Anaplan is excel on steroids,business application orchestrating different functions across the organization
Updated November 02, 2025

Anaplan is excel on steroids,business application orchestrating different functions across the organization

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

Anaplan is solving complex business problems. We are using Anaplan to forecast the revenue & the costs. It gives the capability to perform scenario planning/sensitivity analysis with the critical business drivers that could have a significant impact on the business in uncertain times. It gives management powerful insights for making the right decisions at the right time. This is one platform that orchestrates all the functions in the organization. Anaplan tool is very helpful in Scenario Planning & assessing the the impact of unforeseen business/market situation on business performance. It's management reporting capabilities have the lives of the planner easier. Now they don't have to make cumbersome Powerpoint presentations every month to their management. Instead they can get their entire set of Powerpoint slides automated with Anaplan will real time updates on the performance & commentaries. With the introduction of new features and functions like Anaplan data orchestrator, Workflow management, co-pilot, co-planner etc. organisations can seamlessly integrate their source systems with Anaplan and manage the workflow more effectively. Co-pilot guides the model builders of Anaplan when developing the application ensuring all the best practices have been adhered to. Co-planner is a generative AI capability of Anaplan that allows users to give prompts to quick get insights into the company's business performance

Pros

  • Simulation of critical business drivers & impact on the bottom line
  • Allows users to slice & dice across different business scenarios
  • Provides real time insights for decision making
  • Automation of monthly presentations for Management Reporting
  • Workflow automation
  • Provides flexibility for complex Supply Chain Business processes
  • Financial Statutory Consolidation and Disclosure Management

Cons

  • Workspace capacity limitations
  • Integration with source systems
  • Integration with communication channels like Microsoft Teams
  • Automatic triggers for alerts from the system
  • Seamless integration between Anaplan & Fluence
  • Improving the pricing of the software
  • Simulation capability
  • Slice Dice
  • Drill Down
  • Collaboration features
  • Connected planning across different functions
  • Management reporting
  • Workflow Automation
  • Statutory Consolidation
  • Anaplan has helped to forecast with better accuracy that has helped business with the close to accurate projections & impactful business decisions
  • Anaplan helps to be forward looking by assessing the impact of the evolving business scenarios
  • Automation of end to end planning & budgeting processes
  • Anaplan is one of the key business drivers for decision making in the organisation
Anaplan is a flexible tool that enables its customers to make data-driven decisions. Its drive to improve the product's capabilities always keeps it relevant in the market. I would highly recommend Anaplan to organizations looking at orchestrating business performance across different functions in the organization. It is a business-owned tool that is flexible enough to adapt to evolving business needs from time to time.
- Flexibility & connected planning across all the functions of the organization - Business owned tool - Easy to acquire skills to maintain & enhance the application

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

Anaplan is less appropriate where the volume of transactional data is very high & there is a looping logic scenario involved. It impacts the performance of the application. While there are no other scenarios that cannot be achieved with Anaplan. That's the best part of Anaplan. If there is a need to store transactional data Anaplan may not be the right tool.

Anaplan Feature Ratings

10.0
Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
10
Management reporting
10
10.0
Financial data consolidation
10
Journal entries and reports
10
Local and consolidated reporting
10
Detailed Audit Trails
10
9.7
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
9
9.0
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
8
Cost and profitability analysis
10
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
9.7
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
9
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
10
8.0
Customizable dashboards
8
Ad-hoc Reporting ()
Not Rated
9.0
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
10
Data Discovery and Visualization ()
Not Rated
9.5
Role-Based Security Model
10
Report-Level Access Control
9
8.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
8
Mobile Application
8
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
8

Using Anaplan

Finance, Sales
Logical mind, Expertise in using excel, know how of excel formulas & functions
  • FPA
  • Sales
  • Scenario Planning
  • Sales Performance Management
  • Sensitivity Analysis
It is the most flexible platform

Evaluating Anaplan and Competitors

  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Ease of use & Integration with other systems. Flexibility to adapt as per the evolving business requirements with a quick turaround time
Anaplan is a fantastic product. I would select it again given the price of the software is optimized

Anaplan Implementation

- Anaplan implementation is very structured using agile methodology
- Frequent sprint planning & sprint reviews give the ability to refine the timelines, and deliverables as per the expectations
- Continuous feedback on the development of the application during sprint review helps to mitigate the risk of the tool not being aligned with the customer expectations
  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
Yes - - Phase 1 - Monthly reporting
- Phase 2 - Financial Planning & Analysis
- Resource standard cost calculation
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - - Early buy-in from the users goes a long way for the adoption of the application
- String support & direction from the top management is required
  • Data issues
  • Requirements not clear, keep changing
  • Change management

Anaplan Support

Anaplan support is decent while not very experienced in handling the errors effectively
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Poor followup
NO. Anaplan premium support is only applicable to Enterprise tiering of the software
Yes - Yes
Anaplan support works hard with the global team to provide solutions. They keep the customers constantly updated on the progress of the ticket

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