What is Anaplan Platform?
The Anaplan Platform will help you build a platform built for Connected Planning. Designed to help companies succeed at scale, Anaplan’s cloud-native solution connects people, data, and plans across the enterprise, bringing complex scenario modeling, automated data analysis, and advanced Machine Learning capabilities to drive growth and give businesses a tremendous competitive advantage.
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93 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+85 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Anaplan Platform?
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting
Planning and Scheduling
Collaboration
Financial Reporting and Consolidation
BI and Performance Management
Marketing Analytics
Business Application Integration
Governance Risk and Compliance
Data Visualization
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Breadth of Features
Ease of Customization
Vendor Support
Usability and Intuitiveness
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Data Integration
Anaplan Platform Reviews
Matt B.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted May 2021
Extremely flexible and impactful product!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Anaplan Platform from other similar products?
I would say the industry can be differentiated on two axes: ease of use and flexibility. Most products can achieve only one of the two axes. Anaplan has been able to have a high level of ease of use and flexibility making it the most useable product in the industry. There are other factors that play into its differentiation such as cloud vs on-premises and price, but I was drawn to Anaplan for its ease of use and flexibility, and I am very pleased! Anaplan has areas of improvement, but its pros highly outweigh any cons, and when comparing to the rest of the industry, it's way ahead of the game!
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
There are a few aspects that I absolutely love: 1) instant calculation - Anaplan can calculate billions of cells of information in seconds. There is no data processing steps that are required for the data to be updated down the line, unlike many competitors. 2) User experience - Anaplan has an incredible interface for the end-users. You can combine input assumptions and end results on the same user dashboard and the end users can see the impacts of their assumptions immediately. 3) Ease of use - This product is truly easy to use. The hardest part is learning to think in terms of multidimensional data.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Being a very flexible platform, people can and often do architect unsustainable solutions. It's not the fault of the platform and more the fault of the users, but this aspect can get challenging.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are looking for a solution that really integrates process and business planning, you can't beat Anaplan. If you have a simple use case, it likely isn't the most affordable option due to its flexibility and maintenance.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Kevin M.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted May 2021
Top-notch product that’s constantly innovating
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Anaplan Platform from other similar products?
Anaplan is the most flexible/configurable tool I’ve used compared to other “out of the box” solutions. I love how it can be applied to almost every business use case because of its flexibility. The learning curve of being a model builder isn’t that bad since a lot of the skills from excel are transferable.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It allows me to use my technical skills but also my creativity to come up with solutions. In Anaplan - model building and solutions can come in different ways. There can be multiple ways to build something out though there are best practices and preferred methods.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The look and feel of the NUX from an FP&A perspective. It’s not the best for large data sets like in most FP&A models (e.g. inputting forecast values for example)
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would invest in hiring a dedicated model builder to own the product and become your SME during the initial implementation.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2021
Extremely customizable; do-it-all tool!
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy