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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
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$25.00 1 User Per Month
IBM Planning Analytics
Star Rating
(241)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(25,297)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviews say that Salesforce Sales Cloud excels in Lead Scoring with a score of 8.4, as users appreciate its ability to prioritize leads effectively, while IBM Planning Analytics scores lower at 8.0, indicating it may not be as robust in this area.
- Users report that Salesforce Sales Cloud offers superior Live Pipeline Management features, scoring 8.7, which allows for real-time tracking of sales opportunities, whereas IBM Planning Analytics follows closely with a score of 8.6, but lacks some of the intuitive features that Salesforce provides.
- Reviewers mention that both products perform well in Data Segmentation, scoring equally at 8.6, but Salesforce Sales Cloud is often highlighted for its user-friendly interface that simplifies the segmentation process, making it more accessible for everyday users.
- Users on G2 indicate that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Activity Tracking feature is particularly strong, with a score of 8.8, allowing teams to monitor interactions effectively, while IBM Planning Analytics scores 8.4, suggesting it may not offer the same level of detail or ease of use.
- G2 users highlight that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Interactive Dashboards are highly customizable and user-friendly, scoring 8.7, compared to IBM Planning Analytics at 8.5, which, while functional, may not provide the same level of interactivity that users desire.
- Users report that Salesforce Sales Cloud shines in Risk Analysis with a score of 8.1, providing actionable insights, while IBM Planning Analytics scores lower at 7.8, indicating it may not deliver the same depth of analysis that users expect for effective risk management.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
167
8.8
13,791
Ease of Use
8.1
179
8.2
17,771
Ease of Setup
7.4
140
7.8
8,736
Ease of Admin
7.9
103
7.9
4,441
Quality of Support
8.0
160
8.1
12,029
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
97
8.4
4,404
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
160
8.2
13,465
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.8
9451
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
6390
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
9172
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
9430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
7312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
7603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
6751
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
7402
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.0
6663
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6985
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
8011
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
5423
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.3
6808
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
6778
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
5494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
5984
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
8930
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
7425
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
7.9
5613
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
5245
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
6093
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
3585
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3592
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2895
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3189
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
3591
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3023
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
2599
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3051
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2890
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
882
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.2
241
Not enough data
8.0
238
Not enough data
8.0
236
Not enough data
8.1
238
Not enough data
8.2
240
Reports
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
Self Service
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Reporting
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.7
26
Lead Generation
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
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
8.6
271
Not enough data
8.8
293
Not enough data
8.8
315
Not enough data
8.6
289
Organization
Not enough data
8.9
350
Not enough data
8.8
341
Not enough data
8.8
335
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
283
Not enough data
8.8
306
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
284
Not enough data
8.8
298
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.4
123
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
8.7
519
Not enough data
8.5
511
Not enough data
8.1
467
Not enough data
8.1
462
Not enough data
8.9
521
Not enough data
8.4
470
Not enough data
8.6
483
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.4
484
Not enough data
8.7
502
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.4
484
Not enough data
7.8
418
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.5
463
Not enough data
8.4
470
Not enough data
8.3
429
Not enough data
8.0
433
Not enough data
7.8
415
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
269
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.5
88
Analytics
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Warehouse Management
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Collaborate
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
Logistics
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
Budget Creation
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
Budget Management
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
Forecasting
9.0
55
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
8.9
54
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
7.1
45
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
55
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.9
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.9
132
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.7
142
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
57
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Analytics
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Planning
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
Financial Planning
9.1
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
9.0
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Status Communication
8.2
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
Revenue Sourcing and Forecasting
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.2
57
CRM Data Enrichment
Not enough data
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.0
61
Not enough data
8.5
55
Account Management
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.0
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
55
Agentic AI - Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Territory Mapping
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Route Planning
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
35
Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Presentation and Forms
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Integrations
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.5
157
Not enough data
8.1
157
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.8
157
Branding & Customizatio
Not enough data
8.1
151
Not enough data
8.2
155
Not enough data
8.3
154
Automatic Rules & Configurations
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.3
154
Not enough data
8.0
157
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Reports
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
Cleaning
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
14
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
5.7
14
Not enough data
Resource Planning - Workforce Planning
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Human Resources - Workforce Planning
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.8
168
Not enough data
8.2
165
Territory Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.5
171
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.4
168
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.4
169
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
7.9
52
Not enough data
8.0
53
Attribution
Not enough data
8.9
447
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
8.6
433
Discovery
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
8.6
449
Not enough data
8.6
431
Management
Not enough data
8.5
419
Not enough data
8.7
437
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
429
Not enough data
8.6
429
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Incentives
Not enough data
8.2
438
Not enough data
8.4
501
Not enough data
8.0
436
Not enough data
8.6
513
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
482
Not enough data
8.8
559
Not enough data
8.9
591
Not enough data
8.6
536
Administrative
Not enough data
8.8
564
Not enough data
8.5
527
Not enough data
8.4
508
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.4
66
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
570
Not enough data
8.4
578
Not enough data
8.4
592
Customizations
Not enough data
8.7
622
Not enough data
8.5
590
Not enough data
8.6
626
Not enough data
8.4
571
Not enough data
8.4
599
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
292
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Data Sourcing
8.5
19
8.5
965
8.8
19
8.7
996
8.4
18
8.3
900
8.5
18
8.7
1027
8.6
18
8.6
960
Predictive Analytics
8.1
17
8.4
942
8.3
16
8.6
955
7.8
16
8.1
853
8.7
17
8.3
893
Sales Management
8.6
17
8.7
982
Feature Not Available
8.1
856
8.6
18
8.6
977
8.4
18
8.8
1045
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Calling
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.7
186
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.8
43
Contacts
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
8.7
182
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
8.3
179
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.4
183
Not enough data
8.6
39
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Training
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
8.5
211
Not enough data
8.5
246
Feedback
Not enough data
8.8
239
Not enough data
8.6
236
Not enough data
8.6
216
Not enough data
8.6
204
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
8.9
229
Not enough data
8.7
202
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
73
Agentic AI - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.2
343
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.3
336
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
343
Not enough data
8.4
342
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
8.3
351
Learning Management - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.6
25
Revenue Enablement - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Planning Analytics and Salesforce Sales Cloud are categorized as Sales Analytics
Unique Categories
IBM Planning Analytics is categorized as Workforce Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Sales & Ops Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, HR Analytics, and Marketing Analytics
Salesforce Sales Cloud is categorized as Business Scheduling, Field Sales, Conversation Intelligence, Sales Engagement, AI Sales Assistant, Sales Coaching, Sales Enablement, Sales Planning, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, CRM, Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I), Outbound Call Tracking, and Location Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Planning Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
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
Financial Services
11.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Accounting
6.8%
Consulting
6.3%
Banking
6.3%
Other
60.5%
Computer Software
13.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Financial Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
59.7%
Discussions
IBM Planning Analytics has no discussions with answers
When do you need a CRM?
11 Comments
MA
Your writing is really informative, especially because it's so meaningful and updated. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post!
Your writing is really...Read more
How can total cost of ownership (TCO) be made better using Salesforce?
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AS
When planning for a Salesforce implementation and creating your budget you’ll want to consider the total cost of ownership (TCO). Figuring this out will help...Read more
What are the features of CRM software?
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MM
1. Customer Management,
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