Anaplan
Anaplan, IncExternal reviews
466 reviews
from
and
External reviews are not included in the AWS star rating for the product.
Highly Flexible, Steep Learning Curve
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Anaplan is a cloud-based hyper platform that is primarily used to connect enterprise-wide planning across finance, sales, HR, and supply chain. It solves the issue of disconnected planning by unifying finance and sales which I find really helpful. I appreciate the ability to align high-level strategic planning with detailed operational planning, which allows for flexible modeling users can utilize for a repository for master data and planning. I find balancing data with security to ensure scalability is beneficial. I also use it with ETL tools and BI tools, which works well for my needs. The initial setup was highly flexible, albeit with a high learning curve. I would definitely recommend Anaplan to a friend or colleague as I would rate it a 10 out of 10.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find issues with insufficient model design and poor maintenance of browser network. There's also a need to restart my machine and re-authenticate into Anaplan, which can be frustrating. Balancing data with security to ensure scalability also seems to be a challenge. Additionally, while Anaplan is highly flexible, there's a high learning curve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan solves disconnected planning by unifying finance and sales, aligning high-level strategic and detailed operational planning, and offering flexible modeling for master data and planning.
Effortless Forecasting, User-Friendly Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Anaplan for forecasting. It works so effortlessly, making the process smooth and efficient. The initial setup was very easy, which added to the convenience.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the user friendliness lacking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan for forecasting, and it helps me share sales forecasts effortlessly.
Centralized Planning with Powerful Scenario Modeling
What do you like best about the product?
I like how Anaplan unifies planning across teams in real time, which really helps in aligning our planning processes. The driver-based modeling allows me to see the impact of changes immediately, and scenario planning makes decision-making faster and more confident. It centralizes planning in one cloud platform, reducing reliance on error-prone spreadsheets and creating a single source of truth. The platform is collaborative, reduces spreadsheet chaos, and keeps everyone aligned. It also makes forecasting, scenario analysis, and cross-team alignment much easier and reliable. Once the models are set up, the platform becomes much easier to use day-to-day, and the upfront effort pays off in faster, more accurate planning and collaboration.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan's main challenges are its learning curve and the complexity of large models, which can take time and expertise to manage. Integrations with some third-party tools can also require extra setup. The initial setup of Anaplan can be challenging at first, especially for teams new to connected planning. Building models, configuring drivers, and integrating with other systems takes time and sometimes requires guidance from Anaplan specialists.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan to unify planning across teams, creating shared forecasts and aligning processes. It centralizes our data, cuts reliance on spreadsheets, enables real-time scenario modeling, and boosts decision-making speed and confidence.
Anaplan Unifies Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, and Operations in One Model
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan links finance,sales,supply chain,HR and operations into single model
What do you dislike about the product?
None as of now as i have not enountered any problems till now
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps solve disconnected planning across teams, addresses the inability to run scenarios quickly, and reduces the risk of spreadsheet errors.
Flexible Budgeting with Minor Speed Hiccups
What do you like best about the product?
I like the flexibility in Anaplan's model to run scenario analyses, which allows me to flex scenarios and provide a range of outcomes. The initial setup was very easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Depending on how the models are built, it can be super slow during busy times with many users to refresh data.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan for detailed finance budgeting and forecasting for each organization. The model's flexibility helps me run scenario analyses to explore a range of outcomes.
Easy Login and faster Reports, with Room to Grow
What do you like best about the product?
easy to login, reports of my comissions each month
What do you dislike about the product?
no details in the comission payouts, no able to downloads reports
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
get more dateails in the reports live varicent
Excel in the Cloud with Powerful Modeling, But needs OOB standard templates + advanced features
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is kind of excel on cloud with advanced capabilities and can manage more complex data model, have better visualization
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan doesn't have any out-of-the-box advanced templates for say supply chain planning and thus everything can be build from scratch but it is lot of efforts during the implementation of the use case phase and not recommended for clients who want the solution very quickly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am utilizing Anaplan for a very specific use case of supply chain planning for Life Sciences - Pharmaceutical Industry.
Transforms Datasets with Customizable Dashboards
What do you like best about the product?
I like Anaplan's ability to configure datasets exactly as I want and build dashboards around them that are both numeric and visual. The unique feature within Anaplan that I appreciate is the ability to add a variable within the overall dataset. This allows us to update just a single variable, which then updates the entire dataset and dashboard simultaneously. This feature is particularly useful when managing risk factors across multiple companies.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think role-based access could use an improvement. It wasn't very flexible at the time I was using it. Everyone used to have access to the same dataset, and there was just one system administrator who needed to assign roles to everyone. The data within the roles wasn't very comfortable, so we had to assign administrator roles to almost everyone.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan to structure datasets into dashboards, making it easy to visualize and directly see financial metrics for multiple companies. Configuring variables like risk factors enhances decision-making without updating entire dashboards.
Great Inventory Planning System
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate Anaplan's great user interface, which is easy to understand and makes sharing information with other departments simple. The consolidation of information is another feature I like, and it's supported by data analysis and data consistency capabilities. We also had an awesome integration team to help us with the setup.
What do you dislike about the product?
Forecasting models can sometimes be a little clunky. It's otherwise good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan for inventory and demand planning, which helps with data analysis, ensuring data consistency, and consolidating information.
User-Friendly with Powerful Planning Insights
What do you like best about the product?
I like how Anaplan is user-friendly and maps out the structure needed to build out a successful sales operations model. I appreciate Anaplan's scalability and real-time insights on planning. The adoption of AI makes it a lot easier to plan. The initial setup was seamless.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be cumbersome as it can be a steep learning curve. It doesn't work well with a lot of large datasets.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan to organize territory planning with historical trends, and I like its user-friendly structure for sales operations. Its scalability and real-time insights, coupled with AI adoption, make planning easier.
showing 11 - 20