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Great Data Integration
June 03, 2020

Great Data Integration

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

Overall Satisfaction with Vena Solutions

Vena is used from both an internal point of view and within our financial consulting division. Its primary use is financial forecasting and the analysis of monthly budgeting reports. We have found Vena to work well within these applications because we are able to standardize our monthly forecasting within an easy to understand report. We were able to hit the ground running with Vena thanks to the Excel-based interface, which has allowed departments that may not use it as regularly as others to adopt it without any problems.
  • Easy to use and understand
  • Excellent integration with external data sources
  • Active and in-depth knowledge hub to help get the most out of it
  • Complex features often need support from Vena
  • User setup was tedious and a little confusing
  • Increased visibility of financial data
  • Time saved as data is automatically collated and organized
Vena is well suited for up to date financial forecasting that is based on regular data input, being able to import figures from multiple sources automatically has been a real benefit. We are now more confident in our insights and can complete analysis in the knowledge that no stone has been left unturned. It has improved the accuracy of our forecasting and saved time while doing it.

Vena Feature Ratings

9.2
Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
10
Management reporting
8
9.4
Financial data consolidation
10
Journal entries and reports
9
Multi-currency management
8
Intercompany Eliminations
10
Minority Ownership
9
Local and consolidated reporting
10
Detailed Audit Trails
10
9.4
Financial Statement Reporting
9
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
10
Automated board and financial reporting
8
XBRL support for regulatory filing
10
9.3
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
8
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
9
Key Performance Indicator setting
10
Benchmarking with external data
9
10.0
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
10
9.7
Pixel Perfect reports
10
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
10
9.8
Drill-down analysis
10
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
10
Report sharing and collaboration
9
9.5
Publish to Web
10
Publish to PDF
9
Report Versioning
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
9.7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
10
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
9
Predictive Analytics
10
8.7
Multi-User Support (named login)
8
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
10.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
10

Vena Solutions Attributes

Do you think Vena delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

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

The Vena support team has been helpful whenever there has been a problem. There is also a very useful knowledge hub with users willing to help out, which has really been beneficial, especially when using some of the more complex features Vena has to offer.