Planful vs Solver

Planful8.7Visit Solver8.6Visit

Higher score Planful #6 in Financial Consolidation Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Planful

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Solver #7 in Financial Consolidation Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Solver

• Planful fits best

  Midmarket teams needing planning plus consolidation

• Solver fits best

  Planning teams adding financial consolidation

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Side by side

Feature	Planful 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Solver 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Financial Consolidation Software	#7 in Financial Consolidation Software
Best for	Midmarket teams needing planning plus consolidation	Planning teams adding financial consolidation
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Integrations	11 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Planful 0/3 · Solver 0/3
Intercompany eliminations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-currency consolidation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit trail	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Entity limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Consolidation methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Source integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Consolidates financials across entities and currencies Combines forecasting, scenarios, workforce planning, and variance analysis Connects ERP, HRIS, CRM, and data-warehouse systems	Combines budgeting, forecasting, scenarios, workflows, and consolidation Supports currency translation and eliminations across multiple companies Connects with eight ERP and business-system platforms
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Available as a web platform only Broad functionality may exceed narrow consolidation needs	Pricing uses custom quotes rather than published plan prices No free plan is listed The platform classification is limited to web
Our verdict	Planful is a cloud financial performance management platform for finance, accounting, HR, and operational teams. It brings financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, workforce planning, consolidation, reporting,… Read the review →	Solver is a cloud-based financial planning and analysis platform for mid-market finance and management teams. It brings budgeting, forecasting, personnel planning, reporting, scenario modeling, workflows, data integration, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Planful — where it wins

  • Consolidates financials across entities and currencies
  • Combines forecasting, scenarios, workforce planning, and variance analysis
  • Connects ERP, HRIS, CRM, and data-warehouse systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Available as a web platform only
  • Broad functionality may exceed narrow consolidation needs

• Solver — where it wins

  • Combines budgeting, forecasting, scenarios, workflows, and consolidation
  • Supports currency translation and eliminations across multiple companies
  • Connects with eight ERP and business-system platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses custom quotes rather than published plan prices
  • No free plan is listed
  • The platform classification is limited to web

• Planful8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad planning and consolidation platform for midmarket finance teams.

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• Solver8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad web FP&A platform for planning teams adding multi-company consolidation.

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