OneStream XF vs Workiva Wdesk comparison

OneStream and Workiva are both solutions in the Business Performance Management category. OneStream is ranked #9 with an average rating of 10.0, while Workiva is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.0. OneStream holds a 4.6% mindshare in BPM, compared to Workiva’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OneStream users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of Workiva users who would recommend it.

OneStream XF

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100% willing to recommend

Workiva Wdesk

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71% willing to recommend

OneStream XF

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Workiva Wdesk and OneStream XF are competing in the enterprise solution market. OneStream XF appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and customer investment in integration and analytics.

Features: Workiva Wdesk offers intuitive document management, integrated compliance solutions, and real-time collaboration, making it ideal for agile reporting needs. OneStream XF is focused on comprehensive financial consolidation, performance management, and analytics, providing a strong solution for financial management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Workiva Wdesk provides seamless cloud-based deployment and excellent customer service, enabling rapid project initiation. OneStream XF, though requiring a more complex setup due to its powerful functionalities, offers dedicated support for implementation and comprehensive integration.

Pricing and ROI: Workiva Wdesk features a straightforward pricing model with lower initial costs and quicker ROI due to its cloud-native implementation. OneStream XF requires higher upfront investment but offers significant long-term ROI with its extensive financial management capabilities.

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OneStream XF vs. Workiva Wdesk

August 2025

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Categories and Ranking

OneStream XF

Ranking in Business Performance Management

9th

Ranking in Financial Close Software

5th

Average Rating

9.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Workiva Wdesk

Ranking in Business Performance Management

10th

Ranking in Financial Close Software

7th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

GRC (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of OneStream XF is 4.6%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workiva Wdesk is 3.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Performance Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OneStream XF	4.6%
Workiva Wdesk	3.2%
Other	92.2%

Business Performance Management

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Andy Jorgensen

Chief Revenue Officer at MindStream Analytics

Customer satisfaction and data integration shine in multinational consolidations

The best features of OneStream XF are threefold. The first is Extensible Dimensionality, which allows for different levels of detail depending on the task. When budgeting for 2026, Extensible Dimensionality enables detailed breakdowns of supplies into specific items such as printer paper and magic markers. When actuals arrive, that level of detail isn't necessary. This flexibility in collecting and reporting data is a significant advantage. OneStream XF is advantageous because it provides one product that can do everything. Users do not have to purchase separate products for consolidation, planning, and reporting, which saves time and money in training and setup. OneStream XF shows a strong commitment to customer success. While 100% satisfaction is unrealistic, OneStream XF puts in substantial effort to ensure clients are successful, which contrasts sharply with experiences from companies such as SAP. OneStream XF's data integration capabilities with ERP and HCM systems are excellent, thanks to its history. The founders of OneStream XF were the creators of Upstream, which specialized in data integration. When they developed OneStream XF, they implemented that expertise, making it excel at data integration.

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Phillip Gough

Partner, Financial Services at Deloitte TT

The solution is easy to deploy and enables collaboration, but it must improve its speed and enable users to create pivot tables

I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The initial setup was straightforward. The solution is cloud-based. We deployed the product along with Wdata in six months. It was for a lot of use cases. To deploy the tool, we designed the use cases and developed them. Then, we went through unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests. It was an Agile delivery cycle.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It offers great ease of use. This impacts not only the end-user experience but also the administrator's, which affects the total cost of ownership."

"The product's most valuable feature is extensibility."

"OneStream XF is advantageous because it provides one product that can do everything; users do not have to purchase separate products for consolidation, planning, and reporting, which saves time and money in training and setup."

"We were with Oracle previously. With Oracle, you have to buy a different piece of software for every business process. If you want to do budgeting, that's a product. If you want to do consolidation, that's a product. If you want to do BI type of work, that's yet another product. So, you end up buying a lot of software from Oracle. With OneStream, it is a little different. It is a platform where you can do all those things, and you can do them with just one software purchase and then you just pay for users on it."

"It makes the compliance process more efficient and more effective."

"Workiva Wdesk is pretty good in terms of getting the data from the system, automating the reporting schedules...It has a very good integration with ERP tools."

"It helps you to maintain a backup of your data, including the connectivity with the tables, which provides a user-friendly way to handle and access your files."

"Workiva Wdesk has a flow diagram that is standardized, making it easy for people to file documents on ECDAs, which are in HTML format."

"The collaboration within the platform is valuable."

"The cross-functionality between connectivity, whether through API connections between different software platforms or the connection of data collection to the actual written ESG report, is highly valuable. The connectivity of all these aspects significantly aids in data assurance, which I consider a bonus."

"The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet."

Cons

"There are longstanding challenges with OneStream XF, particularly around the technical aspects that require scripting skills, typically managed by finance departments."

"Currently, they only support one browser, and it would be good if you could use it on Chrome, Firefox, etc. It is a little frustrating that you can only use a certain Microsoft browser. They're pretty tightly aligned with Microsoft. So, I can see the reasons for it."

"AI is where I see the most innovation and progress, but it's not fully developed yet."

"We should be able to download the data in the same format we upload it."

"Regarding the solution, reporting has certain areas that can be considered for improvement."

"The most critical issue is the need to shift between uppercase and lowercase."

"The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandatory or voluntary reporting requirements, leading to lost linkage connections that must be manually reset each time a change is made. This aspect is not functional now, and I see it as an opportunity for improvement."

"The speed must be improved."

"At this point, I don't see a compelling reason to invest in Workiva. It may be necessary for compliance and controlling the version of SCC, but not everyone needs its high-end capabilities."

"With this product, it's more about the integrated data model where you can have a one-to-many/many-to-one relationship between your policies and processes, risks, and controls. They need to showcase how you can put those pieces together."

"One area where Workiva Wdesk could improve is by ensuring that its cloud-based system is fully compatible with the most current versions of PowerPoint and Excel."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They price it by the user. Before discounting, it is 2,500 or something like that."

"The licensing is expensive."

"The product has a license by the user. They're on par with other competitors."

"Our clients in Asia think that the solution is too expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

Seeking lightweight open source BI software

I advise you to try OneStream. This is a very good platform focused on reporting, consolidation and budgeting & forecasting.

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What do you like most about OneStream XF?

It offers great ease of use. This impacts not only the end-user experience but also the administrator's, which affects the total cost of ownership.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OneStream XF?

The product has a license by the user. They're on par with other competitors. One thing to consider is their relationship with Microsoft. They often push customers towards Azure, and Azure can get ...

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What do you like most about Workiva Wdesk?

The most valuable feature is its ability to easily upload and update financial results, creating a dynamic data sheet.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workiva Wdesk?

Wdesk is affordable and as far as I'm aware, there were no additional costs beyond the standard license increase. We didn't have to make any other changes; it primarily involved accessing the platf...

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What needs improvement with Workiva Wdesk?

The tool's script encoding needs to be updated to make it more user-friendly and less of a manual process when changes are made to a company's program. Those changes happen frequently due to mandat...

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Wdesk

Overview

Financial Close, Consolidation and Reporting
Automate the financial close; reduce time waiting for data loads and refreshing of reports throughout the month. Access accurate and secure financial and operational information from any data source.

OneStream

Wdesk is used across the enterprise to support hundreds of data collaboration, reporting, and compliance processes. Use Wdesk to:

Optimize your structured and composite reports
Improve trust in your data, reports, and presentations
Transform processes to enable insight

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