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Reviews (501)
Insurance
Flexible, Smooth Workflow—But Polaris Transition and AI Pricing Need Work
Reviewed on Nov 05, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most is the tool’s flexibility and its integrated workflow features. With a well-built model, the opening and calculation times are also very good, which makes the overall experience smooth.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some features, like Polaris, require a revamp of the existing architecture, which makes the transition painful. On top of that, the price tag for the AI functions is high.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Integrated planning, scenario planning.
Banking
Anaplan Excels at Connected Planning with Real-Time, Scalable Collaboration
Reviewed on Nov 05, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is one of the best tools for connected planning. It helps eliminate many of the issues organizations face in their day-to-day planning and budgeting activities. Organizations can work in a highly connected way by using Anaplan, which brings teams and processes together.
It offers a range of capabilities, such as real-time calculations and scenario mapping, flexibility with low-code development (without heavy IT dependency), scalability for large datasets, collaboration and governance, and cloud-based accessibility so everyone works on the same instance of the model. It also provides user-friendly dashboards and integration capabilities. These factors are what make it stand out compared with other contemporary tools in the market.
These are the factor which pushes me to use anaplan whenever a connected planning requirement is presented Infront of me.
It offers a range of capabilities, such as real-time calculations and scenario mapping, flexibility with low-code development (without heavy IT dependency), scalability for large datasets, collaboration and governance, and cloud-based accessibility so everyone works on the same instance of the model. It also provides user-friendly dashboards and integration capabilities. These factors are what make it stand out compared with other contemporary tools in the market.
These are the factor which pushes me to use anaplan whenever a connected planning requirement is presented Infront of me.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Anaplan is good for connected planning, there are still some areas that could be improved, as noted below.
In my experience, Anaplan is best suited for models with relatively low calculation complexity, because it cannot handle complex calculations (such as iterative or circular logic) when working with huge and sparse datasets. It also doesn’t offer the full range of formulas available in Excel or some other BI tools. For ad hoc analysis, users still tend to prefer Excel over Anaplan.
Due to scalability limitations, sometimes teams have to split their model vertically or horizontally to achieve more optimized performance. Finally, it doesn’t provide BI reporting capabilities at the level that today’s market demands.
In my experience, Anaplan is best suited for models with relatively low calculation complexity, because it cannot handle complex calculations (such as iterative or circular logic) when working with huge and sparse datasets. It also doesn’t offer the full range of formulas available in Excel or some other BI tools. For ad hoc analysis, users still tend to prefer Excel over Anaplan.
Due to scalability limitations, sometimes teams have to split their model vertically or horizontally to achieve more optimized performance. Finally, it doesn’t provide BI reporting capabilities at the level that today’s market demands.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In my previous role, our team ran a 15-day planning and budgeting process that depended heavily on Excel templates. Every day, someone had to maintain those templates, update formulas, and rebuild the planning and budgeting report, which took about 3 hours a day. That added up to roughly 45 hours of manual effort per planning cycle, and it delayed the information users needed to make decisions.
To solve this, I used Anaplan to move the entire process into a single model. I built the calculation logic directly into the model, so formulas no longer had to be updated manually, and I set up the reporting so it refreshed automatically as data changed.
As a result, users could see the report immediately instead of waiting for the daily manual update. We removed around 8 hours of daily effort, about 120 hours per cycle, and reduced the risk of formula errors and version issues. The team could spend that time analyzing the numbers instead of preparing them.
To solve this, I used Anaplan to move the entire process into a single model. I built the calculation logic directly into the model, so formulas no longer had to be updated manually, and I set up the reporting so it refreshed automatically as data changed.
As a result, users could see the report immediately instead of waiting for the daily manual update. We removed around 8 hours of daily effort, about 120 hours per cycle, and reduced the risk of formula errors and version issues. The team could spend that time analyzing the numbers instead of preparing them.
