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JustPerform from insightsoftware delivers a unified platform with a process-first approach, intuitive user experience, and strong governance capabilities. It is designed to be an all-in-one financial performance companion and supports a range of use cases: Extended Planning and Analysis unites Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR and Marketing, Financial Close – streamlines the Close, Management Reporting, and Disclosure Management processes, Profitability Analysis – delivers granular analysis across products, projects, customers, and channels, and ESG Reporting – compliant and self-service reporting with ESG frameworks. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, SAP, or other vendors >>>
Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Shipping & Logistics, Real Estate, Telco, Transportation, Higher Education




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BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for JustPerform R
BPM Partners JustPerform a Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Equip Your Finance Team to Lead Strategically and Survive the Chaos R
Global CPM Trends and Priorities Report 2025 R
JustPerform – the Unified Planning, Financial Close and Reporting Platform S
How to Bring Speed, Accuracy, and Auditability to Consolidation S
Agile Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting with JustPerform S
9 Reasons to Move Away from Legacy EPM S
Understanding insightsoftware’s Acquisition of JustPerform
Key Factors to Consider Before Investing in Finance Technology
Overcoming Excel-based Consolidation Challenges
Tips to Upgrade from Excel to a Cloud Financial Close Solution
Tackling the Pitfalls of ERP-based Consolidation
4 Major Challenges in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Bid Goodbye to These Practices for Agile Planning & Budgeting
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BPM Pulse 2023
Fluence is now an Anaplan company. The Fluence Close-to-Disclose platform is a cloud-based consolidation-first solution that includes Fluence Account Reconciliation, Fluence Consolidation with out-of-the-box consolidation models and calculations, close management, Fluence Disclosure Management, no-coding administration, drag-and-drop workflow, drop-down rules, time-based calculations and support for audit and movement visibility. Advanced capabilities are available for acquisitions/ disposals, discontinued operations, allocations, proportionate consolidation, related party disclosures, simulations and what-if analysis. FluenceXL provides self-service Excel-based reporting and ad hoc analytics that is available as part of the solution or standalone. See more details and compare to Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik), Planful, or other vendors >>>
** This vendor was acquired by Anaplan in May of 2024. Please visit our Anaplan page for the latest information. **
Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Software
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BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Anaplan/Fluence R
BPM Partners Anaplan/Fluence a Leader in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Fluence 2023 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition
BPM Partners Fluence Acquires XLCubed
Dresner Advisory 2022 Wisdom of Crowds BI Study – XLCubed R
Gartner Fluence a Challenger in 2023 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant
Nucleus Research The Financial Consolidation & Close Solution ROI Framework R
Nucleus Research Fluence Customers Slash the Monthly Close by 90% R
Ventana Research Fluence Offers Streamlined Financial Close
The Pulse of Financial Close and Consolidation R
Why Not Me? Improving Management Reporting for the Mid-Market R
How the Anaplan Acquisition of Fluence Will Change the CPM Market
New Performance Management Leaders 2023
Financial Consolidation, Close, and Reporting: Challenges and Priorities
Focused Acquisition: Sturnis365
6 Must-Haves for a Modern Financial Close Solution
The Performance Management Gold Rush
5 Paths to Agility with Financial Reporting Software
Anaplan Announces Agreement to Acquire Fluence Technologies
Fluence and Avant Group Corp Join Forces to Transform Office of Finance in Japan
Fluence Partners with Pigment for Business Planning
Fluence Achieves Third Consecutive Year of Record Growth
Fluence Acquires Sturnis365 for Disclosure Management and Narrative Reporting
Fluence Adds Account Reconciliation and Matching
Fluence Acquires XLCubed for Excel-centric Financial Reporting and Analysis
Fluence Raises $10 Million, Adds Industry Veteran Michael Morrison as CEO
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BPM Pulse 2025
Unit4 FP&A is a flexible, no code/low code platform for planning and analytics designed to connect operations and strategy. It provides a full range of integrated performance management capabilities powered by AI for budgeting, planning (financial, sales, HR, project, risk), forecasting, profitability analysis, financial statutory consolidation, and reporting. Workforce Planning with analytics complements salary planning with an operational focus. Also included are self-service business intelligence capabilities for data visualization, dashboards, and predictive analytics. Reporting features are available that support storytelling as well as the consistent design approach of International Business Communications Standards. Direct integration is available with Unit4 ERP, ERPx, Unit4 Financials by CODA and Snowflake. Unit4 has a vertical focus on: Public Sector, Professional Services, Not-for-Profit, and Higher Education. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Vena or other vendors >>>
Energy, Government, Higher Education, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Utilities




