
89%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 7/7 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 7/7 features
Financial data consolidation

8.2
82%
150 Ratings
9.3
93%
18 Ratings
Journal entries and reports

7.2
72%
116 Ratings
9.3
93%
15 Ratings
Multi-currency management

6.2
62%
11 Ratings
8.7
87%
14 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations

6.0
60%
8 Ratings
9.0
90%
14 Ratings
Minority Ownership

6.0
60%
7 Ratings
8.8
88%
12 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting

8.1
81%
140 Ratings
9.2
92%
17 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails

7.4
74%
148 Ratings
8.1
81%
17 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance

8.3
Anaplan
83%
8.3
Oracle Cloud EPM
83%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/5 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/5 features
Financial Statement Reporting

8.1
81%
162 Ratings
9.0
90%
29 Ratings
Management Reporting

8.2
82%
173 Ratings
7.9
79%
32 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting

7.9
79%
159 Ratings
8.2
82%
31 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting

9.0
90%
13 Ratings
8.0
80%
28 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing

N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
20 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting

8.7
Anaplan
87%
7.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
78%
Anaplan ranks higher in 6/6 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 6/6 features
Personalized dashboards

8.9
89%
199 Ratings
8.2
82%
26 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards

8.6
86%
183 Ratings
7.7
77%
3 Ratings
KPIs

8.1
81%
19 Ratings
7.4
74%
4 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis

8.6
86%
162 Ratings
6.7
67%
4 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting

9.0
90%
172 Ratings
8.3
83%
25 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data

8.7
87%
13 Ratings
8.3
83%
25 Ratings
Integration

8.8
Anaplan
88%
8.7
Oracle Cloud EPM
87%
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Flat file integration

9.3
93%
198 Ratings
9.0
90%
34 Ratings
Excel data integration

8.7
87%
184 Ratings
9.1
91%
33 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

8.4
84%
163 Ratings
7.9
79%
29 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Anaplan is rated higher in 6 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Performance, Support Rating, Implementation Rating, Product Scalability
- Oracle Cloud EPM is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Availability
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Anaplan
91%
214 Ratings
8.3
Oracle Cloud EPM
83%
46 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

8.8
Anaplan
88%
6 Ratings
9.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
90%
3 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Anaplan
90%
4 Ratings
8.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
80%
1 Rating
Availability

9.1
Anaplan
91%
3 Ratings
10.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
100%
2 Ratings
Performance

9.1
Anaplan
91%
3 Ratings
9.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
90%
2 Ratings
Support Rating

9.1
Anaplan
91%
6 Ratings
6.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
68%
6 Ratings
In-Person Training

3.0
Anaplan
30%
1 Rating
Oracle Cloud EPM
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training

9.1
Anaplan
91%
2 Ratings
Oracle Cloud EPM
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

9.1
Anaplan
91%
25 Ratings
8.2
Oracle Cloud EPM
82%
32 Ratings
Product Scalability

9.1
Anaplan
91%
2 Ratings
8.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
80%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Anaplan
Depending on the specific requirements there are areas in which some tools perform better than others or are more adequate than others. For example, Anaplan doesn’t offer the on-premises solution being a natively cloud SaaS; instead, Anaplan allows real-time calculations and refresh of the entire model with the possibility to fully drill down the results. Therefore, a preliminary software selection would be desirable to select the software that best fits the requirements. Anaplan is capable to support and connect very well any planning process, instead, it is not the most appropriate tool for use cases like detailed transactions storage.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Management Consulting Company, 10,001+ employeesOracle Cloud EPM
It is well suited in a geographically distributed environment where you have various key participants in multiple time zones providing input and necessary explanations on performance and measured successIt is less appropriate where you have a single office environment with a single finance department working together.It is also less suited when the GL is NOT an Oracle product and the interface between the GL and the reporting software needs to be implemented with utmost care and handling.
Consultant
FinPro SolutionsComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Pros
Anaplan
- Flexibility - the tool can be built the suite the company's needs. It allows for maximum customization for even the most complex business models.
- Data Integrations - the tool has the ability to connect to many different data sources so that data can be passed seamlessly.
- Connected Planning - the tool allows for teams across the organization to pass information and data back and forth between models, enhancing the ability to do connected planning

