IBM Planning Analytics Review
October 08, 2025

IBM Planning Analytics Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics

In my organization, we use IBM Planning Analytics for Support Planning and Analytics

Pros

  • Planning
  • live calculations
  • reporting speed

Cons

  • scalability
  • creates trust in data processing
  • time savings due to automation
I think the most valuable capability in IBM Planning Analytics is the speed to deliver
IBM Planning Analytics capabilities have allowed us to have consistent reporting, which we could not do before.
We chose IBM Planning Analytics because we find that it still uniquely positions with OLAP engine

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

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

In my opinion, I am likely to recommend IBM Planning Analytics to a colleague because I think it has a well suited or stable dataset and quick deliverables in IBM Planning Analytics domain

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

8.0
Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
9
Forecasting
5
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
9
7.6
Financial data consolidation
9
Journal entries and reports
3
Multi-currency management
9
Intercompany Eliminations
9
Minority Ownership
7
Local and consolidated reporting
9
Detailed Audit Trails
7
8.8
Financial Statement Reporting
8
Management Reporting
9
Excel-based Reporting
10
Automated board and financial reporting
8
7.8
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
6
KPIs
8
Cost and profitability analysis
9
Key Performance Indicator setting
9
Benchmarking with external data
7
8.3
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
5
7.3
Pixel Perfect reports
8
Customizable dashboards
7
Report Formatting Templates
7
8.0
Drill-down analysis
10
Formatting capabilities
7
Report sharing and collaboration
7
7.3
Publish to Web
7
Publish to PDF
7
Report Versioning
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
7
7.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
7
Predictive Analytics
7
10.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
10
Role-Based Security Model
10
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Report-Level Access Control
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
Mobile Capabilities ()
Not Rated

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