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Limelight

March 22, 2021/in Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Granular Profitability, Performance Dashboards, Reporting, Solution Library, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile Ease of Use, Easy Expandability, Excel UI, Integrated Business Planning, Low Total Cost of Ownership, Performance/Scalability, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation Large, Midmarket - Lower, Midmarket - Upper $1000 - $1499, $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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Get real-time planning, analysis, and reporting out of your ERP.

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Limelight is a financial planning, analysis, and reporting platform that is designed for rapid deployment and management by business users. It is a cloud-based solution offering data integration, collaboration, real-time planning and reporting with Excel features to maximize productivity. The solution directly  integrates with ERP systems to offer access to the latest and most accurate financial data. Automated features help accelerate FP&A processes allowing organizations to more quickly get the information they need for strategic decision-making.

INDUSTRY SUCCESS


Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Not for Profit, SaaS

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Key Financial Metrics for a SaaS Business 

The 3 Big Differences Between CPM and BI 


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Place Technology

January 7, 2021/in Anomaly Detection, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Query, Performance Dashboards, Predictive Analytics ML, Prescriptive Capabilities, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Workforce Planning Cloud Exclusive BPM Pricing Future Ready, Integrated Business Planning, Performance/Scalability, Pre-configured Solutions, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation, Vertical Focus Midmarket - Lower, Small $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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Get the Financial Clarity You Need to Grow.

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The Place finance platform supports the entire company and is designed specifically for SaaS businesses. It combines forecasting and planning with SaaS customer subscription management, billing, and revenue recognition capabilities, layered with reporting and analytics for the entire corporate revenue and expense lifecycle. Solutions available on this platform include Forecasting & Planning and Revenue & Billing. Place is built upon the Salesforce Platform to deliver these solutions in a flexible cloud environment that provides a single location for direct access to the latest transactional data in real-time. See detailed ratings and compare to XLerant, Centage, or other vendors >>>

** BPM Partners has dropped coverage of this vendor and will no longer update this page **

INDUSTRY SUCCESS


SaaS Businesses

SELECTED CLIENTS


 

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Industry View

BPM Partners 2022 Vendor Snapshot for Place  R


Customer View

G2 Crowd Reviews and Ratings 


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

Coming Soon!


Related Webcasts & Events

An Agile Approach to Budgeting and Forecasting: Pros & Cons   

Related Articles & Blogs

Top Rated Budgeting, Planning, Consolidation, Reporting Vendors for 2022

3 Trends for SaaS CFOs to Watch in 2022 

Place Technology Enhances Financial Forecasting Solution 

How Place Technology is Empowering SMBs with Flexible, Accurate Financial Forecasts 

What’s New in PlaceCPM Fall ’20 Release 

3 Steps to Moving from Static to Dynamic Financial Planning 


Latest News

Place Receives Additional Funding to Accelerate Growth 

Place Announces Suite of Revenue Management Features for SaaS Companies 

Place Technology Awarded “Best New Vendor” in 2021 Pulse of Performance Management 

Place Technology Announces Significant Customer and Revenue Growth 

Place Technology Raises $3 Million in Funding 


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Open Positions 

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Fluence Technologies

June 7, 2020/in Account Reconciliation, Anomaly Detection, Benchmarking, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Disclosure Management, ESG Reporting, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, Sales Planning, Tax Planning/Provisioning, Transfer Pricing Cloud, Mobile Comprehensive Consolidation, Core Vendor, Exclusive BPM Pricing, Top Rated for Consolidation, Top Rated for Ease of Use, Top Rated for Implementation Consulting, Top Rated for Reporting, Top Rated Overall Complexity Handling, Depth/Breadth of Functionality, Ease of Use, Excel UI, Future Ready, Low Total Cost of Ownership, No Coding, Out of the Box Functionality, Performance/Scalability, Quick Implementation Large, Midmarket - Lower, Midmarket - Upper $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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We close early.

