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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Tableau Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.

    $15

    per month per user

    Pricing
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
    Tableau Viewer
    $15
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Viewer
    $35
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Explorer
    $42
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Explorer
    $70
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Creator
    $75
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Creator
    $115
    per month billed annually per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Workday Adaptive Planning is really tough to set up and use as a fresher. So I have always faced difficulties helping new joinees to set up and use it. But with IBM Planning Analytics, it is more straightforward and easier to use with a good interface.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    IBM Planning Analytics was by far the most robust tool we evaluated among several top competitors. It stood out for its place in the industry to provide detailed, integrated, and aggregate integration for data governance. I was impressed with the approach from the sales team to …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    128 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    114 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    125 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    104 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.6
    74 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.6102 Ratings7.656 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.7116 Ratings8.774 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5109 Ratings6.663 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.6
    74 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.5119 Ratings8.574 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9120 Ratings7.371 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.992 Ratings6.147 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.8118 Ratings8.672 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.1
    116 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web7.9109 Ratings8.668 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.2109 Ratings7.567 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.3106 Ratings7.655 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.298 Ratings8.559 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.738 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.5
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.9
    70 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.1117 Ratings8.267 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.7109 Ratings8.366 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.8107 Ratings7.857 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.638 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tableau Cloud
    8.4
    69 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.1120 Ratings8.363 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.7121 Ratings7.756 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.0122 Ratings8.659 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.549 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.4114 Ratings8.754 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    105 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.5
    59 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.7102 Ratings7.457 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.666 Ratings7.744 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.676 Ratings7.851 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    131 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning8.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting8.4130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting8.7130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation9.1118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports9.2108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management8.5110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations8.4107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership8.6101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.8114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.8
    123 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting8.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.4122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting9.1111 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.7124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards8.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs8.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis8.2120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting8.5119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data8.590 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration9.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.6112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Planning Analytics and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    41 Ratings
    10% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.136 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.534 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.833 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.729 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.735 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.232 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Centage
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (132 ratings)
    8.9
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (69 ratings)
    8.6
    (29 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (93 ratings)
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (49 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (49 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Planning AnalyticsTableau Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Tableau
    If you're using Tableau as the primary BI tool, then Tableau Cloud is well suited to publish and share the results with a wide(r) audience. It is well suited for various degrees of self-service proficiency, from pure consumers of analytical work to more advanced users who can use web editing for smaller or larger adjustments, and even for desktop power users who will publish their work to Tableau Cloud. It has many good ways to organize the content and make it easily accessible via search, favorites, folders, collections ("playlists for your data"), or history ("recents"). It might not be ideally suited if there are many on-prem sources to be used (even though there are options to connect them) or if you have very special requirements regarding custom server setup, which is limited in a shared cloud environment like Tableau Cloud.
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    Pros
    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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    Tableau
    • Tableau Online is completely cloud based and that's why the reports and dashboards are accessible even on the go. One doesn't always need to access the office laptop to access the reports.
    • The visualizations are interactive and one can quickly change the level at which they want to view the information. For example, one person might be more interested in looking at the country level performances rather than client level. This is intuitive and one doesn't need to create multiple reports for the same.
    • The feature to ask questions in plain vanilla English language is great and helpful. For quick adhoc fact checks one can simply type what they are looking for and the Natural Language Programming algorithms under the hood parse the query, interpret it and then fetch the results accordingly in a visual form.
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    Cons
    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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    Tableau
    • Can be a steep learning curve for new users
    • Modeling and building algorithms aren't always intuitive and take some testing/retesting to ensure it's working as it should
    • Inability to integrate easily with our HRIS platform. Reports are pulled from HRIS at various intervals and uploaded into Tableau
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Tableau
    Based on comments from our clients, I awarded it this grade. Non-technical customers frequently compliment us on the ease with which they can utilize Tableau Online. Usability is rarely a source of contention amongst our customers. Few complaints have come from me as a user of our internal products.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Tableau
    I have not had any issues that require customer support from Tableau at this time, which speaks well to Tableau. I have taken an online course with Tableau and it was very professional and well done, so based on that I would assume a similar level of quality for their customer service.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Tableau
    In determining whether to go with Tableau Online versus Alteryx, two important factors stood out in determining our go-to solution. First, while Alteryx is an impressive tool for data cleansing, it did not stack up in terms of data visualization capabilities. Tableau, on the other hand, provided us everything we needed in terms of visualizing our data and analytics. The second factor is cost. Well neither solution would be considered cheap, Tableau was the more cost effective solution for our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Tableau
    • When we release new products, we are now able to quickly see data and toggle between current periods and previous to see performance
    • Generating new reports requires less IT time to build
    • Data can be shared across many different device types
    • We now have integration where our customers can extract data from our software more easily-this was a big ask from our customers
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