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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    D&B Finance Analytics

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AD&B Finance Analytics is a global credit-to-cash solution that provides Dun & Bradstreet data, analytics, and technology to help improve cash flow, increase operational efficiency, and mitigate risk. This AI-driven solution comprises two platforms – D&B Credit Intelligence and D&B Receivables Intelligence powered by GETPAID – that together help finance teams transform their operations and reduce cost through insight, automation, and enhanced customer experience.N/A

    IBM Planning Analytics

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Planning Analytics, powered by IBM TM1®, is an integrated planning solution designed to promote collaboration across the organization and help keep pace with the speed of modern business. With its calculation engine, this enterprise performance management solution is designed to help users move beyond the limits of spreadsheets, automating the planning process to drive faster, more accurate results. Use it to unify data sources into one single repository, enabling users to build…

    $825

    per month 5 users

    Pricing
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Dun Bradstreet
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    269 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    128 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    211 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    114 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    269 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    125 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    164 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    186 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    104 Answers
    Features
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.6102 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.7116 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.5119 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.9120 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.992 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.8118 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.1
    116 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.9109 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.2109 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.3106 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.298 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.5
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.1117 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.7109 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.8107 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.638 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.1120 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.7121 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.4114 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    105 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.7102 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.666 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.676 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    131 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.0127 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.7130 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings9.1118 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings9.2108 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings8.5110 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings8.4107 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings8.6101 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings7.8114 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.1115 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.8
    123 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.2119 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.7120 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings9.4122 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.1111 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings8.680 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.7124 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.4119 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.2120 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.5119 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.590 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of D&B Finance Analytics and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    D&B Finance Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings8.7120 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.0120 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings8.6112 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (282 ratings)
    8.0
    (132 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (17 ratings)
    7.8
    (69 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.3
    (234 ratings)
    7.3
    (93 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    D&B Finance AnalyticsIBM Planning Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dun Bradstreet
    It's good for our vendor and customer due diligence, but mediocre with alerts. The risk scoring and paydex trade information is always helpful, but not always applicable for term debt lenders. But the monitoring of customers has helped over the years to determine any judgments, suits, or bankruptcies that have come up.
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    IBM
    Ideal for large organization with complex multi-dimensional data, large budgets and dedicated administrator support. The performance of the TM1 data base is unmatched. The PAW and PAX options providing planners to work in both Excel and workspace environment. Higher Implementation efforts due to the greenfield implementations. Visualization features are not up to the mark.
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    Pros
    Dun Bradstreet
    • Custom Scores
    • Finding Companies through Search or Advanced Search. It's got an easy search bar. And then for example, we have companies all over the world that come to us. And so we can just choose the country, for example, and then write the name in there and it'll bring up a lot of different companies that maybe are exactly that name or close to that name. And when we see what we believe to be the actual company, we can click on it and then know whether they are credit worthy.
    • Great UX on the website - fast and easy to use. The speed with which it operates is really terrific and very important for us because we usually have to make that decision right away.
    • Using something as objective as a numerical score simplifies decisions about offering credit. We have to make a decision usually on whether to offer credit to an advertiser quickly. So what's wonderful about the process is that we don't have to be searching around on Google or any kind of review site and then try to discern whether they're credit worthy. We simply open up the D&B Finance Analytics tool.
