Anaplan delivers a comprehensive cloud platform designed for three-dimensional data analysis, visualization, and planning. Known for real-time integration with systems such as Salesforce, it enables efficient budgeting, reporting, and modeling without extensive coding knowledge.
The Anaplan platform enhances operational efficiency with its flexible and scalable capabilities, supporting financial planning, supply chain management, and sales operations among others. Users benefit from features like an advanced in-memory calculation engine, quick updates, and ease of integration with systems like SAP. While Anaplan offers a robust toolset, enhancements in dashboard capabilities and integration processes are needed, with improvements requested in visualization tools, more flexible graphs, and better API integration. Additional desires include machine learning features and streamlined data import processes to reduce latency.
What are the key features of Anaplan?
- Three-dimensional Planning: Provides robust data analysis and visualization.
- Real-time Integration: Seamlessly integrates with systems like Salesforce and SAP.
- Advanced Calculation Engine: Enables quick updates across platforms.
- Model Map: Aids easy model navigation and management.
- Scalability: Adapts to companies of all sizes with ease.
What benefits should users consider?
- Operational Efficiency: Enhances planning and execution processes.
- Ease of Use: Reduces the need for extensive coding knowledge.
- Flexibility: Adapts to diverse business needs and industries.
- Cost-effectiveness: Offers potential ROI by optimizing planning efficiencies.
In industries like financial planning, supply chain management, and sales operations, Anaplan facilitates scenario-based analysis, demand forecasting, and business execution. It is employed in marketing, commercial real estate planning, and integrates easily with existing systems. Users in these sectors find it valuable for improving planning accuracy and responsiveness.
OneStream’s unified, AI-powered, and extensible finance platform with built-in financial data quality includes solutions for financial close and consolidation with account reconciliation, transaction matching, and tax, financial planning and analysis with strategic planning, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling, and operational planning and analysis with demand forecasting, workforce planning, and ESG reporting and planning. The OneStream Solution Exchange offers downloadable solutions to expand capabilities in all of these areas.
SensibleAI Portfolio built into the OneStream platform provides machine learning, GenAI, and agentic AI capabilities to OneStream solutions. OneStream Genesis enables no-code application development, CPM Express is a pre-built configurable application for rapid deployment. Agile Financial Analytics with Dynamic Cube & Dimension Services enables fast virtual analysis of data from multiple sources. Extensible Dimensionality® enables business units to extend dimensions for their unique needs without impacting the corporate standard.
OneStream is recognized for its commitment to client success, reflected in its high customer satisfaction, strong customer community, extensive partner ecosystem, and focus on ensuring customers achieve tangible business outcomes at every stage of their digital finance transformation.
What are OneStream's most valuable features?
- Extensible Dimensionality: Detailed data collection capabilities enhance analytics.
- Data Integration: Seamlessly connects with ERP and Operational systems.
- Unified Platform: Streamlines planning, budgeting, consolidation, and reporting.
- User Experience: Intuitive interface for users and administrators.
- Analytics Support: Facilitates enhanced decision-making strategies.
What benefits or ROIs do users see in reviews?
- Reduced Costs: Single platform minimizes setup and operational costs.
- Efficient Processes: Quicker implementations with consolidated tasks.
- Data Consistency: Maintains uniform data across functions.
- Security Options: On-premises deployment for sensitive sectors.
OneStream finds its use in consolidation, planning, and budgeting across industries, with emphasis on multinational finance and transitioning from older systems like Oracle HFM and SAP BFC/BPC. It addresses forecasting, planning, and cash flow, essential for maintaining consistent data management and security, especially where data sensitivity dictates on-premises use.