Verified User
Professional in Finance and Accounting
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesOracle Cloud EPM
- Account Reconciliation CLoud Services provides tight integration with Oracle R12 and 11i . Provides drillback capability. It is flexible and provides rich functionality to users.
- We have implemented ARCS on cloud and migrated planning and budgeting from On premise to PBCS and EPBCS. Functionality is onpar with onpremise. Provides regular updates monthly
- We don't need to upgrades every year and saved a lot on Hardware.
Record to Report IT Manager
Ingersoll RandMachinery, 5001-10,000 employees
Cons
Anaplan
- Considering a collaborative platform, workflow features need to be more sophisticated to handle event-based triggers.
- ALM governance is tedious in multiple developers set up, as it does not allow to migrate changes by each developer rather forces to migrate at a model level that includes all changes by all developers.
- Reporting ability is still limited, many times dependency on other reporting tools is unavoidable.
- Time referencing (e.g. default today's date) is not possible without engaging an integration interface.
- NUX pages are rich in features but building pages for DEV/UAT and PROD are not straightforward.
Master Architect
Anheuser Busch In BevFood & Beverages, 10,001+ employees
Oracle Cloud EPM
- The limitation of constrained out of the box dimensions that requires ripping the initial implementation to add the new dimensions is a major drawback.
- Smartview interface is cumbersome for many.
- The only financial adapter is available for integration for other modules we have to go with file-based uploads which is cumbersome and not real-time.
- It is very costly in terms of licensing unlike other Oracle products.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Anaplan
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Anaplan Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Oracle Cloud EPM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$250 per user/per month
Oracle Cloud EPM Editions & Modules
Edition
EPM Standard | $2501 |
---|---|
EPM Enterprise | $5001 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
Pricing per user varies by component within the Oracle EPM Cloud solution. Please see pricing information for the EPM Cloud components on cloud.oracle.com or contact Oracle Sales at +1.800.633.0738.Likelihood to Renew
Anaplan
Anaplan 8.8
Based on 6 answers
In any line of work, a tool that is flexible and would allow different departments of your company to easily interact and exchange valuable insights, is highly anticipated and needed. For me, what Anaplan provides to a business, be it a smaller one or an enterprise customer, is an easily scaling, agile planning and modeling platform that can meet almost any need and give a high-end solution to the problems any company faces on a daily basis.
Anaplan Solution Architect
B EYE LtdInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 9.0
Based on 3 answers
We have a pretty good userbase who are at the high level who gained value from this tool. Discontinuing this tool is prone to impact their day to day operations. Also the data in this tool cannot alter the source, which maintains the integrity of this tool. Smartview is a cool addition that gained lot of traction as well.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.0
Based on 4 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
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.0
Based on 1 answer
EPM usability is good in some modules but needs some improvement in others
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 3 answers
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
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 10.0
Based on 2 answers
EPM has been so far available all the time
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Performance
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 3 answers
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
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 9.0
Based on 2 answers
The product performance is so far very good
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 6 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
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 6.8
Based on 6 answers
Support from our implementation partner is a 10/10, but support from Oracle is awful. Case in point: recently over a 2-day period, there were a series of intermittent outages. Oracle actually asked US for the outage time-stamps. I would have thought that, since we were paying them, they should probably be able to tell us!
Senior Manager, Corporate Finance and Treasury Applications
Oshkosh CorporationAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
In-Person Training
Anaplan
Anaplan 3.0
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
Oracle Cloud EPM
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Learning made easy . One of the best trainings i have attended. Training was very detailed training by the trainer, which helped me understand the basics of the model building. Level 1 training was easy and instructor was most helpful here. Level 2 training was challenging but was able to go thru due to understanding of the basics.
Anaplan Consultant
EnqueroComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
Oracle Cloud EPM
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 25 answers
Agile methodology and breaking the work down into sprints was very helpful. Implementation required a deeper dive into our data than expected for the consultants to be able to construct the data model. But once it was in place, the focus on knowledge transfer enabled us to be able to use the product effectively after the team rolled off.
Head of Sales Compensation
Robert HalfStaffing and Recruiting, 10,001+ employees
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.2
Based on 32 answers
I suggest doubling the time to implement from the initial quote you get from the Sales team. That's always been the case for me for multiple EPMs now. The out-of-the-box functionality of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is pretty robust so I appreciate that and it really helped us get the ball rolling quickly.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Information Services Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Anaplan
Anaplan works well where you have a requirement for complete flexibility, such as in business structure, or in calculation methodology that is bespoke. You can tailor the system to your exact requirements, whereas some products come with pre-built modules that you might struggle to do certain things with. All in all [it] depends on the business requirements as there is a different tool for a different job. Anaplan succeeds in being a very strong all [arounder].

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Professional Services
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesOracle Cloud EPM
The cloud is the way technology is going, so we love migrating from on prem solutions to true cloud-based solutions such as Oracle Cloud EPM. It's very easy to use. We also felt comfortable choosing the solution when reading a previous review around the system being able to have one global plan and integration with other Oracle products for plans which reduces the manual effort of getting the data and activating information.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesScalability
Anaplan
Anaplan 9.1
Based on 2 answers
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
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The product is scalable
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
Anaplan
- The agile implementation methodology used to deploy the system has helped our clients to use and realize the benefits of the system right from the early stages of the implementation.
- The system can be easily managed and maintained by the end users reducing dependency on IT teams and making business more self-sufficient.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte India (Offices of the US)Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Oracle Cloud EPM
- Significantly reduced the amount of money we spent for the maintenance of in-house hardware.
- We now need less employees to manage the configurations of Oracle EPM Cloud.
- There have been many time savings as a whole to apply to more productive causes.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees