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Acterys Overview

What is Acterys?

Acterys is a cloud or on-premise based service for data discovery and planning. It enables business users to generate professional data models that integrate all your relevant data sources with connectors to a variety of accounting systems and other sources. Supported by a wide variety of templates (Cost Center, Management Consolidation, HR, CAPEX, Cash Flow, etc.) users can build effective xP&A (Extended Planning & Analytics) and performance management processes in Power BI, Excel, web browser and mobile devices the quickest way.

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Product Description

Acterys is a cloud or on-premise based service for data discovery and planning. It enables business users to generate professional data models that integrate all relevant data sources with connectors to a variety of accounting systems and other sources. Supported by a wide variety of templates (Rolling Forecasts, Cost Center, Management Consolidation, HR, CAPEX, Cash Flow, etc.) user can build effective FP&A (Financial Planning & Analytics) and performance management processes in Power BI, Excel, web browser and mobile devices the quickest way.


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Acterys
Year Founded
2017
HQ Location
Chicago, Illinois
Twitter
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LinkedIn® Page
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28 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Acterys is a global leader in integrated smart business applications, designed to seamlessly integrate with self-service analytics platforms like Power BI and Excel. Trusted by over 1,000 clients worldwide, including several Fortune 100 companies and top enterprises across 100+ countries, Acterys empowers finance and operation professionals to streamline data management, planning, and forecasting with exceptional efficiency. Supported by a global team of more than 100 experts, we are dedicated to delivering the most innovative and user-friendly ecosystem for rapid process optimization. In
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3, Microsoft recognized Acterys as the official xP&A platform for its Dynamics suite, solidifying our position as a key innovator in Extended Planning & Analytics (xP&A).


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Jason G.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A Game Changer for Planning"
We implemented last year Acterys as our New Planning Tool in my company. The technology from Acterys together with the Power BI package it gave us...
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5.0 out of 5
"The ultimate collaboration between Acterys, Power BI, and SQL for your FP&A or xP&A needs"
Acterys is a very user friendly tool that allows its users to navigate it with ease. Anyone who is exposed with data and financials can easily catc...
Zoran Z.
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Zoran Z.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great product"
Very helpful tool, with a great Customer Support. It is very easy to Use and We use it all the time. It have huge amount of the features and it is ...
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Acterys Demo - Financial Dashboard in Power BI that allows write-back and planning
Financial dashboard in Power BI that allows writeback and planning
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Zoran Z.
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What do you like best about Acterys?

Very helpful tool, with a great Customer Support. It is very easy to Use and We use it all the time. It have huge amount of the features and it is very easy to integrate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

I cannot remeber anything that I dislike amout Acterys Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is very useful for reporting and provides the ability to write to the database via reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

Support - The team is highly responsive and willing to help when needed

Features - I've been using Acterys for several years, and they are constantly improving and advancing their product's quality and capability. We don't have extensive database or IT knowledge, but with Acterys, we can easily customize what we need to build models and reports with all of the required data sources.

Ease of use - Acterys Modeller is extremely easy to understand, and the documentation is beneficial and easy to follow. In addition to the Acterys Modeller app, we can use the same tools we use daily in Office 365 to interact with our data to make updates, analyze data, or create reports. The integration with Excel is continuously improving, and the Power BI visuals are straightforward to use after some initial trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

It is straightforward to go from 0 to 5 with limited database and SQL knowledge, but to fully utilize the platform's capabilities and advanced planning features, more advanced expertise is required. In some instances, the documentation explains how to use a feature but assumes you already know how to set up the backend correctly.

However, we are generally able to figure out whatever is needed, albeit slower than preferred at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simplifying and standardizing the planning and reporting processes. The alternatives are generally very limited in flexibility, and with Acterys we are easily able to access the data where and when we need it for analysis or reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

It was easy to implement, with total of three months, including customizing complex writeback for different scenarios in Power BI. The writebacks and the ability to copy paste scenarios save us so much time. Also, the ability to collect real-time data from different sources (Deltek, Salesforce, Bamboo HR, and many more) and create data models for analysis, make the solution extremely powerful tool for our company and support decision making.

The visualization is exceptional. Presenting data in a meaningful and easy to understand way become so effortless, even to someone with no prior experience with Power BI like me.

Acterys has the best customer service. Not only Acterys is a great FP&A tool, Acterys team is also our partner in the journey to move forward to a dynamic planning. They are genuinely care and always willing to help. Always responsive 24/7. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

I can’t think of any. It was challenging at first for non technical users, just like every other new system, but it was a short learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

Budgeting and planning were done manually prior to Acterys. As we transition to a more dynamic planning, Acterys helped us doing planning with the visibility of real time data from Deltek Costpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Georgi M.
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What do you like best about Acterys?

