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Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Anaplan
Star Rating
(391)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(308)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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- Users report that Board excels in "Forecasting - Supply Chain Planning" with a score of 9.3, while Anaplan trails behind at 8.6. Reviewers mention that Board's forecasting capabilities are particularly robust, allowing for more accurate supply chain predictions.
- Reviewers mention that Anaplan shines in "Budget Hierarchies" with a score of 8.8 compared to Board's 8.0. Users on G2 appreciate Anaplan's flexibility in managing complex budget structures, making it easier to navigate through various levels of financial planning.
- G2 users highlight Board's superior "Data Collection - Supply Chain Planning" capabilities, scoring 9.3, while Anaplan scores 8.4. Users say that Board's data collection tools are intuitive and streamline the process of gathering necessary information for planning.
- Users report that Anaplan outperforms Board in "Versioning" with a score of 8.7 versus Board's 8.1. Reviewers mention that Anaplan's version control features allow for better tracking of changes and easier collaboration among teams.
- Reviewers mention that Board's "User, Role, and Access Management" is rated highly at 9.0, while Anaplan scores 8.7. Users say that Board provides a more straightforward approach to managing user permissions, enhancing security and ease of use.
- Users on G2 report that Anaplan's "Scenario Modeling" feature is particularly strong, scoring 9.0 compared to Board's 8.3. Reviewers mention that Anaplan's scenario modeling allows for more dynamic planning and analysis, which is crucial for adapting to changing business conditions.
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Entry-Level Pricing
Anaplan
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Essential capabilities to support basic planning and modeling. Best for small, mid-market.
- Self-service connections
- Classic engine
- UX Collaboration
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Meets Requirements
8.8
271
8.8
261
Ease of Use
8.6
275
8.5
260
Ease of Setup
8.1
248
7.8
116
Ease of Admin
8.3
248
8.1
112
Quality of Support
8.2
267
8.6
254
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
241
8.7
112
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
249
9.2
257
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
202
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.5
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
51
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.2
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
52
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
178
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
162
Not enough data
8.8
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
167
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.2
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
64
|
Verified
Analytics
8.6
75
8.9
6
8.1
72
Feature Not Available
8.4
73
9.2
6
8.4
73
8.6
6
Warehouse Management
8.6
73
9.2
6
8.4
75
9.7
6
8.4
72
9.4
6
8.1
71
8.3
6
Collaborate
8.3
106
8.8
15
8.6
95
8.8
14
Logistics
7.9
85
8.1
13
8.6
88
8.6
13
8.4
87
8.6
14
Budget Creation
8.5
125
8.4
41
8.8
124
8.2
40
8.7
125
8.2
39
9.1
125
8.0
40
8.7
123
7.8
36
9.0
121
8.5
41
Budget Management
8.2
120
8.0
40
8.8
120
8.4
40
7.3
118
8.2
40
Forecasting
8.3
121
8.1
42
8.9
119
8.2
37
8.7
118
8.0
36
8.9
120
8.0
38
5.7
92
4.7
26
Analytics
8.6
119
7.9
41
8.7
120
7.9
39
9.0
115
7.7
38
Platform
8.2
61
Not enough data
7.5
58
Not enough data
6.7
63
Not enough data
8.1
68
Not enough data
7.3
57
Not enough data
7.9
62
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
7.4
40
Not enough data
6.7
40
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
154
8.5
9
7.7
147
8.5
8
7.7
136
7.7
8
8.7
155
8.8
10
8.7
156
8.3
10
7.6
139
6.2
7
7.9
152
8.8
11
8.2
154
8.3
10
Reconciliation
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.5
26
Reporting
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
8.4
26
Closing Process
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Financial Planning
9.1
86
|
Verified
8.7
41
|
Verified
8.1
90
|
Verified
8.5
45
|
Verified
8.0
91
|
Verified
8.3
43
|
Verified
Financial Insight
9.3
92
|
Verified
8.7
126
|
Verified
9.3
95
|
Verified
8.6
123
|
Verified
9.4
95
|
Verified
8.7
125
|
Verified
Data
7.6
93
|
Verified
8.6
125
|
Verified
8.2
92
|
Verified
8.5
125
|
Verified
7.9
82
8.6
126
|
Verified
6.6
88
|
Verified
8.5
123
|
Verified
Status Communication
8.1
87
|
Verified
8.6
104
|
Verified
8.6
93
|
Verified
8.6
120
|
Verified
8.6
93
|
Verified
8.6
104
|
Verified
8.0
82
|
Verified
8.5
112
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
8.3
22
8.8
8
8.9
22
9.6
8
8.6
21
9.0
8
8.8
23
9.0
8
9.0
24
9.4
8
8.1
25
8.5
8
9.0
24
