Item: Cube
Rating: 10
Author: Connor Rainey

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cube is the absolute best FP&A software dollar for dollar out there. We looked at a few different vendors for our org and none of them came close to Cube when it came to the value that we get from them now. We really wanted about 3 different things for our organization: 1. Automated financial reporting 2. Ease of financial review 3. Assistance with budget and flux models Cube was the only software that really let a bunch of us non-techy people at our organization accomplish all of our goals without sacrificing anything. Cube easily integrates into Excel and makes it so easy for us to just plug it right into a template and roll it forward. Our FP&A team has been able to really utilize this software for the best as well. Their forecasting and budgeting has been a lot faster.

Pros and Cons

Customer Service
Customization of Financial Reports
Ease of Integration
Ongoing updates
Continuous system testing and upgrades
Additional capabilities

Additional customization on the dashboard
Updating new data templates
Speed of refresh

Most Important Features

Ease of Use
Ease of Integration
Cost

Return on Investment

Additional time for analysis
Less than budgeted spend
More accurate financial results resulting in better decisions

Alternatives Considered

Vena

Cube was just a lot easier to use than Vena. We took some time to look at Vena as well and while their product was impressive, our organization was not yet there. We needed something we could implement quickly, and in today's day and age I think that is a very important quality to have. Start up and early stage companies do not have the luxury of implementation teams and massive IT resources so Cube was a huge help.

Key Insights

Do you think Cube delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cube's feature set?

Yes

Did Cube live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cube go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cube again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

I think the absolute two best scenarios that we use Cube for are our financial reporting package and the upgraded budget to actual comparisons we have been able to draw using the technology. Above all, Cube has vastly enhanced our abilities to get financial reporting done quickly and free up our time to really dig deep into various accounts. This has greatly improved the accuracy of our financial results beyond what you would even believe. I think the budget to actuals, especially with the level of variety you are able to have with the various saved budget scenarios, is super intuitive and easy to organize. Our FP&A team uses it daily in conjunction with our team, constantly adding 8 + 4's and 9 + 3's and stacking them. We can easily essentially toggle through and see how we stack up.

Cube - The absolute best FP&A Software on the market

Overall Satisfaction with Cube