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    Limelight Software

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Limelight is a cloud-based FP&A platform designed to increase collaboration, productivity and time spent making intelligent, data-driven business decisions. The software integrates with ERP systems to centralize and leverage data to provide real-time insights for budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Budget managers can use Limelight to plan and forecast by designing and managing their own budget sheets with its interface. They collaborate across departments in real-time and…N/A

    Vena

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Vena Solutions provides a financial process automation solution to automate Corporate Performance Management, accounting and budgeting, Regulatory & Compliance, and other finance-related processes. It is scaled for medium to large-sized organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional Details—The Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and can be added onto as a company grows. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal. Complete Plan includes everything in Professional, plus: Vena Insights, Premium Support, Sandbox Environment, and Expert Managed Services. For a limited time, new customers who use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Online) as their primary ERP can get a free year of Vena and 40% off implementation costs. Vena also offers special pricing for not for profit organizations. To learn more, speak to an expert.
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    Community Pulse
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Considered Both Products
    Limelight Software
    Chose Limelight Software
    Felt modern. Liked how it was similar to Excel. Liked the flexibility.
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    Vena Solutions
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    226 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    200 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    230 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    148 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    158 Answers
    Features
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.2
    112 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.571 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.6100 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5108 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.6
    202 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.3196 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.4194 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.470 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.4171 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.3
    159 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.783 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.0115 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.1134 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.7
    104 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.094 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.577 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.129 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.3
    196 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.1184 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.9183 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.3186 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.550 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.9142 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.3
    102 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.799 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.087 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.1
    242 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.1218 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.3233 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.2224 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings7.6203 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings9.1230 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.6
    211 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings9.0182 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings7.4133 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings6.3128 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings7.9126 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings6.689 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings8.0160 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.4206 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.4216 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings9.1225 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings7.6168 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings6.565 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    7.5
    178 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.4151 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.6115 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings6.2131 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings7.7142 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings7.2128 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings6.8100 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Limelight Software and Vena
    Feature
    Limelight Software
    -
    Ratings
    Vena
    8.7
    227 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings8.4185 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.1211 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (246 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (31 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Limelight SoftwareVena
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Limelight Software
    Limelight is well suited for reporting, especially if you're GL is integrated with it. I've been able to create many different types of reports for a wide user base. It's easy to copy reports and change them based on different scenarios. Limelight has been great as a replacement for Excel for forecasting and budgeting. We have many users updating their individual forecasts, which then get consolidated. Previously, we would have to manually consolidated many Excel workbooks. Now this is done automatically by Limelight. Limelight struggles with processing speed if you create more complex reports/templates. I've asked how to speed up reports and most of the response is to make them less complex or have less people using the templates, neither of which work well for us as a solution. The help desk response use to be much better in the past. They have struggled in this area recently.
    Incentivized
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    Vena Solutions
    Whether you have processes you are looking to make more efficient or starting from scratch, Vena is a great tool to handle both. When we started with Vena all of reporting was either very manual or frankly nonexistent. Vena was pivotal in bringing us from zero to 10 in a short time. it helped us streamline the process of gathering data to the end reporting
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    Pros
    Limelight Software
    • Agile reporting
    • Collaborative forecasting and budgeting
    • Up to date reporting with GL integration
    Incentivized
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    Vena Solutions
    • What i like best about Vena is that it is very seamless Excel integration.
    • Vena fosters collabs across teams, helping multiple members to work together on financial planning in real-time enhancing overall efficiency.
