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
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
Global CPM Trends and Priorities Report 2025 R
How Consolidation Functionality Benefits Budgeting and Planning
Cloud-based Financial Consolidation and Reporting Addresses Challenges
Cloud-based Modeling Helps Operations to Manage Performance and Plan the Future
Related Webcasts & Events
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Planful Reviewed as ‘Core Vendor’ R
Intelligent Planning. Plan Smarter, Drive Outcomes, Lead Transformation.
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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, Jedox, JustPerform from insightsoftware, OneStream, Pigment, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Professional Services, Restaurant Services, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
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Related Whitepapers & eBooks
Latest News
Board Unveils AI Agents for the Office of Finance
Board Collaborates with Microsoft to Bring Agentic AI to Enterprise Planning
Board and IRIS CARBON Launch Unified Disclosure Management Solution
Board Acquires Prevedere to Incorporate External Indicators into Predictive Planning
Board Partners with Decision Inc. to Launch Mining Industry Solution
Board Launches New Group Consolidation and Reporting Solution
Transforming the office of the CFO by accelerating planning, consolidation, tax and analytics.
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OVERVIEW
insightsoftware delivers performance management solutions in three key areas: (1) Capital Management: Equity Management, (2) Controllership: Close/Consolidation, Tax Provisioning, Transfer Pricing, Disclosure Management, and (3) FP&A: Budgeting & Planning, Financial Reporting, Operational Reporting, Data Visualization. The insightsoftware product suite enables the Office of the CFO to be connected, proactive, and empowered. Current products include Tidemark, Longview Close, Longview Tax, Longview Transfer Pricing, Longview Analytics, and Bizview. See detailed ratings and compare to Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik), Planful or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Banking/Financial Services/Insurance, Energy/Utilities, Healthcare, Higher Education, Logistics, Manufacturing, Retail
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2021 R
BPM Partners Longview Acquired by insightsoftware
BPM Partners Vendor Snapshot for insightsoftware R
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
Related Articles & Blogs
The Performance Management Gold Rush
Avoid Common Financial Planning Mistakes for Manufacturers
Creating Your Month-End Close Process Flow Chart
How to Account for Seasonality Using Financial Planning Software
Longview Transforms the Office of the CFO Through Connected Finance
Latest News
Logi Analytics Wins Dresner Advisory Award for Embedded BI
insightsoftware to Acquire Magnitude
insightsoftware Acquires CALUMO
insightsoftware Receives $1 Billion Investment from Hg
insightsoftware Acquires Certent – Adds Equity and Disclosure Management Capabilities
insightsoftware Acquires French Financial Software Provider Viareport
Jobs at this Vendor
Connected Planning and Reporting Platform
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BPM Pulse 2026
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OVERVIEW
The Jedox EPM planning and performance management platform delivers connected and adaptable planning. It unifies cross- departmental performance management with solutions for Integrated Financial Planning, Financial Close and Consolidation, Revenue Planning & Forecasting, Sales and Operations Planning, Lead and Pipeline Management, Supply and Demand Planning. HR/Workforce Planning, and ESG Reporting. Intelligent Automation reduces manual efforts through structured workflow, scalable data harmonization, and JedoxAI. See detailed ratings and compare to Anaplan, Pigment, Vena or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Banking, Education, Energy, Government, Manufacturing, 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
BARC Score for Integrated Planning and Analytics DACH 2026 R
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Jedox R
BPM Partners Jedox a Leader in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Gartner Jedox a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
Coming Soon!
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)
** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will only update this page with significant news **
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Education, Financial Services, Government, Life Sciences
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BARC IBM a Market Leader in 2026 Integrated Planning Report R
Forrester The Total Economic Impact of IBM Planning Analytics R
Related Webcasts & Events
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.
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
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Industry View
BPM Partners 2022 Vendor Snapshot for Syntellis R
Related Whitepapers & eBooks
2021 Financial Institutions Finance and Technology Trends R
2021 Healthcare Financial Trends Report R
Software Requirements Checklist for Financial Institutions
Solution Brief: Syntellis’ Axiom Planning
2020 Profitability Perspectives: Key Findings for Financial Institutions R
Related Webcasts & Events
Top 9 Finance and Technology Trends for Financial Institutions in 2021 R
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
Connected Decision Intelligence
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OVERVIEW
Adaptive Planning, from the Workday Planning Business Unit, connects financial, workforce, and operational plans to deliver a holistic view of the business. Financial Planning includes AI-driven budgeting, scenario planning, and reporting. Workforce Planning aligns finance, HR, sales, marketing, and IT on skills-based hiring plans as they collaborate on organizational design and scenario modeling. Operational Planning supports collaborative company-wide planning with real-time data to inform resource allocation decisions. See additional details and compare to Pigment, Jedox, Prophix or other vendors >>>
INDUSTRY SUCCESS
Life Sciences, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Software
SELECTED CLIENTS
KEY: R: requires sign-in or registration $: links to fee-based content S: sponsored link : off-site link
Industry View
BPM Partners Adaptive Insights Acquired by Workday
BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Workday Adaptive Planning R
BPM Partners 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Constellation Research 2024 ShortList Cloud-Based Planning Platforms
Forrester Total Economic Impact: Adaptive Planning R
Gartner Innovation Insight for Extended Planning and Analysis R
Gartner Workday Adaptive Planning a Leader in 2025 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant R
Customer View
G2 Crowd Reviews and Ratings
Gartner Peer Insights Reviews and Ratings
TrustRadius Reviews and Ratings
Latest News
Workday Introduces Adaptive Decision Intelligence
Workday a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning for Fourth Year in a Row
Workday Announces Q4 and FY 2026 Results
Workday Adaptive Planning and Consolidation is Announced
Workday Unveils New AI Capabilities in Adaptive Planning
Workday Announces Entry Into U.S. Federal Market
Microsoft, Workday Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Planning
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