Centage vs. Solver

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Centage
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Centage (Planning Maestro) offers a way to plan, budget, forecast and report financial performance by enabling finance teams to see into the future, and test the impact of different scenarios, in order to make faster decisions with confidence. The software streamlines the entire planning process, delivering sophisticated financial intelligence to empowers users to make faster, more informed decisions, so they can react quickly to market changes, take intelligent risks and capitalize on new…N/A
Solver
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Solver BI360 is a business intelligence software solution that includes features such as enterprise collaboration, budgeting, and data warehousing.N/A
Pricing
CentageSolver
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CentageSolver
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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Features
CentageSolver
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
4.6
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Solver
9.5
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Customizable dashboards4.63 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.0
9 Ratings
17% below category average
Solver
9.5
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Drill-down analysis7.09 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.47 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.66 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.4
5 Ratings
10% below category average
Solver
8.8
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Publish to Web5.51 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Report Versioning8.65 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.31 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.1
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Solver
5.0
1 Ratings
41% below category average
Predictive Analytics8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Centage
9.0
10 Ratings
3% above category average
Solver
10.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.110 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.210 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.210 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.44 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.8
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Solver
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Long-term financial planning8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.811 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Forecasting8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling8.49 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management reporting8.611 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.5
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Solver
8.2
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Financial data consolidation8.66 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting8.37 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Journal entries and reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Minority Ownership00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.2
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Solver
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting8.09 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management Reporting8.410 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.910 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting7.66 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.7
4 Ratings
4% below category average
Solver
7.5
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Personalized dashboards7.63 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis7.94 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.0
9 Ratings
4% below category average
Solver
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Flat file integration7.86 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Excel data integration8.97 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Centage
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Ratings
Solver
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Cube
Score 9.0 out of 10
Centage
Centage
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Anaplan
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
CentageSolver
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(12 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CentageSolver
Likelihood to Recommend
Centage
Centage is suited for all types of business. This is what makes this tool so great. It requires some expertise in setting it up and depending on how complex the business is, it may take longer than expected. It's a complex system and if you are not involved in the implementtion it might be hard to learn what is does.
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Solver
We have multiple departments where they use different sources and application to reports. Solver provided us with this solution in forms of Web portal reporting, which can be accessed across the Whole company, which reduces the number of reports significantly and uniformity. One reporting application through a single source. Our budgeting process is unique last year we had many account executives shuffled, which made very complex for us to reassign accounts and budget for their sales. with complex Budgeting templates, it was not easy anyway. We had to rework our template through 4 revisions
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Pros
Centage
  • Planning personnel with all the related benefit expenses is very accurate and we are able to forecast increases as well.
  • Storing separate versions of the budget allows us to finalize for the year and have access to the data while we update the default plan with any changes.
  • I ilke the way you can add intelligence see the detail of calculations below th eline item.
  • I like writing Planning Maestro reports to see drill downs of any item and tie them to our ERP Budget
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Solver
  • Ability to combine different information into one report.
  • Report building is similar to excel, which makes for easier use.
  • Current information is always pulled.
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Cons
Centage
  • Head count is a bit strange as each period is considered one Headcount for a total of 12 per year, so we have to adjust when running reports
  • would love to be able to attach related expenses in payroll to a kind of employee instead of doing each individually. It's time consuming.
  • Have the help more available instead of having to log into separate place
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Solver
  • Real-time data for reporting is not available when you get it from the warehouse.
  • Not compatible with Google Chrome.
  • Lack of version and source control for reports on the Web portal.
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Usability
Centage
I've lived through the changes over the years, and I have found that most financially-minded professionals should have no problems using this system.
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Solver
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Support Rating
Centage
The team makes sure that you get what you need out of the software. They will do whatever is in their power to make sure you're happy and are getting back your investment (time and money).
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Solver
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Alternatives Considered
Centage
I used to use an older consolidating product call FRX or something like that, very manual where accounts were adding line the reporting lines one by one.... Centage is far superior, the ability to create custom Dimension hierarchies as improved our reporting 100 fold
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Solver
Since more employees other than accounting employees will be using BI360, it is more user friendly than other report builders.
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Return on Investment
Centage
  • We were a very small company growing by acquisition so it worked well during these phases of our company growth.
  • The return for our cost was tremendous especially in comparison to peers in the market.
  • Analytics Maestro allowed us to grow without adding headcount by building efficient reports that can easily be mass-produced for all branches within our organization.
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Solver
  • BI360 has made getting information to management much easier.
  • BI360 makes compiling information to make reports much easier.
  • Since BI360 is capable of so many reports, our company uses it for more than financial purposes.
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