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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Causal

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACausal, from the company of the same name in London, presents a way to perform calculations, visualise data, and communicate with numbers. It helps build models faster, connect them directly to data, and share them with interactive dashboards and visuals. Suggested use cases are financial planning, planning CPC campaigns, track KPIs, or determine employee compensation.

    $50

    per month

    LivePlan

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LivePlan is business plan software for entrepreneurs. Features include the pitch creation, sample plans, financial assessments, and performance dashboards.

    $15

    Monthly & Annual billing options available

    Pricing
    CausalLivePlan
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $50
    per user, per month
    Business
    Contact Sales
    LivePlan Premium
    Starting at $30/month
    Monthly & Annual billing options available
    LivePlan Standard
    Starting at $15/month
    Monthly & Annual billing options available
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CausalLivePlan
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsLivePlan Standard Includes: - Step-By-Step Instructions - Automatic Financial Statements - Full Financial Forecast - One-Page Pitch Builder - 500+ Sample Plans LivePlan Premium includes everything in Standard, plus: - Industry Benchmark Data - Financial Forecast Scenarios - Performance Dashboards - Milestone Planner - LiveForecast - Syncs with Xero & QuickBooks All subscriptions come with a 60-day money-back guarantee and access to expert customer support.
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    Community Pulse
    CausalLivePlan
    Considered Both Products
    Causal, Inc
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    Palo Alto Software
    Chose LivePlan
    When it comes to its overall functionality in terms of planning, budgeting and forecasting, there is no product that can beat LivePlan in that. The usability is also a differentiator of LivePlan from other products. Its User Interface is well organized, easy to learn and …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    CausalLivePlan
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Causal and LivePlan
    Feature
    Causal
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    LivePlan
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    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Causal and LivePlan
    Feature
    Causal
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    LivePlan
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    Drill-down analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Causal and LivePlan
    Feature
    Causal
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    LivePlan
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    Publish to Web8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Causal and LivePlan
    Feature
    Causal
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    LivePlan
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    Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CausalLivePlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CausalLivePlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Causal, Inc
    Definitely suited best for B2B / B2B2C product modelling. We used this for B2B / B2B2C / C2C and the C2C side of things was always more complex to model out due to this being dependent on marketing spend (CAC) and factors around virality which really cannot be forecasted (not a shortcoming of Causal, just implied by the mechanics of modelling)
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    Palo Alto Software
    All businesses require solutions and tools for organization and control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated. With LivePlan we have charts and graphs that are automatically created based on our data, this is a great time and money saver. LivePlan is a tool that has worked from day one and has met our expectations in creating the total budget.
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    Pros
    Causal, Inc
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    Palo Alto Software
    • It makes it easy and simple to plan and budget the business.
    • It allows creating of accurate business forecasts.
    • It has detailed yet easy to use and customize built-in templates to help you get along with business planning easily.
    • It integrates and works perfectly well woth accounting tools like QuickBooks such that it is easy to import the accounting data.
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    Cons
    Causal, Inc
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    Palo Alto Software
    • UX: It's beyond time for an overhaul, especially on mobile. It can make the app seem dated.
    • The accounting software integration has been prone to break and need to be re-setup, though that seems to have improved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Causal, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Palo Alto Software
    We did not really find a similar solution. All other solutions are focused on project management, [there's] nothing on generating a business plan. There is nothing on this level that helps people without any business experience write the plan. They have samples, instructions what to write where, how to prepare for pitching, and generate dashboards. Nothing in this market gets anywhere close to this solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Causal, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Palo Alto Software
    • It has made it easy to create sensible budgets and run our business within the proposed budgets to avoid overspending.
    • It allows us to keenly follow up and keep track of how the business is performing thus getting to know on which ares we should improve.
    • It helps us have accurate future insights of the position of our business thanks to its forecasting functionality.
    • It helps us to create outstanding business plans and fund the plans which help us grow our business by improving its productivity.
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