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    Budgyt

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Budgyt is a dynamic FP&A platform that simplifies budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. It offers a single source of truth for CFOs and finance teams to integrate financials, streamline processes, and manage multiple departments.

    $5,988

    per year (up to 10 departments)

    IBM Planning Analytics

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Planning Analytics, powered by IBM TM1®, is an integrated planning solution designed to promote collaboration across the organization and help keep pace with the speed of modern business. With its calculation engine, this enterprise performance management solution is designed to help users move beyond the limits of spreadsheets, automating the planning process to drive faster, more accurate results. Use it to unify data sources into one single repository, enabling users to build…

    $825

    per month 5 users

    Pricing
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional DetailsContact for pricing quote. Multi-year and non-profit discounts are available.—
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    Community Pulse
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    90 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.879 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.790 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.784 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    96 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.893 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.795 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.871 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.792 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    90 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.985 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.984 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.983 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.475 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.892 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.886 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.882 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    96 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.894 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.895 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.896 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.420 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    83 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.182 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.855 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    102 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings9.898 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings9.8101 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.8102 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings9.7101 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings9.7101 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    95 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings9.791 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings9.883 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings9.883 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings9.875 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings9.887 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings9.789 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
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    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.4
    96 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings9.892 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings9.893 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings9.895 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.785 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings8.161 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings9.797 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings9.892 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings9.895 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings9.893 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings9.894 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.165 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Budgyt and IBM Planning Analytics
    Feature
    Budgyt
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    97 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings9.894 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.895 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings9.886 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Centage
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (36 ratings)
    8.9
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (18 ratings)
    9.7
    (73 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.7
    (97 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.8
    (17 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BudgytIBM Planning Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Budgyt
    Budgyt is great for instant consolidation of a multi-department and multi-entity organization. It has strong hierarchy and roll-ups at various levels. User setup and security is straightforward, with ability to restrict data to only department heads over a project. Excellent capability in salary and benefit calculation, for instance down to each type of state and federal tax, and each type of employee health benefit with individual cost as specific as necessary. Strong export functionality.
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    IBM
    Very powerful modeling capabilities. It has a really good OLAP engine memory. Strong scenario planning for what if analysis. Flexibility of integration with ERPs or WM systems for both cloud and on premises. Centralized planning and alignment of governance is also a plus. Having one single system for many different functions.
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    Pros
    Budgyt
    • budgeting: building annual budgets from the ground-up
    • financial reporting: Budgyt includes a number of great options for navigating financial reports
    • analysis (& reporting): the ease and flexibility of configuring and using data tools allow for detailed analysis, and numerous options for accessing data to enable effective analysis and reporting views
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    IBM
    • Handle very large data volumes.
    • Scale to a large number of users.
    • Not having to compromise on business complexity.
    • It can be run by business users.
    • Availability of highly qualified consultants to support businesses.
    • REST API allows for an open eco system and a variety of solutions to extend the product.
    • Vast integration possibilities.
    • AI-infused engine with IBM Watson.
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    Cons
    Budgyt
    • The ability to remove %'s entirely from reports, instead of only partially removing %'s from a report.
    • The formulas C2C and FOAs can be confusing to set up. I think more explanative data ---- hovering over question marks alongside cells you must complete as a suggestion --- in this module would be useful. These formulas work great once you trial & error your way into them operating. But we find their initial set-up a time commitment. We don't want to watch how-to videos each time we set them up. The hover/clarifications of what certain cells mean would be very helpful.
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    IBM
    • sometimes it is hard to produce pixel perfect reports from the Web UI. I know it is not made for this, but still, it'll be great
    • getting in e.g. an Excel file just by drag and drop, and the AI should "understand" what the data is all around
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Budgyt
    It is awesome, will never go back to the spreadsheet. Just paid for our second year. It does everything we need. Slick interface for data entry, easy to use and run reports with a few clicks to get what you want. great data comparison, flexible to be able to see monthly totals from prior year or other scenario when entering in the data sheet
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    IBM
    Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.
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    Usability
    Budgyt
    We have not encountered any issues with Budgyt’s limitations, given the number of departments and the volume of data we pass to the tool. I have no reason to give it anything less than a 10; the only limitation so far is that we don’t have full API integration yet. Once that is finalized, we will be seamlessly integrated across all of our financial platforms and tools.
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    IBM
    IBM Planning Analytics is generally good in terms of functionalities. It can be used reduce time for budget planning, resource planning, demand forecasting, etc. The performance of IBM Planning Analytics is acceptable, but user interface can be improved. It would be good to see new features that allow users to customise the dashboard.
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    Support Rating
    Budgyt
    During my first year of working within the budget software, I had to go through some training while trying to meet deadlines for meetings. The team at Budgyt was very accommodating and made sure I was equipped with the knowledge that I needed to be successful
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    IBM
    IBM support has been very quick to respond and handle the very few issues we've had. We've had a third-party who partners with IBM to be our consulting team which has helped greatly reduce the need for us to contact IBM directly. I highly recommend researching and selecting a well-respected partner to help with an implementation as well as ongoing support as needed.
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    Implementation Rating
    Budgyt
    We were fortunate to have the founder lead us through a video conference to teach our users how to use the system. Totally invaluable!
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Budgyt
    Other than Hyperion, which is in a different league and more suitable for much larger organizations, I would say that Budgyt compares very favorably. We moved from Great Plains to Sage Intacct, and evaluated their planning solution at the time of implementation. We were very underwhelmed by the management reporter tool that we used with GP, and budgeted with Excel prior to moving to Sage. We began looking at several other products alongside Budgyt & Sage's solution, but were so impressed by Budgyt that at its price point it was a no-brainer. We liked Sage's tools plenty, but felt that Budgyt could do more and cost less, so opted to go this route despite the lack of direct integration.
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    IBM
    As it is related to MS Excel, IBM Planning Analytics is a much more robust and complete solution for the CFO or COO in mind. Oracle Hyperion stacks up nicely against IBM Planning Analytics. However, IBM's investment in AI allows Planning Analytics users more options and speed.
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    Scalability
    Budgyt
    The ability to budget at multiple organizational levels is central to Budgyt's design. These levels can be regions or product lines or departments, which are all easily rolled up to a consolidated organizational view. Reporting back against these levels is also built-in to the system.
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Budgyt
    • It has been a huge time saving for us when trying to forecast for changing personnel and contractors
    • It has also created a portal that department managers can use to drill down on their costs without risk they will see information they shouldn't
    • We have also used it to replace manual management reports created on spreadsheets and this has also saved a significant amount of time.
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    IBM
    • Automate direct data connections to multiple data sources
    • One secured version of the the truth (for data and formulas)
    • Ability to scale to much more detailed planning with option to create predictive forecasts at detail
    • Business user friendly with powerful Excel integration
    • Very flexible and powerful modeling, can handle custom modeling needs at scale
    • Can make the same data available across finance and ops, but at the level of details and timeline that makes sense for them
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    ScreenShots

    Budgyt Screenshots

    Screenshot of the dashboardScreenshot of scenarios (budgets)Screenshot of where to copy dataScreenshot of a data sheetScreenshot of where to manage C2C's (Category to Category Formulas)

    IBM Planning Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workflow managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Margin analysisScreenshot of Metrics managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Expense analysis