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    IBM Planning Analytics as a Service

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    Gain business agility while breaking down departmental silos with better, more predictive planning forecasts with IBM Planning Analytics as a Service.

    Overview

    Transform your business decision-making with unparalleled precision and foresight. With IBM Planning Analytics, you can plan, predict, partner, and prosper. Because better planning starts when everyone and everything is in sync. Automate and unify planning across the business so your team can stay ahead of the curve, drive efficiency, forecast without the guesswork, and capitalize on every opportunity. Turn AI-driven business predictions into action and harness the collective intelligence of your entire organization in one flexible and governed integrated business platform, so no opportunity for sustainable growth is missed.

    Planning Analytics as a Service offers three tiers: Essentials, Standard and Premium. Essentials is designed for small teams who want to create faster, more accurate plans and forecasts. Uncover deep insights and adjust plans in real-time without having to export data to other tools. Standard is built for companies that want to confidently turn AI driven business predictions into actions. With all the features of our Essentials tier included, you can anticipate outcomes, plan smarter, pivot quickly, and adapt to changing demands with trusted insights. Premium is for large enterprises that want to automate and unify integrated business planning across their organization. With all the features of our standard tier included, you can harness the collective intelligence of your entire organization and prepare for tomorrow with an AI-powered, flexible, and governed planning solution that can manage your business complexities. For Standard or Premium Pricing or customized pricing, please contact your IBM Sales Representative (https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/signup?formid=MAIL-dataaiplanninganalytics ), Business Partner or visit us at: https://www.ibm.com/products/planning-analytics 

    Guided planning Ensure a smooth, streamlined planning process with managed and governed workflows. With just a few clicks, create customized applications, invite participants, define submission requirements, assign due dates, and easily monitor the progress of plan activities.

    Predictive forecasting Get accurate and timely forecasts with embedded predictive forecasting capabilities. Leverage the power of statistical and predictive analytics to analyze historical data and identify trends and patterns.

    Multidimensional analysis Dive deep into large, historical, and future-oriented data sets to gain valuable insights and uncover hidden opportunities. Explore data from various angles to make strategic decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of your business

    Advanced self-service modeling With Workbench Modeling, analysts can create and maintain sophisticated financial models without relying on IT support. Measure the impact of decisions before making them to ensure informed and proactive decision-making with what-if scenario functionality.

    Highlights

    • Anticipate Trends: Stay ahead of the curve by identifying market trends and emerging opportunities, enabling you to make proactive decisions.
    • Enhance Collaboration: Foster collaboration among your teams with real-time data sharing and collaborative planning tools, breaking down silos and boosting productivity.
    • Visit https://www.ibm.com/products/planning-analytics/pricing?mpid=aws to access more information about our pricing estimator and product editions

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    Deployed on AWS

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    IBM Planning Analytics as a Service

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    12-month contract (2)

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    Cost/12 months
    Essentials
    5 Users, 16GB RAM
    $9,900.00
    Standard
    10 Users, 32GB RAM
    $19,800.00

    Vendor refund policy

    All orders are non-cancellable and all fees and other amounts that you pay are non-refundable.

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    For paid subscriptions, please visit IBM Support to create a ticket for Planning Analytics as a Service: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/ 

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    In Financial Services, ML Solutions
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    In Amazon Redshift, Analytic Platforms

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    Overview

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    Predictive Analytics
    Embedded predictive forecasting capabilities using statistical and predictive analytics to analyze historical data and identify trends and patterns
    Workflow Management
    Managed and governed workflows with customizable application creation, participant invitation, submission requirements, and progress monitoring
    Multidimensional Data Analysis
    Advanced data exploration across large historical and future-oriented datasets from multiple perspectives to uncover strategic insights
    Self-Service Modeling
    Workbench Modeling enables analysts to create and maintain sophisticated financial models without IT support, including what-if scenario functionality
    AI-Driven Planning
    AI-powered integrated business planning platform that enables automated and unified planning across organizational departments
    Machine Learning Forecasting
    Advanced forecasting capabilities using machine learning via Amazon Forecast integration to generate predictive models based on internal and external data factors
    Enterprise Collaboration Platform
    Cloud-based environment enabling real-time collaboration and connection across multiple organizational departments and business functions
    Scenario Planning Technology
    Flexible modeling capabilities that automate and structure financial and operational solutions for comprehensive business performance management
    Cross-Functional Data Integration
    Unified platform connecting people, data, and planning processes across finance, sales, supply chain, marketing, HR, and operations
    Strategic Planning Automation
    Dynamic modeling solutions for workforce planning, talent strategy, compensation modeling, and strategic business execution
    Data Integration
    Seamless integration with multiple cloud data sources including Amazon Redshift, RDS, EMR, S3, Athena, SAP HANA, and other enterprise databases
    Analytics Engine
    Cloud-scale in-place analytics that leverages underlying data source capabilities for real-time data access without pre-loading data into platform memory
    Machine Learning Capabilities
    Embedded machine learning algorithms and scripting for advanced data science and complex business problem analysis
    Data Preparation
    Automatic data modeling, formula generation, and interactive visualization creation with integrated data science capabilities
    Security Framework
    Role-based data and content access control with centralized governance, multi-tenancy, and single sign-on authentication mechanisms