Human Resources
Powerful Platform for Connected Workforce Planning
Reviewed on Nov 03, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve worked extensively with Anaplan across Recruiting, Budgeting, Organization Design, and Compensation, using it to support everything from open-role management and workforce planning to organizational analysis and compensation processes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, when we raise a support request, it feels like they follow a process where someone with the least knowledge gets assigned to us first. They mostly just read from a script, and it takes several back-and-forth passes before we’re finally able to connect with an expert.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I’ve used Anaplan to solve several workforce planning challenges across Recruiting, Budgeting, Organization Design, and Compensation. A common problem across these areas is bringing together large amounts of workforce data, complex business rules, and processes that would otherwise require multiple spreadsheets, manual reconciliations, and handoffs between teams.
Information Technology and Services
Flexible, Scalable, and Backed by a Strong Anaplan Community
Reviewed on Oct 26, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility, scalability, Anaplan community
What do you dislike about the product?
Constraints with variance reporting, versioning ability, NUX is rigid
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Quick calculations with large data sets and many concurrent users
Shraddha P.
A Clean-Slate Tool You Can Build Almost Anything On
Reviewed on Oct 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It is a clean slate tool and we can build almost anything on it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing much. Things are great..........
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves many number of business cases
Pharmaceuticals
Anaplan Review
Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Flexible and customizable UX
Ability to create integrations with upstream systems
Performance/speed of calculations
Ability to create integrations with upstream systems
Performance/speed of calculations
What do you dislike about the product?
Pricing/ROI may be challenging unless you have a big use case that can make it worthwhile
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Connected planning and process standardization of Gross to Net forecasting
Financial Services
Anaplan: The Engine Behind Modern, Connected Enterprise Planning
Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
UI/UX
Anaplan offers a modern, intuitive web-based interface that empowers business users to build, modify, and interact with planning models without heavy IT dependency. Its dashboard and board publishing capabilities enable clear, visually compelling data presentation, and the user experience is consistent across desktop and mobile platforms.
Integrations
Anaplan provides robust integration capabilities through its open API framework, pre-built connectors (e.g., Salesforce, ERP systems, data warehouses), and CloudWorks for orchestrating data flows. This makes it straightforward to embed Anaplan into an organization's broader technology ecosystem, enabling real-time data synchronization across finance, supply chain, sales, and HR.
Performance
Built on its proprietary Hyperblock™ in-memory calculation engine, Anaplan delivers rapid, large-scale multi-dimensional calculations. This architecture supports real-time scenario modeling and what-if analysis across billions of data cells, enabling planners to iterate quickly without waiting for batch processing or overnight runs.
Pricing / ROI
While Anaplan's licensing is a premium investment, the ROI is driven by consolidating disparate spreadsheets and legacy tools into a single connected planning platform. Organizations typically realize value through reduced planning cycle times, improved forecast accuracy, fewer manual errors, and the elimination of costly point-solution sprawl.
Support & Onboarding
Anaplan provides structured onboarding through its Anaplan Community, Anaplan Academy (with role-based certification paths for Model Builders, Solution Architects, and more), and a partner ecosystem of experienced implementation firms. Dedicated Customer Success teams and tiered support options help accelerate time-to-value.
AI / Intelligence
Anaplan has invested significantly in PlanIQ, its predictive forecasting engine that leverages machine learning algorithms (including integration with Amazon SageMaker) to generate statistical forecasts. Additionally, Anaplan continues to embed intelligent features such as anomaly detection and AI-assisted planning recommendations, helping organizations move from reactive reporting to proactive, data-driven decision-making.
Anaplan offers a modern, intuitive web-based interface that empowers business users to build, modify, and interact with planning models without heavy IT dependency. Its dashboard and board publishing capabilities enable clear, visually compelling data presentation, and the user experience is consistent across desktop and mobile platforms.
Integrations
Anaplan provides robust integration capabilities through its open API framework, pre-built connectors (e.g., Salesforce, ERP systems, data warehouses), and CloudWorks for orchestrating data flows. This makes it straightforward to embed Anaplan into an organization's broader technology ecosystem, enabling real-time data synchronization across finance, supply chain, sales, and HR.
