SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	The SAP BPC software is designed to help users plan and achieve a faster, more accurate close. The SAP BPC software aims to help users spend more time growing their business and less time closing books. The vendor’s value proposition is that their software delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities in a single application. This, in turn, enables them to easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with…	N/A

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Pricing Offerings
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
Considered Both Products	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Verified User Professional Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Sage BPC is very much ahead of Dimensions in multiple areas. The speed and ease of reporting with Sage is very good when compared (although the bank reconciliation task is one thing that i feel is much more effort on Sage and takes more time than previous). We selected SAP BPC … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) very user friendly and allows analytics build up inbuilt with very nice dashboards for KPIs Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) SAP BPC integrates very well with HANA Incentivized Helpful? PA PrasithVenkatesh Anna SAP BW Developer Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) None Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) SAP BPC was decided to be implemented into our company due to the added value compared to other competitors who offer the same systems. Although SAP BPC has room for improvement, the ease of use was the deciding factor that resulted in the company picking it. Organization, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) SAP Analytics Cloud is the future of planning for SAP data sources. The features in SAP Analytics Cloud are modern and user friendly but not all scenarios from SAP BPC are covered yet. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) SAP SAC ranks higher then SAP BPC due to its cloud offering nature. Anaplan has its own merits due to handling the complex planning scenarios. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) The main advantage SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) has over Tableau, or Business Warehouse is that the data can be input and reported via Excel spreadsheets instead of navigating the rather clunky world of SAP. The data in SAP BPC (Business Planning and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) I am not too familiar with other products in this space. This was picked right before I started working at the organization. I am only in a support role for SAP BPC. Incentivized Helpful? JC Juan Carlos Crespo Head of Business Intelligence Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) We selected BPC because our Company is SAPified from the backbone. Has native and proven integrations so to start we only have to activate the pre-installed SAP Business Content and configure based in our current metadata (entities, chart of accounts, intercompanies, cost … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User General Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) The most comprehensive business planning solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Actually, for this client, no alternative has been evaluated, because SAP BPC was already in place and already installed previously However, in my opinion, once a large company has an SAP-based structure, it is quite understandable that the same company continues to use SAP … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) SAP BPC is much more flexible and complete Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Anaplan UI is much better than SAP BPC. Anaplan is user-friendly and upgrades are handled automatically as it is in the cloud. Incentivized Helpful? WO William O'Brien Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) BPC was chosen primarily due to the revenue calculations it was capable of. The other factor in BPC's favor was the seamlessness of the multi-currency capabilities. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) We have been using BPC for a very long time so this question does not apply to us. Incentivized Helpful? Jeffrey Suk Senior Analyst Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) N/A - did not consider other products. Incentivized Helpful? Anthony DePasquale Financial Analyst II Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) As I am newer to this area of finance and have only been at one firm using such systems, I do not have any comparison to offer. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) See above. Incentivized Helpful? Atul Rao, PMP Information Officer Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Ease of use More integrated with SAP Excel is loved by Finance Analysts Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) With Hyperion we struggled as it didn’t have integrated planning and consolidation, whereas BPC does have it. BPC is easier for reporting as it is Excel-based. Also BPC has prepackaged business process flows that helped a lot. Hyperion on the other hand has a faster response … Incentivized Helpful? Alyse Morley Senior Financial Systems Analyst Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) This decision was made as we were previously Outlooksoft customers. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 7.6 41 Ratings 8% below category average
Long-term financial planning	7.435 Ratings
Financial budgeting	8.037 Ratings
Forecasting	7.840 Ratings
Scenario modeling	7.336 Ratings
Management reporting	7.840 Ratings

Consolidation and Close

Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 7.1 40 Ratings 11% below category average
Financial data consolidation	8.336 Ratings
Journal entries and reports	7.030 Ratings
Multi-currency management	6.728 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations	6.530 Ratings
Minority Ownership	7.020 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting	6.033 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails	8.227 Ratings

Financial Reporting and Compliance

Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 7.0 40 Ratings 14% below category average
Financial Statement Reporting	8.035 Ratings
Management Reporting	6.840 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting	7.039 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting	6.030 Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 5.5 36 Ratings 38% below category average
Personalized dashboards	5.024 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards	6.422 Ratings
KPIs	3.131 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis	7.528 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting	4.124 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data	7.018 Ratings

Integration

Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 6.0 39 Ratings 32% below category average
Flat file integration	6.735 Ratings
Excel data integration	6.437 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources	5.025 Ratings

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User Ratings
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
Likelihood to Recommend	7.3 (41 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	7.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	7.0 (1 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	9.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.0 (1 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	6.7 (39 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	8.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
Likelihood to Recommend	SAP SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) overall is a good package and has helped improve our reporting a lot whilst also making it more efficient due to the reliability of data input / output. There are limitations like graphs being so limited in functionality and reports failing when too much data being processed however i would recommend to others. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	SAP SAP BPC is real time data. You can send information into the system and see it reflected in your reports immediately. Other systems may require a manual push into a reporting system. SAP BPC is a shared reporting tool, so multiple users can be working in a model/environment at the same time, real time. This is especially helpful if your workbooks incorporated multiple processes requiring multiple users to get into the same model. SAP BPC is a powerful tool designed to help all facets of the company, from cash flow to capital expenditures to headcount management to financial planning to consolidation. Incentivized Jeffrey Suk Senior Analyst Read full review
Cons	SAP SAP should focus on delivering one single product for planning, consolidation and budgeting needs rather than providing a large list of options to choose from. The product is not very user-friendly compared to other cloud competitors. There is a heavy dependency on IT teams. SAP BPC should come up a pure cloud option. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	SAP Unlike other SAP traditional products, SAP BPC was meant to be simple and familiar to financial users Incentivized JC Juan Carlos Crespo Head of Business Intelligence Read full review
Support Rating	SAP We need a big support team with various skillset like BPC, ABAP, BW, HANA, FICO etc Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
In-Person Training	SAP SAP BPC training content and trainers are very good. The training is structured and provides a very good understanding of the product features and functionalities. I attended 6 separate training sessions of week-long or more. I had very good experience in all the sessions. The training is organized very well. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Online Training	SAP SAP Training contents are very good, informative and exhaustive. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	SAP The implementation was carried out in two phases spread over a period of 4 years with 2 upgrades in between. We also had multiple upgrades to HANA. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	SAP With Hyperion we struggled as it didn’t have integrated planning and consolidation, whereas BPC does have it. BPC is easier for reporting as it is Excel-based. Also BPC has prepackaged business process flows that helped a lot. Hyperion on the other hand has a faster response time for user queries or report generation. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	SAP When originally implemented (as the predecessor product Outlooksoft) BPC took ASU from trying to budget and forecast for a 2B enterprise out of spreadsheets and into a far more consolidated tool. It has saved us considerable time over the years and paid for itself several times over. BPC also allows us to present our budget in multiple different views to support management, board and departmental reporting. Incentivized Rebecca T Barber, MBA, PHD Senior Director, Management Analysis Read full review
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