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    IBM
    • Handle very large data volumes.
    • Scale to a large number of users.
    • Not having to compromise on business complexity.
    • It can be run by business users.
    • Availability of highly qualified consultants to support businesses.
    • REST API allows for an open eco system and a variety of solutions to extend the product.
    • Vast integration possibilities.
    • AI-infused engine with IBM Watson.
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    Cons
    Dun Bradstreet
    • I would like to see contact information, such as Accounting contact names and email addresses. Not sure how hard that would be to provide but it would be extremely helpful.
    • I'm sure there are more things I might suggest, but we don't use enough of the options offered right now in our package.
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    IBM
    • sometimes it is hard to produce pixel perfect reports from the Web UI. I know it is not made for this, but still, it'll be great
    • getting in e.g. an Excel file just by drag and drop, and the AI should "understand" what the data is all around
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dun Bradstreet
    D&B Finance Analytics reports have just about everything. You can see a full company profile including legal forms, history records, employee count, years in business, paydex scores, delinquency scores, viability ratings, state of incorporations, naics codes, CEO or business owner names, etc. There is a lot that pulls up in this report
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    IBM
    Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.
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    Usability
    Dun Bradstreet
    Very easy to access, and the reports are generally intuitive and clearly understandable. Some minor issues with entering data, nothing that would keep me from using this software, though. The databases it draws from are robust, and I can generally find the information I need, or get pointed to that information as a result of studying the report.
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    IBM
    IBM Planning Analytics is generally good in terms of functionalities. It can be used reduce time for budget planning, resource planning, demand forecasting, etc. The performance of IBM Planning Analytics is acceptable, but user interface can be improved. It would be good to see new features that allow users to customise the dashboard.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dun Bradstreet
    FOR THE MOST PART IT IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE. ON RARE OCCASSIONS i HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING BUT AFTER I SUBMIT AN ISSUE IT IS CORRECTED
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    Performance
    Dun Bradstreet
    I rate the performance very good. The report loads quickly and downloads in a reasonable time frame given the extensive complexity of the report. I've never had an issue
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    IBM
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    Support Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    Isaac has been very helpful in providing support. I have only inquired once regarding our remaining reports' availability, and he was very helpful in finding the appropriate solution, which in this case was to add additional reports to the duration of our contract at a prorated rate.
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    IBM
    IBM support has been very quick to respond and handle the very few issues we've had. We've had a third-party who partners with IBM to be our consulting team which has helped greatly reduce the need for us to contact IBM directly. I highly recommend researching and selecting a well-respected partner to help with an implementation as well as ongoing support as needed.
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    Online Training
    Dun Bradstreet
    The online training was worth it. We did an online training with our team and an account rep from D&B. They walked us through the entire interface and answered all of our questions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    I was not involved in the integration.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dun Bradstreet
    I have only used D&B Finance Analytics in my career; however, there are alternatives that we use when the data is not available. We typically request trade references and a bank reference, which are usually very valuable in addition to the D&B report. When all three options provide valuable data, we generally make the best decisions on credit.
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    IBM
    For strong technical teams and flexibility IBM Planning Analytics is the way to go. For quicker adoption and less technical teams Anaplan is the best option. If consolidation, financials, and moving from legacy tools are main focus than OneStream will be a really good choice. If deeply invested into SAP already than the SAP BPC will be the best fit to maintain the investment.
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    Scalability
    Dun Bradstreet
    AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, WE ONLY USE IT TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON CREDIT. NO OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAM OTHER THAN ACCOUNTING
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Dun Bradstreet
    • More or less improved efficiency in our Bank's underwriting process, but new deals have been slow as the economy worsens
    • We haven't been creating much new business due to the environment we are in and the position we are in as a regional bank
    • It will continue to strengthen our credit risk assessments
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    IBM
    • Automate direct data connections to multiple data sources
    • One secured version of the the truth (for data and formulas)
    • Ability to scale to much more detailed planning with option to create predictive forecasts at detail
    • Business user friendly with powerful Excel integration
    • Very flexible and powerful modeling, can handle custom modeling needs at scale
    • Can make the same data available across finance and ops, but at the level of details and timeline that makes sense for them
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    ScreenShots

    D&B Finance Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to manage credit customersScreenshot of the interface to manage an overall risk portfolioScreenshot of where to manage collections and ARScreenshot of where to accept online payments with a customer portal

    IBM Planning Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workflow managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Margin analysisScreenshot of Metrics managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Expense analysis