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BlackLine Financial Close Management
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4.5 out of 5
BlackLine Financial Close Management
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BlackLine Financial Close Management
BlackLine Financial Close Management
Star Rating
(1,054)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.8% of reviews)
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Board
Star Rating
(320)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.2% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that BlackLine Financial Close Management excels in centralizing close activities and automating reconciliations, which significantly reduces manual work and enhances accuracy. Users appreciate its ability to improve visibility and collaboration throughout the financial close process.
  • Users say that Board offers an intuitive interface that simplifies the creation and customization of dashboards without requiring extensive coding knowledge. This flexibility allows for seamless integration of data from multiple sources, making reporting clear and comprehensive.
  • According to verified reviews, BlackLine's integration capabilities with systems like SAP are highly praised, enabling efficient data fetching for reconciliations and reporting. This feature is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to streamline their financial processes.
  • Reviewers mention that Board's pre-built marketplace solutions help speed up deployment, reducing the time spent on building new templates. This feature is highlighted as a significant advantage for teams looking to minimize setup time and enhance productivity.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that both products receive high marks for the quality of support, with users feeling well-supported in their financial close processes. However, BlackLine's ability to store all financial documents for future reference and facilitate approvals without paper is a standout feature that enhances accessibility.
  • Users express that while Board has a strong user experience with its intuitive dashboard, BlackLine's focus on automating and centralizing financial close activities makes it a more robust choice for larger enterprises looking for comprehensive solutions.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
821
8.8
273
Ease of Use
8.6
844
8.5
272
Ease of Setup
7.7
470
7.9
127
Ease of Admin
8.0
440
8.1
120
Quality of Support
8.6
782
8.6
266
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
432
8.8
120
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
834
9.3
269
Features by Category
Analytics PlatformsHide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features
Not enough data
8.3
298
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
207
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
55
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.8
11
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
183
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
167
Not enough data
8.7
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
172
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.2
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
69
|
Verified
AccountingHide 61 FeaturesShow 61 Features
7.9
447
Not enough data
General Ledger
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
340
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
7.3
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
7.2
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
Other Functionality
7.2
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
150
Not enough data
7.2
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
370
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.1
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
348
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
336
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
337
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
206
Not enough data
Cash Flow
7.5
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.8
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
Revenue
7.7
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
Payroll
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
AI
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Retail Assortment PlanningHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Merchandise
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
9.1
38
Not enough data
8.9
39
Assortment Planning and Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supply Chain PlanningHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
9.0
10
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Warehouse Management
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Sales & Ops PlanningHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
8.4
19
Collaborate
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.6
18
Budgeting and ForecastingHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
8.1
50
Budget Creation
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
8.5
49
Budget Management
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
48
Forecasting
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
5.5
34
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.8
44
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Demand PlanningHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
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
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
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
Financial CloseHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
7.7
307
7.9
27
Reconciliation
8.2
226
|
Verified
8.2
25
8.5
249
|
Verified
8.3
25
8.6
255
|
Verified
7.5
26
Reporting
8.1
254
|
Verified
8.0
27
8.4
246
|
Verified
7.4
27
8.1
238
|
Verified
8.5
27
Closing Process
8.6
249
|
Verified
7.2
25
8.2
213
|
Verified
7.6
24
7.9
188
|
Verified
8.2
25
AI - Financial Close
6.6
32
Not enough data
6.9
33
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
6.8
33
Not enough data
6.4
33
Not enough data
FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.6
183
Financial Planning
Not enough data
8.7
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
51
|
Verified
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.7
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
135
|
Verified
Data
Not enough data
8.6
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
133
|
Verified
Status Communication
Not enough data
8.6
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
121
|
Verified
Supply Chain VisibilityHide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
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
Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Retail IntelligenceHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Retail Intelligence
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
Retail AnalyticsHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
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
Agentic AI - Retail Analytics
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
Financial ReconciliationHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
7.9
103
Not enough data
Reconciliation - Financial Reconciliation
8.4
100
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
8.0
91
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
Audit - Financial Reconciliation
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Integrations - Financial Reconciliation
8.2
86
Not enough data
7.3
77
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.6
79
Not enough data
User Permissions and Security - Financial Reconciliation
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Reconciliation
5.5
16
Not enough data
Sales PlanningHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.8
12
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Territory Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales Performance ManagementHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.0
16
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Personalization
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Administrative
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Predictive AnalyticsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.7
185
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
8.6
113
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
8.8
119
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.8
121
Not enough data
8.7
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
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Reviewers' Company Size
BlackLine Financial Close Management
BlackLine Financial Close Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
9.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
58.8%
Board
Board
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
34.6%
Reviewers' Industry
BlackLine Financial Close Management
BlackLine Financial Close Management
Accounting
15.4%
Oil & Energy
4.5%
Information Technology and Services
4.2%
Financial Services
4.1%
Manufacturing
3.5%
Other
68.4%
Board
Board
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Computer Software
7.3%
Retail
5.0%
Financial Services
4.3%
Chemicals
4.3%
Other
70.1%
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Discussions
BlackLine Financial Close Management
BlackLine Financial Close Management Discussions
Does Blackline have a functionality that allows for non-leading ledger reconciliation to leverage on reconciliations already done under the leading ledger?
1 Comment
Claudia A.
CA
In BlackLine's Account Reconciliations there is an associated accounts template to reconcile GL to sub-ledgers. The template is part of the AR solution....Read more
What do you use Notebook for?
1 Comment
Claudia A.
CA
Hello Albert - BlackLine’s Notebook functionality provides a centralized repository for users in any role to create and track notes for their...Read more
I cannot formulate the question at the moment.
1 Comment
Claudia A.
CA
We are here to help whenever you are ready. Read more
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