Cube vs. DataRails

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cube
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Cube is a financial planning & analysis (FP&A) platform that aims to enable finance teams to be more strategic and positively contribute to company growth activities by spending less time on manual, repetitive task, from Cube Planning headquartered in New York.
$1,500
per month
DataRails
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
DataRails is an FP&A solution that automatically consolidates data from all existing organizational systems (ERP, GL, CRM, and HR data). It is designed so users can keep working on Excel while benefiting from automated data transformations. The vendor states users will enjoy a 360-degree view of consolidated data for easy reporting, simple visuals, and in-depth analytics. With DataRails, users can perform advanced investigations into data to extract actionable, attainable insights.N/A
Pricing
CubeDataRails
Editions & Modules
Cube Go
$1,500
per month
Cube Pro
$2,800
per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CubeDataRails
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredRequired
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Cube
Chose Cube
Cube was the most flexible while still doing everything we need it to do. Because it is a spreadsheet native platform we could quickly and easily integrate it into the processes we already had. While at the same time learning how Cube worked so that we could fully leverage its …
Chose Cube
Cube support team is much more willing to help. Cube product team is adding new features at a faster pace. Cube is more functional within excel. Cube has better version control and general ledger organization. Cube customer service is incredibly helpful and their team is full …
Chose Cube
Cube is a much simpler and easier to use platform compared to its competitors. The setup was extremely easy, and required almost no help from IT. The big standout difference was the cube support team though. They were available from start to finish when implementing the …
Chose Cube
It was the ease of implementation, the speed to be up and running, the competitive price, and the continued support that sold us on Cube compared to other software.
DataRails

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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.2
21 Ratings
3% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.9
47 Ratings
7% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis9.646 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.635 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.728 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.1
21 Ratings
1% below category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Publish to Web7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.215 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.2
12 Ratings
7% above category average
DataRails
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Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Cube
9.4
40 Ratings
8% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.333 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.630 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.531 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.725 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.6
10 Ratings
8% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access9.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.0
54 Ratings
4% below category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning7.545 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.151 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling7.544 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting8.551 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.5
49 Ratings
6% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation9.144 Ratings00 Ratings
Journal entries and reports9.423 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency management7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails8.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.6
54 Ratings
5% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting8.448 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting9.449 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting7.438 Ratings00 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.5
37 Ratings
5% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards8.430 Ratings00 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs8.628 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis8.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.422 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Cube
9.1
46 Ratings
9% above category average
DataRails
-
Ratings
Flat file integration9.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration9.538 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.738 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
CubeDataRails
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(58 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CubeDataRails
Likelihood to Recommend
Cube Planning, Inc
1) The budget process. In QBO the budgeting capability is non-existant, unless you like manually typing in every scenario and not being able to budget by class. Cube houses my budget/forecast scenarios & lets me view and analyze by my company's preferred data points; department, GL account, vendor, & sales campaign. I'm able to run monthly budget variance reports and plan for the future with ease. 2) We've begun using Cube to help analyze profitablity by sales job. We've never had such easy access to this type of info in the past, so this is a benefit I can directly attribute to Cube. 3) We're beginning now to use an integration with our payroll software to work on headcount planning and payroll analysis.
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DataRails Ltd.
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Pros
Cube Planning, Inc
  • Push/pull information across any Google Sheet or Excel workbook.
  • Budget at a much more granular level (by month by account by the department by vendor).
  • Custom mapping to allow for multiple cuts of the same data.
  • Bulk range selection within a workbook.
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DataRails Ltd.
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Cons
Cube Planning, Inc
  • Limited to 8 top line dimensions. Although you can bring in as many attributes of data as you want, but I would really like Cube to increase top line dimensions to 10.
  • The ability for cross level interaction within multiples cube would be a major plus once implemented.
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DataRails Ltd.
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Alternatives Considered
Cube Planning, Inc
Cube was just a lot easier to use than Vena. We took some time to look at Vena as well and while their product was impressive, our organization was not yet there. We needed something we could implement quickly, and in today's day and age I think that is a very important quality to have. Start up and early stage companies do not have the luxury of implementation teams and massive IT resources so Cube was a huge help.
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DataRails Ltd.
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Return on Investment
Cube Planning, Inc
  • It has decreased the amount of time it takes to build reports by days
  • I can rest easy knowing the knowledge is accurate and there is no human error
  • I have been able to create more reports than I ever dreamed of with the new time and ease of use
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DataRails Ltd.
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