Performance
Built on its proprietary Hyperblock™ in-memory calculation engine, Anaplan delivers rapid, large-scale multi-dimensional calculations. This architecture supports real-time scenario modeling and what-if analysis across billions of data cells, enabling planners to iterate quickly without waiting for batch processing or overnight runs.
Pricing / ROI
While Anaplan's licensing is a premium investment, the ROI is driven by consolidating disparate spreadsheets and legacy tools into a single connected planning platform. Organizations typically realize value through reduced planning cycle times, improved forecast accuracy, fewer manual errors, and the elimination of costly point-solution sprawl.
Support & Onboarding
Anaplan provides structured onboarding through its Anaplan Community, Anaplan Academy (with role-based certification paths for Model Builders, Solution Architects, and more), and a partner ecosystem of experienced implementation firms. Dedicated Customer Success teams and tiered support options help accelerate time-to-value.
AI / Intelligence
Anaplan has invested significantly in PlanIQ, its predictive forecasting engine that leverages machine learning algorithms (including integration with Amazon SageMaker) to generate statistical forecasts. Additionally, Anaplan continues to embed intelligent features such as anomaly detection and AI-assisted planning recommendations, helping organizations move from reactive reporting to proactive, data-driven decision-making.
What do you dislike about the product?
UI/UX
While modern, Anaplan's interface can present a steep learning curve for non-technical business users. The model-building environment (particularly the formula editor and module configuration) requires specialized training, and the end-user experience on dashboards, while improved over time, can still feel less polished or flexible compared to dedicated BI/visualization tools. Custom formatting and pixel-perfect reporting remain limited.
Integrations
Although Anaplan offers strong integration capabilities, setting up and maintaining complex integrations can be resource-intensive. CloudWorks connectors cover common platforms, but bespoke or legacy system integrations often require middleware, custom API development, or third-party ETL tools. Data transformation within Anaplan itself is limited, pushing pre-processing responsibilities upstream.
Performance
Anaplan's in-memory architecture, while powerful, means that model size and workspace limits are real constraints. Poorly designed models — with excessive dimensionality, large flat lists, or inefficient formulas — can experience significant performance degradation. Optimization requires deep expertise in Anaplan-specific best practices (e.g., DISCO methodology, sparsity management), and there is no traditional SQL-style query flexibility.
Pricing / ROI
Anaplan is widely regarded as one of the most expensive planning platforms on the market. Licensing is consumption-based (workspace size), and costs can escalate quickly as models grow. When factoring in implementation partner fees, ongoing model maintenance, and the need for trained builders, the total cost of ownership can be prohibitive — particularly for mid-market organizations or narrowly scoped use cases.
Support & Onboarding
Standard support can feel slow and formulaic, with complex issues often requiring escalation through multiple tiers. Organizations frequently find themselves reliant on external consulting partners for model builds and ongoing administration, as developing sufficient internal expertise takes considerable time and investment. Anaplan Academy, while comprehensive, requires a meaningful time commitment to reach proficiency.
AI / Intelligence
Anaplan's AI capabilities, primarily through PlanIQ, remain relatively nascent and narrow compared to dedicated data science platforms. PlanIQ is largely limited to time-series forecasting, and transparency into model selection and tuning is constrained. Broader intelligent automation, natural language querying, and generative AI features are still evolving and lag behind competitors who have integrated LLM-driven capabilities more aggressively.
While modern, Anaplan's interface can present a steep learning curve for non-technical business users. The model-building environment (particularly the formula editor and module configuration) requires specialized training, and the end-user experience on dashboards, while improved over time, can still feel less polished or flexible compared to dedicated BI/visualization tools. Custom formatting and pixel-perfect reporting remain limited.
Integrations
Although Anaplan offers strong integration capabilities, setting up and maintaining complex integrations can be resource-intensive. CloudWorks connectors cover common platforms, but bespoke or legacy system integrations often require middleware, custom API development, or third-party ETL tools. Data transformation within Anaplan itself is limited, pushing pre-processing responsibilities upstream.
