IBM Planning Analytics
October 15, 2025

IBM Planning Analytics

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

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics

The interface is good, it speeds my work. I also like the supply-chain integration. We are using for several project tracking. My company is migrating many tools, software and the budget resource, time invested, tools and support cost, training, etc all is tracked and planned through this. It provide higher management clear view of the progress made in turned of achievement v/s money invested so far.

Pros

  • Demand forecasting and pricing optimization
  • Multi dimensional data
  • Give better picture

Cons

  • Step learning curve
  • Complex initial setup
  • Time consuming maintenance
  • Reduced previous complexity
  • Saved time in doing same work
  • Better synchronisation in overall
Speed and real time insights, scalability, flexibility and user friendly
It allowed me and my team to look at the data in a multidimensional which we would miss sometime and redo things which helped us to make better decisions and reduced the time taken before.

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?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Planning Analytics again?

Yes

IBM Planning Analytics is a real-time, accurate financial and operational analysis, scalability to handle large datasets and enterprise-wide growth, flexibility and ease of use through familiar interfaces like Excel and a web-based workspace which is makes life easy for project manager and VPs.
It make decision making simpler. It also offers comprehensive data integration from various sources.

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

9.0
Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
9
Forecasting
9
Scenario modeling
9
Management reporting
9
9.0
Financial data consolidation
10
Journal entries and reports
10
Multi-currency management
9
Intercompany Eliminations
9
Minority Ownership
9
Local and consolidated reporting
8
Detailed Audit Trails
8
9.3
Financial Statement Reporting
8
Management Reporting
9
Excel-based Reporting
10
Automated board and financial reporting
10
9.7
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
10
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
9
Key Performance Indicator setting
10
Benchmarking with external data
9
Not Rated
Flat file integration
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Excel data integration
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Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
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Pixel Perfect reports
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Customizable dashboards
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Report Formatting Templates
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Drill-down analysis
Not Rated
Formatting capabilities
Not Rated
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
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Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
Not Rated
Report Versioning
Not Rated
Report Delivery Scheduling
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Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
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Predictive Analytics
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Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
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Multi-User Support (named login)
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Role-Based Security Model
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Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Not Rated
Report-Level Access Control
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Single Sign-On (SSO)
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Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

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