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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    PlanGuru

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    PlanGuru is budgeting, forecasting and financial analytics software for SMB's, Nonprofits and the Accountants/ Advisors that work with them.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    LivePlanPlanGuru
    Editions & Modules
    LivePlan Premium
    Starting at $30/month
    Monthly & Annual billing options available
    LivePlan Standard
    Starting at $15/month
    Monthly & Annual billing options available
    PlanGuru App
    $99
    per month
    PlanGuru Desktop
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LivePlanPlanGuru
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    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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    User Ratings
    LivePlanPlanGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LivePlanPlanGuru
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    PlanGuru
    I suggest becoming fully familiar with the program before first time use as it can become costly and a charge off to a client would not be practical.
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    Pros
    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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    PlanGuru
    • Allows for several different scenarios for the same company
    • Modification in specifications alterable
    • Allows for changes at any level with several criteria.
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    Cons
    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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    PlanGuru
    • Can be a bit complicated for new users.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Palo Alto Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanGuru
    It hasn't really been a viable program for our office.
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    Implementation Rating
    Palo Alto Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanGuru
    Great tool for projections and forecasting.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    PlanGuru
    We contacted PlanGuru for a low-cost module initially for use on a particular client. It has been used several times since by my department for projections. It's fairly adaptable with our QuickBooks business clients.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    PlanGuru
    • There hasn't really been much use of this product for some time.
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