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BARC 2023 Planning Survey
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Unit4 R
BPM Partners Unit4 a Key Competitor in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Dresner Advisory 2021 Wisdom of Crowds Consolidation Study R
Dresner Advisory 2023 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
IDC Unit4 a Major Player in Marketscape for Cloud EPM 2020
Ventana Research Unit4 Democratizes Agile, Data-Driven, Decision-Making
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Unit4 Reviewed as Core Vendor R
How to Navigate CPM Market Dynamics in 2025 R
How Evolving FP&A Trends Can Help You Navigate Through Uncertainty R
The Journey to FP&A Excellence R
How to Choose the Right FP&A Solution for Your Business
Why Do You Need a Budget Management, Planning and Reporting Solution? R
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The Vena AI-Powered Complete FP&A Platform, natively integrated and synchronized with Microsoft 365, is designed to streamline financial and operational planning. Vena’s platform amplifies the value of Microsoft Excel and 365 productivity and analytical tools by combining it with the control and scale of its centralized in-memory Vena CubeFLEX™ database and collaborative workflows. Vena addresses the full spectrum of financial planning and forecasting, extended planning including revenue and sales planning, and goes beyond planning with financial consolidations, account reconciliations, tax provisioning, ESG management, and more. Vena Insights leverages Microsoft Power BI fully embedded and productized in the Vena platform and Vena Copilot is Vena’s Agentic AI technology purpose-built for FP&A use cases. See detailed ratings and compare to Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful or other vendors >>>
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Services




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BARC The Planning Survey 25 R
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Vena R
BPM Partners Vena a Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Vena 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Nucleus Research Vena a Leader in 2025 CPM Value Matrix
Top Global CPM Trends to Watch in 2026 R
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Vena Reviewed as Core Vendor R
CFO Show Podcast: The State of Strategic Finance 2025
Livestream: The Annual Financial Close R
Lessons from SaaS Leaders: Aligning Your Budget to Changing Business Goals R
How to Power Your Digital Finance Transformation R
Transforming Finance-Led Processes for Growth R
Rethinking FP&A: An Analyst’s View
Five Steps to Selecting Financial Software to Grow Your Business
Vena Launches Six New Microsoft Fabric Integrations
Vena Launches Planning Agent to Redefine Finance Workflows
Vena Celebrates Record-Setting First Half of FY26
Vena Recognized as a Leader with Outstanding Overall Rating in 2025-2026 VLM
Vena Announces Vena Copilot for Microsoft Teams
Vena’s 2025 Industry Benchmark Report Reveals What’s Next for FP&A Teams
Vena Kicks Off FY26 with Record Growth
Vena Recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions
Vena Achieves US$100 Million ARR
Vena Introduces Vena for Microsoft PowerPoint
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BPM Pulse 2025
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Prophix One™ is a Financial Performance platform for the Office of the CFO in midmarket organizations that delivers best-of-breed solutions for Financial Close & Consolidation, Accounting & Compliance, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Reporting & Analytics. All delivered through a single point of entry with single sign-on and a centralized data model. Prophix One FP&A Plus handles the greater complexity and granularity needed for operational planning and Prophix One Intelligence is an advanced AI engine natively integrated into the Prophix One Platform. See detailed ratings and compare to Planful, Vena or other vendors >>>
Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, , Not for Profit, Professional Services, Retail




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BARC The Planning Survey 23 R
BPM Partners Impact of Hg Acquisition of Prophix
BPM Partners Prophix Acquisition of Sigma Conso
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Prophix R
BPM Partners Prophix a Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Community Bank
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Senior Living Communities
New Performance Management Leaders 2023
The Future of Finance 2023: Insights from Prophix CEO
Introducing Prophix’s Financial Performance Platform
Why Analyst Reports Are Key to Choosing a CPM Vendor
Prophix Launched Industry’s First Virtual Financial Analyst Leveraging NLP
The Next Chapter for Prophix: Sigma Conso
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BPM Pulse 2025
SAP Analytics Cloud is a unified solution that brings together planning, business intelligence, analytics, and AI in a single, integrated environment designed for data exploration and storytelling. The solution is extensible and addresses multiple use cases and industries supported by a range of pre-built content packages and templates, as well as the ability for users to create their own custom applications and visualizations. Financial consolidation is handled by a separate solution – SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting. The planning capabilities within SAP Analytics Cloud include reports, allocations, KPIs, alternate hierarchies, financial intelligence, advanced formula creation, driver-based planning, private version planning, what-if scenario modeling, and currency translation. This solution is part of the SAP Business Data Cloud and SAC Just Ask works with Joule. See detailed ratings and compare to IBM, Oracle or other vendors >>>
Banking, Consumer Products, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Retail



