Review on IBM Planning Analytics
October 08, 2025

Review on IBM Planning Analytics

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

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics

In our organization, we use IBM Planning Analytics to predict and forecast sales

Pros

  • provide sales statistics
  • forecast demand

Cons

  • support for IBM Power 11
  • cost
  • IBM Planning Analytics has a positive impact on the financial efficiency of our business objectives
  • IBM Planning Analytics has a positive impact on productivity in our organization
For me, I think the most valuable capability of IBM Planning Analytics is the forecasting
With IBM Planning Analytics capabilities we are now predicting outcomes, which our organization could not do before.
In our organization, we chose IBM Planning Analytics because, in our opinion, IBM Planning Analytics has more features

Do you think IBM Planning Analytics delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Planning Analytics's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Planning Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Planning Analytics go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy IBM Planning Analytics again?

Yes

I am likely to recommend IBM Planning Analytics to a colleague if they have large data sets that need detailed analysis

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
9
Forecasting
9
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
8
Financial data consolidation
8
Journal entries and reports
9
Multi-currency management
9
Intercompany Eliminations
9
Minority Ownership
9
Local and consolidated reporting
9
Detailed Audit Trails
9
Financial Statement Reporting
Not Rated
Management Reporting
Not Rated
Excel-based Reporting
Not Rated
Automated board and financial reporting
Not Rated
XBRL support for regulatory filing
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
Not Rated
Flat file integration
Not Rated
Excel data integration
Not Rated
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
Not Rated
Pixel Perfect reports
Not Rated
Customizable dashboards
Not Rated
Report Formatting Templates
Not Rated
Drill-down analysis
Not Rated
Formatting capabilities
Not Rated
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
Not Rated
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
Not Rated
Report Versioning
Not Rated
Report Delivery Scheduling
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
Not Rated
Multi-User Support (named login)
Not Rated
Role-Based Security Model
Not Rated
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Not Rated
Report-Level Access Control
Not Rated
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

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