Anaplan
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Go to cloud tool for enterprise performance management
What do you like best about the product?
> As an long time implementation partner of Anaplan , can definitely vouch for its native cloud system where it is built for ease of implementing building of models as well as intuitive and collaborative UX features which make business users understand and use Anaplan efficiently
> Latest features like workflow and ADO have been incorporated which allows data management and loading in house leading to greater data quality loaded into models and also managing tasks like approvals and automation easily
> Vast customer support portal and community wherein there are new ideas as well as readily available solutions
> Integration to and from Anaplan for database and well as BI tools and also custom integrations possible using API.
> Excellent safety and security features to ensure role as well as granular access for users can be managed
> Latest features like workflow and ADO have been incorporated which allows data management and loading in house leading to greater data quality loaded into models and also managing tasks like approvals and automation easily
> Vast customer support portal and community wherein there are new ideas as well as readily available solutions
> Integration to and from Anaplan for database and well as BI tools and also custom integrations possible using API.
> Excellent safety and security features to ensure role as well as granular access for users can be managed
What do you dislike about the product?
> In initial phase can be a bit tricky to get around especially for users with new /limited experience
>Essentially a planning tool , not data and BI tool completely so for BI features , need to link to external tools for rich reports and charts although new UX provide great options
> Bulk adding of users in a workspace is not possible.
> Lesser use of AI features for now
>Essentially a planning tool , not data and BI tool completely so for BI features , need to link to external tools for rich reports and charts although new UX provide great options
> Bulk adding of users in a workspace is not possible.
> Lesser use of AI features for now
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
> FP&A - inherently a EPM tool meant for financial planning and analysis , there are a variety of features to manage financial planning like versions for scenario management , time base functions to calculate forecast plan based on actuals
> Seamless integration to load organizational data and feature of having a hub so that across different use cases right type of data is pushed and data is managed at one place centrally
> User experience - With languid features of new UX , business users can easily use Anaplan in order of the way they can and also perform features like exporting the grids as pdfs and inputting data which immediately edits in the backend and recalculates all logic simultaneously leading to real time planning.
> Seamless integration to load organizational data and feature of having a hub so that across different use cases right type of data is pushed and data is managed at one place centrally
> User experience - With languid features of new UX , business users can easily use Anaplan in order of the way they can and also perform features like exporting the grids as pdfs and inputting data which immediately edits in the backend and recalculates all logic simultaneously leading to real time planning.
Anaplan keeps getting better and better!
What do you like best about the product?
Building and making updates to Anaplan is really easy to learn for new users. Especially those already familiar with Excel, the formula syntax is easy to learn in Anaplan. Anaplan also has great customer support. They get back to you right away.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan can be built overly complex and take up too much space if enough upfront work and thought isn't put into the design.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan saves our customers time and also gets them out of several different excel files. Streamlines their planning process. Everything is in one place, and everyone can access it, and it also updates all output reports live.
Connected Planning Made Simple and Scalable with Anaplan
What do you like best about the product?
I like Anaplan’s flexibility and real-time calculation engine the most. It enables fast, collaborative planning across different teams without needing complex coding.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some improvements are needed in reporting, workflow automation (automated email trigger), and the mobile app experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan addresses the complexities of budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A by providing a unified platform that connects finance with other business functions like sales and operations. This eliminates data silos and manual consolidation, enabling real-time updates and scenario analysis. As a result, we get faster, more accurate forecasts and can respond quickly to changing business conditions. It greatly improves collaboration between finance and stakeholders, leading to more informed and confident decision-making.
best integrated planning platform
What do you like best about the product?
it's developed for business users who prefer excel-style planning by sheets
powerful and plain development tools oriented toward financial users - no tech background required for building models
process-enhanced excel with advanced reporting and analytics functionality
powerful and plain development tools oriented toward financial users - no tech background required for building models
process-enhanced excel with advanced reporting and analytics functionality
What do you dislike about the product?
their marketing and sales approach.
evangelistic marketing - sometimes it feels like new iPhone presentation or weight loss drug fair.
core platform worth its money, all non-core products ridiculously overpriced
evangelistic marketing - sometimes it feels like new iPhone presentation or weight loss drug fair.
