Anaplan vs Workfront | TrustRadius

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Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 234 reviews and ratings

Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 501 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Anaplan

Workfront

Customizable dashboards

Anaplan

Workfront

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Anaplan

Workfront

Role-Based Security Model

Anaplan

Workfront

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Anaplan

Workfront

Long-term financial planning

Financial budgeting

Forecasting

Scenario modeling

Management reporting

Anaplan

Workfront

Financial data consolidation

Journal entries and reports

Multi-currency management

Intercompany Eliminations

Minority Ownership

Local and consolidated reporting

Detailed Audit Trails

Anaplan

Workfront

Financial Statement Reporting

Management Reporting

Excel-based Reporting

Automated board and financial reporting

Anaplan

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Personalized dashboards

Color-coded scorecards

KPIs

Cost and profitability analysis

Key Performance Indicator setting

Benchmarking with external data

Anaplan

Workfront

Flat file integration

Excel data integration

Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

Anaplan

Workfront

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Anaplan

Workfront

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

Allows the business to link different planning streams into one place
Gives users a single source to view data, no more comparing offline templates in excel
Intuitive new UX that allows us to be more customizable when tailoring to needs of end-users

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Principal Consultant

Impetus Consulting GroupFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Workfront has a nice interface and it is especially easy to get started with development projects.
You can easily configure dashboards and monitor planned activities.
Create to-do lists to organize and customize the workflow for each project.
It allows integration with other tools for collaboration throughout the organization and the exchange of information.
It features easy-to-define templates for to-do lists and projects.
The best features are project organization, calendar, and email integration.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Enablement -- Anaplan should invest more in both its training capability and training content. Anaplan is not the most difficult tool to learn, but having more foundation in this area would make the ramp-up process significantly easier
Storage -- Anaplan is not a data warehouse. This is understandable given data warehousing is not their primary value proposition, but many times we run close to the storage limits of Anaplan, and it would be great if Anaplan had different storage size options for its workspaces.
User Interface -- Anaplan's user interface could be streamlined and improved to become more intuitive and accommodate more shortcut keys.

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Senior Sales Planning Analyst

Tableau SoftwareComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Workfront is not the most user-intuitive platform for all. There will need to be significant training periods for end-users.
The User Interface can be more confusing when compared to like-options in the market.
It is a large and expansive program - therefore, executive updates are somewhat difficult within the platform.

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Process Optimization Analyst

QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Anaplan 8.2

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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Workfront 8.6

Based on 59 answers

All that I've said already is why. I suppose the clearest way to say it is that at this point? I cannot imagine running the 300+ active projects in eMarketing without AtTask; it simply wouldn't be possible and even more; I wouldn't imagine why we'd try to find an alternative tool when we have one meeting our needs.

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Senior Project Manager – Resource & Infrastructure Optimization.

Advance Auto PartsRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Anaplan 8.2

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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Workfront 8.0

Based on 17 answers

I gave a rating of 10 on overall usability because Workfront is cloud based and very easy to use. Workfront also provides collaboration on projects which is critical to a projects success. The tool gives everyone high level visibility in their projects down to the smallest detail. Wonderful project management system, allows you to cut down on emails, meetings and no more spreadsheets for tracking your projects.

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Web Traffic Manager

BBVA CompassBanking, 10,001+ employees

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Reliability and Availability

Anaplan 10.0

Based on 2 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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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Workfront 9.1

Based on 16 answers

Maintenance is required, but usually after work hours, Some days the proofing tool function is not operational, but this is a new function of the tool that WF is working out. the kinks on. Chrome is the best browser to use the system in and we find Firefox and Explorer lose some view functionality - Gantt Chart, Resource Grid

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Verified User

Project Manager in Marketing

Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

Anaplan 9.0

Based on 2 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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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Workfront 5.9

Based on 6 answers

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Support Rating

Anaplan 9.1

Based on 5 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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Workfront 7.8

Based on 22 answers

It would be nice if the support forms were more dynamic so you could add more information to the support ticket when you enter it to reduce back and forth with the support team member. Also communication on escalated tickets isn't always great. It's gotten better over the years but still needs improvement. Other than that, initial response on support tickets is really quick and the people I've dealt with have always been very professional.

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Production Manager

Miles MediaMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

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In-Person Training

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.

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Manager, Financial Systems

Research NowMarket Research, 1001-5000 employees

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Workfront 5.0

Based on 1 answer

It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.

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Project Manager in Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Company, 201-500 employees

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Online Training

Anaplan 5.0

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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Workfront 8.9

Based on 4 answers

The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.

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Web Traffic Manager

BBVA CompassBanking, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

Anaplan 6.7

Based on 24 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.

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Head of Sales Compensation

Robert HalfStaffing and Recruiting, 10,001+ employees

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Workfront 8.3

Based on 20 answers

Most people learn as you go, a lot of this stuff requires trial and error throughout so my suggestion is to provide as much information in the upfront and keep it as simple as possible. You can add other tools and features as you go but everyone should have the basics down so no bad habits can start to develop. Be persistent with everyone, and don't be afraid to correct and talk through steps again so everyone is on the same page

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Verified User

Project Manager in Marketing

Design Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

During the selection process at the end of 2012, we were thinking of Excel as the main tool, or an in-house software built by ourselves, however, this would have taken us ages, so we checked what is available on the market. Anaplan was a small start-up at that time, but it helped us to ensure we can customize the software to our needs.

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Szilvia Havasreti

PPS EMEA CEP Sales Coverage Program Manager

HPInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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I love that Workfront is easy to configure and change as your organization grows. It's easy to stay up to speed with and make changes based on system changes and your organization changing. I also am in love with the reporting and custom data features. Custom forms and the ability to manipulate them to get data has been invaluable in every organization I've been in to date that has used Workfront.

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Pricillar Nyokabi

Medical Practitioner

Kenyatta National Hospital.Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees

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Scalability

Anaplan 7.0

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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Workfront 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Our projects can get quite large and then they slow down when they get too big. I really don't like the new "1-250" which you can adjust to "All" but why are they doing that in the first place? Because they cannot keep track of all the tasks. That is a poor level of scaleability.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Anaplan has been good to plan future fiscal years, by doing the planning in here and seeing the financial impact certain variables can produce it is easier to make decisions within the company such as hiring, eliminating certain costs etc., to achieve the financial results as set in the company goals.
Dashboards have been really helpful for the financial executives as very specific data can be analysed and presented in the dashboards focused to specific financial teams, so it is easier to see the actual results and forecasts.
On the negative side, since Anaplan is a complex tool to handle, it is better to have a dedicated resource or resources to the handling in Anplan. Regular business analysts could not handle their regular tasks and doing complex configurations in Anaplan without the help of well trained Anaplan resources, extra dedicated resources are needed to work with Anaplan.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Newspapers Company, 51-200 employees

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Hard to quantify just yet as we've only been live with the system in my function for, 3 months, however, it seems to have reduced time creating manual reports and decks for leadership and the reports I've seen offer greater insights into tracking statuses and risk potential.
Negative might be the upfront cost of each user and the access capabilities of each user aren't the greatest at being able to be customized in terms of data restrictions.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Human Resources

Real Estate Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

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

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

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