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The Una performance planning platform is an AI-powered FP&A solution that delivers dynamic budgeting, planning, and forecasting with a focus on connected revenue planning that aligns marketing, sales, operations, and finance. Real-time execution tracking, embedded business intelligence for visualization and analysis, and native AI help ensure successful execution and achievement of revenue targets. Action Tracker ensures plans are executed and progress is monitored across teams in real-time. Collaboration is built-in through workflow, Action Tracker, and Slack. See detailed ratings and compare to Prophix, Planful, Vena or other vendors >>>
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BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Snapshot for Una AI R
BPM Partners Una AI a Challenger in 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
Una AI Named a BPM Partners ‘Core Vendor’ with Outstanding Customer Satisfaction
Nucleus Research Names Una Software a “Hot Company to Watch in 2026”
Una Software Named ‘Best New Vendor’ in 2025 Pulse of Performance Management
Una Software Announces AI-Powered FP&A Innovations and Additional Funding
Una Software Launches Performance Planning and Secures Funding
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Abacum is a scalable and collaborative AI-native FP&A solution for financial and operational planning, that provides support for revenue scenario planning and offers reporting templates that automate real-time reporting. It is designed for midmarket organizations with high volume operations. Recommended Alternatives: Jedox, Pigment, Prophix, Vena
Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology




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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, Lineos from insightsoftware, OneStream, Pigment, Prophix, Vena, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
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Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Technology




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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
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
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Planful Reviewed as ‘Core Vendor’ R
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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 >>>
Energy, Government, Higher Education, Not for Profit, Professional Services, Utilities




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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
From Integrated Data to Trusted AI: The Modern FP&A You Can Trust R
2025 Pulse of Performance Management: Unit4 Reviewed as Core Vendor R
How to Navigate CPM Market Dynamics in 2025 R
How Evolving FP&A Trends Can Help You Navigate Through Uncertainty R
The Journey to FP&A Excellence R
How to Choose the Right FP&A Solution for Your Business
Why Do You Need a Budget Management, Planning and Reporting Solution? R
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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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BPM Partners 2025 Vendor Snapshot for XLerant R
BPM Partners XLerant a Challenger in 2025-2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix $
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
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
2026 Pulse of Performance Management: AI-Powered FP&A and Consolidation R
The Orchestrated Office of Finance: Unifying Financial Close and Planning
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 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
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
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
Nucleus Research CPM ROI Study – Senior Living Communities
Autonomous Finance: From Vision to Reality
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
Prophix Launches New Agent and Secure AI Ecosystem Access
Prophix Launches Next Wave of Prophix One Agents
Prophix Acquires Cradle Accounting (a Lease Accounting Solution)
Prophix® Unveils Prophix One™ Intelligence, Its AI Technology Engine
Prophix Sets a New Benchmark with Prophix One™ FP&A Plus
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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 >>>
Banking/Financial Services/Insurance, Energy/Utilities, Healthcare, Higher Education, Logistics, Manufacturing, Retail


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BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2021 R
BPM Partners Longview Acquired by insightsoftware
BPM Partners Vendor Snapshot for insightsoftware R
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
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
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BPM Pulse 2026
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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 >>>
Banking, Education, Energy, Government, Manufacturing, Services




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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
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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: Lineos from insightsoftware, Jedox, OneStream, Oracle, Pigment, Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
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Education, Financial Services, Government, Life Sciences




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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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