4.67

BPM Pulse Rating


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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


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

Financial Consolidation to Manage Through Uncertainty

Finance’s New Strategic Mindset  R,S  


Related Webcasts & Events

The Pulse of Financial Close and Consolidation  R

Why Not Me? Improving Management Reporting for the Mid-Market  R

Related Articles & Blogs

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 

Two New and Noteworthy Performance Management Vendors

Challenges and Best Practices in Financial Consolidation 


Latest News

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 

Fluence Recognized as “Best New Vendor” by BPM Partners 


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Business Development Representative 

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Planful

January 15, 2020/in Featured Account Reconciliation, Anomaly Detection, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Demand Planning, Disclosure Management, ESG Reporting, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Prescriptive Capabilities, Reporting, Revenue Planning, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile Comprehensive Consolidation, Core Vendor, Exclusive BPM Pricing, Next Generation Ready, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated for Consolidation, Top Rated for Ease of Use, Top Rated for Reporting, Top Rated Overall Ease of Use, Integrated Business Planning, Out of the Box Functionality, Performance/Scalability, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation Large, Midmarket - Lower, Midmarket - Upper $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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Platform for Financial Performance Management

4.53

BPM Pulse Rating


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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 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Planful  R

BPM Partners Planful a Key Competitor in 2024-2025 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 


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

True Cloud vs. Hosted Applications

Performance Management: The Next Generation


Related Webcasts & Events

2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Planful Reviewed as ‘Core Vendor’  R

Top Global CPM Trends to Watch in 2025  R

Related Articles & Blogs

The Budget Manager Experience 

New Performance Management Leaders 2023

How to Harness the Power of AI in FP&A 

Analyst Perspectives on Planful

Host Analytics is Becoming Planful 

Analyst’s View of Host Analytics Re-branding as Planful

Analyst’s View of Host Analytics Acquisition by Vector Capital


Latest News

Planful Announces AI-Enabled Product Innovations 

Planful Unveils Solution Hub 

Planful Announces Innovations for Finance Automation and Collaboration 

Planful Acquires Plannuh for Marketing Performance Management 

Planful and Trintech Announce Strategic Global Partnership 

Host Analytics Rebrands as Planful 

Vector Capital Completes Acquisition of Host Analytics 


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Open Jobs/Careers Information 

Planful Earns Great Place to Work Certification 

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Board International

June 23, 2018/in Other Account Reconciliation, Anomaly Detection, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Demand Planning, Disclosure Management, ESG Reporting, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Query, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Supply Chain Planning, Tax Planning/Provisioning, Transfer Pricing, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile, On Premise, On Premise Same as Cloud Comprehensive Consolidation, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated for Reporting, Top Rated Overall Advanced Technologies, Complexity Handling, Depth/Breadth of Functionality, Excel UI, Integrated Business Planning, No Coding, Performance/Scalability, Product Flexibility, Regulatory Compliance Enterprise, Large, Midmarket - Upper $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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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.  See detailed ratings and compare to IBM, Oracle or other vendors >>>

** 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


 

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Industry View

BARC The Planning Survey 24  R  

BPM Partners Vendor Snapshot for Board  R

Gartner Board a Leader in 2023 Financial Planning Solutions Magic Quadrant  R

Nucleus Research 2023 CPM Value Matrix  R  


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

10 Key Requirements for Next Level Financial Consolidation


Related Webcasts & Events

Bring Financial Consolidation to the Next Level  R

Related Articles & Blogs

New Performance Management Leaders 2023

The Performance Management Gold Rush

FP&A Best Practice Principle: Translate Strategy Into Actionable Plans 


Latest News

Board Acquires Prevedere to Incorporate External Indicators into Predictive Planning 

Board Names New CEO 

Board Partners with Decision Inc. to Launch Mining Industry Solution 

Board Launches New Group Consolidation and Reporting Solution 

Board International Recognized as a ‘Dominant’ Vendor with an ‘Outstanding’ Rating in BPM Partners 2022 Vendor Landscape Matrix 

