Versatile and powerful Connected Planning platform
November 28, 2023

Versatile and powerful Connected Planning platform

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

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

As a partner, I implement best-in-class Anaplan solutions for our customers and their planning needs. Using Anaplan, comprehensive planning solutions that facilitate quick decision-making can be built for all critical functions - Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR and Workforce, Marketing etc. Some of the specific use cases I have worked on are Merchandise Assortment Planning, FP&A, Sales Forecasting, Business and Strategy Planning, Marketing Spend Management.
  • Connected Planning
  • Real-time calculations and insights
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Auditability of line items can be improved by adding extra features like saved views references, filter references, UX page references etc.
  • Native support for allowing input/breakback and calculation logic in the same line item can be added to further boost platform adoption in Retail Planning use cases.
  • Model locking/freezing during concurrent action runs.
  • Multiple successful implementations for customers resulting in modernization, efficiency and agility in planning processes
  • Connected Planning ecosystem for customers
  • Connects People, Plans and Data with smart analytics to facilitate rapid decision making

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 well suited for planning and analytics use cases and helps bring Connected Planning to life. With it's in-memory real-time calculation engine, low code configuration, collaboration features and reporting capabilities, the platform is able to provide a modern and robust solution for planners to make informed decisions with agility.
Anaplan is not suited for complex and granular allocations. It is also not a data storage solution and hence, runs into sizing challenges when dealing with extremely high volumes of data.

Anaplan Feature Ratings

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