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IBM Planning Analytics
Star Rating
(247)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(887)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.8% of reviews)
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- G2 reviewers report that IBM Planning Analytics excels in providing a centralized platform for financial and operational data, making it easier to run scenarios and understand budget impacts. Users appreciate its ability to reduce reliance on manual spreadsheets, which enhances accuracy and collaboration.
- Users say that SAP Analytics Cloud stands out for its seamless integration with S/4HANA, allowing for real-time data updates and eliminating the hassle of data extraction. This feature, combined with its modern dashboards, has significantly improved the finance team's workflow.
- Reviewers mention that while both products offer strong usability, SAP Analytics Cloud has received praise for its intuitive user interface, making navigation easy and setup quick. One user highlighted that they completed the initial setup in just five minutes, showcasing its user-friendly design.
- According to verified reviews, IBM Planning Analytics is particularly strong in budgeting and forecasting capabilities, with users noting its effectiveness in creating accurate forecasts and running scenario simulations. This functionality is crucial for informed decision-making in dynamic business environments.
- Users highlight that SAP Analytics Cloud is effective in unifying data from multiple backend systems, which helps eliminate data fragmentation. This feature is particularly beneficial for teams that need to consolidate inputs for planning and forecasting workflows.
- G2 reviewers indicate that both products offer quality support, but IBM Planning Analytics has a slight edge in terms of overall satisfaction with its support services. Users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team, which enhances the overall user experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Planning Analytics
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- Connected Planning
- Excel and web interface
- Scenario planning
SAP Analytics Cloud
30-DAY TRIAL
$0
Free for 30 days
- 1 user
- Business Intelligence functionality only
- Basic data source imports (excel, csv, and Google Drive)
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IBM Planning Analytics
Free Trial is available
SAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
168
8.1
556
Ease of Use
8.1
180
8.1
578
Ease of Setup
7.4
141
7.9
308
Ease of Admin
7.9
102
7.8
264
Quality of Support
8.0
161
8.0
497
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
96
8.3
259
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
161
8.2
532
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
262
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
237
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
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
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Visualization
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.7
15
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.2
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
147
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.2
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
160
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.5
24
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
262
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.5
20
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
237
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
7.4
19
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
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
8.4
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
Logistics
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
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
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
8.3
49
|
Verified
8.9
45
|
Verified
8.6
56
|
Verified
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.2
56
|
Verified
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
8.7
51
|
Verified
8.9
83
|
Verified
8.7
58
|
Verified
9.3
80
|
Verified
8.8
56
|
Verified
Data
8.4
67
|
Verified
8.8
61
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.6
60
|
Verified
8.5
69
|
Verified
8.6
57
|
Verified
8.1
79
|
Verified
8.3
58
|
Verified
Status Communication
8.2
74
|
Verified
8.5
56
|
Verified
8.2
74
|
Verified
8.6
55
|
Verified
9.1
63
|
Verified
8.7
57
|
Verified
8.3
64
|
Verified
8.5
52
|
Verified
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
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
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
Data Sourcing
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.6
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.0
148
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.0
150
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.3
163
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.5
161
Not enough data
8.4
164
Not enough data
8.4
120
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
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 SAP Analytics Cloud are categorized as FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Unique Categories
IBM Planning Analytics is categorized as Workforce Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Sales & Ops Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, HR Analytics, Sales Analytics, and Marketing Analytics
SAP Analytics Cloud is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Planning Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Analytics 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
9.7%
Accounting
6.3%
Banking
6.3%
Consulting
6.3%
Other
60.2%
Information Technology and Services
17.7%
Computer Software
6.2%
Financial Services
4.3%
Accounting
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
64.4%
Discussions
IBM Planning Analytics has no discussions with answers
What is the use of SAP Analytics Cloud?
2 Comments
GP
It is useful for business intelligence to better understand business and improve planning.Read more
What is SAP Analytics Cloud used for?
2 Comments
AG
SAP Using for Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Planning and Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Data Connectivity, Data Integration and more...Read more
Can I use SAC for planning with non-SAP data sources like Oracle and others ?
1 Comment
BM
YesRead more
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