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Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 205 reviews and ratings

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Score 8.3 out of 10

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Feature Rating Comparison

Anaplan

7.4

SAS Advanced Analytics

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Long-term financial planning

7.4

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Financial budgeting

8.1

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Forecasting

7.6

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Scenario modeling

6.5

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Management reporting

7.6

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Anaplan

6.5

SAS Advanced Analytics

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Financial data consolidation

7.7

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Journal entries and reports

6.6

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Multi-currency management

6.2

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Intercompany Eliminations

5.9

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Minority Ownership

6.0

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Local and consolidated reporting

7.1

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Detailed Audit Trails

6.1

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Anaplan

7.5

SAS Advanced Analytics

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Financial Statement Reporting

7.0

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Management Reporting

8.3

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Excel-based Reporting

6.9

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Automated board and financial reporting

8.0

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Anaplan

6.7

SAS Advanced Analytics

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Personalized dashboards

5.3

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Color-coded scorecards

6.0

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KPIs

7.0

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Cost and profitability analysis

7.0

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Key Performance Indicator setting

7.4

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Benchmarking with external data

7.2

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Anaplan

8.3

SAS Advanced Analytics

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Flat file integration

8.3

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Excel data integration

8.3

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Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

8.2

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Pros

Allows non-technical business-oriented individuals create functionality in the system.
Highly customizable.
Excellent business partner from a people perspective. Very focused on customer success, not just the next PO.

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Director of Quota and Territory Management

EquifaxFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Extremely versatile combination of available functions
Includes all critical analytical capabilities
Includes and interface to R for the few, newer approaches, that haven't yet been incorporated

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CEO

Analyst Finder, Inc.Insurance, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Larger workspaces.
Ongoing support contracts based on LOE.
Better formula support and explanation within the model.

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Director of Quota and Territory Management

EquifaxFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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No big complaints, pretty robust functionality

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Bethany Klebanov

Sr. Manager Global Business Analytics

Go2Market Analytics, Inc.Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Anaplan8.2

Based on 3 answers

I don't think we could function without the collaboration capabilities built into Anaplan that replaced disparate Excel files in the workforce planning model

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics4.5

Based on 5 answers

More cost effective options out there - WPS, Revolution Analytics (R), etc.

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Bethany Klebanov

Sr. Manager Global Business Analytics

Go2Market Analytics, Inc.Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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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.

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Chris Friederich

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Cherwell SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics6.1

Based on 2 answers

If SAS Enterprise Guide is utilized any beginning user will be able to shorten the learning curve. This is allow the user a plethora of basic capabilities until they can utilize coding to expand their needs in manipulating and presenting data. SAS is also dedicated to expanding this environment so it is ever growing.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics10.0

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SAS probably has the most market saturation out of all of the analytics software worldwide. They are in every industry and they are knowledgable about every industry. They are always available to take questions, solve issues, and discuss a company's needs. A company that buys SAS software has a dedicated representative that is there for all of their needs.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics9.0

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Although nothing is perfect, SAS is almost there. The software can handle billions of rows of data without a glitch and runs at a quick pace regardless of what the user wants to perform. SAS products are made to handle data so performance is of their utmost important. The software is created to run things as efficiently as SAS software can to maximize performance.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Support

Anaplan8.0

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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics10.0

Based on 2 answers

Simple. Their knowledge and accessibility. Support can be reached via email, text, chat, or phone. They can also utilize WebEx to tap into your machine and see what the user is seeing. SAS is dedicated to helping their users maximize their software.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics9.0

Based on 1 answer

SAS has regional and national conferences that are dedicated to expanding users' knowledge of the software and showing them what changes and additions they are making to the software. There are user groups in most of the major cities that also provide multi-day seminars that focus on specific topics for education. If online training isn't the best way for the user, there is ample in-person training available.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 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/

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics8.0

Based on 1 answer

There are online videos, live classes, and resource material which makes training very easy to access. However, nothing is circumstantial so applying your training can get tricky if the user is performing complex tasks. When purchasing software, SAS will also allocate education credits so the user(s) can access classes and material online to help expand their knowledge.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation

Anaplan6.8

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

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Christopher Pope

Manager

Seagate TechnologyComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics9.0

Based on 1 answer

Ask as many questions you can before the install to understand the process. Since a third party does the installation your company is sort of a passanger and it is easy to get lost in the process. It also helps to have all users and IT support involved in the install to help increase the knowledge as to how SAS runs and what it needs to perform correctly.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Anaplan provided a whiteboard that allowed us to set up our unique business as we saw fit. Other programs had built-in forecasting modules that we needed to adapt to. Our company is retail but also collections so flexibility was the key when making the final decision. Plus, Anaplan seemed more cutting edge, new school, in comparison to the other competitors.

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Operational Analyst

Aaron's, IncRetail, 10,001+ employees

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SAS was the incumbent tool, and what the team knew. We did look into using Revolution Analytics enterprise version of R, but the learning curve on that caused us to stick with SAS. In my current position, I've opted for WPS over SAS. I can still leverage my SAS experience, but the price is about 15% of what SAS charges, with extra functionality, such as direct database access. I can supplement WPS with free software, such R for anything that it might be missing.

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Bethany Klebanov

Sr. Manager Global Business Analytics

Go2Market Analytics, Inc.Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Lines of Business and Business Impact

It has provided a means to forecast while testing scenarios within multiple versions. It engaged the home office directors and operational managers to see their forecast and assess the changes that should be made. It became the much needed centerpoint where forecasting and budgeting data lives and breathes. In the past, forecasting was done via multiple Excel sheets, not standardized, and prone to human error.

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Aaron's, IncRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Selection Process

Adaptive and Host Analytics

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More flexible and able to handle more data.

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Sr. Manager, Finance

AtlassianComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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SAS Advanced Analytics9.0

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It all depends on the type of SAS product the user has. Scaleability differs from product to product, and if the user has SAS Office Analytics the scaleability is quite robust. This software will satisfy the majority of the company's analytic needs for years to come. In addition, if SAS is not meeting the users needs the company can easily find SAS solutions that will.

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Analytics Specialist

Array Services GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 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

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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Increase return on investment on marketing campaigns.
Understand the customer segments in better way.

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Analyst in Marketing

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Anaplan

Platform - Align business investment to corporate and departmental goals. Gain control over IT projects and reduce time and cost overruns. Easily manage IT shared service costs and allocations. Quickly report progress and impact to the business with live scorecards. Continuously optimize teams and priorities to deliver the most relevant value.

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Pricing Details

Anaplan

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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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/

SAS Advanced Analytics

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Additional Pricing Details

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