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
Vena
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Vena Solutions provides a financial process automation solution to automate Corporate Performance Management, accounting and budgeting, Regulatory & Compliance, and other finance-related processes. It is scaled for medium to large-sized organizations.N/A
Pricing
CubeVena
Editions & Modules
Cube Go
$1,500
per month
Cube Pro
$2,800
per month
Enterprise
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Professional
N/A
Complete
N/A
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CubeVena
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsThe Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and can be added onto as a company grows. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal. Complete Plan includes everything in Professional, plus: Vena Insights, Premium Support, Sandbox Environment, and Expert Managed Services. *Vena offers special pricing for not for profit organizations. To learn more, speak to an expert.
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Community Pulse
CubeVena
Considered Both Products
Cube
Chose Cube
Other products are more robust than Cube Planning (Anaplan, Vena) but the price tag is also way higher. Cube Planning provides us with flexibility, customer support, and overall great value for money
Chose Cube
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 …
Chose Cube
Cube's ability to create custom reports easily on the fly, fully excel based, and simple to use
Chose Cube
Ease of use, simple, customized, cost effective, super user friendly, excel based integration, drilldown.
Chose Cube
Cube Planning's ability to integrate with multiple softwares as well as excel and sheets really set it apart from the competition.
Chose Cube
Cube's ease of use, price, and functionality all beat its competitors.
Chose Cube
Cube Planning came with an unbeatable price. We liked the multiple integrations with our current software ecosystem and the functions and features demoed checked all of our critical and high priority boxes. In addition, the tool really fosters collaboration within our …
Vena
Chose Vena
The decision to go with Vena was based mostly on flexibility.
Chose Vena
Vena was the most complete software package with collaboration in mind.
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Features
CubeVena
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
7.9
21 Ratings
3% above category average
Vena
7.3
112 Ratings
5% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.96 Ratings6.571 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.118 Ratings7.7100 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.718 Ratings7.7108 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.9
47 Ratings
8% above category average
Vena
7.6
202 Ratings
7% below category average
Drill-down analysis9.646 Ratings8.4196 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.435 Ratings8.3194 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.06 Ratings5.270 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.728 Ratings8.3171 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.3
21 Ratings
1% above category average
Vena
8.6
159 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web8.111 Ratings8.183 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.411 Ratings9.2115 Ratings
Report Versioning8.415 Ratings8.5134 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.38 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.6
12 Ratings
13% above category average
Vena
7.8
104 Ratings
3% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.711 Ratings8.194 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.08 Ratings7.477 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.77 Ratings7.483 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.84 Ratings8.229 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Cube
9.4
40 Ratings
7% above category average
Vena
8.8
196 Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.233 Ratings9.2184 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.530 Ratings8.6183 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.431 Ratings8.8186 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings8.950 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.625 Ratings8.6142 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Cube
9.2
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Vena
7.7
102 Ratings
2% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.59 Ratings8.099 Ratings
Mobile Application8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.24 Ratings7.487 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
7.7
54 Ratings
7% below category average
Vena
8.4
242 Ratings
1% above category average
Long-term financial planning6.945 Ratings8.4218 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.051 Ratings8.9233 Ratings
Forecasting7.449 Ratings7.7224 Ratings
Scenario modeling7.044 Ratings7.8203 Ratings
Management reporting8.351 Ratings9.1230 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.5
49 Ratings
7% above category average
Vena
7.7
211 Ratings
3% below category average
Financial data consolidation9.044 Ratings9.3182 Ratings
Journal entries and reports9.423 Ratings7.5133 Ratings
Multi-currency management7.113 Ratings6.1128 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations8.314 Ratings7.8126 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.09 Ratings6.589 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting10.020 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails8.432 Ratings8.5186 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.4
54 Ratings
4% above category average
Vena
8.2
231 Ratings
2% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting8.845 Ratings8.9206 Ratings
Management Reporting8.148 Ratings8.5216 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting9.349 Ratings9.4225 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting6.938 Ratings8.0168 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing9.05 Ratings6.065 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cube
8.3
37 Ratings
3% above category average
Vena
7.6
178 Ratings
6% below category average
Personalized dashboards8.230 Ratings8.4151 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards7.915 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
KPIs8.328 Ratings6.7131 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis8.528 Ratings7.4142 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.022 Ratings7.5128 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data9.211 Ratings6.7100 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Cube
9.0
46 Ratings
7% above category average
Vena
9.0
227 Ratings
7% above category average
Flat file integration9.135 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
Excel data integration9.538 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.538 Ratings8.9169 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
CubeVena
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(58 ratings)
8.7
(246 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(20 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(31 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(100 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
CubeVena
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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Vena Solutions
Vena is one of the best tools for planning and reporting, but it needs minor improvement. 1. Which companies want to integrate their financial planning tools with existing ERP systems? Because it allows for real-time updates and connections with various third-party systems. 2. Which companies don't have proper Excel experts because they can help with minimum Excel knowledge?
