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Lumel brings Enterprise Performance Management to Power BI data models as a native app with Fabric. Lumel offers a full stack EPM suite consisting of Planning, Data apps, Data Management and Modern BI (Reporting, Exploration and Visualization). With pre-built components, Lumel enables rapid deployment of budgeting, forecasting, FP&A modeling, sales and operational planning, scenario management, and driver-based planning with fully integrated reporting, analytics, and data storytelling. By embedding connected planning directly into Power BI, Lumel accelerates planning workflows which shortens time-to-value. Lumel’s native integration with data platforms allows organizations to plan directly on top of their existing data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Microsoft Fabric, SAP HANA, and more) which eliminates the need for data duplication or new data marts. See detailed ratings and compare to Pigment, deFacto or other vendors >>>
Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, CPG, Mining, Services, Logistics




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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, Jedox, Una AI, or other vendors >>>
Business Services, Higher Education, Not for Profits




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CPA Practice Advisor Product Review: BudgetPak
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: XLerant Reviewed as Core Vendor R
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
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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 >>>
Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Services




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BARC The Planning Survey 25 R
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BPM Partners Vena 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R
Nucleus Research Vena a Leader in 2025 CPM Value Matrix
2026 Pulse of Performance Management: AI-Powered FP&A and Consolidation R
The EPM Replacement Imperative: Why Now is the Time to Move Beyond Legacy EPM R
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
Top-Rated EPM Vendors for 2026
LinkedIn: The Best Embedded AI Agents for Finance
Impacts of Vena’s Acquisition of Acterys
Vena Announces Vena Copilot for FP&A
3 Most Common Budgeting Mistakes Made by SMEs
The Performance Management Gold Rush
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
Vena Introduces Vena for Microsoft PowerPoint
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Prophix One™ is the Autonomous Finance Platform built for the Office of the CFO in growing, complex midmarket organizations. It brings together best-of-breed capabilities for Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Close & Consolidation, Accounting & Compliance, and Reporting & Analytics in a single, integrated platform that supports connected financial and operational planning. 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
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Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Community Bank
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Senior Living Communities
2026 Pulse of Performance Management: AI-Powered FP&A and Consolidation R
The EPM Replacement Imperative: Why Now is the Time to Move Beyond Legacy EPM R
Top Global CPM Trends to Watch in 2026 R
The Future of Finance Revealed R
Corporate Financial Planning in Uncertain Times R
Top-Rated EPM Vendors for 2026
LinkedIn: The Best Embedded AI Agents for Finance
Consolidation 4.0: Why AI Arrived Before the Third Wave Was Finsished
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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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 >>>
Consumer Products, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Telecommunications




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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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Automating Budgeting and Forecasting for Midmarket Companies
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