AARO CPM review
A mature CPM suite for groups that need consolidation, planning, reporting, and audit visibility.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
AARO CPM is corporate performance management software for organizations managing multiple legal entities and complex group structures. It brings together multi-entity financial consolidation, consolidated statements, group accounting, acquisition accounting, cash flow reporting, operational and financial analysis, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Its audience is established groups that need a shared system for recurring consolidation and broader performance management rather than a narrowly focused reporting tool. AARO has been offered since 1989 and is now part of AARO by Pacera.
Integration breadth is a central part of the product’s fit. AARO CPM supports connections with VISMA, Navision, Hogia, Agresso, NetSuite, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics, while Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office integration support familiar reporting workflows. The product is available across web, Windows, and macOS environments, with an API also listed. Drill-down reporting and transparency to detailed data help connect consolidated outputs with underlying information, while audit logging records user activity and data changes. These capabilities suit finance teams working across varied source systems and requiring visibility into how figures are assembled.
The strongest case for AARO CPM is breadth: consolidation, automatic intercompany eliminations, acquisition registers, cash-flow reporting, analysis, and forward-looking planning sit within one CPM offering. Multi-currency support, audit trails, and configurable reporting add useful coverage for complex group structures. The trade-off is scope. Single-entity organizations or teams seeking only basic consolidation may find the wider CPM focus unnecessary, while organizations preferring open-source software should look elsewhere. AARO CPM is a fit for established groups that want consolidation connected to planning and reporting; it is less suitable for buyers seeking a narrowly defined or self-directed product.
AARO CPM pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Handles multi-entity consolidation, group accounting, and intercompany eliminations
- Combines reporting, cash flow, planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Integrates with major ERP systems plus Microsoft Excel and Office
- Where it doesn't
- Requires a sales-led buying process
- No open-source edition
- May exceed the needs of single-entity organizations
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