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363 Ratings
Anaplan
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Based on 156 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Anaplan ranks higher in 6 feature sets: BI Standard Reporting, Ad-hoc Reporting, Report Output and Scheduling, Data Discovery and Visualization, Mobile Capabilities, Analytics and Reporting
- Planful ranks higher in 5 feature sets: Access Control and Security, Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting, Consolidation and Close, Financial Reporting and Compliance, Integration
BI Standard Reporting

7.6
Anaplan
76%

6.8
Planful
68%
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pixel Perfect reports

6.4
64%
1 Rating

6.7
67%
8 Ratings
Customizable dashboards

8.8
88%
106 Ratings

6.9
69%
17 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates

N/A
0 Ratings

6.9
69%
16 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting

8.4
Anaplan
84%

8.2
Planful
82%
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Drill-down analysis

8.6
86%
2 Ratings

8.7
87%
34 Ratings
Formatting capabilities

8.2
82%
2 Ratings

7.7
77%
35 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration

8.2
82%
2 Ratings

8.1
81%
33 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling

8.6
Anaplan
86%

8.2
Planful
82%
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/4 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/4 features
Publish to Web

9.1
91%
1 Rating

7.3
73%
7 Ratings
Publish to PDF

8.3
83%
108 Ratings

8.9
89%
27 Ratings
Report Versioning

8.5
85%
94 Ratings

7.5
75%
17 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling

8.3
83%
3 Ratings

9.3
93%
18 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization

8.0
Anaplan
80%

7.8
Planful
78%
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

8.6
86%
2 Ratings

7.4
74%
7 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

8.2
82%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Predictive Analytics

7.2
72%
2 Ratings

8.2
82%
7 Ratings
Access Control and Security

9.2
Anaplan
92%

9.7
Planful
97%
Planful ranks higher in 4/4 features
Planful ranks higher in 4/4 features
Multi-User Support (named login)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings

9.5
95%
34 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model

9.4
94%
109 Ratings

9.7
97%
33 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings

9.9
99%
34 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)

9.1
91%
2 Ratings

9.9
99%
28 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities

7.7
Anaplan
77%

7.4
Planful
74%
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 3/3 features
Responsive Design for Web Access

8.6
86%
99 Ratings

7.6
76%
17 Ratings
Mobile Application

7.4
74%
82 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

7.6
76%
92 Ratings

7.2
72%
10 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

8.9
Anaplan
89%

9.3
Planful
93%
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Long-term financial planning

9.1
91%
186 Ratings

9.2
92%
72 Ratings
Financial budgeting

9.3
93%
190 Ratings

9.6
96%
81 Ratings
Forecasting

9.3
93%
201 Ratings

9.3
93%
76 Ratings
Scenario modeling

9.1
91%
202 Ratings

8.7
87%
65 Ratings
Management reporting

7.8
78%
200 Ratings

9.7
97%
78 Ratings
Consolidation and Close

7.0
Anaplan
70%

9.4
Planful
94%
Planful ranks higher in 7/7 features
Planful ranks higher in 7/7 features
Financial data consolidation

8.1
81%
151 Ratings

9.6
96%
54 Ratings
Journal entries and reports

7.2
72%
117 Ratings

9.3
93%
40 Ratings
Multi-currency management

6.2
62%
11 Ratings

9.3
93%
37 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations

6.0
60%
8 Ratings

9.4
94%
35 Ratings
Minority Ownership

6.0
60%
7 Ratings

9.0
90%
19 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting

8.1
81%
141 Ratings

9.9
99%
45 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails

7.6
76%
149 Ratings

9.4
94%
42 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance

8.3
Anaplan
83%

8.7
Planful
87%
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Financial Statement Reporting

8.1
81%
163 Ratings

9.6
96%
67 Ratings
Management Reporting

8.2
82%
174 Ratings

9.8
98%
77 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting

7.8
78%
160 Ratings

9.2
92%
78 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting

9.0
90%
13 Ratings

8.0
80%
55 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing

N/A
0 Ratings

7.1
71%
3 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting

8.7
Anaplan
87%

7.1
Planful
71%
Anaplan ranks higher in 5/6 features
Anaplan ranks higher in 5/6 features
Personalized dashboards

8.9
89%
200 Ratings

7.9
79%
38 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards

8.6
86%
184 Ratings

7.0
70%
22 Ratings
KPIs

8.1
81%
19 Ratings

7.7
77%
28 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis

8.7
87%
163 Ratings

8.9
89%
31 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting

9.0
90%
173 Ratings

7.6
76%
22 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data

8.8
88%
13 Ratings

3.1
31%
8 Ratings
Integration

8.8
Anaplan
88%

9.2
Planful
92%
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Flat file integration

9.4
94%
199 Ratings

9.5
95%
54 Ratings
Excel data integration

8.7
87%
185 Ratings

9.9
99%
68 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

8.3
83%
164 Ratings

8.1
81%
48 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Anaplan is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Availability, Support Rating
- Planful is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
- Anaplan and Planful are tied in 1 area: Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Anaplan
91%
215 Ratings