Performance
Anaplan's in-memory architecture, while powerful, means that model size and workspace limits are real constraints. Poorly designed models — with excessive dimensionality, large flat lists, or inefficient formulas — can experience significant performance degradation. Optimization requires deep expertise in Anaplan-specific best practices (e.g., DISCO methodology, sparsity management), and there is no traditional SQL-style query flexibility.
Pricing / ROI
Anaplan is widely regarded as one of the most expensive planning platforms on the market. Licensing is consumption-based (workspace size), and costs can escalate quickly as models grow. When factoring in implementation partner fees, ongoing model maintenance, and the need for trained builders, the total cost of ownership can be prohibitive — particularly for mid-market organizations or narrowly scoped use cases.
Support & Onboarding
Standard support can feel slow and formulaic, with complex issues often requiring escalation through multiple tiers. Organizations frequently find themselves reliant on external consulting partners for model builds and ongoing administration, as developing sufficient internal expertise takes considerable time and investment. Anaplan Academy, while comprehensive, requires a meaningful time commitment to reach proficiency.
AI / Intelligence
Anaplan's AI capabilities, primarily through PlanIQ, remain relatively nascent and narrow compared to dedicated data science platforms. PlanIQ is largely limited to time-series forecasting, and transparency into model selection and tuning is constrained. Broader intelligent automation, natural language querying, and generative AI features are still evolving and lag behind competitors who have integrated LLM-driven capabilities more aggressively.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1. Fragmented & Spreadsheet-Driven Planning
Anaplan replaces disconnected spreadsheets, siloed databases, and legacy planning tools with a single, governed, cloud-native platform — eliminating version control issues, manual consolidation errors, and the "spreadsheet sprawl" that plagues most organizations.
2. Slow & Rigid Planning Cycles
Traditional annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes are too slow for dynamic markets. Anaplan enables continuous and rolling planning, allowing organizations to re-forecast rapidly, shorten cycle times from weeks to days, and respond to changing conditions in near real-time.
3. Disconnected Functional Planning
Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, and Operations often plan in isolation, leading to misaligned assumptions and conflicting targets. Anaplan's Connected Planning philosophy links these functions on a shared platform so that a change in one plan (e.g., a revised revenue forecast) cascades automatically across workforce plans, procurement budgets, and operational capacity models.
4. Scenario & What-If Analysis
Organizations need to evaluate multiple strategic options — market entry, M&A, pricing changes, disruption response — quickly and quantitatively. Anaplan's in-memory engine supports real-time scenario modeling at scale, enabling leadership to compare outcomes side-by-side and make confident, data-driven decisions.
5. Demand & Supply Planning
Balancing demand signals with supply constraints, inventory optimization, and logistics planning is inherently complex. Anaplan provides purpose-built capabilities for demand forecasting, supply network modeling, S&OP, and inventory optimization across global operations.
6. Revenue & Sales Performance Management
From quota setting and territory design to pipeline forecasting and incentive compensation modeling, Anaplan helps sales and revenue operations teams align go-to-market strategies with financial targets and drive seller productivity.
7. Workforce Planning & Cost Management
Anaplan enables HR and Finance to collaboratively plan headcount, compensation, hiring pipelines, and organizational restructuring — linking workforce decisions directly to their financial impact and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
8. Financial Close, Consolidation & Reporting
Anaplan supports P&L modeling, cost allocation, capital expenditure planning, and management reporting, helping finance teams produce faster closes, more accurate forecasts, and transparent variance analysis across business units and geographies.
9. Poor Forecast Accuracy
Relying on gut feel or outdated statistical methods leads to costly forecast misses. Anaplan, augmented by PlanIQ's machine learning, improves forecast accuracy by incorporating external signals, identifying patterns in historical data, and reducing human bias.
10. Lack of Accountability & Governance
With shared models, audit trails, role-based access controls, and structured workflows, Anaplan brings transparency and accountability to the planning process — ensuring the right people own the right inputs, approvals are tracked, and data lineage is clear.
