Platform for Financial Performance Management
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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. Recommended Alternatives: Jedox, JustPerform from insightsoftware, OneStream, Pigment, Prophix, Vena, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
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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 2025 Wisdom of Crowds EPM Study R
Gartner Planful a Challenger in 2026 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research Planful a Leader in 2022 CPM Value Matrix
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Cloud-based Modeling Helps Operations to Manage Performance and Plan the Future
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2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Planful Reviewed as ‘Core Vendor’ R
FP&A for Midmarket Service-based Organizations
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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, Jedox, Vena or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Energy, Government, Higher Education, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Utilities
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BARC 2023 Planning Survey
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Unit4 R
BPM Partners 2026-2027 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-Driven Scenario Planning, Analysis and Reporting Platform
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
The Anaplan AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that serves as the decision infrastructure for the Agentic Enterprise 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. Examples of out-of-the-box applications include Integrated Financial Planning, Operational Workforce Planning, Territory & Quota, Demand Planning, and Merchandise Financial Planning. 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 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Anaplan R
BPM Partners Anaplan a Leader in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Anaplan 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Constellation Research 2025 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Gartner Anaplan a Challenger in 2026 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Gartner Anaplan a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
IDC Anaplan a Leader in 2026 Global Enterprise Planning MarketScape R
Nucleus Research 2025 CPM Technology Value Matrix R
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Latest News
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Jobs at this Vendor
Orchestrated Planning, Decisioning and Close
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
The Vena Microsoft-native platform for Orchestrated Planning, Decisioning and Close, natively integrated and synchronized with Microsoft 365, is designed to streamline planning, decisioning, and close. Vena’s platform amplifies the value of Microsoft Excel and 365 productivity and analytical tools by combining them 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 and close, account reconciliations, tax provisioning, ESG management, and more. See detailed ratings and compare to Pigment, Jedox, Prophix 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 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Vena R
BPM Partners Vena a Leader in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Vena 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Nucleus Research Vena a Leader in 2025 CPM Value Matrix
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Latest News
Vena Launches Advanced Excel-Native Consolidation
Vena Recognized as a Leader with Outstanding Ratings in 2026-2027 VLM
Vena to Acquire Morpheo AI to Deliver Vena Omega™ Cumulative Context Engine for Finance
Vena Announces Financial Consolidation
Vena Completes Acterys Acquisition
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
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Outperform with agility.
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
Oracle Cloud EPM is modular, connected, and comprehensive. Planning & Analysis offerings include Enterprise Planning and Budgeting with integrated strategic modeling, Profitability and Cost Management, and Enterprise Performance Reporting. A specialized solution is available for Healthcare Planning. Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning enables HR and Finance to manage skills, gaps, and costs. Oracle Sales Planning Cloud supports quota and commission, territory modeling, and advanced forecasting. Also available are configurable solutions for IT Financial Management and IBP. Financial Close offerings include Financial Consolidation and Close, Account Reconciliation, and Tax Reporting. An EPM AI Agent for Profitability and Cost Management leverages AI to generate rules for allocations. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, SAP or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Media, Retail, Utilities
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Oracle R
BPM Partners Oracle a Key Competitor in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Constellation Research 2024 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Gartner Oracle a Leader in 2026 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Gartner Oracle a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
IDC Oracle a Leader in 2026 MarketScape for Enterprise Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting R
Nucleus Research Scaling Up with Oracle Cloud EPM
Ventana Research Oracle is an Exemplary Vendor in 2023 RPM Buyers Guide R
Customer View
G2 Crowd Reviews and Ratings
Gartner Peer Insights FP&A Reviews and Ratings
TrustRadius Reviews and Ratings
The AI Operating System for Modern Finance
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
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, journal entry management, and tax. Solutions also include financial planning and analysis with strategic planning, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling, and many operational planning and analysis scenarios including demand forecasting, workforce planning, ESG reporting and planning, Sales Performance Management and others. The OneStream Solution Exchange offers downloadable solutions to expand capabilities in all of these areas. See detailed ratings and compare to Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik), Oracle or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Automotive Suppliers, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Real Estate
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BARC 2026 Score for FPM R
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for OneStream R
BPM Partners OneStream a Leader in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Gartner OneStream a Leader in 2026 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Gartner OneStream a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Nucleus Research 2023 CPM Value Matrix R
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
How CPM Modernizes Finance for Banking and Financial Services R
Extending Performance Management for Company-Wide Benefits
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Related Webcasts & Events
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Selecting Performance Management Software with Your Head in the Clouds
Latest News
OneStream Unlocks Agentic AI for the Office of the CFO
OneStream Expands Microsoft Relationship to Scale AI Adoption in the Office of the CFO
Hg Completes Acquisition of OneStream for $6.4 Billion
OneStream Announces Q4 and FY 2025 Results
OneStream Launches Modern Financial Close and SensibleAI-powered ESG Planning & Reporting
OneStream Unveils Productivity Tools and Platform Enhancements
OneStream Unveils SensibleAI Agents and SensibleAI Studio
OneStream Collaborates with Coupa for Business Spend Management
Drive future-ready business performance.
