Anaplan's Impact on a Global Scale
November 12, 2023

Anaplan's Impact on a Global Scale

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

Anaplan is the planning tool of choice for my organization globally. I have also implemented Anaplan for other organizations in various industries/sectors such as real estate, banking, insurance, hospitality, transport, mining, and energy. Within my organization, it is used for people planning, short-term strategic planning, and global long-term strategic planning. Prior to implementation, like most organizations, the process was manual and time-consuming.
  • Multidimensional modeling
  • User-friendly scripting
  • High-velocity agile development
  • Application lifecycle management
  • Wide range of integration options
  • Scenario capabilities
  • Workflow functionality
  • Dealing with sparsity (the new Polaris engine should be available with the basic license!)
  • Applying different summary methods for each dimension in a module
  • Reduced forecasting cycle time by 70%
  • Reduced the number of Excel files to near 0
  • Provided the ability to perform numerous 'what-if' scenario capabilities

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 a beast when it comes to planning, budgeting, and forecasting across different teams when collaboration is required, with appropriate levels of security, autonomy, and automation to keep the wheel turning. Due to how the multi-dimensional engine works, it may not be ideal for consolidation use cases. While it can get the job done, there are other tools in the market that will be easier to use for consolidation purposes.

Anaplan Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
10
Financial data consolidation
5
Journal entries and reports
1
Local and consolidated reporting
7
Detailed Audit Trails
10
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
10
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
10
Cost and profitability analysis
10
Key Performance Indicator setting
10
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
10
Customizable dashboards
10
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
10
Role-Based Security Model
10
Report-Level Access Control
10
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Mobile Application
10
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
10