8.8
Planful
88%
90 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

8.8
Anaplan
88%
6 Ratings

9.1
Planful
91%
13 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Anaplan
90%
4 Ratings

7.5
Planful
75%
11 Ratings
Availability

9.1
Anaplan
91%
3 Ratings

8.2
Planful
82%
4 Ratings
Performance

9.1
Anaplan
91%
3 Ratings

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

9.1
Anaplan
91%
6 Ratings

6.5
Planful
65%
17 Ratings
In-Person Training

3.0
Anaplan
30%
1 Rating

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training

9.1
Anaplan
91%
2 Ratings

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

9.1
Anaplan
91%
25 Ratings

9.1
Planful
91%
10 Ratings
Product Scalability

9.1
Anaplan
91%
2 Ratings

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
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+ employeesPlanful
Each system has strengths and weaknesses, so it needs to be assessed based on your own company's goals/objectives. I believe Planful has robust reporting capabilities and various reporting options to utilize depending on your needs. Using report collections and the ability to burst reports and schedule distribution makes standard reporting extremely efficient. You are using workforce planning (Used at a previous company) to calculate benefits made an enormous difference in our accuracy. The modeling application is handy and quickly extracts/pushes back to the core application once the model is built. Creates a lot more flexibility in the system.
Sr. Financial Analyst/ Planful System Administrator
Vista OutdoorConsumer Goods, 5001-10,000 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+ employeesPlanful
- Reporting makes it easy to "slice and dice" data as needed, as well as build out report sets that you can use to ensure the consistent look of reports like balance sheets.
- Data load rules and translation tables provide the flexibility to load data from multiple source systems with relative ease.
- Structured planning templates, combined with rolling forecasts, can dramatically cut down the time needed to get a baseline and make tweaks as desired.

Verified User
Program Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
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
Planful
- The Dashboards module is still a little clunky and restricted.
- Spotlight in Powerpoint and Word need to have more seamless data intervention (e.g., variance calculation capabilities) rather than direct queries. It could be very powerful if they developed the presentation aspect of their product.
- While constant development efforts ensue, training could improve to ensure power users are equipped with the skills to use the new products/developments efficiently.

Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Food & Beverages Company, 1001-5000 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
—Planful
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Planful Editions & Modules
Modules
Host Analytics Planning | |
---|---|
Host Analytics Consolidation | |
Host Analytics Modeling |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—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
Planful
Planful 9.1
Based on 13 answers
Our new Comptroller understands the value of Planful, and we plan to utilize it further in the organization to enhance external reporting. Strangely enough, Planful had not previously been embraced by the former CFO, who argued that we were running two sets of books (of course, we were not). Fortunately, the before mentioned reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income demonstrated that to the banks.
Vice President, Planning and Analysis
Capitol Petroleum GroupRetail, 51-200 employees
Usability
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
Planful
Planful 7.5
Based on 11 answers
For the most part, the system is extremely usable. The consolidation and reporting modules are straight-forward and easy to use as long as everything is set-up properly during implementation. The one module that can be somewhat difficult to use is the Workforce Planning module of Structured Planning. Additionally, the reports that come from Workforce Planning aren't as robust as we need them to be

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Insurance Company, 201-500 employeesReliability 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
Planful
Planful 8.2
Based on 4 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
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
Planful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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
Planful
Planful 6.5
Based on 17 answers
Everyone is very responsive and is willing to jump on a call to help. We set up weekly calls with our CFL representative during the first month of Go-Live. This really helped us solve problems before they got out of hand. When using the Community, I also see representatives on there answering questions
Accounting Manager
ASIConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 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
Planful
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
Planful
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
Planful
Planful 9.1
Based on 10 answers
After going through the initial implementation with Host Analytics and a re-implementation with Cervello (due to an ERP change, not due to a poor initial implementation), I've learned that you really must rely on your internal staff to bear most of the implementation burden. Use the vendor or partners for ideas and best-practice suggestions, and some of the easy-but-time-consuming work. Since you will ultimately be using and maintaining the application, you should be able to do most of it yourself.
Team Lead, Budgeting & Forecasting
Interactive IntelligenceComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives 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 employeesPlanful
We used Adaptive Insights (now Workday) and considered both Anaplan and OneStream. Planful was the most appropriate for our environment based on a single individual as a power user/system administrator, our requirement to not engage long term with external partners for application development and support, and to build repeatable, scalable, and burstable reports. We are in rapid expansion via acquisitions mode with Planful's ability to easily load external financial data, either via Excel data load or API.
Director, FP&A
Imagen Dental PartnersMedical Practice, 501-1000 employees
Scalability
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
Planful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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
Planful
- Reduced time spent on producing reports. With Planful, this is quick and easy!
- Reduced time spent on month-end closing cycles. Its powerful consolidation capabilities means that there is less dependence on slow legacy solutions & workarounds, we get our consolidated numbers much quicker with Planful.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees