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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Workday Adaptive Planning

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Workday Adaptive Planning streamlines planning workflows, using AI and real-time data integration to improve collaboration and provide predictive forecasts for better strategic analysis.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Workday Adaptive Planning is really tough to set up and use as a fresher. So I have always faced difficulties helping new joinees to set up and use it. But with IBM Planning Analytics, it is more straightforward and easier to use with a good interface.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Anaplan does not handle sparsity; this is very problematic for large volume data sets (many 0's). There also are limitations to the number of dimensions that can be used in a module. If more dimensions are required, then separate modules need to be built and intertwined. IBM PA …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Compare to its competition it has good visual and graphical interface that helps to customized according to user needs. It helps to apply the best possible algorithm according to different model scenario that provides the best possible results. Predictive forecasting and AI …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    The IBM Planning Analytics has great technical and business data features, full customer information, and sales Forecast for design best strategy. Analyzes, processes, and provides valuable information and charts about sales, profits, human resources, value growth, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Other tools include Essbase, Outlooksoft, and BPC. When comparing the length of the implementation and the speed of the engine, IBM is the fastest on the market. I have not yet found a calculation or planning approach that cannot be done with IBM PA. In one situation, an …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    While every product has its sweet spot; our clients prefer IBM Planning Analytics for:
    1. Scalability: not requiring multiple models to deliver a solution
    2. Nimbleness: fast calculations and added advantages like Sparsity
    Incentivized
    Workday
    Chose Workday Adaptive Planning
    Adaptive seemed to be the most user-friendly, easy to implement, and cost-effective solution.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    95 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    93 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    80 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    Features
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    90 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.879 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.790 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.784 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    96 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Drill-down analysis9.893 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.795 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.871 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.792 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    90 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Publish to Web9.985 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.984 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.983 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.475 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.892 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.886 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.882 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    96 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.894 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.895 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.896 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.888 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    83 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.182 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.046 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.855 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    102 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    9.6
    187 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Long-term financial planning9.898 Ratings9.5173 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.8101 Ratings9.7184 Ratings
    Forecasting9.8102 Ratings9.6179 Ratings
    Scenario modeling9.7101 Ratings9.6170 Ratings
    Management reporting9.7101 Ratings9.5184 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    95 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    6.8
    152 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Financial data consolidation9.791 Ratings5.7115 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports9.883 Ratings5.475 Ratings
    Multi-currency management9.884 Ratings7.987 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations9.883 Ratings5.368 Ratings
    Minority Ownership9.875 Ratings5.240 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting9.887 Ratings9.8102 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.789 Ratings8.7127 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.4
    96 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    9.0
    175 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting9.892 Ratings9.7154 Ratings
    Management Reporting9.893 Ratings9.6170 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.895 Ratings9.4169 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting9.785 Ratings9.6146 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing8.161 Ratings6.928 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    8.8
    144 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Personalized dashboards9.797 Ratings8.5126 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.892 Ratings9.3105 Ratings
    KPIs9.895 Ratings9.5117 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.893 Ratings8.8119 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.894 Ratings8.9101 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data8.165 Ratings8.170 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of IBM Planning Analytics and Workday Adaptive Planning
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    97 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Workday Adaptive Planning
    8.8
    165 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Flat file integration9.894 Ratings9.0129 Ratings
    Excel data integration9.895 Ratings8.8158 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources9.886 Ratings8.7120 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (108 ratings)
    9.0
    (216 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    7.6
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (73 ratings)
    8.9
    (122 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (97 ratings)
    8.2
    (33 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (27 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.5
    (17 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (17 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Planning AnalyticsWorkday Adaptive Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    We're a mid-size organization working with a shoestring budget and an IT skeleton crew...not much room to dedicate resources to a platform like this fully. Having it SaaS based is helpful for system management through their Helpdesk system, and a single platform also helps streamline the knowledge needed by our developers when integrating other business aspects to Workday.
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    Pros
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    • It helps create dynamic plans for finances, operations and various functional units in an organization all under one platform
    • It helps in scenario modeling to help analyze various business events and report by any number of business dimensions including channel, customer or product
    • It can be integrated with any system including ERP, BI or CRM
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    All aspects of Adaptive Insights perform well. One area that I wish was quicker was integration. When importing data from Intacct our accounting ERP platform, it can sometimes take 4 hours for the import to process. The earlier imports are done, the quicker they complete. My estimate for a quick upload is about two hours.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    Whenever we have had any questions, issues, or concerns, the support has been quick and thorough. [This] allow[s] us to be able to fully resolve any issues, or be connected with the right group quickly to attain the result we were after; be it from simple formatting to adding new detailed reporting.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    Trust the expertise of very strong 3rd party implementers. Having deployed Adaptive at a separate company before, I thought I knew it all (hubris, I know). Fortunately, I began to (very quickly) trust the judgment of our Carlson implementation team, and they provided invaluable insights and best-in-class processes that have benefitted me and my team greatly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Workday
    Workday became our choice because it is fully web-based and easily integrates with other systems. The learning curve for Workday was shorter than that of Dynamics. The reporting tools in Workday are more user-friendly than that of Dynamics. However Workday did not have Check Printing tools which are available in Dynamics. The organization started a project to digitize all financial transactions so it was not a priority feature. When it comes to scaling up the functionalities of Workday it was much easier than Dynamics.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Workday
    • It's facilitated a better financial literacy and management by the non-financial managers in the company, giving them a much better ability to see what they're spending, control it, and plan better in the future.
    • It's hard to quantify the ease of model and version management, but we could never do what we're doing now with our current staff. It would take a small army to replicate anything close to what Adaptive pulls off using Excel, if it's even possible.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Planning Analytics Screenshots

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

    Workday Adaptive Planning Screenshots

    Product screenshotScreenshot of the AI Predictive ForecasterScreenshot of the dashboard