SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) vs. Workday Adaptive Planning

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
Score 7.7 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
Workday Adaptive Planning
Score 7.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Workday Adaptive Planning(formerly Adaptive Insights) is a financial planning and reporting tool. It includes automated budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, and other active planning capabilities, including integrations with third-party products like Salesforce.N/A
Pricing
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Considered Both Products
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
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, …
Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
We plan to move to a web-based tool within the next two years. Workday is building a planning model within their finance tool, which we are evaluating, and we are looking at other tools such as Adaptive and Tidemark as alternative platforms. We expect to need some …
Workday Adaptive Planning

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Features
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
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
40 Ratings
7% below category average
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.8
189 Ratings
8% above category average
Long-term financial planning7.534 Ratings8.7175 Ratings
Financial budgeting8.036 Ratings9.4186 Ratings
Forecasting7.739 Ratings8.7181 Ratings
Scenario modeling7.035 Ratings8.2171 Ratings
Management reporting7.739 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
6.5
39 Ratings
19% below category average
Workday Adaptive Planning
6.9
154 Ratings
13% below category average
Financial data consolidation8.535 Ratings6.3116 Ratings
Journal entries and reports6.029 Ratings7.177 Ratings
Multi-currency management6.027 Ratings6.388 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations5.029 Ratings6.169 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.020 Ratings5.340 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting5.132 Ratings9.3102 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails8.227 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
6.8
39 Ratings
15% below category average
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.1
177 Ratings
2% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting8.034 Ratings8.3156 Ratings
Management Reporting6.439 Ratings8.8172 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting6.738 Ratings8.2171 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting6.130 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings6.029 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
5.7
35 Ratings
34% below category average
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.2
146 Ratings
2% above category average
Personalized dashboards5.223 Ratings7.9128 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards6.121 Ratings8.6107 Ratings
KPIs3.531 Ratings8.6119 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis7.628 Ratings7.8121 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting4.424 Ratings8.7103 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data7.018 Ratings7.571 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
5.7
38 Ratings
36% below category average
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.6
167 Ratings
5% above category average
Flat file integration6.735 Ratings8.8130 Ratings
Excel data integration6.437 Ratings8.6160 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources4.124 Ratings8.4120 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
9.3
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.0
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
7.7
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
9.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
-
Ratings
Workday Adaptive Planning
8.5
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Centage
Centage
Score 9.5 out of 10
Centage
Centage
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Prophix
Prophix
Score 8.8 out of 10
Prophix
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(39 ratings)
8.6
(218 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.6
(43 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(124 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(11 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(9 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(27 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.5
(38 ratings)
7.4
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(12 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.4
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)Workday Adaptive Planning
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP BPC is well suited for complex planning and consolidations needs where the underlying transactional system is SAP ECC. It suits well if the organization has separate teams with BPC, ABAP, BW, Basis, Hana skillset. SAP BPC is less appropriate for organizations using Agile methodology. It is not suitable for organizations in a hyper-growth cycle as the installation and implementation is time-consuming. It will not work for organizations where the planning and budgeting needs keep changing frequently. The UI of SAP BPC is not very intuitive and very difficult to set up a dynamic dashboard for senior executives and officials of CxO.
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Workday
In a previous company, I was hired based on my experience with Workday Adaptive Planning. After being hired and reviewing the company, I quickly determined they were not large of enough of a company to need the program. Instead, we made better Excel budget templates, utilized OneDrive and created a better experience without the cost. Left the job after 9 months because I worked my way out of the position. My next role I looked for bigger companies and had better success with implementation.
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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.
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Workday
  • It helps create dynamic plans for finances, operations and various functional units in an organization all under one platform
  • It helps in scenario modeling to help analyze various business events and report by any number of business dimensions including channel, customer or product
  • It can be integrated with any system including ERP, BI or CRM
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Cons
SAP
  • Being from a law firm, the system needed a lot of custom tailoring in order to fit our full needs (although many companies could say the same thing). Although the ability to highly customize the system to the company's needs is a positive, it frequently results in the system responding in unexplainable and unrepeatable ways which negatively impacts and slows the budget process. Because of the sporadic nature and variety of the issues, we are unable to repeat them on cue and therefore cannot nail down a solution.