core platform worth its money, all non-core products ridiculously overpriced
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
full-scale financial planning, budgeting and reporting
workforce performance analytics, up to daily granularity
workforce performance analytics, up to daily granularity
Best Modeling and Planning Tool on the market
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan's standout feature is its powerful flexibility in connected planning, enabling seamless collaboration across departments. Its intuitive cloud-based interface simplifies complex modeling, while real-time data integration ensures accurate, dynamic decision-making. The scalability accommodates diverse business needs, and the ability to create custom workflows empowers organizations to adapt swiftly in changing environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan's primary drawback is its steep learning curve, especially for new users unfamiliar with its modeling language or advanced functionalities. Complex formulas can be hard to debug, and the platform occasionally lacks intuitive visualizations for certain tasks. Additionally, performance may slow with extremely large datasets, and licensing costs can be prohibitive for smaller organizations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan allows user to plan their territory with live calculations, live comparisons, and be able to make quick adjustments to tweak their assignments.
Anaplan is my preferred platform for modeling FP&A processes and producing connected forecasts.
What do you like best about the product?
The most helpful aspect of Anaplan is that it gives business users the ability to build models, i.e. planning, budgeting, and forecasting models, that are customized to their business needs. Models can also be built to incorporate data from almost any source, into the hundreds of millions of data points (rows/columns/cells), without compromising on performance or detail.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan's customizability can also be a double-edged sword. Although there are more and more out-of-the-box solutions being built and provided by Anaplan and 3rd parties, an organization will most likely have to expend significant resources to implement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan is helping me to build PBF models that connect all levels of the FP&A organization (from analysts to leadership) and beyond to other organizations throughout companies. With Anaplan you can provide large datasets and detailed models to produce detailed forecasts at the lowest levels, and easily consolidate and aggregate those forecasts to produce high-level reporting. Leadership can use these reports to analyze KPI's, simulate scenarios, strategize moves, make decisions, develop goals, and set targets.
As a model builder, I think Anaplan is a very good tool to build a sophisticated model.
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan displays a very straightforward and clear way of code implementation, and it provides a very good training courses that support learner to get sufficient technical knowledge.
What do you dislike about the product?
The limitation of workspace. Sometimes end users require to see reports in very detailed granular level, but due to the limitation of workspace, we couldn't build that level.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main problem is disconnection among different teams that are working in the same budgeting and forecasting processes, Anaplan provides a single source of truth that every users from different functional teams use Anaplan as the single platform to submit their budget & forecast, review & analyze their financial reports.
Good UI and super flexible platform
What do you like best about the product?
You can do almost anything with Anaplan. We used it to integrate call center capacity planning models with Finance, Recruiting, IT, and HR.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is a learning curve to getting started that can feel daunting. Get vendor training & certified and it will help tremendously.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Integrating different functional departments that all have to use the same data source.
Planning Platform that Keeps Evolving
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is a great planning platform which is easy to use and scalable.
Anaplan continues investing in its product roadmap. New products either organically developed like Anaplan Workflow and Data Orchestrator or externally acquired like Fluence provided Anaplan a range of capabilities required in the planning space.
Anaplan has excellent online learning centre. Courses for recently acquired products were developed using the same standard as the Anaplan core courses. This made learning experience easy.
Customer support is easily accessible with new Customer Care portal.
Anaplan continues investing in its product roadmap. New products either organically developed like Anaplan Workflow and Data Orchestrator or externally acquired like Fluence provided Anaplan a range of capabilities required in the planning space.
Anaplan has excellent online learning centre. Courses for recently acquired products were developed using the same standard as the Anaplan core courses. This made learning experience easy.
Customer support is easily accessible with new Customer Care portal.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan may need to consider drill down functionality. While this can be achieved through different workarounds on UX pages, standard drill down that people are familiar with by expanding and collapsing parent item is good to have.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan is used to replace Excel-based model for real estate budgeting starting from the asset acquisition, development, and operation. Users can perform scenario analysis easily and hence are able to make informed decisions whether to hold or dispose an asset. Anaplan is able to handle multi-year budgeting easily.
Anaplan Enhancing S&OP Performance and Efficiency in Athletic Apparel Company
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan strong focus on customer success makes achieving project goals easier. With its high-quality training resources and supportive community, customers get to learn not just how to use it but also to maximize the product’s potential. Also, Anaplan continuously delivers new features and functionalities, ensuring the product remains relevant and effective in achieving the objectives.
What do you dislike about the product?
Unplanned system downtime significantly affects a use case that requires frequent daily updates.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As a retail company, Anaplan helps us plan the timing, location, duration, and pricing of a product to achieve target revenue.
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