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    Essatto

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AEssatto is designed to do many of the things that Accounting or ERP system can’t easily do. Typically businesses find themselves doing these activities in a myriad of Excel spreadsheets which can be time consuming, error prone and leave the business exposed to Keyman risk. In many instances, businesses simply do not have the time to undertake these activities so they simply are not done, leaving the business exposed to lost revenue opportunities, unnecessary cost overruns or unforeseen…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

    Visier People

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Visier aims to give organizations a "Workforce AI Edge:" A set of AI-powered capabilities that help leaders understand the relationship between people and work, elevate employee productivity, and win by adapting to change faster. The company offers people analytics, workforce planning, and compensation allocation. All Visier technology is underpinned by its Real-time People Data Platform, which uses AI to unlock the business-transforming potential of people data, work data, and the fusion…N/A
    Pricing
    EssattoIBM Planning AnalyticsVisier People
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    EssattoIBM Planning AnalyticsVisier People
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Visier People
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    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.6102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.7116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Visier People
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    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.5119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.9120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.992 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.8118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.1
    116 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Visier People
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    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.9109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.2109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.3106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.298 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
    Feature
    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.5
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Visier People
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    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.1117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.7109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.8107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
    Feature
    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Visier People
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    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.7121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.4114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
    Feature
    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    105 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Visier People
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.7102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    131 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Visier People
    -
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    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.7130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
    Feature
    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Visier People
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings9.1118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings9.2108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings8.5110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings8.4107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings8.6101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings7.8114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.8
    123 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Visier People
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings9.4122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.1111 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
    Feature
    Essatto
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Visier People
    -
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    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.7124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.2120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.5119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.490 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    Essatto
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    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Visier People
    -
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    Flat file integration00 Ratings8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings8.6112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Analytics
    Comparison of Workforce Analytics features of Essatto and IBM Planning Analytics and Visier People
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    IBM Planning Analytics
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    Visier People
    8.0
    50 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Automated data collection00 Ratings00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Data analysis00 Ratings00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Data integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.650 Ratings
    Predictive analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Benchmarking00 Ratings00 Ratings6.749 Ratings
    Report designer00 Ratings00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Pre-built content00 Ratings00 Ratings8.350 Ratings
    Data management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.748 Ratings
    Self-service insights00 Ratings00 Ratings8.048 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    User Testimonials
    EssattoIBM Planning AnalyticsVisier People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ioppolo & Associates
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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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    Visier
    Visier People is well-suited for organizations that require the ability to record thorough information on analytics of the company, and to have the change of measuring training's productivity impact. The software isn't well-suited for those who tend to feature a lot of models into the software as the platform doesn't record/support most models, so some data isn't able to be recorded.
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    Pros
    Ioppolo & Associates
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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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    Visier
    • The database is very complete and detailed, thus being able to enhance a deep analysis of each user.
    • The Visier dashboard is extremely attractive and friendly, helping staff understand every detail of the analyzes conducted on the company's workforce.
    • Despite not being a great and complete solution to work with HR within this platform, however, data can be shared to exchange information between the head of each department of the company and HR staff and to speed up the analysis process and determine what to do with a low-performing employee.
    • It excellently determines the productivity of each employee and also determines risk by monitoring patterns and behavior.
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    Cons
    Ioppolo & Associates
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Visier
    • Visier is a people analytics tool, so all data points are tied to employees. It can be difficult to analyze data points that aren't tied to employees (e.g., certain job data) since the data is driven by people metrics.
    • Visier releases updates quarterly. While this cadence does provide room for updates and enhances to be implemented in the tool throughout the year, other software providers operate on a more continuous update schedule.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ioppolo & Associates
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Visier
    It is a software with great resources, it increases the possibility that the entire workforce is productive, it gives us quick answers, it is the most powerful workforce analysis software that exists so far.
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    Usability
    Ioppolo & Associates
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Visier
    Visier People makes it very easy for all end users to go in and see, pull, or dig in to their data where previously my team would have to pull or schedule a report of the data to each user. It is also very fast in updating charts/analyses when changing or adding filters, which makes the ease of use better. Last, the charts and analyses are very visually appeasing, making users want to use the platform more.
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    Support Rating
    Ioppolo & Associates
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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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    Visier
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Ioppolo & Associates
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Visier
    Visier can move as quickly or as slowly as the client needs. The topic-by-topic approach separates the project in clear phases and allows for focus on specific data. Depending on the size of the implementation team, implementation could move more rapidly if the subject matter experts are responsible for the individual topic data sets.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ioppolo & Associates
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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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    Visier
    Visier People has a user-friendly interface and easy-to-use virtualization as compared to other similar tools available in the market. It also provides multiple prebuild templates for HR and workforce analytics which reduces the time and effort required for manual implementation. It can seamlessly be integrated with other ranges of HR and business systems to make it easier for organizations to centralize the workforce and HR data for analysis.
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    Return on Investment
    Ioppolo & Associates
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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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    Visier
    • In one case, we were able to realize a 25% reduction in turnover in a key job group by leveraging the insights we derived from Visier workforce analytics.
    • In one case, we were able to identify key turnover trends that would place a business' strategy at risk (due to the fact that turnover was in revenue-generating roles).
    • In both businesses I've used Visier, we were able to significantly reduce manual reporting (by more than 80%), enabling our data analysts to do more consultative work (vs. query generating work) with HR business partners.
    Incentivized
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    Visier People Screenshots

    Screenshot of Visier People: Learning helps make sense of the complex learning landscape.  Visier People helps spot trends in the sea of records from micro-learning and self-sourced learning activities being pursued by a workforce, and gives shape to the thousands of xAPI statements from LRS. The platform centralizes learning records and identifies which sources are producing the most compelling training to understand the full impact of all a workforce's learning activity.Screenshot of Visier People: Organization provides foundational insights for the organization around employee demographics, diversity, organizational structure, starts, and exits - as well as benchmarking against other Visier organizations with Visier Benchmark’s 10 million+ employee records.Screenshot of Visier People: Workforce helps find the optimal balance when an organization is powered by the hourly worker. Unifying labor data - time, pay, safety, productivity - Visier People helps to discover how hours worked, productivity, and employees’ well-being connect together. Users can then take action on insights into absenteeism, case management, overtime, and worker safety.