FP&A and forecasting software: 6 vendors compared
Financial planning software divides between enterprise platforms and spreadsheet-native tools. Anaplan, taken private for $10.4 billion, and Pigment, a $1 billion unicorn from Paris, serve large companies; Abacum, Aleph and Runway sell to growth-stage finance teams, with Aleph and Runway keeping the model in the spreadsheet; Helu serves the DACH mid-market from Vienna. Every vendor below has a full profile.
The vendors
Startups first, ordered by funding raised, then the established vendors they compete with
PigmentStartup · $397m raisedEnterprise planning platform for finance, sales and HR teams, built in Paris by a former Criteo CTO and a former Index Ventures investor, now a unicorn with about $100m in recurring revenue and most of its sales in North America.→
AbacumStartup · $92m raisedFP&A platform for mid-market finance teams: planning, forecasting, reporting and headcount modelling on top of the ERP and HR systems, founded in Barcelona and now selling mostly to US technology companies.→
AlephStartup · $46m raisedAI-native FP&A that works inside the spreadsheets finance teams already use: live data from the ERP, HRIS and CRM feeding forecasting, reporting and planning in Google Sheets and Excel.→
RunwayStartup · $34m raisedFinancial planning platform designed so the whole company can read and use the model, not only finance: forecasting, scenario planning and reporting with a visual, explainable approach, founded by former Sandbox VR CEO Siqi Chen.→
HeluStartup · $15m raisedVienna reporting, controlling and budgeting platform for German-speaking SMEs and their advisers, built around a direct DATEV integration and founded by investor Franz Salzmann.→
AnaplanEnterprise connected planning platform for finance, sales, supply chain and workforce, taken private by Thoma Bravo for $10.4bn in 2022 and the incumbent that Pigment and the mid-market FP&A tools measure themselves against.→Common questions
What is FP&A software?+
Tools for budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and management reporting on top of the ledger, HR and CRM data, replacing the spreadsheet model or connecting to it.
What is the difference between Anaplan and Pigment?+
Both are enterprise planning platforms. Anaplan is the incumbent with the broadest footprint; Pigment is newer, faster to implement and won most of its revenue in North America against Anaplan.
Which FP&A tools keep the model in the spreadsheet?+
Aleph and Runway. Aleph syncs Google Sheets and Excel with source systems; Runway builds a visual model but is designed for operators outside finance to read.
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Updated September 2026 · Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage
