Host Analytics is an excellent tool for consolidation and reporting
September 29, 2015

Host Analytics is an excellent tool for consolidation and reporting

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

Modules Used

  • Consolidation, budgeting

Overall Satisfaction with Planful (formerly Host Analytics)

We use Host Analytics Cloud EPM Suite for consolidation, reporting and forecasting. It is used by the finance department and by cost and project managers. It does consolidation, monthly/quarterly/annual reports and budgeting/forecasting.

Pros

  • Host Analytics provides timely consolidation and reporting.
  • Host Analytics is efficient, accurate and reliable.
  • Host Analytics makes it easy for flux analysis and actual vs. forecast analysis.
  • Host Analytic's support team is responsive and quick to address issues.

Cons

  • Be able to add more attributes
  • Be able to sort the list alphabetically for attibutes
  • Be able to copy journal from prior periods and save to the new period
  • Host Analytics' implementation and support team is very knowledgeable, responsive and supportive.
  • Host Analytics increased our finance team's efficiency and accuracy of reporting.
  • Our finance team can better support our internal and external customers.
Host Analytics is much easier to use. The reports can be easily exported and dowloaded into Excel.

Planful Feature Ratings

10.0
Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
Not Rated
Management reporting
Not Rated
10.0
Financial data consolidation
10
Journal entries and reports
10
Multi-currency management
10
Intercompany Eliminations
10
Minority Ownership
Not Rated
Local and consolidated reporting
10
Detailed Audit Trails
10
10.0
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
Not Rated
Excel-based Reporting
Not Rated
Automated board and financial reporting
Not Rated
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
Not Rated
Personalized dashboards
Not Rated
Color-coded scorecards
Not Rated
KPIs
Not Rated
Cost and profitability analysis
Not Rated
Key Performance Indicator setting
Not Rated
Benchmarking with external data
Not Rated
10.0
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
Not Rated
BI Standard Reporting ()
Not Rated
Ad-hoc Reporting ()
Not Rated
Report Output and Scheduling ()
Not Rated
Data Discovery and Visualization ()
Not Rated
Access Control and Security ()
Not Rated
Mobile Capabilities ()
Not Rated

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