Fathom vs. LivePlan

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fathom
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Fathom is a management reporting, forecasting and financial analysis tool from the Access Group. It helps users to assess business performance, monitor trends and identify improvement opportunities. Fathom combines business planning with simple three-way cash flow forecasting.
$44
per month
LivePlan
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
LivePlan is business plan software for entrepreneurs. Features include the pitch creation, sample plans, financial assessments, and performance dashboards.
$15
Monthly & Annual billing options available
Pricing
FathomLivePlan
Editions & Modules
Starter
$44
per month
Silver
$225
per month
Gold
$325
per month
Platinum
$575
per month
LivePlan Premium
Starting at $30/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available
LivePlan Standard
Starting at $15/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FathomLivePlan
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLivePlan Standard Includes: - Step-By-Step Instructions - Automatic Financial Statements - Full Financial Forecast - One-Page Pitch Builder - 500+ Sample Plans LivePlan Premium includes everything in Standard, plus: - Industry Benchmark Data - Financial Forecast Scenarios - Performance Dashboards - Milestone Planner - LiveForecast - Syncs with Xero & QuickBooks All subscriptions come with a 60-day money-back guarantee and access to expert customer support.
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Community Pulse
FathomLivePlan
Considered Both Products
Fathom

No answer on this topic

LivePlan
Chose LivePlan
I've tested Fathom. Though the UX & visualization tools are far superior, it(Fathom) ultimately did not consider the end-user / real-world application. It looks good but isn't useful, where LivePlan is the converse.
Top Pros
Top Cons

No answers on this topic

Features
FathomLivePlan
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Fathom
7.8
1 Ratings
18% below category average
LivePlan
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Fathom
8.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
LivePlan
-
Ratings
KPIs8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Revenue Forecasting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting Tools
Comparison of Budgeting Tools features of Product A and Product B
Fathom
6.5
1 Ratings
26% below category average
LivePlan
-
Ratings
Financial Planning Collaboration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget Customization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Departmental Budgeting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Import & Export Tools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FathomLivePlan
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.6
(6 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FathomLivePlan
Likelihood to Recommend
The Access Group
I always ask if the other attendees are ok with my using the app. If they were not comfortable, I would turn it off. This is likely over-cautious, but I also am hesitant to use it in extremely sensitive and confidential conversations. I use it as often as possible and am heavily reliant on it for any status meetings where there might be action items for any attendee, etc
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Palo Alto Software
All businesses require solutions and tools for organization and control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated. With LivePlan we have charts and graphs that are automatically created based on our data, this is a great time and money saver. LivePlan is a tool that has worked from day one and has met our expectations in creating the total budget.
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Pros
The Access Group
  • Xero Integration
  • Instant Financials Reports
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Palo Alto Software
  • It makes it easy and simple to plan and budget the business.
  • It allows creating of accurate business forecasts.
  • It has detailed yet easy to use and customize built-in templates to help you get along with business planning easily.
  • It integrates and works perfectly well woth accounting tools like QuickBooks such that it is easy to import the accounting data.
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Cons
The Access Group
  • Honestly I do not have any Cons to add.
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Palo Alto Software
  • UX: It's beyond time for an overhaul, especially on mobile. It can make the app seem dated.
  • The accounting software integration has been prone to break and need to be re-setup, though that seems to have improved.
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Usability
The Access Group
Great dashboards and very easy to use.
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Palo Alto Software
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
The Access Group
I have not used customer support.
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Palo Alto Software
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
The Access Group
otter is audio only, and doesn't monitor things like talk time. Both systems have great (relatively new) AI features. Fathom's is a little more functional (templates for notes that can be swapped out after the meeting. Otter's is a little more useful with the AI chat feature and the summaries are a bit stronger
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Palo Alto Software
We did not really find a similar solution. All other solutions are focused on project management, [there's] nothing on generating a business plan. There is nothing on this level that helps people without any business experience write the plan. They have samples, instructions what to write where, how to prepare for pitching, and generate dashboards. Nothing in this market gets anywhere close to this solution.
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Return on Investment
The Access Group
  • it saved us few hours a month to prepare consolidated reports.
  • it made is easy to understand the financials with visuals
  • Integration with Xero also made it much accurate
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Palo Alto Software
  • It has made it easy to create sensible budgets and run our business within the proposed budgets to avoid overspending.
  • It allows us to keenly follow up and keep track of how the business is performing thus getting to know on which ares we should improve.
  • It helps us have accurate future insights of the position of our business thanks to its forecasting functionality.
  • It helps us to create outstanding business plans and fund the plans which help us grow our business by improving its productivity.
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