Best FP&A software
Five FP&A vendors with an Accountio profile, side by side.
Listed alphabetically. Accountio does not rank vendors, and a featured listing does not change the order.
FP&A software handles budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and management reporting. The five vendors here run from Anaplan, with 2,800+ customers including 48%+ of the Fortune 50, to tools for mid-sized companies such as Abacum and Helu. Aleph keeps the work in Excel and Google Sheets; the others move the models into their own platform.
FP&A software at a glance
| Vendor | Best for | Founded and HQ | Customers | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abacum | FP&A and finance teams at mid-market, high-growth companies and scaling enterprises | Founded 2020; headquartered in New York, with offices in Barcelona, Toronto and Buenos Aires | Hundreds of mid-market companies in 31 countries (June 2025), including Strava and Aiven | Not published |
 Aleph | Finance and FP&A teams that keep working in Excel and Google Sheets; PE-backed and VC-backed companies and fractional CFOs | Not published | Hundreds of finance teams, including Zapier, Turo, Harvey and Chess.com | Not published; free full-access trial and demo on request |
 Anaplan | Large enterprises in industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail and healthcare | 2006; Miami, US (global headquarters) | 2,800+ customers, including 48%+ of the Fortune 50; Coca-Cola, Unilever and LinkedIn among them | Not published; demo on request |
 Helu | Small and mid-sized companies in German-speaking markets whose books are kept in DATEV | Vienna, Austria (Helu.io GmbH); founding year not published | Hundreds of customers; testimonials from Sanity Group and CommerzVentures | Not published; four plans (Helu Controlling, Controlling Plus, Helu FP&A and Enterprise) quoted on request |
 Pigment | Finance, sales, HR and supply chain teams at enterprises | 2019; Paris, France | Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens and Anthropic; approaching US$100m ARR (Mar 2026) | Not published; demo on request |
The five vendors
In alphabetical order. “Not published” means the vendor does not state it.
Abacum
Best for: FP&A and finance teams at mid-market, high-growth companies and scaling enterprises
FP&A platform: planning, forecasting, scenario modelling, headcount planning and automated reporting, bringing financial and operational data into one place.
- Founded and HQ
- Founded 2020; headquartered in New York, with offices in Barcelona, Toronto and Buenos Aires
- Ownership
- Venture-backed; US$100m raised, including a US$60m Series B (June 2025) led by Scale Venture Partners
- Customers
- Hundreds of mid-market companies in 31 countries (June 2025), including Strava and Aiven
- Pricing
- Not published
- How it runs
- Customers in 31 countries; offices in the US, Spain, Canada and Argentina
Aleph
Best for: Finance and FP&A teams that keep working in Excel and Google Sheets; PE-backed and VC-backed companies and fractional CFOs
AI-native FP&A platform: 150+ no-code data connectors for ERP, HRIS and CRM data, Excel and Google Sheets add-ins, dashboards, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and headcount planning, with AI agents.
- Founded and HQ
- Not published
- Ownership
- Venture-backed; US$46m raised, including a US$29m Series B (Sep 2025) led by Khosla Ventures
- Customers
- Hundreds of finance teams, including Zapier, Turo, Harvey and Chess.com
- Pricing
- Not published; free full-access trial and demo on request
- How it runs
- Cloud web platform with Excel and Google Sheets add-ins; SOC 2 Type 2 certified
Anaplan
Best for: Large enterprises in industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail and healthcare
AI-driven scenario planning and analysis for finance, sales and marketing, supply chain and workforce, including financial planning, consolidation and forecasting.
- Founded and HQ
- 2006; Miami, US (global headquarters)
- Ownership
- Not published
- Customers
- 2,800+ customers, including 48%+ of the Fortune 50; Coca-Cola, Unilever and LinkedIn among them
- Pricing
- Not published; demo on request
- How it runs
- Global; offices in 24 cities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific
Helu
Best for: Small and mid-sized companies in German-speaking markets whose books are kept in DATEV
FP&A on DATEV accounting data: real-time P&L and balance sheet reporting, management dashboards, variance analysis, AI-assisted driver-based planning and scenarios, consolidation of several companies and cost accounting.
- Founded and HQ
- Vienna, Austria (Helu.io GmbH); founding year not published
- Ownership
- Venture-backed; €5m seed round and €10m Series A; founder and CEO Franz Salzmann, formerly a partner at Speedinvest
- Customers
- Hundreds of customers; testimonials from Sanity Group and CommerzVentures
- Pricing
- Not published; four plans (Helu Controlling, Controlling Plus, Helu FP&A and Enterprise) quoted on request
- How it runs
- Cloud; DACH market; official DATEV Marketplace partner; GDPR compliant, on ISO/IEC 27001 certified servers; site in English and German
- Good to know
- Team of 25+ FP&A experts
Pigment
Best for: Finance, sales, HR and supply chain teams at enterprises
AI business planning and performance management: budgeting and forecasting, financial statements, headcount, sales capacity and territory planning, and S&OP.
- Founded and HQ
- 2019; Paris, France
- Ownership
- Venture-backed; US$145m Series D led by ICONIQ Growth (Apr 2024), with IVP, Meritech, Greenoaks and Felix Capital
- Customers
- Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens and Anthropic; approaching US$100m ARR (Mar 2026)
- Pricing
- Not published; demo on request
- How it runs
- Cloud, including a French sovereign cloud option; offices in Paris, New York and Toronto; North America is its largest market
How to choose FP&A software
- Who builds and maintains the models: finance alone, or finance with sales, HR and operations?Anaplan and Pigment plan across finance, sales, workforce and supply chain. Abacum brings financial and operational data together for FP&A teams. Aleph is built for finance teams that stay in spreadsheets, and Helu for companies reporting from DATEV.
- Do you want to keep working in Excel, or move the models into a planning system?Aleph keeps finance in Excel and Google Sheets through add-ins. Anaplan, Pigment, Abacum and Helu are platforms where the plan lives in the system.
- Do you report on several companies or entities?Helu consolidates several companies in one application, and Anaplan includes consolidation alongside planning and forecasting.
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Common questions
What does FP&A software do?+
It handles budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and management reporting on actual data from the accounting system and other business systems, so finance can update plans without rebuilding spreadsheets.
How much does FP&A software cost?+
None of the five vendors here publishes prices. Aleph offers a free full-access trial, Anaplan, Pigment and Aleph give demos on request, and Helu quotes its four plans on request.
Which FP&A software suits a mid-sized company?+
Abacum is built for mid-market and high-growth companies, Helu for small and mid-sized companies whose books are in DATEV, and Aleph for finance teams at PE-backed and VC-backed companies. Anaplan and Pigment sell to large enterprises.
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