Anaplan vs Xactly Forecast

Anaplan9.2Visit Xactly Forecast8.6Visit

Higher score Anaplan #3 in Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I) Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Anaplan

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Xactly Forecast #8 in Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I) Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Xactly

• Anaplan fits best

  Enterprise connected financial and sales planning

• Xactly Forecast fits best

  Multi-dimensional sales forecast management

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Side by side

Feature	Anaplan 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Xactly Forecast 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I) Software	#8 in Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I) Software
Best for	Enterprise connected financial and sales planning	Multi-dimensional sales forecast management
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	4 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Anaplan 0/6 · Xactly Forecast 0/6
Revenue forecasting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Pipeline analytics	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Territory planning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Quota management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deal risk insights	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
CRM data sync	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects financial, sales, operations, and HR planning Combines forecasting, scenarios, workforce planning, and consolidation Provides REST APIs, integrations, and SAML 2.0 single sign-on	AI forecasting combines pipeline, historical, and current data analysis Customizable views, opportunity health scores, and deal-slip monitoring Supports Salesforce, Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Snowflake, Workday, and HubSpot
Cons	Pricing is handled through a contact-sales process Cloud deployment is the available deployment model Designed for mid-market and enterprise organizations rather than small teams	Quote-based pricing requires contacting sales No self-service trial is offered Some integrations may require separate modules or implementation
Our verdict	Anaplan is a cloud-based scenario planning and analysis platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations. It brings financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, workforce and headcount planning, financial consolidation,… Read the review →	Xactly Forecast is cloud-based revenue forecasting software for sales, finance, revenue operations, and executive teams. It combines CRM and other business data with AI-powered forecasting, pipeline analytics, opportunity health scoring,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Anaplan — where it wins

  • Connects financial, sales, operations, and HR planning
  • Combines forecasting, scenarios, workforce planning, and consolidation
  • Provides REST APIs, integrations, and SAML 2.0 single sign-on

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through a contact-sales process
  • Cloud deployment is the available deployment model
  • Designed for mid-market and enterprise organizations rather than small teams

• Xactly Forecast — where it wins

  • AI forecasting combines pipeline, historical, and current data analysis
  • Customizable views, opportunity health scores, and deal-slip monitoring
  • Supports Salesforce, Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Snowflake, Workday, and HubSpot

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing requires contacting sales
  • No self-service trial is offered
  • Some integrations may require separate modules or implementation

• Anaplan9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Connected planning for enterprises coordinating finance, sales, operations, and HR.

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• Xactly Forecast8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Multi-dimensional forecasting with AI signals, pipeline monitoring, and guided selling alerts.

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