Anaplan is Super Agile and User Friendly
Updated November 13, 2024

Anaplan is Super Agile and User Friendly

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

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

We use Anaplan to manage the the FP&A planning process. FP&A planning includes detailed people planning, Sales planning through cohorting and other factors, ZBB opex planning, and scenario planning.

Pros

  • Agility
  • user interface
  • Don't need to be a coder to build in Anaplan.

Cons

  • There is size constraints/limits. That being said, Anaplan is already addressing that concern.
  • Difficult to compare native versions. Anaplan has a workaround but it is not ideal.
  • Management Reporting
  • Ability to drill down to the detail
  • Aggregate data from multiple sources
  • Ability to identify low performing partners
Prior to Anaplan I used SAP with BW. It has been several years since I used BW but in comparison Anaplan is much easier to build out forecast and reports and easier to understand calculations. It also provides greater visibility to end users on how items are calculated. Also with BW we would have to send data back in for the forecast to update. With anaplan, forecasting is live. There is no need to send or save data, any user with access can see updates in real time.

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 does Sales Cohorting very well. Allows use to build up complex sales plans based on user inputs and historical data. Able to easily compare performance of different cohorts and subsets within the cohort. Management reporting is easy to create and looks very professional in Anaplan. FP&A planning is done very well in Anaplan. Anaplan has the ability to aggregate date from multiple sources, provide summariezd reports with the ability to drill down to the detail.

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
Local and consolidated reporting
Not Rated
Detailed Audit Trails
10
10.0
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
10
9.5
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
9
Cost and profitability analysis
10
Key Performance Indicator setting
9
10.0
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
10.0
Customizable dashboards
10
Ad-hoc Reporting ()
Not Rated
10.0
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
10
Data Discovery and Visualization ()
Not Rated
10.0
Role-Based Security Model
10
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

Using Anaplan

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Hierarchical Planning and Consolidation
  • Allocations
  • What if scenarios
  • Keeping models optimized for performance when dealing with large datasets
  • Complex formula management. Keeping track of dependencies and troubleshooting errors can be difficult with many interconnected modules
  • Depending on the complexity of the organization structure, setting up granular access permissions can be complex in Anaplan.
Yes - Have not used the mobile interface

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