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Adaptive Insights pros and cons

Vendor: Workday
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Automated reporting provides a single source of truth for budgets and forecasts.
Adaptive Insights seamlessly updates corporate structure and account codes across all versions.
The integration with payroll systems enhances staff modeling for budgeting and forecasting.
It efficiently integrates with ERP systems like Workday and Intact, importing actuals for comparison with PlanPoint.
The system's stability supports development of a unified work format throughout the company.

CONS

Users find Discovery, the data visualization module, needs improvement to compete with BI leaders like Microsoft and Tableau.
OfficeConnect requires enhancement in its drill-down capabilities for better usability.
The integration with Workday could be made more seamless, as it currently lacks pure-play integration.
Customer support is reported as slow to respond and not very confident.
Adaptive Insights has a 100,000-row limit for HTML reports that needs expansion to accommodate more dimensions.
 

Adaptive Insights Pros review quotes

it_user192219 - PeerSpot reviewer
Finance Manager at a mining and metals company with 51-200 employees
Feb 10, 2015
Reduced planning and budgeting time - it takes hardly a couple of days to complete my entire budgeting exercise, uploading actual data and generating monthly reports with comparison of actual versus budgets in no time.
it_user757050 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Analyst at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees
Oct 17, 2017
Customer Service: Excellent, always available and hardly needed.
HN
Finance at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 18, 2017
Automated reporting.
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it_user757545 - PeerSpot reviewer
Investments and Treasury Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
The biggest feature is the source of truth for all of our budget and forecast versions.
it_user757539 - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Reporting Analyst (Senior Level) - previsouly Analyst, Financial Reporting at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
Changes to corporate structure, account codes are updated in all versions including prior years, hence "one-version of truth" as claimed.
it_user757593 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Oct 18, 2017
More accurate, reliable, and timely forecasting.
it_user757701 - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at a university with 10,001+ employees
Oct 18, 2017
We utilize planning on a daily basis, therefore we find it to be the most valuable product for our organization.
JT
Senior Financial Analyst at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
The system has allowed us to take more than 90 spreadsheets and combine them into one system which automatically calculates based on assumptions, dimensions, etc.
it_user758661 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Budget & Finance at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Oct 19, 2017
The integration with our payroll system to complete staff modeling during our budget and forecast processes.
it_user759228 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 20, 2017
Reports are allowed to be edited for aesthetic purposes, which is lacking in a lot of other dashboard tools.
 

Adaptive Insights Cons review quotes

it_user192219 - PeerSpot reviewer
Finance Manager at a mining and metals company with 51-200 employees
Feb 10, 2015
Pricing can be made better affordable to SMEs. Every year price increase is an issue.
it_user757050 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Analyst at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees
Oct 17, 2017
Needing to focus on upgrades for all industries, including CPG.
HN
Finance at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 18, 2017
Better user interface (UI).
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it_user757545 - PeerSpot reviewer
Investments and Treasury Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
Users continue to become more advanced and are looking for more advanced solutions.
it_user757539 - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Reporting Analyst (Senior Level) - previsouly Analyst, Financial Reporting at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
Discovery (the data visualization module): Needs to catch up with BI leaders, such as MS and Tableau. E.g., sorting by amounts in column charts and page slicers to control all visuals.
it_user757593 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Oct 18, 2017
It's complex; thinking about the business models and capabilities in Adaptive.
it_user757701 - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at a university with 10,001+ employees
Oct 18, 2017
We tried Discovery and OfficeConnect at one point and found them too cumbersome, at the time.
JT
Senior Financial Analyst at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Oct 18, 2017
We do have issues getting information on our customer success turnover.
it_user758661 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Budget & Finance at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Oct 19, 2017
Being able to drill down when using OfficeConnect needs work.
it_user759228 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Financial Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 20, 2017
The upload feature exists, but isn't terribly useful.