BSC Designer vs AchieveIt

BSC Designer8.6Visit AchieveIt8.2Visit

Higher score BSC Designer #2 in Strategy And Innovation Roadmapping Tools 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit BSC Designer

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AchieveIt #5 in Strategy And Innovation Roadmapping Tools 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit AchieveIt

• BSC Designer fits best

  Teams managing strategy through scorecards and KPIs

• AchieveIt fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise plan coordination

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Side by side

Feature	BSC Designer 8.6/10 Visit ↗	AchieveIt 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Strategy And Innovation Roadmapping Tools	#5 in Strategy And Innovation Roadmapping Tools
Best for	Teams managing strategy through scorecards and KPIs	Mid-market and enterprise plan coordination
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$49.95/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, 2FA	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	13 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BSC Designer 0/3 · AchieveIt 0/3
Scenario planning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Goal linking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Idea intake	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Roadmap views	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Roadmap sharing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Listed integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Cascades strategy across corporate, business-unit and functional scorecards Connects objectives, KPIs and cause-and-effect links in strategy maps Tracks initiative owners, budgets, timelines, dependencies and Gantt views	Connects departmental plans, objectives, initiatives, and dependencies Automates progress requests and supports multi-plan reporting REST API, dashboards, SSO, and SOC 2 support enterprise coordination
Cons	The Free Plan is limited to two users Professional costs $49.95 per user per month when billed monthly Available as a web platform; no other platform is listed	Quote-based plans require a 20-user minimum No standard free trial is offered Core excludes integrations, SSO, and custom statuses
Our verdict	BSC Designer connects strategic objectives with KPIs, initiatives, risks and scorecards. It is aimed at strategy teams, consultants and organizations that need to manage execution across corporate, departmental and functional units, as… Read the review →	Organizations coordinating strategy across departments can use AchieveIt to create plans with pillars, objectives, initiatives, KPIs, and milestones. The cloud platform tracks initiative ownership, timelines, dependencies, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BSC Designer — where it wins

  • Cascades strategy across corporate, business-unit and functional scorecards
  • Connects objectives, KPIs and cause-and-effect links in strategy maps
  • Tracks initiative owners, budgets, timelines, dependencies and Gantt views

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free Plan is limited to two users
  • Professional costs $49.95 per user per month when billed monthly
  • Available as a web platform; no other platform is listed

• AchieveIt — where it wins

  • Connects departmental plans, objectives, initiatives, and dependencies
  • Automates progress requests and supports multi-plan reporting
  • REST API, dashboards, SSO, and SOC 2 support enterprise coordination

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based plans require a 20-user minimum
  • No standard free trial is offered
  • Core excludes integrations, SSO, and custom statuses

• BSC Designer8.6/10 · Free plan

  A scorecard-led strategy tool linking objectives, KPIs, initiatives and execution dashboards.

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• AchieveIt8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Connected planning, objective alignment, and reporting for cross-department execution.

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