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Anaplan vs Anthoology Student comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Anaplan
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (1st), Production Planning (3rd), Predictive Analytics (2nd)
Anthoology Student
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Student Information System (SIS) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Anaplan and Anthoology Student aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Anaplan is designed for Business Performance Management and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, down 13.4% compared to last year.
Anthoology Student, on the other hand, focuses on Student Information System (SIS), holds 2.5% mindshare, up 1.8% since last year.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Anaplan7.1%
Board5.0%
Adaptive Insights5.0%
Other82.9%
Business Performance Management
Student Information System (SIS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Anthoology Student2.5%
Ellucian7.8%
Blackbaud SIS6.6%
Other83.1%
Student Information System (SIS)
 

Featured Reviews

Segun Oladele - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Manager, Accounting at BIC
Reporting and forecasting have become more automated through intuitive data organization and flexible number calendarization
I do not have any improvements from my own end at this time.There are some specific features or functionality that I would like to see included in Anaplan in the future. From what we have been using, I do not think there is any specific one because we import and export numbers. Importing and exporting with CSV files is already available in Anaplan. I do not have any special requests from Anaplan. I still decided to give Anaplan an eight because I have not seen a specific dashboard on Anaplan. Anaplan could have a dashboard where you can see the flow of your numbers displayed on pictorials rather than just saying this is the number. Simple dashboards should be implemented.
it_user625116 - PeerSpot reviewer
Applications Systems Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
The features that are most valuable are auto-triggers for activities, an integrated portal, and automated student status changes. There is nothing that will help with standards-based grading.
* CampusPortal is in need of an update: This is coming later in 2017. * Clock hour programs work OK in CampusVue, but they are not setup as well as credit programs * Grading is centered around letter grades. There is nothing in CampusVue that will help with standards-based grading.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Anaplan, being a cloud-based platform, allows customers to adapt easily; it is easier to enter data, load data, and develop reports compared to Hyperion."
"Anaplan paid for itself with what it saved on new hires."
"Anaplan's in-memory calculation engine is super-fast compared to the old tools we previously used. You enter the data and everything shows up in one go."
"Anaplan's connected planning feature is its most valuable aspect, allowing for seamless financial planning, HR planning, and updates."
"This product has a very good modeling feature, and its graphical representation of visualizations has also been valuable."
"Anaplan is a three-dimensional cloud platform that is good for analyzing data, visualization, integration, terrific for visibility."
"You don't need to have a programming language to use Anaplan."
"It's real-time connected planning, so the calculations are pretty much seamless as far as your model is connected."
"CampusNexus Student provides everything needed in an SIS."
 

Cons

"Automation needs to be built into this solution."
"The integration technique should be a little bit easier."
"The solution can improve by providing an easier form of integration to different platforms, such as receiving data from different Salesforce. There is a process to do it through the use of some APIs but it could be made much easier. This would be a large help to us."
"Anaplan's workflow component is probably the biggest area for improvement. I'd also like to see Anaplan add an ad hoc reporting tool that allows users to query things."
"Anaplan lacks a native ETL tool, making it challenging to integrate numerous flat files."
"One area of improvement is conditional formatting. It's not very practical, and you need to specify additional formatting."
"It would be nice if the solution offered better extensions."
"The ability of the end-users to manage the software is due to the fact that it becomes so sophisticated; on top of that, there are so many business rules to set up in the system that as a business user it's hard to gauge what they're doing and it's possible to get lost."
"CampusPortal is in need of an update: This is coming later in 2017."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool’s pricing is reasonable and competitive with other solutions."
"Anaplan is a bit pricier compared to its competitors - the license costs about $4,000 per user annually."
"A value-for-money product and a very reasonable price compared to competitors like SAP or IBM."
"The license is a yearly subscription. There are three licensing tiers: the model builder, planner, and the reporting."
"The entry-level is anywhere from about $30,000 to $50,000 a year, however, it does go up significantly after that depending on the complexity and how much space you're using."
"The cost of Anaplan is a challenge for clients, especially if they don't have an ongoing long-term use case for it. It's a $50,000 licensing fee just to get started. Clients need a strong business case to switch from Excel to Anaplan. But if clients have used something similar in the past, such as Hyperion or other solutions, that's not a factor because they know what to expect."
"We are currently using a free workspace license for 90 days. We are satisfied with the price of the solution. There are additional costs if you want more storage, the default limit is 250 GB."
"This is a yearly subscription. So a customer initially buys a workspace and specifies how much GB they want. The minimum starts at around 30 GB. You can buy multiple workspaces."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Non Profit
35%
Media Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise17
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Questions from the Community

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CampusNexus Student, CampusVue
 

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Sample Customers

HP, ForeScout, DocuSign, EAT, Pandora, Aviva, Intel Security, Zalora
Valley College, Harrison College, Baptist Bible College, Minnesota School of Business, Union Graduate College
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