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BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for SAP R
BPM Partners SAP a Challenger in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Gartner SAP a Leader in 2023 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant
Ventana Research SAP Excels in Value Index for Analytics Customer Experience
Ventana Research SAP is Exemplary in 2022 Business Planning Value Index
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: SAP Reviewed as Core Vendor R
FP&A Evolution: From Silos to xP&A
Sustainability as Strategy: When Profitability Follows Purpose
What’s New in SAP Analytics Cloud Q3 2022
SAP BPC Strategy (November 2021 Update)
What is Extended Planning and Analysis?
San Francisco 49ers Use SAP Digital Dashboard for Fan Data
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IBM Planning Analytics is designed for integrated and extensible planning and offers a unified set of capabilities for budgeting, planning, forecasting, analysis and reporting for financial as well as operational data. The solution delivers AI-infused integrated business planning across the organization, putting the power of algorithmic forecasting in the hands of LOB users. In addition to a web UI, Planning Analytics supports a full-featured Excel interface and the ability to publish Excel reports and forms to the web. A catalog of accelerators from IBM and partners extends planning and analysis capabilities. Connectivity to IBM Watson Studio is available for advanced decision optimization. IBM Controller is a standalone consolidation solution that is integrated with IBM Planning Analytics.
Recommended Alternatives: Anaplan, JustPerform from insightsoftware, Lumel, OneStream, Oracle, SAP, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will only update this page with significant news **
Education, Financial Services, Government, Life Sciences




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Aberdeen The ROI of Sales Planning Analytics R
BARC IBM a Market Leader in 2022 Integrated Planning Report R
Forrester The Total Economic Impact of IBM Planning Analytics R
Ventana Research 2022 Business Value Index: Product and Vendor Assessment R
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BPM Pulse 2025
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Centage is a unified and collaborative budgeting and forecasting solution for finance teams in small to midsize businesses. The solution offers integrated budgeting, predictive planning and forecasting, simple consolidation, reporting and analytics, along with robust modeling, what if, and scenario planning tools. It features unlimited dimensions, multi-step allocations, and support for transactional level details. All supported by centralized permissions-based workflow. Live access to Centage data is available from Power BI. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, XLerant or other vendors >>>
Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Not for Profit, Professional Services




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BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Centage R
BPM Partners Centage a Challenger in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Capterra Reviews and Ratings
Gartner Peer Insights Reviews and Ratings
G2 Crowd Reviews and Ratings
Automating Budgeting and Forecasting for Midmarket Companies
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Centage Reviewed as Core Vendor R
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The AI-powered CCH® Tagetik Intelligent Platform, available in standard or SAP HANA versions, is a unified platform that consists of intelligent solutions for Financial Close and Consolidation, Extended Planning, ESG and Regulatory, and Corporate Tax. Specific solutions include CCH Tagetik Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting, Cash Flow Planning, Capital Expenses Planning, Workforce Planning, Integrated Business Planning, Integrated Business Planning for CPG, Production Cost Planning and Control, and Supply Chain Planning (with solutions for demand, trade promotions, supply, and production planning). CCH Tagetik Financial Close and Consolidation includes Account Reconciliation, Transaction Matching, and Intelligent Disclosure for Reporting & Disclosure. Intelligent capabilities include AI Automapping, AI Anomaly Detection, AI Transaction Matching, AI Driver-based Analysis, and Predictive Intelligence. At the heart of the Intelligent Platform is Ask AI, a super agent designed to address finance-specific needs. See detailed ratings and compare to OneStream, Oracle or other vendors >>>
Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Professional Services




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BARC The Financial Consolidation Survey 25 R
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik R
BPM Partners Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik a Premier Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Dresner Advisory 2025 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
Gartner CCH Tagetik a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Gartner CCH Tagetik a Leader in 2025 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
IDC CCH Tagetik a Leader in 2025 MarketScape: Worldwide ESG Reporting and Compliance
Nucleus Research CCH Tagetik a Leader in 2025 CPM Value Matrix R
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik) Reviewed as Core Vendor R
5 Trends in Enterprise Planning: Driving Profitable Growth in 2023 (no longer available)
How the Pandemic Presents an Opportunity for Finance Transformation
BEPS Pillar Two Impact on Consolidation
New Performance Management Leaders 2023
The Return of Zero-Based Budgeting
Best Budgeting and Planning Solutions 2020
What Does the Future of Finance Look Like?
Industry View: Tagetik Acquisition
Wolters Kluwer Recognized by Gartner in 2025 ESG Management and Reporting Market Guide
Wolters Kluwer Ranked in the Top 5 Globally for Excellence in AI
Wolters Kluwer Announces AI-powered CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform
Wolters Kluwer Acquires Vanguard Software to Extend S&OP Capabilities

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