8.8
8
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.8
24
8.1
8
9.0
24
8.1
8
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
9.0
23
8.1
8
8.8
23
8.3
8
8.8
24
8.5
8
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.6
109
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.8
115
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.8
116
Not enough data
8.8
117
Not enough data
8.7
112
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Incentives
7.3
76
|
Verified
7.3
10
7.3
74
|
Verified
8.0
10
8.5
79
|
Verified
7.8
9
8.2
70
8.0
10
Personalization
7.0
70
8.0
11
8.3
92
|
Verified
8.9
9
8.4
94
|
Verified
8.7
10
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.9
9
Administrative
8.2
89
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.3
88
|
Verified
8.2
10
6.4
69
7.8
9
Platform
9.1
154
8.5
9
7.7
147
8.5
8
7.7
136
7.7
8
8.7
155
8.8
10
8.7
156
8.3
10
7.6
139
6.2
7
7.9
152
8.8
11
8.2
154
8.3
10
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.5
110
7.7
11
7.3
93
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
92
Feature Not Available
7.8
92
7.3
10
7.8
87
7.7
10
8.6
105
8.5
11
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
6.5
82
Feature Not Available
7.2
91
7.5
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Anaplan and Board are categorized as Sales Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Sales & Ops Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Sales Performance Management, Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Workforce Management, and Financial Close
Unique Categories
Anaplan is categorized as Compensation Management
Board is categorized as Analytics Platforms and Predictive Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Anaplan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Board
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
13.2%
Consulting
12.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.3%
Management Consulting
9.2%
Computer Software
5.5%
Other
47.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Computer Software
7.6%
Retail
5.2%
Financial Services
4.2%
Chemicals
4.2%
Other
69.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Anaplan
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul P.
Verified User in Consulting
Excel is great when you are working by yourself, but as you start to collaborate with colleagues and add enterprise-level amounts of data the cracks start to show. Anaplan gives you the same flexibility to build whatever you need, but with enterprise-level...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
It's not intuituive. If you have plenty of products, when adding information on the table, you do not see the name of that row (because you went down, but the name of the row is not frozen). The user interface needs to improve.
Board
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
the ease of being able to pull financial information that has been loaded in to Board, minimizing the use of SQL. Also the ease of being able to show key personnel around the business the various reports we have again substituting excel.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Error messages are vague and often the reason a process doesn't work is very unclear. This can be frustrating.
Paul P.
Verified User in Consulting
Excel is great when you are working by yourself, but as you start to collaborate with colleagues and add enterprise-level amounts of data the cracks start to show. Anaplan gives you the same flexibility to build whatever you need, but with enterprise-level...
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
the ease of being able to pull financial information that has been loaded in to Board, minimizing the use of SQL. Also the ease of being able to show key personnel around the business the various reports we have again substituting excel.
Verified User in Internet
It's not intuituive. If you have plenty of products, when adding information on the table, you do not see the name of that row (because you went down, but the name of the row is not frozen). The user interface needs to improve.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Error messages are vague and often the reason a process doesn't work is very unclear. This can be frustrating.
Discussions
How is anaplan different?
5 comments
RM
Anaplan is a blank model when you start with but you can implement anything using Anaplan tool. Implementation duration can be very less in implementing in...Read more
What is anaplan software?
4 comments
KL
Anaplan is a cloud-based planning tool designed to help organizations with integrated business planning. It allows organizations to build detailed, real-time...Read more
What database does anaplan use?
2 comments
SK
Anaplan users Hyperblock technology for in-memory database calculations.
Some additional information is available here:...Read more
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