Anaplan review
Updated November 04, 2024

Anaplan review

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

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

Anaplan is the current solution used for the commercial planning process. It allows to plan volumes, pricing and promotions (discounts/rebates/A&P spend) and it allows to track the effectiveness of each promo with a feedback of actual data that are brought in at the lowest level of detail. Another use case where Anaplan is used is for planning the NSV impact of NPI (new product introduction).

Pros

  • modern UX
  • on the fly calculation
  • short lifecycle implementation

Cons

  • in the new UX it would be great to have more flexibility in terms of layout design
  • multirole for user
  • admin cockpit to check performance of the model
  • on the fly calculation
  • integration with other tools
  • Main ROI is related to the reduction of manual tasks, free up time for the business users to focus on value added task
Anaplan offers flexibility and customization for complex modeling. The interface is generally intuitive for the end users. Overall, it’s powerful and effective, but a bit of a challenge for beginners. Usability also depends on how the models and apps are set up during implementation, so it’s essential to follow best practices in dashboard design and functionality to ensure a smoother user experience.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Anaplan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Anaplan again?

Yes

Based on my experience as a consultant and now as CoE Lead, Anaplan is highly suited for scenarios requiring rapid development of complex use cases, for example in Commercial Planning. Its flexibility makes it a go-to solution for any planning need, and with well-thought-out design and integration, it can provide valuable feedback on execution.

Anaplan Feature Ratings

7.2
Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
9
Forecasting
7
Scenario modeling
6
Management reporting
5
2.8
Financial data consolidation
2
Journal entries and reports
2
Local and consolidated reporting
6
Detailed Audit Trails
1
7.7
Financial Statement Reporting
7
Management Reporting
8
Excel-based Reporting
8
6.5
Personalized dashboards
6
Color-coded scorecards
7
Cost and profitability analysis
7
Key Performance Indicator setting
6
6.7
Flat file integration
8
Excel data integration
5
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
7
3.0
Customizable dashboards
3
Ad-hoc Reporting ()
Not Rated
4.0
Publish to PDF
5
Report Versioning
3
Data Discovery and Visualization ()
Not Rated
8.0
Role-Based Security Model
8
Report-Level Access Control
8
8.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
8
Mobile Application
8
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
8

Using Anaplan

600 - Commercial, Finance, S&OP
10 - Model Builders, Solution Architect, Solution Manager, Business Analyst, Tester, Ops Manager
  • Volume Planning
  • A&P Planning
  • Price Planning
  • Innovation Planning
  • S&OP Planning
  • Financial Planning
We see its potential to expand beyond current use case. We're particularly interested in extending use cases to Financial Planning and S&OP Planning to achieve a fully integrated business planning approach. While the platform is powerful, further development is needed to ensure it can support the complexity of true end-to-end integration across these new areas.

Evaluating Anaplan and Competitors

Not Sure
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
If we were to go through the evaluation and selection process again, we might consider evaluating an out-of-the-box tool that requires less configuration than Anaplan. While Anaplan's flexibility is invaluable, an alternative solution with built-in, pre-configured functionalities might accelerate initial setup and could be easily expanded to other markets.

Anaplan Support

Generally helpful and when opening a ticket their first response is usually very fast. For complex tickets it sometimes takes too long to get a proper response from Level 2 and Level 3 support. Additionally, there is often a need to reiterate explanations to different teams, which can slow down resolution times and impact efficiency.
ProsCons
Quick Initial Response
Less knowledgeable
Escalation required
Need to explain problems multiple times
We have the Hypercare Enterprise that provides 4 models optimization per year that are very usefull to understand the bottleneck of a model
Yes - Usually yes but for complex resolution where the ticket moves to Level2 or Level3 support it can take time for the issue to get resolved.

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