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Compare Causal and Spotlight Reporting 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$250.00 Per Month
$35.00 1 Organization Per Month
Causal
Star Rating
(256)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$250.00 Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSpotlight Reporting
Star Rating
(24)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$35.00 1 Organization Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCausal vs Spotlight Reporting
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Spotlight Reporting easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Spotlight Reporting overall.
- Reviewers felt that Causal meets the needs of their business better than Spotlight Reporting.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Causal and Spotlight Reporting provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Spotlight Reporting over Causal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Causal
Modelling
$250.00
Per Month
Ideal for CEOs, founders, and finance teams at 10 to 25-person companies.
- 2 Members (add additional members for $49/month)
- Unlimited models + 1M Cell Limit
- 1 Standard Data Integration (
Spotlight Reporting
Business
$35.00
1 Organization Per Month
Built for owners and CFOs in business and not-for-profits.
- Reporting, Forecasting & Dashboards for your business.
- Access to a recorded suite of training webinars.
- Online support.
Free Trial
Causal
Free Trial is available
Spotlight Reporting
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
181
8.7
21
Ease of Use
8.5
181
8.8
21
Ease of Setup
8.4
78
9.0
12
Ease of Admin
8.9
73
9.6
12
Quality of Support
9.3
164
9.3
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
70
10.0
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
150
9.4
20
Features by Category
Budget Creation
8.7
89
9.5
11
8.4
78
8.3
8
8.4
92
8.7
9
8.9
106
8.3
11
9.1
88
8.5
10
9.1
89
9.0
10
Budget Management
8.8
67
9.5
10
8.8
71
8.5
10
Feature Not Available
8.3
8
Forecasting
8.8
92
8.3
11
9.0
81
8.5
8
9.2
80
8.7
9
9.2
78
8.1
8
5.0
16
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
78
8.7
10
9.0
80
8.7
9
9.3
81
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.8
73
9.1
17
8.7
58
9.3
16
8.2
56
Feature Not Available
Reporting Structure
8.3
61
8.8
12
8.3
65
8.8
16
8.2
64
8.6
16
Standard Analytics
8.5
68
8.3
14
8.4
69
9.0
16
8.4
67
8.8
14
8.3
65
Feature Not Available
Custom Analytics
8.8
81
8.7
13
9.0
70
9.0
13
8.9
75
9.2
17
9.0
77
Feature Not Available
8.8
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Management
7.8
36
9.4
6
9.0
43
9.3
7
8.9
40
Feature Not Available
Cash Flow Forecasting
8.8
43
9.0
7
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.9
40
9.7
5
8.9
40
9.0
5
4.8
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
38
9.5
7
8.7
42
9.5
7
8.8
39
9.3
7
8.8
39
9.3
7
Financial Data Transfer
8.1
33
Feature Not Available
8.0
31
9.7
6
8.6
38
9.5
7
8.4
41
9.0
5
8.3
38
9.3
7
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
8.7
21
8.3
6
8.8
24
8.8
10
8.5
21
9.1
11
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
8.9
25
8.7
14
9.2
26
8.6
14
9.3
26
8.6
12
Data
8.8
26
9.6
12
8.8
25
9.4
13
8.8
26
9.2
14
8.6
25
8.8
14
Status Communication
8.0
22
Feature Not Available
8.0
22
Feature Not Available
8.9
22
Feature Not Available
8.3
20
8.3
11
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Causal and Spotlight Reporting are categorized as Budgeting and Forecasting, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Financial Analysis, and Cash Flow Management
Unique Categories
Causal has no unique categories
Spotlight Reporting has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Causal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Spotlight Reporting
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
21.1%
Financial Services
13.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Internet
2.8%
Other
47.8%
Accounting
62.5%
Real Estate
8.3%
Financial Services
8.3%
Media Production
4.2%
Management Consulting
4.2%
Other
12.5%
Discussions
Are they thinking on lines of coming up with domain-centric solutions to reduce time redundancies for Excel users to help them make the switch?
1 Comment
LK
Hi Animesh,
Causal is currently mainly used for operational finance models. However, there are also lots of random other use-cases: ROI sales calculators,...Read more
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