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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$250.00 Per Month
Catalyst
Star Rating
(20)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CatalystCausal
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 plansCatalyst vs Causal
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Causal is easier to set up and administer. While Catalyst is easier to do business with overall.
- Reviewers felt that Causal meets the needs of their business better than Catalyst.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Catalyst is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Catalyst over Causal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Catalyst
No pricing availableCausal
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 (
Free Trial
Catalyst
Free Trial is available
Causal
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
13
8.8
181
Ease of Use
8.5
13
8.5
181
Ease of Setup
8.3
6
8.4
78
Ease of Admin
8.6
7
8.9
73
Quality of Support
9.6
13
9.3
164
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
7
9.1
70
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
8
9.1
150
Features by Category
Budget Creation
8.6
6
8.7
89
8.7
5
8.4
78
8.3
5
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
9.1
89
Budget Management
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Forecasting
9.2
6
8.8
92
8.3
5
9.0
81
9.0
5
9.2
80
Not enough data
9.2
78
Not enough data
5.0
16
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
9.3
81
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
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
8.2
56
Reporting Structure
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
8.2
64
Standard Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.3
65
Custom Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
9.0
77
Not enough data
8.8
10
Agentic AI - Financial Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
40
Cash Flow Forecasting
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
4.8
8
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.8
39
Financial Data Transfer
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.3
38
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reconciliation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Closing Process
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Financial Close
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
21
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.3
26
Data
8.7
5
8.8
26
8.3
5
8.8
25
10.0
5
8.8
26
6.7
5
8.6
25
Status Communication
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Catalyst and Causal are categorized as Budgeting and Forecasting, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), and Financial Analysis
Unique Categories
Catalyst is categorized as Financial Close
Causal is categorized as Cash Flow Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Catalyst
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Causal
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
Consumer Goods
44.4%
Food Production
16.7%
Food & Beverages
16.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Industrial Automation
5.6%
Other
11.1%
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%
Discussions
Catalyst has no discussions with answers
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
Causal has no more discussions with answers
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