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BPM Pulse 2023
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OVERVIEW
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. **
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Software
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
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
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Latest News
Anaplan Announces Agreement to Acquire Fluence Technologies
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Fluence Acquires Sturnis365 for Disclosure Management and Narrative Reporting
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Fluence Acquires XLCubed for Excel-centric Financial Reporting and Analysis
Fluence Raises $10 Million, Adds Industry Veteran Michael Morrison as CEO
Platform for Financial Performance Management
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
The Planful Platform is a unified solution for Financial Performance Management, combining purpose-built applications with embedded AI to help finance, accounting, and business teams collaborate, automate, and accelerate planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. The Budget Manager Experience provides a role-based interface for users outside of Finance to easily access just the information they need. A Power BI connector provides live access to Planful data and a native Snowflake connector syncs Planful data in real-time. A suite of persona-based assistants for Planful AI, including Analyst, Planner, and Controller automate key tasks. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Vena or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Technology
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BARC Score Financial Performance Management R
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Planful R
BPM Partners Planful a Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Constellation Research 2024 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Dresner Advisory 2023 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
Gartner Planful a Challenger in 2025 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research Planful a Leader in 2022 CPM Value Matrix
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Global CPM Trends and Priorities Report 2025 R
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Budget, performance, transparency and engagement solutions.
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OVERVIEW
Questica, a Euna Solutions company (formerly GTY Technology), provides a budgeting preparation and management, performance analysis, and transparency suite of solutions focused on public sector organizations, specifically: governments, healthcare, education (higher education and k-12), and non-profits. The Questica Budget Suite core configuration includes modules for operating, salary and planning, capital, performance analysis and Questica OpenBook, a fully mobile transparency solution.
** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will no longer update this page **
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Governments, healthcare, education, non-profits
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Latest News
GTY Technology Rebrands to Euna Solutions
Questica Releases Budget 2021.1 With New Collaborative and Social Features
GTY Technology Recognized on GovTech 100 List for 2021
Questica Releases New Analytics Capabilities
Questica Partners with Ellucian for Higher Education Customers
Intelligent Planning. Plan Smarter, Drive Outcomes, Lead Transformation.
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OVERVIEW
Board’s Intelligent Planning platform is designed to enable companies to manage and control their entire planning process from goal setting down to operational execution in one intuitive, flexible, and scalable environment. The solution combines budgeting, planning, predictive forecasting, simulation, reporting, analysis, and consolidation and close capabilities. Board has an Office of Finance focus, with added value capabilities in the areas of supply chain and retail. The overall goal is to enable organizations to discover actionable insights that will help drive better business decisions.
Recommended Alternatives: Anaplan, JustPerform from insightsoftware, Lumel, OneStream, Oracle, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will only update this page with significant news **
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Professional Services, Restaurant Services, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BARC The Planning Survey 24 R
Gartner Board a Leader in 2023 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research 2023 CPM Value Matrix R
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FP&A for Midmarket Service-based Organizations
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
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 >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Energy, Government, Higher Education, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Utilities
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
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
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AI-Infused Scenario Planning, Analysis and Reporting Platform
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
The Anaplan AI-infused Scenario Planning, Analysis and Reporting Platform delivers a unified and extensible solution for connected planning, uniquely aligning financial plans and targets to operational plans and models of execution for collaboration, consistency, accuracy, and optimized decision-making across the enterprise. Core solution areas include Finance encompassing planning and financial close and consolidation, Sales & Marketing focused on Go-to-Market planning, Supply Chain planning, and HR & Workforce planning. Anaplan Intelligence delivers predictive AI capabilities through ‘Anaplan Optimizer,’ for linear programming and ‘Anaplan PlanIQ,’ its statistical time series forecasting solution. ‘Anaplan CoPlanner,’ is generative AI embedded into applications. See detailed ratings and compare to OneStream, Oracle or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for Anaplan R
BPM Partners Anaplan a Leader in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Anaplan 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Constellation Research 2025 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Forrester Total Economic Impact of Anaplan R
Forrester 2023 Wave for Sales Performance Management R
Gartner 2024 Market Guide for Extended Planning and Analysis Solutions R
Gartner Anaplan a Challenger in 2025 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Gartner Anaplan a Leader in 2024 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
IDC Anaplan a Cloud EPM Leader in 2020 MarketScape R
Nucleus Research 2024 CPM Technology Value Matrix R
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Latest News
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The Financial Performance Management Solution for Collaborative SMEs
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
XLerant’s BudgetPak is an easy to use cloud-based solution focused on collaborative budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting. An Excel add-in, myXL, provides custom reporting capabilities with dynamic integration to the database. The full suite of modules built into the BudgetPak product includes annual and hourly salary planning with enhanced detailed benefits planning, scenario modeling, and long-term projections using predictive analytics. There is built-in support for the creation, distribution, and reporting on company-wide strategic initiatives at the department and account level. The product utilizes a unique guided prompt approach, coupled with an intuitive interface, to facilitate the budget preparation and submission process. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Centage or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Business Services, Higher Education, Not for Profits
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for XLerant R
BPM Partners XLerant a Challenger in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
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Latest News
XLerant Rated Highest for Ease-of-Use for Sixth Consecutive Year in 2021 BPM Pulse
XLerant’s BudgetPak Receives Perfect Ease-of-Use Score in Pulse of Performance Management Study
XLerant Rated Highest of 15 BPM Vendors for Budgeting and Planning
XLerant Recognized for Top Ease-of-Use Customer Rating in 2018 BPM Pulse Survey
Jobs at this Vendor
AI-Powered Complete FP&A Platform
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
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 >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Services
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
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
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Latest News
Vena Launches Planning Agent to Redefine Finance Workflows
Vena Celebrates Record-Setting First Half of FY26
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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
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Vena Achieves US$100 Million ARR
Vena Named Top Leader in 2024 BARC Planning Survey
Vena Introduces Vena for Microsoft PowerPoint
Financial Performance Platform for the Midmarket
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
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 >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, , Not for Profit, Professional Services, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
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
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Analytics Cloud for Enterprise Planning
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BPM Pulse 2025
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OVERVIEW
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 >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Banking, Consumer Products, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
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
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