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At a Glance
Anaplan
Anaplan
Star Rating
(391)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.5% of reviews)
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SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud
Star Rating
(803)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.2% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
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  • Users report that Anaplan excels in Budget Hierarchies with a score of 8.8, allowing for more complex budgeting structures, while SAP Analytics Cloud scores lower at 8.7, which may limit flexibility in budget management.
  • Reviewers mention that Anaplan's Forecasting - Supply Chain Planning feature is highly rated at 8.6, providing robust predictive capabilities, whereas SAP Analytics Cloud, with a score of 8.4, may not offer the same depth in supply chain forecasting.
  • G2 users highlight Anaplan's superior Formulas functionality, scoring 9.1, which allows for advanced calculations and customizations, compared to SAP Analytics Cloud's score of 8.0, indicating a less flexible approach to formula creation.
  • Users on G2 report that Anaplan's Collaboration features, particularly in Version Control, are rated at 8.6, ensuring seamless teamwork, while SAP Analytics Cloud matches this score but lacks some of the advanced collaborative tools found in Anaplan.
  • Reviewers say that Anaplan's Data Import capabilities are rated at 8.5, making it easier to integrate various data sources, while SAP Analytics Cloud's score of 8.0 suggests it may have limitations in data integration flexibility.
  • Users mention that SAP Analytics Cloud shines in Data Visualization with a score of 8.8, providing more intuitive and visually appealing reporting options compared to Anaplan's score of 7.6, which may not meet the same aesthetic standards.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
271
8.1
516
Ease of Use
8.6
275
8.1
522
Ease of Setup
8.1
248
8.0
256
Ease of Admin
8.3
248
7.8
245
Quality of Support
8.2
267
8.0
459
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
241
8.3
240
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
249
8.1
495
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.1
4,333
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
285
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
238
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
210
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
148
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
1,423
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
285
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
5,022
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
285
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.3
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
127
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.2
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
139
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
238
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
210
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
148
|
Verified
Supply Chain PlanningHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.4
584
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
Warehouse Management
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
Sales & Ops PlanningHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
8.4
461
Not enough data
Collaborate
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
Logistics
7.9
85
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
Budgeting and ForecastingHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.5
2,025
Not enough data
Budget Creation
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.8
124
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
8.7
123
Not enough data
9.0
121
Not enough data
Budget Management
8.2
120
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
7.3
118
Not enough data
Forecasting
8.3
121
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.7
118
Not enough data
8.9
120
Not enough data
5.7
92
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
119
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
Compensation ManagementHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.9
1,940
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.7
147
Not enough data
7.7
136
Not enough data
8.7
155
Not enough data
8.7
156
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
8.2
154
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reconciliation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Closing Process
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Corporate Performance Management (CPM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.3
1,259
8.6
716
Financial Planning
9.1
86
|
Verified
8.4
45
|
Verified
8.1
90
|
Verified
8.6
52
|
Verified
8.0
91
|
Verified
8.2
52
|
Verified
Financial Insight
9.3
92
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
9.3
95
|
Verified
8.7
53
|
Verified
9.4
95
|
Verified
8.7
51
|
Verified
Data
7.6
93
|
Verified
8.8
56
|
Verified
8.2
92
|
Verified
8.6
55
|
Verified
7.9
82
8.6
52
|
Verified
6.6
88
|
Verified
8.3
54
|
Verified
Status Communication
8.1
87
|
Verified
8.6
51
|
Verified
8.6
93
|
Verified
8.6
50
|
Verified
8.6
93
|
Verified
8.8
52
|
Verified
8.0
82
|
Verified
8.5
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
279
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
1,303
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
7.9
139
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.0
141
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
157
Not enough data
8.3
153
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.2
152
Not enough data
8.4
152
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.3
110
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Sales Performance ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.9
884
Not enough data
Incentives
7.3
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
Personalization
7.0
70
Not enough data
8.3
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administrative
8.2
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
69
Not enough data
7.9
1,945
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
154
Not enough data
7.7
147
Not enough data
7.7
136
Not enough data
8.7
155
Not enough data
8.7
156
Not enough data
7.6
139
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
8.2
154
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.5
110
Not enough data
7.3
93
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.8
92
Not enough data
7.8
87
Not enough data
8.6
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
82
Not enough data
7.2
91
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Anaplan
Anaplan
SAP Analytics Cloud
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Anaplan and SAP Analytics Cloud are categorized as Corporate Performance Management (CPM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Anaplan
Anaplan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
11.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
54.5%
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
48.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Anaplan
Anaplan
Financial Services
13.2%
Consulting
12.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.3%
Management Consulting
9.2%
Computer Software
5.5%
Other
47.4%
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud
Information Technology and Services
17.9%
Computer Software
6.2%
Financial Services
4.6%
Accounting
4.2%
Higher Education
3.4%
Other
63.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Anaplan
Anaplan
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul P.
PP
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
G
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.

SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Gagandeep S.
GS
Gagandeep S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

1. Easy to use interface of SAP Lumira is a big plus. 2. Tools to alter data are appropriately positioned in toolbar. 3. Overview of data in PREPARE tab gives very good overview of the data. 4.Easy to create detailed overview and slides for...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Celil .
C
Celil .
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

If you compare it with other competitors; * Graphics are not soft, pretty, nice. User interface still (unfortunately) for engineers not marketing, sales, executive people. (Tableau, Qlik Sense and Power BI do it best) * Dashboard Design Screen still has...

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Discussions
Anaplan
Anaplan 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
Kavin Kumar L.
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
Steven K.
SK
Anaplan users Hyperblock technology for in-memory database calculations. Some additional information is available here:...Read more
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Discussions
What is the use of SAP Analytics Cloud?
2 comments
Gazal P.
GP
It is useful for business intelligence to better understand business and improve planning.Read more
Can I use SAC for planning with non-SAP data sources like Oracle and others ?
1 comment
SAC connection to BW Live connection
1 comment
Narasimha M.
NM
Since Planning is import data and the data resides in SAC Smart discovery and sear to insights are possible. Read more