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Anaplan is a connected planning platform used by more than 2,800 companies, including more than 48% of the Fortune 50, for financial planning, sales, supply chain and workforce models.
Large companies replacing or benchmarking it usually look at Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning, Board, Jedox and IBM Planning Analytics. Mid-sized finance teams also compare Planful, Prophix, Vena Solutions, Abacum, Cube and Datarails; Vena, Cube and Datarails keep Excel at the centre.
What Anaplan does
A multidimensional planning engine for financial planning, sales performance, supply chain and workforce planning, with scenario modelling and AI forecasting.
Founded 2006 Leadership CEO Charlie Gottdiener Customers 2,800+, including more than 48% of the Fortune 50 Full Anaplan profile →
Alternatives in FP&A and Forecasting
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Bluecopa Automated finance reporting, reconciliation and analytics. Asia Pacific Board Planning, forecasting and business intelligence combined. Europe Bob Finance (HiBob) Real-time metrics and planning from ERP, CRM and HR data. North America Calxa Budgeting and cash flow forecasting for nonprofits and SMEs. Asia Pacific Castaway Three-way forecasting across profit, cash flow and balance sheet. Asia Pacific Centage Driver-based budgeting with automatic financial statements. North America ChatFin AI agents answering finance questions from your systems. North America Clarity Client forecasting and advisory built for accountants. United Kingdom Clockwork AI forecasts and insights generated from accounting data. North America Corporate Planner Planning and consolidation for mid-sized European businesses. Europe Cube FP&A that connects your systems but keeps you in spreadsheets. North America Datarails Automated consolidation while you stay in your Excel models. North America Drivetrain AI planning unifying financial and operational data. North America Farseer Modelling and forecasting on operational and financial data. Europe Fathom Financial analysis and reporting for advisers and businesses. Asia Pacific Finario Capital expenditure planning, approval and review. North America Firmbase AI-native planning, reporting and variance analysis. Middle East Flightpath Finance Forecasts built directly from your accounting data. North America Float Cash flow forecasting synced with your accounting system. United Kingdom Forecast 5 Budgeting and cash flow modelling for Australian businesses. Asia Pacific Forecastr Startup financial modelling with analyst support. North America Futrli Cash flow forecasting for small businesses and advisers. United Kingdom IBM Planning Analytics Enterprise planning on a multidimensional modelling engine. North America Jedox Integrated planning across finance, sales and operations. Europe Jirav Budgeting, forecasting and dashboards for smaller businesses. North America Joiin Consolidated multi-entity reporting in one pack. United Kingdom Kepion Microsoft-based budgeting, forecasting and reporting. North America Limelight Cloud budgeting and reporting integrated with your ERP. North America LiveFlow Live accounting data flowing into your spreadsheets. North America Parallel AI forecasting and reporting for startups without finance teams. North America Phocas Business intelligence and planning for mid-market operators. Asia Pacific Planful Planning, consolidation and reporting for finance teams. North America PlanGuru Budgeting and forecasting for small businesses and advisers. North America Prophix Budgeting, forecasting and reporting for mid-market finance. North America Reach Reporting Visual client reporting built from accounting data. North America Solver Reporting and budgeting with prebuilt ERP connectors. North America Spotlight Reporting Reporting and forecasting for accountants doing advisory work. Asia Pacific Valsight Driver-based strategic simulation for corporate planning. Europe Vareto Planning and reporting shared between finance and operators. North America Vena Solutions Excel-native planning with a central database and audit trail. North America Workday Adaptive Planning Cloud budgeting, forecasting and workforce planning. North America Zebra BI Standards-based financial reporting for Excel and Power BI. Europe How to choose
Who builds and maintains the models: finance alone, or finance with sales, HR and operations? Do you want to keep working in Excel, or move the models into a planning system? Which sources need to feed the plan, such as the ERP, CRM, payroll and the data warehouse, and does it connect to them? How quickly can you add a scenario or a new driver without help from the vendor or a consultant? Compare further
Common questions
What are the main alternatives to Anaplan for enterprise planning?+ Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning, Board, Jedox and IBM Planning Analytics. Each plans finance alongside other parts of the business, such as sales, workforce or operations, as Anaplan does.
Is there an Anaplan alternative that works in Excel?+ Yes. Vena Solutions, Cube and Datarails let finance teams keep their Excel models and add a central database, data connections and consolidation. Zebra BI adds reporting standards to Excel and Power BI.
What should a mid-sized company look at instead of Anaplan?+ Prophix and Jirav are aimed at mid-market and smaller businesses, and Planful, Limelight and Abacum connect budgeting and reporting to the ERP and operational data.
