Vena is One of the best Planning Platform.
February 13, 2025

Vena is One of the best Planning Platform.

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

Overall Satisfaction with Vena

My company suggests I try it for marketing planning and reporting. I found it useful for sales planning. The sales team uses it, and it's helped our team to make reports and plan for sales. Vena's customers are very supportive, responsive, helpful, and engaging. It is an Excel-based sales planning tool.

Pros

  • Workforce Planning.
  • Manage Reporting.
  • Marketing Report.
  • Making Insight Report.

Cons

  • Coast cutting.
  • Training materials or tutorials.
  • Sometime Performance is slow.
  • Reduce time.
  • Reduce budget on other app.
Vena Solutions provides exceptional support, offering personalized demos and comprehensive onboarding during the sales process. Post-implementation, they continue to provide ongoing customer service with training sessions, detailed documentation, and responsive assistance. Their dedicated support team is always available to resolve any issues promptly, ensuring a smooth experience and helping organizations make the most of Vena's capabilities.
Vena Solutions enabled organizations to make faster business decisions by streamlining financial data consolidation and reporting processes. For example, my company reduced its budgeting cycle time by 50%, allowing them to quickly adapt to market changes. Real-time access to accurate financial data improved forecasting accuracy and helped finance teams identify trends, make informed decisions, and react swiftly to new opportunities.
Vena Solutions stands out due to its familiar Excel-based interface, making it easy for our team to adopt without extensive training. Compared to alternatives like Anaplan and Oracle Hyperion, Vena's strong customer support and efficient automation have significantly reduced our budgeting cycle time. We chose Vena for its seamless integration with our existing systems and substantial time-saving benefits, ultimately enhancing our decision-making process.

Do you think Vena delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Vena's feature set?

Yes

Did Vena live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Vena go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Vena again?

Yes

Vena is one of the best tools for planning and reporting, but it needs minor improvement. 1. Which companies want to integrate their financial planning tools with existing ERP systems? Because it allows for real-time updates and connections with various third-party systems. 2. Which companies don't have proper Excel experts because they can help with minimum Excel knowledge?

Vena Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
Not Rated
Financial budgeting
Not Rated
Forecasting
Not Rated
Scenario modeling
Not Rated
Management reporting
10
Financial data consolidation
Not Rated
Journal entries and reports
Not Rated
Multi-currency management
Not Rated
Intercompany Eliminations
Not Rated
Minority Ownership
Not Rated
Local and consolidated reporting
10
Detailed Audit Trails
Not Rated
Financial Statement Reporting
Not Rated
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
10
Automated board and financial reporting
10
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
Personalized dashboards
10
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
Flat file integration
Not Rated
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
Not Rated
Pixel Perfect reports
10
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
10
Drill-down analysis
8
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
9
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
Not Rated
Report Delivery Scheduling
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
10
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
9
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

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