Vena Solutions Review
Updated May 09, 2023
Vena Solutions Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Vena
We currently use Vena for all our reporting and forecasting needs. We replaced our Excel forecasting template with a Vena template. We are very pleased with the consolidation help the software provides and recently decided to have all of our raises and reviews done in Vena, which allowed for significantly more visibility on the data integrity.
- Consolidation - have saved so many hours by not having to manually consolidate spreadsheets
- Audit trail history - we were able to find out who made a change that was questionable
- Drillable feature that allows our users to drill into the details of financials
- Ease of use
- Sometimes the templates are a bit complicated to use and could be a little bit more straightforward if all the dimensions are defined in the workbook.
- I would make the security easier to use.
- Helpdesk
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?
Yes
Did implementation of Vena go as expected?
No
Would you buy Vena again?
Yes
- Saved significant man hours during budgeting
- Improved Reporting
- Audit trail history is available
After implementation, Vena has a helpdesk that is very responsive and willing to help for any issues that arise.
Our reports that use to take several days to put together now only take minutes and are so much more versatile than they use to be.
Price, but also felt less limited.
Vena Feature Ratings
Vena Solutions Attributes
Using Vena
25 - Operations, finance, and analysis.
3 - Reporting and Analysis
- Forecasting
- Reporting
- Consolidation
- Custom Template for Raises
- Operations Custom Dashboard
- Capital Budgets
- Additional Dashboards
Evaluating Vena and Competitors
Yes - Excel - extremely manual
- Cloud Solutions
- Scalability
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
All of the above
I would not change the evaluation/selection process.
Vena Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled
- timing
Vena Training
- Online Training
- In-Person Training
- No Training
Yes, not too difficult to learn.
Configuring Vena
Check your templates!
No - we have not done any custom code
Vena Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
No, honestly rarely need support.
Vena went above and beyond when we were having syncing issues caused by internal IT when we upgraded our server, but the Vena team went above and beyond to make sure we got set up correctly and accurately.
Using Vena
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using | Lots to learn |
- Security
- Workflow
- Ongoing support
- Templates can get complicated if not well designed
Vena Reliability
Integrating Vena
- Dynamics GP
Dynamics GP - process was abandoned
- Operational websites
Not in the plan.
- File import/export
- ETL tools
Relationship with Vena Solutions
payment terms.
Communication.
Upgrading Vena
- I would like to see comments roll up to the summary level