Acterys enables users to do both financial planning and analysis within Power BI. On top of this you could connect to data from a plethora of sorces through cterys or Power BI which makes it a powerfull tool for consolidating all of your financial and non financial data and interacting with it through Power BI and Acterys write back visuals. There are not many tools out there that offer this level of flexibility and versatility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

The product could be a bit complex to understand for non-technical users as might involve understanding of SQL, Power BI and Acterys.

The controls around write-back could be improved as the software does not allow locking periods for editing from the main interface.

Another small issue with the integration with Xero is that whenever a tracking code is renamed in Xero, Acterys creates a duplicate tracking code instead of renaming it. This might be fiddly to sort out as historic budgets remain coded to the old code and actuals could end up split between the two duplicated codes. Would be nice if tracking code renaming was handled the same way in Acterys as it is in Xero. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Acterys mainly with Xero and it solves the problem of consolidating data from various sources.

The other problem that it solves is integrating reporting and planning within Power BI. This enables great flexibility as live data and planning can be combinded in interactive dashboards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

Acterys is very simple and yet very complex at the same time. It’s intuitive and can be set up with some clear logic and a vision for the output. It has huge potential as I can see how it holds data and rules and then outputs can be built in Power BI to report the data in whatever form/format/visualisation that is required. Our financial information is in Xero and Acterys/Power BI is bringing us visibility of the information accurately and quickly in a way that we haven’t had before.

We’re using a consultant to implement the solution who is doing a fantastic job of understanding our requirements and creating valuable outputs. It’s been a quick and efficient process. I’m not a systems accountant and yet I’m learning how to use Acterys and Power BI quickly and I feel confident that the finance team will be able to embed its use in our day to day tasks. Having seen what it can do and how straight forward the set up is, I intend to never do a financial consolidation in a spreadsheet ever again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

Nothing so far – the very experienced Acterys consultant has found a solution to all our needs to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

Acterys is transforming the service that finance are providing to the business. We operate across 10 countries/companies so have complex forex challenges and after a fairly quick and straight forward set up process, Acterys is now showing us our consolidated results quickly and accurately. It’s enabled automation of the monthly board report and many other finance outputs including intercompany balance reconciliations. It means we are getting accurate information more quickly, and the drill down functionality allows us to investigate variances easily (journals/transactions from Xero can be seen within the Power BI reports).

We’re now starting the process of setting up the FP&A tool and I’m excited about how that’s going to transform the planning and forecasting process – taking us from painful, manual spreadsheets to a structure where there is full business ownership, insight and automation of the forecasts so we can concentrate on the key business drivers and delivery of the business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

First and foremost, Acterys's integration capabilities are truly impressive. Whether you're working with data from multiple sources, such as Excel, Power BI, or SQL databases, Acterys seamlessly connects them all, eliminating the need for tedious manual data transfers. This integration functionality greatly streamlines the process of data analysis and reporting, allowing you to consolidate information effortlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

Acterys visuals offer stunning aesthetics that enhance the reporting process. However, their limited features often pose challenges in achieving desired outcomes, necessitating the search for alternative solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

By automating previously manual or alternative system-based financial processes, it significantly streamlines and simplifies the financing process. Moreover, it seamlessly integrates with the company's existing systems, providing robust reporting capabilities that greatly enhance overall efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

I really like how Acterys works smoothly with other tools like Power BI and Excel. It's made handling financial stuff much easier and more flexible. It also brings together data from different places, which makes our information more reliable and saves us from doing the boring job of moving data around manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

One thing that could be better is its design. It's a bit outdated, especially when you use it on a mobile. But that doesn't really take away from how useful it is. I'm sure the guys behind Acterys would be glad to hear this and work on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

Acterys has made dealing with complicated data much simpler. It automates tasks that used to be a pain, saving us time and effort. The way it presents data makes our decisions easier and faster. It's made handling data not just simpler but a game changer, boosting our ability to plan and predict. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

The Power BI integration Acterys offers is invaluable; the system is easy to learn & use while being flexible and customizable to the point. Support is readily available and swift! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

I’d prefer a push into mobile usability and a refresh of the UI. Some access points and user interfaces lack brand consistency, at times seemingly from different design stages of the company. Introducing ChatGTP was fast and quaint — but i’d like to see GTP+ included in the package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

It collects all data points and gives us one version of the truth — in an innovation and flexible fashion. Collected and collated we can sort through, project and try out the consequences of potential decisions we’re making / about to make. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Acterys?

The team is very helpful and able to mix complex financial and dimensional modeling concepts into a coherent action plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

not really anything, any problem was able to be corrected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

To allow Power BI write-back capability for Sales Staff to enter forecasts. This is combined with company data to provide context to aid data entry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brad K.
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What do you like best about Acterys?

Actery's team has been quite helpful and responsive throughout our entire experience. Thye have taken care of all of our needs, and allowed us a clean overview! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Acterys?

So far there has been no major issues, and any issues that have arrived have been solved quickly by the Acterys team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Acterys solving and how is that benefiting you?

Acterys allows us to consildate data from 3 differen quickbooks account into one easy to use report Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.