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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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Vena Solutions
  • What i like best about Vena is that it is very seamless Excel integration.
  • Vena fosters collabs across teams, helping multiple members to work together on financial planning in real-time enhancing overall efficiency.
  • We now also can automate manual processes like budgeting, consolidation of data and reporting saves my valuable time and also reducing the risk of errors.
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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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Vena Solutions
  • It could improve the ease of implementation; it could take a long for an inexperienced IT team.
  • From the ERP system perspective, it can be linked easily, but it has room for improvement when you make core changes and require a Vena specialist again.
  • Some administrators can get confused while working on Excel implementation; it has complicated technical requirements.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
Vena has been a huge win for us as an organization, as it vastly improved our budgeting process by removing manual consolidation that was incredibly time consuming, and it allows us to see a multi-year view of our organizational budget across all of our funding sources. We've seen Vena's platform grow over the years and we've not yet fully adopted some of them so it feels like there's still potential to get even more value out of the platform.
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Usability
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
Vena allows any solution to be built the way you need it to work, and there are many different ways of going about what you need it to do. It may require time to build, test, and rebuild and retest, before the best solution to what you are trying to accomplish is reached. It is best for those who are Excel proficient because Vena utilizes and enhances the usage of existing Excel functions. For those who are not Excel proficient, the journey may be more challenging, however, with help of EMS, you can get your planning and reporting to a dynamic state.
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Reliability and Availability
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
Contact with Vena Solutions technical support is quick and experts in the field always respond. It is not necessary to go through a large form to explain the problems and then answer more questions to receive a direct answer, we simply send a message indicating the specific problem and they are immediately there to actively help us
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Performance
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
Vena Solutions pages load quickly and only a few times does it get a bit slow, only when there are many integrations and the reports are long. But in general it is always fast and honestly I am very satisfied with the speed in the generation of statistical reports and the pages
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Support Rating
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
They are very quick to respond when you submit a ticket and typically fix issues quickly as well. I only didn't give this a 10 because there is still an open issue with our Salesforce connection that we've been waiting on now for a few months.
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In-Person Training
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
Our initial in person training was a little rough b/c I felt like our trainer wanted to focus on maximizing Vena rather than understanding what we were needing for our organization. He was very responsive and added insights, but could have worked to understand our needs a little better.
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Online Training
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
The training was structured as a group training to learn the basics of creating a data model and mapping a template. While we had nearly 10 participants, I was the only actual implementer so we probably didn't actually need the training and could have just learned the initial skills from the implementation consultant. Two years later, when we hired a new team member, they completed several modules in Vena Academy (a self paced learning course) which allowed them to get up to speed on the basics with just a bit of supplemental guidance from me as our existing admin.
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Implementation Rating
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
The Vena consultant had great knowledge of both the Vena solution and Excel and Excel functions. He was able to help suggest ways to build our templates that met our requirements using Excel functions we had not previously considered using. And we have been able to use the Excel information he provided in other ways outside of Vena. He was very patient and flexible as we learned the Vena tool and created templates
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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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Vena Solutions
Vena has better reporting and budgeting functions than NetSuite Budgeting & Reporting when we compared the two. The Kansas City Chiefs currently use Vena and they had nothing but good things to say about it so that gave us confidence to go with Vena.
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Scalability
Cube Planning, Inc
No answers on this topic
Vena Solutions
We onboarded the entire company in a very short time frame to complete the full company budget cycle the first year out of the gate. Now we are looking to add more data and the ETL tool makes it easy to backload data into the cube as if was always there. Vena has been very scalable for our needs.
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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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Vena Solutions
  • Eliminated the necessity to manually combine multiple Excel budget worksheets into one file in order to compile an org-wide budget
  • Allows end-users to be self-sufficient by having the ability to drill into transaction-level detail and conduct ad-hoc analyses
  • Created more bandwidth in the FP&A team to spend more time on more meaningful analysis
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