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    Andreia B.

    Ease in deliveries and analysis

    Reviewed on Jul 02, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like the flexibility that the tool offers to build custom models, tailored to the specific needs of the business. The integration with Excel via PAfE greatly facilitates data analysis and contributes to the autonomy of the controlling team in their daily activities. The performance for real-time calculations and simulations is also a strong point.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Memory management and server resource consumption can be a challenge, especially in environments with large volumes of data. Additionally, the startup process of the SDATA service is not very transparent — the logs do not clearly indicate when there is reprocessing of feeders or how long the service will take to be fully available again.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM Planning Analytics addresses the challenge of consolidating data from multiple areas into a single, integrated environment, allowing for fast, secure, and standardized analyses. This significantly reduces the time spent on manual spreadsheets and increases the reliability of the information used in performance management. Additionally, the ability to simulate scenarios and make projections quickly supports the company's strategic decision-making.
    Luccas A.

    Enhancing Strategic Planning and Agility with TM1

    Reviewed on Jun 27, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    What stands out in TM1 is the ability to model complex business scenarios without relying heavily on external spreadsheets. It brings structure to planning processes while still allowing custom logic, which is especially useful in a fast-paced financial environment.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    One downside of TM1 is how unintuitive some of its advanced features can be for new users. Setting up hierarchies or troubleshooting data issues often requires deep platform knowledge, which slows down onboarding and makes knowledge transfer harder within the team.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    TM1 addresses the challenge of maintaining consistency across multiple planning cycles and business units. By centralizing data and logic, it reduces versioning issues and ensures that everyone works from a single source of truth. This leads to faster validations, fewer reconciliation steps, and more confidence in the numbers during tight closing periods.
    Financial Services

    A powerful and flexible tool

    Reviewed on Jun 26, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    What I like most about the tool is the fact that it is truly multidimensional and fast, it does what it sets out to do very well and its limitations do not interfere with generating a good result.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The tool does not have efficient parallel processing, which can increase the execution time of activities
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM Planning Analytics helps streamline monthly financial closes by automating data consolidation, enabling rapid analysis of key metrics such as revenue, expenses, profit, and tax calculations. It aids decision-making by providing accurate, near-real-time or faster insights into the bank’s financial performance.
    Marcio F.

    Excellent financial planning tool

    Reviewed on Jun 25, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Using TM1 as a developer means working with a powerful, flexible, and performance-oriented platform. Its in-memory architecture ensures agility in processing, even with large volumes of data. I believe that the freedom of modeling is a great differentiator, always allowing us to deliver what was aligned with the business needs.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I believe that the user interface visualization for PAW is still very limited, resulting in screens that are not very responsive in terms of UX.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    By working with a large volume of data, we achieve fast data processing and availability for Key Users to proceed with analyses, and also great ease in scenario simulation, aiding in decision-making.
    Vini K.

    Driving Efficiency and Governance Through Advanced TM1 Development

    Reviewed on Jun 25, 2025
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    What I appreciate most about TM1 is the ability to design end-to-end planning solutions that combine both performance and control. I enjoy how the platform allows me to implement robust governance through security settings, while still offering flexibility to adapt models quickly as business needs change. It’s a powerful balance between structure and agility.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    One thing I don't like about TM1 is the complexity involved in scaling models across different business units. While TM1 offers flexibility, maintaining consistency and performance across large, decentralized teams can be challenging, especially when dealing with complex, interdependent calculations and data sources.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    TM1 helps solve the challenge of aligning financial and operational planning in one integrated environment. By connecting data across departments, it eliminates information silos and supports faster, more reliable decision-making. This helps me deliver solutions that not only meet technical requirements but also bring real value to business users by improving visibility and coordination.
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