Nordic Capital Acquires Board International 


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Anaplan

June 22, 2018/in Featured Account Reconciliation, Benchmarking, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Demand Planning, Disclosure Management, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Prescriptive Capabilities, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Supply Chain Planning, Tax Planning/Provisioning, Transfer Pricing, Workforce Planning Cloud Comprehensive Consolidation, Core Vendor, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated for Consolidation, Top Rated Overall AI Powered, Complementary Use Cases, Customer Success Program, Easy Expandability, Integrated Business Planning, Low Total Cost of Ownership, No Coding, Performance/Scalability, Pre-configured Solutions, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation Enterprise, Large, Midmarket - Upper $3000 and over Vendor /by BPM Partners

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AI-Infused Scenario Planning, Analysis and Reporting Platform

4.41

BPM Pulse Rating


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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 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Anaplan  R

BPM Partners Anaplan a Leader in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix  $

BPM Partners Anaplan 2024-2025 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 


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

Using Zero-based Budgeting to Fuel Growth  R,S 


Related Webcasts & Events

2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Anaplan Reviewed as Core Vendor R

Related Articles & Blogs

Anaplan Leads the Way in 2024 Vendor Landscape Matrix 

How the Anaplan Acquisition of Fluence Will Change the CPM Market

Anaplan Introduces New Polaris Calculation Engine 

Anaplan Launches PlanIQ with Amazon Forecast 

Anaplan to Run on Google Cloud 

Anaplan is Taking Bite Out Of IBM, Oracle in EPM Market 

How A.I. Can Help Leaders Make Better Decisions 


Latest News

Anaplan Reveals Extended AI Portfolio 

Anaplan Achieves Significant Milestones 

AI-Enabled Anaplan CoPlanner for Demand Planning Announced 

Anaplan Outlines $500 Million Product Roadmap Investment 

Anaplan Announces Agreement to Acquire Fluence Technologies 

Anaplan Acquires Vuealta Applications Division 

Anaplan to be Acquired for $10.7 Billion 


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Enterprise Account Executive 

Customer Success 

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XLerant

May 24, 2018/in Other Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Performance Dashboards, Predictive Analytics ML, Reporting, Solution Library, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile Core Vendor, Exclusive BPM Pricing, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated Overall Ease of Use, Low Total Cost of Ownership, Performance/Scalability, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation Midmarket - Lower, Small Under $1000 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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The Financial Performance Management Solution for Collaborative SMEs

4.50

BPM Pulse Rating


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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 2024 Vendor Snapshot for XLerant  R

BPM Partners XLerant a Challenger in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix  $

CPA Practice Advisor Product Review: BudgetPak 


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

When Budgeting is a Team Sport   

Achieving Accountability in Mid-Market Budget Processes

Graduating from Excel to Purpose-Built Software eBook   


Related Webcasts & Events

2025 Pulse of Performance Management: XLerant Reviewed as Core Vendor  R

Ease of Use: The Next Budgeting Requirement

Related Articles & Blogs

Top Rated Budgeting, Planning, Consolidation, Reporting Vendors for 2022

Best Budgeting and Planning Solutions 2020

Making Multi-Participant Budgeting Work 


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 

XLerant Acquired by Jonas Software 


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Vena

May 24, 2018/in Featured Account Reconciliation, Anomaly Detection, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Demand Planning, ESG Reporting, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Query, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Prescriptive Capabilities, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Supply Chain Planning, Tax Planning/Provisioning, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile Comprehensive Consolidation, Core Vendor, Exclusive BPM Pricing, Next Generation Ready, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated for Ease of Use, Top Rated for Implementation Consulting, Top Rated Overall Complementary Use Cases, Complexity Handling, Ease of Use, Easy Expandability, Excel UI, Integrated Business Planning, Low Total Cost of Ownership, Performance/Scalability, Pre-configured Solutions, Product Flexibility, Quick Implementation, Streamlined Integration, Vertical Focus Large, Midmarket - Lower, Midmarket - Upper $1000 - $1499 Vendor /by BPM Partners

PERFORMANCEPLACE


AI-Powered Complete FP&A Platform

4.69

BPM Pulse Rating


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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


 