    • We now also can automate manual processes like budgeting, consolidation of data and reporting saves my valuable time and also reducing the risk of errors.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Limelight Software
    • Complex template speed
    • Customer service response - was good initially, but has become worse recently
    • Formatting options in charts
    Incentivized
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    Vena Solutions
    • It could improve the ease of implementation; it could take a long for an inexperienced IT team.
    • From the ERP system perspective, it can be linked easily, but it has room for improvement when you make core changes and require a Vena specialist again.
    • Some administrators can get confused while working on Excel implementation; it has complicated technical requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    Vena has been a huge win for us as an organization, as it vastly improved our budgeting process by removing manual consolidation that was incredibly time consuming, and it allows us to see a multi-year view of our organizational budget across all of our funding sources. We've seen Vena's platform grow over the years and we've not yet fully adopted some of them so it feels like there's still potential to get even more value out of the platform.
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    Usability
    Limelight Software
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    Vena Solutions
    Vena allows any solution to be built the way you need it to work, and there are many different ways of going about what you need it to do. It may require time to build, test, and rebuild and retest, before the best solution to what you are trying to accomplish is reached. It is best for those who are Excel proficient because Vena utilizes and enhances the usage of existing Excel functions. For those who are not Excel proficient, the journey may be more challenging, however, with help of EMS, you can get your planning and reporting to a dynamic state.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    Contact with Vena Solutions technical support is quick and experts in the field always respond. It is not necessary to go through a large form to explain the problems and then answer more questions to receive a direct answer, we simply send a message indicating the specific problem and they are immediately there to actively help us
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    Performance
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    Vena Solutions pages load quickly and only a few times does it get a bit slow, only when there are many integrations and the reports are long. But in general it is always fast and honestly I am very satisfied with the speed in the generation of statistical reports and the pages
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    Support Rating
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    They are very quick to respond when you submit a ticket and typically fix issues quickly as well. I only didn't give this a 10 because there is still an open issue with our Salesforce connection that we've been waiting on now for a few months.
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    In-Person Training
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    Our initial in person training was a little rough b/c I felt like our trainer wanted to focus on maximizing Vena rather than understanding what we were needing for our organization. He was very responsive and added insights, but could have worked to understand our needs a little better.
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    Online Training
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    The training was structured as a group training to learn the basics of creating a data model and mapping a template. While we had nearly 10 participants, I was the only actual implementer so we probably didn't actually need the training and could have just learned the initial skills from the implementation consultant. Two years later, when we hired a new team member, they completed several modules in Vena Academy (a self paced learning course) which allowed them to get up to speed on the basics with just a bit of supplemental guidance from me as our existing admin.
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    Implementation Rating
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    The Vena consultant had great knowledge of both the Vena solution and Excel and Excel functions. He was able to help suggest ways to build our templates that met our requirements using Excel functions we had not previously considered using. And we have been able to use the Excel information he provided in other ways outside of Vena. He was very patient and flexible as we learned the Vena tool and created templates
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    Alternatives Considered
    Limelight Software
    Felt modern. Liked how it was similar to Excel. Liked the flexibility.
    Incentivized
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    Vena Solutions
    Vena Solutions stands out due to its familiar Excel-based interface, making it easy for our team to adopt without extensive training. Compared to alternatives like Anaplan and Oracle Hyperion, Vena's strong customer support and efficient automation have significantly reduced our budgeting cycle time. We chose Vena for its seamless integration with our existing systems and substantial time-saving benefits, ultimately enhancing our decision-making process.
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    Scalability
    Limelight Software
    No answers on this topic
    Vena Solutions
    We onboarded the entire company in a very short time frame to complete the full company budget cycle the first year out of the gate. Now we are looking to add more data and the ETL tool makes it easy to backload data into the cube as if was always there. Vena has been very scalable for our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Limelight Software
    • Limelight has helped us increase the speed of our forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
    • Limelight has helped us create models to look at many years in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Vena Solutions
    • Eliminated the necessity to manually combine multiple Excel budget worksheets into one file in order to compile an org-wide budget
    • Allows end-users to be self-sufficient by having the ability to drill into transaction-level detail and conduct ad-hoc analyses
    • Created more bandwidth in the FP&A team to spend more time on more meaningful analysis
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Limelight Software Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example visualization, used to show an audience the story behind the data in an elegant and compelling way.Screenshot of the workspace that brings Excel and the Web together, automatically consolidating financial and operational data for immediate analysis.Screenshot of dashboards that provide a central location for users to access, interact and analyze up-to-date information through interactive reports so they can make data-driven decisions.Screenshot of Limelight's self-service reporting, which allows users to create their own reports, dashboards and ad-hoc queries, which in turn allows for decision making that is based on key figures and trends.Screenshot of Limelight Workforce Planning's direct integrations with Payroll and HR systems, giving users up-to-date headcount data and automatically calculating taxes, benefits & bonuses.

    Vena Screenshots

    Screenshot of Operation Expenses - Predictive AnalysisScreenshot of Allocations DashboardScreenshot of Vena Add InScreenshot of Power BI DashboardScreenshot of Operational Expenses - Drill through analysisScreenshot of Process Status Dashboard