Anaplan - A platform that can do most of it quite well
December 20, 2021

Anaplan - A platform that can do most of it quite well

Constantin Toporcea | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

We are a consultancy firm and we implement Anaplan at various clients. We cover anything from S&OP processes and FP&A to Workforce planning.
  • Unique source of truth
  • Planning, budgeting & forecasting
  • Consolidation
  • Reporting
  • Many clients, new needs that need to be covered
  • Front end can have some extra reporting capabilities to be close to a tool as Tableau
  • Scalability
  • Almost instant calculations
  • Great technical support
  • We decrease budgeting time by 50% for one of our clients
  • Created one source of truth instead of having a repository of Excel files
  • Disrupt the department planning in silos
Each tool has its advantages and disadvantages. Where Anaplan shines compared to the competition is that [it] is capable of covering a large part of functionalities which is usually not the case for the ones above. For example, you are able to load data, input data, have one source of truth, have dynamic dashboards, create a mobile app, personalized pages, security from high-level (roles) down to the lowest level (cells). This brings great flexibility, dynamism, scalability, security, and collaboration across the company.

Do you think Anaplan delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Anaplan's feature set?

Yes

Did Anaplan live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Anaplan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Anaplan again?

Yes

It is a great tool for Sales & Operations, Financial Planning & Analysis, or Workforce Plan. However, [it] can be slightly better in Asset Management (if the database is quite large).

Anaplan Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
10
Management reporting
8
Financial data consolidation
7
Journal entries and reports
7
Local and consolidated reporting
7
Detailed Audit Trails
9
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
8
Excel-based Reporting
7
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
9
Cost and profitability analysis
9
Key Performance Indicator setting
9
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
7
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
6
Customizable dashboards
8
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
9
Role-Based Security Model
9
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Mobile Application
9
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
8