IDU-Concept vs. Limelight Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IDU-Concept
Score 7.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Budgeting, Forecasting, Reporting and Modelling IDU supports business agility through real-time, accurate, inclusive budgeting, forecasting and reporting. IDU’s budgeting, forecasting and reporting tools are designed for both financial and non-financial managers to use and understand. The solution is presented through a web-based platform, offering real-time aggregation and consolidation of budget values, with point and click reporting. IDU…N/A
Limelight Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Limelight is a cloud-based FP&A platform designed to increase collaboration, productivity and time spent making intelligent, data-driven business decisions. The software integrates with ERP systems to centralize and leverage data to provide real-time insights for budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Budget managers can use Limelight to plan and forecast by designing and managing their own budget sheets with its interface. They collaborate across departments in real-time and…N/A
Pricing
IDU-ConceptLimelight Software
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IDU-ConceptLimelight Software
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Cube
Cube
Score 9.3 out of 10
Cube
Cube
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
OneStream
OneStream
Score 8.9 out of 10
OneStream
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
IDU-ConceptLimelight Software
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IDU-ConceptLimelight Software
Likelihood to Recommend
IDU
Income Statements per cost centre (actual vs budget) that has been mapped to meet my business requirements. The ability to drill-down to the GL level in each cost centre when reviewing Income Statements. The ability to group Income Statements per region for ease of reporting. The Budget module that offers flexibility and automatic calculations based on inputs make budgeting easier.
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Limelight Software
Limelight is well suited for reporting, especially if you're GL is integrated with it. I've been able to create many different types of reports for a wide user base. It's easy to copy reports and change them based on different scenarios. Limelight has been great as a replacement for Excel for forecasting and budgeting. We have many users updating their individual forecasts, which then get consolidated. Previously, we would have to manually consolidated many Excel workbooks. Now this is done automatically by Limelight. Limelight struggles with processing speed if you create more complex reports/templates. I've asked how to speed up reports and most of the response is to make them less complex or have less people using the templates, neither of which work well for us as a solution. The help desk response use to be much better in the past. They have struggled in this area recently.
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Pros
IDU
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Limelight Software
  • Agile reporting
  • Collaborative forecasting and budgeting
  • Up to date reporting with GL integration
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Cons
IDU
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Limelight Software
  • Complex template speed
  • Customer service response - was good initially, but has become worse recently
  • Formatting options in charts
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Usability
IDU
The reason for my rating is mainly due to the fact that the super user administering the layout, mapping, groupings, period control and period displayed (actual vs budget) needs to be fairly certain of what they are doing in order to make the changes in the admin module. They also need to be confident of the effect of the changes made to display correctly on the client module. Regarding usability on the client module, its very easy to use and understand once you play around the layouts etc.
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Limelight Software
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Alternatives Considered
IDU
We have not used or evaluated any alternative products. We have been using IDU for over 10 years and have not been in the market for alternatives.
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Limelight Software
Felt modern. Liked how it was similar to Excel. Liked the flexibility.
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Return on Investment
IDU
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Limelight Software
  • Limelight has helped us increase the speed of our forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
  • Limelight has helped us create models to look at many years in the future.
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ScreenShots

IDU-Concept Screenshots

Screenshot of some of the available dashboards.Screenshot of capture screens.Screenshot of variance reporting drill down to journal.

Limelight Software Screenshots

Screenshot of an example visualization, used to show an audience the story behind the data in an elegant and compelling way.Screenshot of the workspace that brings Excel and the Web together, automatically consolidating financial and operational data for immediate analysis.Screenshot of dashboards that provide a central location for users to access, interact and analyze up-to-date information through interactive reports so they can make data-driven decisions.Screenshot of Limelight's self-service reporting, which allows users to create their own reports, dashboards and ad-hoc queries, which in turn allows for decision making that is based on key figures and trends.Screenshot of Limelight Workforce Planning's direct integrations with Payroll and HR systems, giving users up-to-date headcount data and automatically calculating taxes, benefits & bonuses.