Anaplan replaces disconnected spreadsheets, siloed databases, and legacy planning tools with a single, governed, cloud-native platform — eliminating version control issues, manual consolidation errors, and the "spreadsheet sprawl" that plagues most organizations.
2. Slow & Rigid Planning Cycles
Traditional annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes are too slow for dynamic markets. Anaplan enables continuous and rolling planning, allowing organizations to re-forecast rapidly, shorten cycle times from weeks to days, and respond to changing conditions in near real-time.
3. Disconnected Functional Planning
Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, and Operations often plan in isolation, leading to misaligned assumptions and conflicting targets. Anaplan's Connected Planning philosophy links these functions on a shared platform so that a change in one plan (e.g., a revised revenue forecast) cascades automatically across workforce plans, procurement budgets, and operational capacity models.
4. Scenario & What-If Analysis
Organizations need to evaluate multiple strategic options — market entry, M&A, pricing changes, disruption response — quickly and quantitatively. Anaplan's in-memory engine supports real-time scenario modeling at scale, enabling leadership to compare outcomes side-by-side and make confident, data-driven decisions.
5. Demand & Supply Planning
Balancing demand signals with supply constraints, inventory optimization, and logistics planning is inherently complex. Anaplan provides purpose-built capabilities for demand forecasting, supply network modeling, S&OP, and inventory optimization across global operations.
6. Revenue & Sales Performance Management
From quota setting and territory design to pipeline forecasting and incentive compensation modeling, Anaplan helps sales and revenue operations teams align go-to-market strategies with financial targets and drive seller productivity.
7. Workforce Planning & Cost Management
Anaplan enables HR and Finance to collaboratively plan headcount, compensation, hiring pipelines, and organizational restructuring — linking workforce decisions directly to their financial impact and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
8. Financial Close, Consolidation & Reporting
Anaplan supports P&L modeling, cost allocation, capital expenditure planning, and management reporting, helping finance teams produce faster closes, more accurate forecasts, and transparent variance analysis across business units and geographies.
9. Poor Forecast Accuracy
Relying on gut feel or outdated statistical methods leads to costly forecast misses. Anaplan, augmented by PlanIQ's machine learning, improves forecast accuracy by incorporating external signals, identifying patterns in historical data, and reducing human bias.
10. Lack of Accountability & Governance
With shared models, audit trails, role-based access controls, and structured workflows, Anaplan brings transparency and accountability to the planning process — ensuring the right people own the right inputs, approvals are tracked, and data lineage is clear.
Consulting
Flexible, User-Friendly Planning with Excellent Performance
Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan stands out for its flexibility, ease of use and ability to adapt to different business needs. It is user-friendly for both developers and end users, while still supporting complex planning processes. Performance is excellent, particularly with Polaris, and the Classic Engine also performs very well. ADO makes data integration straightforward, and in many cases Anaplan helps significantly reduce the time needed for planning after implementation.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan’s pricing is relatively high, and costs have continued to increase. The AI capabilities are still developing, although the roadmap looks promising. The addition of MCP capabilities would also be a great step forward and could further strengthen the platform.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan helps reduce manual work and disconnected planning by bringing data and business processes together. This makes planning faster, improves transparency and collaboration, and gives users more time to focus on analysis and decision-making.
Faisal H.
Powerful Multidimensional Planning with an Interactive Anaplan Interface
Reviewed on Oct 10, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Planning in Anaplan on multi dimensions with an interactive interface is very useful
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan has not released it's MCP Yet. It would be very useful to develop AI features with Anaplan's native MCP.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
So most of our business were doing their planning and forecasting in excel in quite an old fashion, but with anaplan now planning and forecasting has become much faster.
Computer Software
Easy Planning Setup, but UX/UI Flexibility Needs Modernization
Reviewed on Oct 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of planning setup. The planning and forecasting ecosystem can easily be setup with a small team
What do you dislike about the product?
UX/UI experience. More often business users complain about the flexibility of the system since the age of AI has taken a different direction and planning is left behind with these new technologies
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Planning, Forecasting, unifying siloed planning process, aggregation