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Industry View

BARC The Planning Survey 24  R

BPM Partners 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Vena  R

BPM Partners Vena a Leader in 2024-2025 Vendor Landscape Matrix  $

BPM Partners Vena 2023 Vendor Landscape Matrix: Special Edition R 

Nucleus Research Vena a Leader in 2023 CPM Value Matrix 


Related Whitepapers & eBooks

2025 Vena Industry Benchmark Report: The State of Strategic Finance  R

Performance Management with Excel Delivers Enterprise-wide Benefits  R

Automating Financial Consolidations While Maintaining Excel Investments

Extend BPM and Reduce Risk

Alternatives to Spreadsheet-Based Budgeting

Performance Management: The Next Generation


Related Webcasts & Events

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

Related Articles & Blogs

Vena Announces Vena Copilot for FP&A

New Performance Management Leaders 2023

3 Most Common Budgeting Mistakes Made by SMEs 

The Performance Management Gold Rush

Best Budgeting and Planning Solutions 2020

Ease of Use the #1 Driver of BPM Success 

FP&A is Hot – Now it’s Vena Solutions 


Latest News

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 Named Top Leader in 2024 BARC Planning Survey 

Vena Introduces Vena for Microsoft PowerPoint 

Vena Introduces Vena Copilot for FP&A 

Vena Welcomes 1000th Customer 

Vena Raises $300 Million in Series C Funding 


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Job Openings 

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Prophix

May 24, 2018/in Featured Account Reconciliation, Anomaly Detection, Benchmarking, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Close Management, Demand Planning, Disclosure Management, Financial/Statutory Consolidation, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Query, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Supply Chain Planning, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile Comprehensive Consolidation, Core Vendor, Exclusive BPM Pricing, Next Generation Ready, Top Rated for Budgeting, Top Rated for Consolidation, Top Rated for Ease of Use, Top Rated for Implementation Consulting, Top Rated for Reporting, Top Rated Overall Advanced Technologies, Depth/Breadth of Functionality, Ease of Use, Excel UI, Integrated Business Planning, Low Total Cost of Ownership, Performance/Scalability, Product Flexibility Large, Midmarket - Lower, Midmarket - Upper $1000 - $1499 Vendor /by BPM Partners

PERFORMANCEPLACE


Financial Performance Platform for the Midmarket

4.40

BPM Pulse Rating


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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


 

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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 2024 Vendor Snapshot for Prophix  R

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Hg Acquires Majority Stake in Prophix 


Latest News

Prophix® Unveils Prophix One™ Intelligence, Its AI Technology Engine 

Prophix Sets a New Benchmark with Prophix One™ FP&A Plus 

Prophix Unveils Prophix One 

Prophix Broadens C-suite as it Scales Globally 

Prophix Achieves $100M in ARR 

Prophix Acquires Sigma Conso 

Prophix Receives Investment from Hg to Fund Growth 


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SAP

May 24, 2018/in Featured Account Reconciliation, Benchmarking, Budgeting/Planning/Forecasting, Demand Planning, Disclosure Management, ESG Reporting, Granular Profitability, Intelligent Insights, Natural Language Generation, Natural Language Query, Performance Dashboards, Pervasive Analytics, Predictive Analytics ML, Reporting, Revenue Planning, Robotic Process Automation, S&OP, Sales Planning, Solution Library, Supply Chain Planning, Workforce Planning Cloud, Mobile, On Premise Core Vendor, Top Rated for Implementation Consulting Advanced Technologies, AI Powered, Complexity Handling, Ease of Use, Excel UI, Integrated Business Planning, Performance/Scalability, Pre-configured Solutions, Regulatory Compliance Enterprise, Large, Midmarket - Upper $1500 - $1999 Vendor /by BPM Partners

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Analytics Cloud for Enterprise Planning

3.91

BPM Pulse Rating


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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 2024 Vendor Snapshot for SAP  R

BPM Partners SAP a Challenger in 2024-2025 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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Unified Planning and Consolidation

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2025 Pulse of Performance Management: SAP Reviewed as Core Vendor  R

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Latest News

SAP Announces Business Data Cloud 

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SAP Brings Planning, Analysis, and Execution Together in One Cloud for Finance 


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