BlackLine the one stop shop for Month End Close and Automated GL Recs
March 26, 2026

BlackLine the one stop shop for Month End Close and Automated GL Recs

Eddy Aiello | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BlackLine

We use BlackLine mainly for tracking of key processes through the use of tasks and automating and centralizing our GL reconciliation process. Prior to BlackLine we were decentralized, lacked visibility and completeness of our GL Recs, along with not having the appropriate backups to an extremely manual process that lived within excel spreadsheets.

Pros

  • Loading of Data in an automated Fashion
  • The Matching Engine once setup properly is outstanding and adds a ton of value
  • The reporting capability of the tool is outstanding and very efficient
  • I love that the system does automated status notifications at the discretion of the users inputs

Cons

  • Wish they had rolled out high frequency recs previously.
  • When we setup BlackLine, we had to find work arounds to export the daily Fed Rec Items.
  • Wish it wasn't so darn expensive and more native AI already live and running
  • Teams have gained back hundreds of hours per year
  • The Month End Close Process is much smoother as everyone knows what they need to do and are able to save down all the items in one place
  • Tasks is also helpful as we attach the backup to the activity and is easier to review and evidence the approval of the item.
BlackLine's team has been awesome. They were and continue to be extremely helpful with us all as we continue growing into the platform. They even had us present at the last BlackLine National event as the event was extremely insightful and a great time for the team to learn more about BlackLine.
The Partnership with BlackLine has helped us reach a pinnacle of success that we no longer stress or worry remotely as much about the GL rec process or evidencing review through SOD for our tasks. The reporting is easy as can be and we cannot be happier with the platform thus far.
BlackLine is easier and cleaner in the sense of being on a platform that standardizes your system. FloQast just comes in and adds a tag to your already existing daily files and processes, which makes it just a bandaid to a larger more underlying problem. BlackLine for our use, is much better and cost wise was very similar.

Do you think BlackLine delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BlackLine's feature set?

Yes

Did BlackLine live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of BlackLine go as expected?

No

Would you buy BlackLine again?

Yes

BlackLine is great for centralization and standardization of Recs, great for reporting and ease of controls documentation. It is not a full fledged automated GRC platform but what it does do with Recs and GL recs is exemplary. The use of the automated Data Loads for both GL and Subledgers is fantastic.

BlackLine Feature Ratings

Consolidation and Close
10.0
Financial data consolidation
Not Rated
Journal entries and reports
Not Rated
Multi-currency management
Not Rated
Detailed Audit Trails
10
Reconciliation Automation
10
Close Checklist
10
Customizable Workflows
10

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