One of the most flexible modeling solution
December 06, 2023

One of the most flexible modeling solution

Douglas Eaton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan

Anaplan is a cloud-based planning and performance management platform that allows organizations to connect data, people, and plans across the enterprise. It is used to address various business problems such as financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, sales performance management, workforce planning, and supply chain optimization.
[...] specializes in Anaplan implementations for Alternative Investments use cases (fund/investment cash flow forecasting, capital contribution/distribution, carry waterfall model, real estate asset budgeting & forecasting, FP&A, incentive compensation,...)
  • Replicate individual companies business processes (flexibility)
  • Live calculations
  • Scalability
  • Audit capability
  • Data integration
  • Workflow
  • Management reporting
  • Increased efficiency
  • Time saving
  • Increased transparency
  • New axes of analysis
Anaplan is an enterprise grade solution with a proven track record whereas Pigment is a new solution still evolving/improving constantly.
The modeling capabilities and the power of the engine are stronger with Anaplan but Pigment offers an interesting alternative with more scenario modelling 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 well suited for complex financial forecasting models, scenario planning, multi-dimensional models (e.g. version, scenario, time, investment, currency,... ), data integration & automation, hierarchies. It is a fantastic tool for collaboration across the company functions.

Anaplan is not the best suited for automated workflows, financial consolidation (US GAAP/IFRS) nor advanced reporting capabilities.

Anaplan Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
7
Management reporting
5
Financial data consolidation
4
Journal entries and reports
3
Local and consolidated reporting
4
Detailed Audit Trails
8
Financial Statement Reporting
7
Management Reporting
6
Excel-based Reporting
9
Personalized dashboards
6
Color-coded scorecards
7
Cost and profitability analysis
7
Key Performance Indicator setting
7
Flat file integration
8
Excel data integration
7
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
5
Customizable dashboards
6
Publish to PDF
6
Role-Based Security Model
10
Report-Level Access Control
9
Responsive Design for Web Access
5
Mobile Application
6
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
6