Board vs. Fathom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Board
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
BOARD is a business decision-making platform for organizations of any size. BOARD hosts several business modeling, planning, and analysis all in one cloud-based platform.N/A
Fathom
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Fathom is a management reporting, forecasting and financial analysis tool from the company of the same name in Brisbane, which helps users to assess business performance, monitor trends and identify improvement opportunities. Fathom is presented as ideal for accountants and advisors who are seeking to deliver more frequent and more engaging advisory and management reporting services. Fathom is also for business owners who are seeking to improve business performance. The solution…
$44
per month
Pricing
BoardFathom
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$44
per month
Silver
$225
per month
Gold
$325
per month
Platinum
$575
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BoardFathom
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BoardFathom
Top Pros
Top Cons

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Features
BoardFathom
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.2
95 Ratings
0% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.182 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.395 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.288 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.1
100 Ratings
4% below category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.198 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.896 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.168 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.591 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.3
92 Ratings
1% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.281 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.589 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.282 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.580 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.4
75 Ratings
9% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.174 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.568 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.5
76 Ratings
3% below category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.674 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.671 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.274 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.871 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.1
79 Ratings
3% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.974 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.972 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.770 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.6
81 Ratings
2% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning8.376 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting8.377 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling8.973 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting8.879 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.3
76 Ratings
0% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation8.472 Ratings00 Ratings
Journal entries and reports7.773 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency management8.563 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations8.664 Ratings00 Ratings
Minority Ownership8.657 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting8.270 Ratings00 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails7.966 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.3
79 Ratings
2% below category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting8.374 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting8.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.275 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting8.572 Ratings00 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing8.152 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.4
81 Ratings
4% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards8.476 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs8.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis8.574 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.573 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data8.464 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Board
8.5
79 Ratings
0% above category average
Fathom
-
Ratings
Flat file integration8.578 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration8.677 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.472 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BoardFathom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(101 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BoardFathom
Likelihood to Recommend
Board International
Board is a useful tool with a great set of features. We migrated from human apps to board and we find it relatively fast in search results and better-managed threads and forums. There are some areas, such as UI and interactions which could be improved but overall a great product. The learning section is also pretty good.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
I definitely recommend for Controllers who prepare consolidations internally and for CPA Firms who provide this service for their clients.
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Pros
Board International
  • The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate
  • You don't need programming knowledge to create dashboards which is a great flex for non-technical users
  • You can seamlessly convert large, raw, and complex data to meaningful reports to visualize better and plan to act accordingly
  • The financial forecasting that Board provides post-analysis is truly reliable
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
  • Consolidation and Eliminating Entries
  • Easy to use dashboards
  • Customizable Metrics and Targets
  • Customizable Dashboard
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Cons
Board International
  • Board BI tool has a steep learning curve and can be challenging for a new user to reach to board's full capacity.
  • We have to use a windows scheduler to schedule data import tasks; it would be great if Board could provide its own scheduler.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
  • Honestly I do not have any Cons to add.
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Likelihood to Renew
Board International
Board is a fantastic product for swift BI solution delivery when compared with its peers. Ease of use, support and integration with Microsoft Office Addin open a wide horizon of opportunities for further enhancements to solutions. Easy bespoke app development capabilities make it a winner for us. BOARD is just like a white canvas, it lets you explore your creative side while designing and delivering a solution
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
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Usability
Board International
From a user perspective, Board is quite simple to use. You
can evaluate the presentation of the data, the navigation, the configuration of
the users, the selection of the data etc ... It would have a better rating if
it were even more intuitive as regards the construction of a project, starting
from the database, to the info-cubes, to entities, to data acquisition
procedures from other servers.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
Great dashboards and very easy to use.
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Performance
Board International
very fast and no integration problems
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Board International
The only time I needed assistance was due to a problem in
the prints: the colors of the brochures as they were on the screen were not
reproduced in the print, but a series of standard colors were reproduced. This
fact made colored numbers on a colored background illegible. From the
assistance they confirmed that it was a problem of version 10.2 that occurred
when leaving the brochures with the default colors proposed by Board. To obtain
the desired colors, they had to be personalized ... I didn't like the solution
very much and the technician who recommended it didn't like me either, but they
would have solved the problem with the following versions. In any case, the
assistance was quick and effective even if not exactly efficient.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
I have not used customer support.
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In-Person Training
Board International
Board is fairly simple and straight forward. Advance training on workflows and procedures is a good one but the training content only touches through the interesting areas. training content needs to cover a few areas more in-depth
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Board International
The problem of user profiling in our context is certainly
quite complex. The complexity is given by the fact that the company is divided
territorially into logistic points of sale, but at the same time they are
virtually divided into divisions (or specific implementation areas) and points
of sale of competence. The same operator can have access to data at different
logistic sales points, sales points of competence and divisions.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
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Alternatives Considered
Board International
Board has been more complete when compared to Anaplan. Although I didn't participate in the buying decision of any of those products I have used both and by far Board just has more features. It's more than a CPM, it's BI and CPM put together. If I had to make a choice now it would be Board.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
The speed and usability of Fathom blows this product away!
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Return on Investment
Board International
  • Board facilitates proactive decision making - it gives all the insights of the company's needs, which includes predictive analytics and manipulation of data to make different types of reports.
  • Easy to use for non-programmer and integration with other software is seamless. It has [the] ability to handle large amounts of data.
  • It facilitates advanced decision-making.
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Fathom Application Pty Ltd
  • I pass the cost of the software on to my clients
  • I have added my client's as users and we setup targets togehter
  • Very collaborative tool
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ScreenShots

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