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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Vena

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Vena Solutions provides a financial process automation solution to automate Corporate Performance Management, accounting and budgeting, Regulatory & Compliance, and other finance-related processes. It is scaled for medium to large-sized organizations.N/A

    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ALearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp) is a cloud-based corporate learning management system (LMS) designed to build, deliver, and track training programs for employees, customers, and business partners. The platform provides self-guided learning paths, interactive coaching workflows, and certification programs to support employee onboarding, sales enablement, customer academies, and compliance training.N/A
    Pricing
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    N/A
    Complete
    N/A
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and can be added onto as a company grows. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal. Complete Plan includes everything in Professional, plus: Vena Insights, Premium Support, Sandbox Environment, and Expert Managed Services. For a limited time, new customers who use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Online) as their primary ERP can get a free year of Vena and 40% off implementation costs. Vena also offers special pricing for not for profit organizations. To learn more, speak to an expert.—
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    Community Pulse
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Considered Both Products
    Vena Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    315 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    279 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    320 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    220 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    227 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    7.9
    176 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.1110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.1157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.6167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.0
    291 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.3278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.2278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.5107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.0248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.0
    233 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web7.6131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.0171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.1195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.1171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.2
    161 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.7144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.6118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.6133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.4
    281 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.1266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.4266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.4267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.5130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    7.2
    142 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.9137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.5122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.4
    351 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning8.5318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting8.7337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting8.6325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling8.0291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting8.2327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    7.2
    304 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation7.4263 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports7.0196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management6.8178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations7.7175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership5.9125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.3225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails8.4266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.3
    331 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting8.4297 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.4310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.0320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting8.5250 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing7.199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.3
    263 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.1224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.1170 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs8.5196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis8.0210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting8.2192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data7.9147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    8.1
    321 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration7.8261 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration8.9301 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.6238 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Vena and Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Feature
    Vena
    -
    Ratings
    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (348 ratings)
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (39 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.4
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (107 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    VenaLearn:Up (formerly WorkRamp)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vena Solutions
    It is well suited for planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Using its capabilities also allows you to use it for reporting, whether it's month-end reporting or other reporting where you want to rely on data from a source that can be nicely presented and adjusted in Excel.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    WorkRamp is well suited for Employee Onboarding, Continuous Training, and Ad Hoc training assignments. We specifically use it to roll out training on new products that roll out so that we don't tie up hours of people's time to meet in person and roll it out in a live setting
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    Pros
    Vena Solutions
    • The Admin function of Vena, being able to set up the users in the user categories and the different groups and assigning the groups and the task bindings, is particularly easy and very helpful because as we have so many different departments and disciplines in our organization, we do need to establish pretty specific user access so this process works really well for us.
    • Running reports in Vena is fairly easy, and we do enjoy being able to just push a button and get some budget versus actuals.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    • Flow of information
    • Ease of use
    • Segmenting information
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Vena Solutions
    • Create an bottom-line functionality.
    • Have another license between power user and contributor that allows building reports that aren't ad hoc, but don't have all the admin rights of a power user.
    • Have a session on best in class Workforce Planning prior to implementation.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    • Auto tagging resources by keywords being used can be helpful to the party in charge of maintaining the information.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Vena Solutions
    Vena has become an integral part of finance and our daily process. Without it we would take longer to prepare results and decisions will be delayed. Vena has given the whole organization more visibility of results and budgets so that all departments participate more actively in managing their budgets rather than it being the sole responsibility of finance.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Vena Solutions
    Vena is somehow easy to manipulate. If you want to map accounts, or change mapping. there are clear instructions and guidance. and also Vena AI is on the way, so i think we can leverage it more and let AI help us mapping and check errors. overall a very good product and easy to learn and set up.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    WorkRamp has allowed us to keep employees up to date on the most recent trainings so that the entire workforce is working on the same information. It has also allowed us to roll out that training on an ad hoc basis vs gathering everyone together for live training, which can be delayed with calendar conflicts
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    Reliability and Availability
    Vena Solutions
    Vena is seemingly always available. They plan maintenance windows well in advance and always off hours (typically over a weekend) and communicate clearly throughout maintenance about what will be affected. Over 5 years of using the product, I can only remember one time when the platform was unavailable (I believe due to an underlying server hosting issue from their provider), and they resolved the issue and had everything up and running again within 8 hours.
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Vena Solutions
    The performance is dependent on how much data and calculations are involved and how complex the security settings are. A simple template or report loads in seconds. A complex template or report can take a while. If there are many users with complex security settings, that will be a factor in the load time.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Vena Solutions
    When I reach out to our support team, they are always able to fix any issues we are having in a timely manner. It is always resolved quickly which proves that customer support always helps out our support team with any issues so they can in turn help us quickly
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Vena Solutions
    This is the best way to learn and buy-in. The in person effect gives students both a hands on approach but an instruction to be there to customize assistance and understanding. In person also builds greater buy in with your future team on creators. However if your audience is better at on line learning this is another good option.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Vena Solutions
    The training was structured as a group training to learn the basics of creating a data model and mapping a template. While we had nearly 10 participants, I was the only actual implementer so we probably didn't actually need the training and could have just learned the initial skills from the implementation consultant. Two years later, when we hired a new team member, they completed several modules in Vena Academy (a self paced learning course) which allowed them to get up to speed on the basics with just a bit of supplemental guidance from me as our existing admin.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Vena Solutions
    The Vena consultant had great knowledge of both the Vena solution and Excel and Excel functions. He was able to help suggest ways to build our templates that met our requirements using Excel functions we had not previously considered using. And we have been able to use the Excel information he provided in other ways outside of Vena. He was very patient and flexible as we learned the Vena tool and created templates
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Vena Solutions
    Previously used Synario for long-term forecasting. Ultimately moved to Vena for this to keep budgeting and forecasting together in a single solution. Vena's system is much easier to learn on the admin side since it is Excel-based so the transition was pretty simple. Previously used Jenzabar with JICS for budgeting. Vena's budget system is more user-friendly for end users and more flexible so it works better for our specific needs. Vena's reporting system is easier to use and customize.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    WorkRamp has better user experience and user interface.
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    Scalability
    Vena Solutions
    Vena solutios is a software that provides robust tools that help different departments in their statistics and we can visualize a lot of promising and visually attractive data. Vena Solutions' level of scalability is high and sustainable over time thanks to the fabulous technical support that is ready to help us at all times
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Vena Solutions
    • Vena has helped save time by reducing the manual work involved with budgeting, reporting, and variance analysis. Instead of spending as much time organizing data and reconciling spreadsheets, I can focus more on reviewing results and making informed decisions. It has improved collaboration between teams and provided better visibility into financial performance, creating more efficient processes overall.
    Incentivized
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    Confirm (formerly Learning Pool)
    • Increased knowledge for employees
    • Shared knowledge for partners
    • Quicker onboarding
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Vena Screenshots

    Screenshot of Operation Expenses - Predictive AnalysisScreenshot of Allocations DashboardScreenshot of Vena Add InScreenshot of Power BI DashboardScreenshot of Operational Expenses - Drill through analysisScreenshot of Process Status Dashboard

    Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Learner Path (Onboarding)Screenshot of Content Collaboration Tools for EditorsScreenshot of Live Training Events (Instructor-Led)Screenshot of Pitch & Chat CertificationsScreenshot of Customer Training LMSScreenshot of Data Visualizations: In-App Reporting