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Workday
  • Web reports and sheets are not great for in-depth reporting, and require the use of the OfficeConnect for Excel plugin and, therefore, the use of Excel for extensive reporting capabilities.
  • It has limited formula functionality in some instances, requiring again the use of OfficeConnect for Excel for extensive calculations.
  • I would like to see new planning sheet types or upgrades to existing sheet types; functionality has been the same for over 10 years.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
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Workday
For one we're in way too deep to not move forward with Adaptive. We're integrated with Workday, we do a ton of reporting with Adaptive, and it's working very well for planning and forecasting. No reason to look back or change course.
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Usability
SAP
Unlike other SAP traditional products, SAP BPC was meant to be simple and familiar to financial users
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Workday
Workday Adaptive Planning has detailed online help with both articles and videos that are comprehensive. It has a lot of similarities to Excel, which most finance people are already familiar with, plus the user interface is intuitive and easy to pick up. The online support team is quick to respond and very knowledgeable.
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Reliability and Availability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Workday
There haven't been any lately. The only one issue I can think of is when there was an update in Adaptive that altered our reports. Before I realized there was an issue, Adaptive reached out to let me know, so that it could be fixed.
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Performance
SAP
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Workday
All aspects of Adaptive Insights perform well. One area that I wish was quicker was integration. When importing data from Intacct our accounting ERP platform, it can sometimes take 4 hours for the import to process. The earlier imports are done, the quicker they complete. My estimate for a quick upload is about two hours.
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Support Rating
SAP
We need a big support team with various skillset like BPC, ABAP, BW, HANA, FICO etc
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Workday
Whenever we have had any questions, issues, or concerns, the support has been quick and thorough. [This] allow[s] us to be able to fully resolve any issues, or be connected with the right group quickly to attain the result we were after; be it from simple formatting to adding new detailed reporting.
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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.
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Workday
This was extremely helpful so that they could walk you through the model and teach you more about the complexity of various areas. It is most helpful when it is specific to your organization's model. The larger in-person trainings were helpful but they tended to be more generic and entry level. The trainings that are more tailored to your specific needs are the most helpful.
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Online Training
SAP
SAP Training contents are very good, informative and exhaustive.
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Workday
They often times tended to be way too generic or entry level. They would also become sales pitches to upgrade or get new Adaptive Planning products. The questions in the training would be very niche and specific to other organizations. They were rarely helpful to the group at large.
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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.
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Workday
Trust the expertise of very strong 3rd party implementers. Having deployed Adaptive at a separate company before, I thought I knew it all (hubris, I know). Fortunately, I began to (very quickly) trust the judgment of our Carlson implementation team, and they provided invaluable insights and best-in-class processes that have benefitted me and my team greatly.
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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.
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Workday
Workday became our choice because it is fully web-based and easily integrates with other systems. The learning curve for Workday was shorter than that of Dynamics. The reporting tools in Workday are more user-friendly than that of Dynamics. However Workday did not have Check Printing tools which are available in Dynamics. The organization started a project to digitize all financial transactions so it was not a priority feature. When it comes to scaling up the functionalities of Workday it was much easier than Dynamics.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
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Workday
Good read only seat access
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Scalability
SAP
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Workday
We went from 2 users to 70+ users over a 2 year period of time. The application scaled wonderfully. 65 of those users were non-finance users so they were able to quickly learn the software and prepare budgets quickly and efficiently. That is the power of Adaptive and its ability to scale
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Professional Services
SAP
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Workday
This is now available in house at Workday which is convenient.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Office administrators are able to enter data directly, freeing up accounting staff.
  • Dependent expenses such as taxes and benefits are automatically calculated, saving time for accounting staff.
  • Single source of data for budget information ensures consistency of information when reporting to senior management.
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Workday
  • It's facilitated a better financial literacy and management by the non-financial managers in the company, giving them a much better ability to see what they're spending, control it, and plan better in the future.
  • It's hard to quantify the ease of model and version management, but we could never do what we're doing now with our current staff. It would take a small army to replicate anything close to what Adaptive pulls off using Excel, if it's even possible.
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