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OVERVIEW
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: JustPerform from insightsoftware, Jedox, OneStream, Oracle, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
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INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Education, Financial Services, Government, Life Sciences
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Industry View
BARC IBM a Market Leader in 2026 Integrated Planning Report R
Forrester The Total Economic Impact of IBM Planning Analytics R
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Jobs at this Vendor
Integrated Business Planning Platform
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
deFacto is a unified, AI-enabled Integrated Business Planning platform that enables mid-market to large enterprises to orchestrate decision planning by synchronizing planning and decision-making across every functional area. The application library includes FP&A, HR, S&OP, Demand Planning, Tax, Supply Chain, CapEx, and Project Planning. deFacto extends full write-back and planning capabilities to Excel and includes live reporting and write-back from Power BI and PowerPoint. It leverages the full range of Microsoft tools including Azure, Fabric, and connects to any financial and/or operational data source. See detailed ratings and compare to JustPerform, Vena or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Consumer Products, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Telecommunications
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for deFacto R
BPM Partners deFacto a Key Competitor in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
Jobs at this Vendor
None available.
Agentic AI with a Finance Brain
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
The CCH® Tagetik unified finance platform powered by Expert AI, available in standard or SAP HANA versions, 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 ESG & Sustainability for Planning & Analytics. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, OneStream, Oracle or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Professional 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 Financial Consolidation Survey 25 R
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik R
BPM Partners Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik a Premier Leader in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
BPM Partners Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Dresner Advisory 2026 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 2026 Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions Magic Quadrant R
IDC CCH Tagetik a Leader in 2025 MarketScape: Worldwide ESG Reporting and Compliance
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Latest News
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Elevating Performance.
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OVERVIEW
Syntellis, now part of Strata Decision Technology, delivers intelligent planning and performance solutions that help society’s foundational institutions guide decisions and identify new opportunities for financial and organizational success. Syntellis’ suite of products integrates operational and strategic data across industry-specific performance management solutions and uses data science to deliver real-time, actionable insights. Syntellis IQ is a data science engine that utilizes AI/ML to synthesize billions of data points to surface key insights in market and customer data so organizations can improve their financial position, operations, and strategic outcomes. Syntellis Performance Solutions’ Axiom Software delivers a unified platform that includes budgeting, forecasting, reporting, analytics, strategy management, consolidations, capital planning, profitability, and cost management. Axiom Software also provides tailored industry suites for healthcare, banks and credit unions, and higher education. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, Oracle or other vendors >>>
** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will no longer update this page **
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BPM Partners 2022 Vendor Snapshot for Syntellis R
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
2021 Financial Institutions Finance and Technology Trends R
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2020 Profitability Perspectives: Key Findings for Financial Institutions R
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Latest News
Syntellis to Become Part of Strata Decision Technology
Syntellis Receives 100% Recommendation Rate from Customers
Syntellis Delivers New Strategic Financial Planning Solution for Colleges and Universities
Syntellis to Acquire Stratasan for Expanded Healthcare Analytics
Syntellis Performance Solutions Appoints New CEO
Syntellis Introduces Axiom Treasury Cash Management for Healthcare Organizations
Clients Rate Syntellis’ Axiom EPM Solution ‘Excellent’ in BPM Partners’ 2020 VLM
Fiserv Helps Financial Institutions Leverage Syntellis’ Axiom Planning and Profitability
Syntellis’ Axiom Comparative Analytics Ranks #1
Kaufman Hall Software Becomes Syntellis Performance Solutions
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