# Best Budgeting and Forecasting Software - Page 18

## How Many Budgeting and Forecasting Software Products Does G2 Track?

**Total Products under this Category:** 234

### Category Stats (Aug 2026)

- **Average Rating:** 4.48/5 The average rating of products in this category, based on all submitted ratings
- **Top Trending Product:** LivePlan (+0.66%) - Among all products in this category, LivePlan recorded the largest rating increase compared to last month

_Last updated: August 04, 2026_

## How Does G2 Rank Budgeting and Forecasting Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
- 14,000+ Authentic Reviews
- 234+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

## G2 Grid® for Budgeting and Forecasting Software
 ![G2 Grid® for Budgeting and Forecasting Software plotting products by satisfaction and market presence](https://www.g2.com/categories/budgeting-and-forecasting/grids.png?focus%5B%5D=99063&focus%5B%5D=3027&focus%5B%5D=6353&focus%5B%5D=582&focus%5B%5D=52827&focus%5B%5D=1196&focus%5B%5D=43902&focus%5B%5D=160444)

Highlighted products: Datarails, Anaplan, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning, IBM Planning Analytics, Planful, Martus, and LiveFlow.

Underlying data: [Grid® JSON](https://www.g2.com/categories/budgeting-and-forecasting/grids.json?focus%5B%5D=datarails&focus%5B%5D=anaplan&focus%5B%5D=vena&focus%5B%5D=workday-adaptive-planning&focus%5B%5D=ibm-planning-analytics&focus%5B%5D=planful&focus%5B%5D=martus&focus%5B%5D=liveflow)

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Cube is the financial intelligence platform built for the AI-era. We supercharge planning, accelerate analysis, and unify data to unlock the insights that drive better decisions—while giving FP&A teams the freedom to work seamlessly in Excel, Google Sheets, the web, or chat. Cube is the smartest way to work in the tools you love. With native Excel and Google Sheets integrations, Slack and Teams apps, and an AI-powered collaboration suite, Cube helps finance work faster, align better, and guide plans without changing how they work. Founded in New York City by a 3x CFO, Cube now supports thousands of finance professionals across industries including manufacturing, retail, healthcare, education, and more. The platform combines flexibility and scalability in a modern planning environment that’s easy to adopt and powerful to grow with. Cube connects your spreadsheets and source systems to powerful planning, modeling, and analytics without the need for code or consultants. Teams use Cube to operate faster, run what-if scenarios instantly, and deliver real-time insights that help business partners make quick, confident decisions. With Cube, finance teams can: \*Get AI-generated business insights \* Automate manual tasks \* Eliminate version control issues \* Collaborate across teams and tools all while working in the spreadsheet and communication apps they already love.

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Researched and written by [Nathan Calabrese](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/nathan-calabrese)

Updated June 24, 2026

Budgeting and forecasting software helps organizations plan, model, and monitor financial performance. Finance teams, accountants, department leaders, and business owners use these solutions to create budgets, develop forecasts, analyze financial scenarios, and compare projected results against actual business performance.

These platforms centralize financial planning processes by consolidating data from accounting systems, ERP platforms, spreadsheets, and operational applications. These solutions pull financial and operational data from integrated [ERP systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/erp-systems) and [financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/fp-a-financial-planning-analysis). Organizations use budgeting and forecasting software to improve financial visibility, support strategic decision-making, align departmental plans, and adapt to changing business conditions through continuous scenario analysis.

Modern budgeting and forecasting solutions support a variety of planning approaches, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, cash flow forecasting, workforce planning, project-based budgeting, and financial modeling. Many solutions also incorporate automation, AI-assisted forecasting, and collaborative workflows to streamline planning cycles and improve forecast accuracy.

To qualify for inclusion in the Budgeting and Forecasting category, a product must:

- Create and manage organizational, project-based, or operational budgets
- Allow users to create and manage multiple budget and forecast versions
- Generate financial forecasts using historical, operational, or user-defined planning data
- Compare budgeted or forecasted results against actual financial health
- Consolidate budgets and forecasts across multiple departments, business units, projects, or entities
- Support what-if analysis, scenario modeling, or driver-based planning to evaluate potential financial outcomes
- Monitor and report on budgeting and forecasting performance through analytics, variance analysis, or planning dashboards

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