Anaplan vs IBM Planning Analytics

Anaplan9.4Visit IBM Planning Analytics9.0Visit

Higher score Anaplan #1 in Business Performance Management 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Anaplan

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IBM Planning Analytics #5 in Business Performance Management 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit IBM

• Anaplan fits best

  Enterprise planning across departments

• IBM Planning Analytics fits best

  Large organizations needing governed planning

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Side by side

Feature	Anaplan 9.4/10 Visit ↗	IBM Planning Analytics 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Business Performance Management	#5 in Business Performance Management
Best for	Enterprise planning across departments	Large organizations needing governed planning
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Anaplan 2/4 · IBM Planning Analytics 2/4
Budgeting & forecasting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Financial consolidation	✓	✓
Scenario modeling	✓	✓
Mobile access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Links budgeting, forecasting and scenarios across business functions Covers workforce planning, financial consolidation and reporting Offers REST API, data integrations and SAML 2.0 single sign-on	Budgeting, consolidation, scenarios and variance analysis in one platform AI-assisted multivariate forecasting and workforce planning Excel add-in with governed data access and write-back
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Cloud deployment only Support is through tickets, community and documentation	No free plan is available Essentials provides either the Excel or web interface Displayed prices may vary by country and exclude taxes and duties
Our verdict	Anaplan is a cloud-based business performance management platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations coordinating plans across departments. Its scope includes financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, scenario… Read the review →	IBM Planning Analytics is an enterprise planning and analytics platform powered by the TM1 engine. It brings together budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, reporting, workforce planning, consolidation and operational planning. Web… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Anaplan — where it wins

  • Links budgeting, forecasting and scenarios across business functions
  • Covers workforce planning, financial consolidation and reporting
  • Offers REST API, data integrations and SAML 2.0 single sign-on

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Cloud deployment only
  • Support is through tickets, community and documentation

• IBM Planning Analytics — where it wins

  • Budgeting, consolidation, scenarios and variance analysis in one platform
  • AI-assisted multivariate forecasting and workforce planning
  • Excel add-in with governed data access and write-back

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Essentials provides either the Excel or web interface
  • Displayed prices may vary by country and exclude taxes and duties

• Anaplan9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  Connected planning for finance, workforce, sales and operations, with scenario analysis.

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• IBM Planning Analytics9.0/10 · Paid

  Governed planning with forecasting, scenarios, consolidation and Excel write-back.

  Visit IBMFull verdict →