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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Centage

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACentage delivers FP&A software that helps finance teams automate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Offered to teams that have outgrown Excel, Centage aims to replace fragile spreadsheets and version chaos with a faster, more reliable planning process. Centage’s built-in financial and business logic allows users to create and update their budgets and forecasts and never worry about formulas, functions, links, or any custom programming. It offers synchronized P&L, balance sheet,…

    $1,750

    per month

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    CentageSlack
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    1,750
    per month
    Performance
    2,500
    per month
    Strategic
    3,500
    per month
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CentageSlack
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    CentageSlack
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    4.4
    3 Ratings
    53% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable dashboards4.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    6.9
    9 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    8.8
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    8.6
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting8.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    8.1
    11 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Centage and Slack
    Feature
    Centage
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CentageSlack
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    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score7.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CentageSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CentageSlack
    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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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Centage
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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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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    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Centage
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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    Performance
    Centage
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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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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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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    Implementation Rating
    Centage
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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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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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    Incentivized
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