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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Planful
Star Rating
(477)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PlanfulSolver
Star Rating
(262)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SolverSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Planful excels in its Budget Creation features, particularly with Budget Periods, scoring 8.7, while Solver shines in Versioning and Formulas, both rated at 8.7, indicating a more robust handling of these specific functionalities.
- Reviewers mention that Solver's Quality of Support is rated higher at 9.0 compared to Planful's 8.3, suggesting that users find Solver more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- G2 users highlight that Planful's Data Visualization feature is rated lower at 6.7, while Solver's is significantly higher at 8.0, indicating that users may find Solver's visual reporting tools more effective for data analysis.
- Users on G2 report that Planful's Ease of Setup is rated at 7.3, which is lower than Solver's 7.7, suggesting that users may experience a smoother onboarding process with Solver.
- Reviewers say that while both products perform well in Financial Planning, Solver's Reporting feature is slightly better rated at 8.8 compared to Planful's 8.9, indicating a preference for Solver's reporting capabilities among users.
- Users say that Planful's Budget Management Consolidation feature scores 8.4, while Solver significantly outperforms with a score of 9.1, suggesting that users find Solver's consolidation process more efficient and user-friendly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Planful
No pricing availableSolver
No pricing availableFree Trial
Planful
No trial information availableSolver
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
323
9.0
220
Ease of Use
8.1
364
8.3
222
Ease of Setup
7.3
255
7.7
152
Ease of Admin
8.0
214
8.5
133
Quality of Support
8.3
312
9.0
212
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
211
9.2
132
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
310
9.5
217
Features by Category
Budget Creation
8.3
105
8.5
89
8.3
103
8.3
84
8.0
100
8.5
82
7.8
103
8.6
94
7.3
86
8.4
79
8.5
98
9.0
90
Budget Management
8.4
91
9.0
83
8.1
91
8.8
82
7.4
85
8.0
80
Forecasting
8.5
106
8.6
92
8.3
98
8.6
82
8.2
95
8.5
81
8.3
93
8.7
77
6.0
54
6.7
48
Analytics
8.3
100
8.7
88
8.4
99
8.8
84
7.9
90
8.6
77
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
4.9
15
6.9
9
4.8
15
6.5
9
5.1
15
6.9
9
Reconciliation
8.2
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
8.9
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
Closing Process
7.7
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
AI - Financial Close
4.6
9
Not enough data
5.6
9
Not enough data
4.8
9
Not enough data
5.6
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
Financial Planning
7.8
55
|
Verified
8.0
58
|
Verified
8.7
62
|
Verified
8.7
66
|
Verified
8.0
62
|
Verified
8.4
63
|
Verified
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
4.6
14
5.4
12
5.2
14
6.1
12
Financial Insight
8.4
148
|
Verified
8.5
123
|
Verified
8.3
145
|
Verified
8.2
113
|
Verified
8.2
145
|
Verified
8.3
115
|
Verified
Data
6.7
124
|
Verified
7.9
111
|
Verified
7.6
134
|
Verified
8.1
122
|
Verified
8.1
149
|
Verified
8.9
133
|
Verified
7.7
140
|
Verified
8.5
127
|
Verified
Status Communication
7.2
105
|
Verified
7.7
102
|
Verified
8.2
115
|
Verified
8.1
103
|
Verified
8.0
112
|
Verified
7.9
106
6.6
82
|
Verified
7.9
82
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Planful and Solver are categorized as Budgeting and Forecasting and FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Unique Categories
Planful is categorized as Financial Close and Marketing Resource Management
Solver has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Planful
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Solver
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
8.4%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Insurance
4.5%
Financial Services
4.3%
Accounting
4.3%
Other
73.4%
Accounting
13.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.0%
Hospital & Health Care
10.0%
Computer Software
4.1%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
58.9%
Discussions
How can I use the database from Planful direct to Power Bi? Is there this possibility, today?
2 Comments
MK
You could try to complement it with Power BI custom visuals that are build for planning like...Read more
Planful has no more discussions with answers
If anyone has any tips they can share, beyond the basics, like VBA and Macros?
2 Comments
AF
Hi Tim, I have been working with Solver's product as a independent consultant for over 7 years. What are you trying to accomplish with the tool.
Glad to...Read more
Integration-Nextgen
1 Comment
CA
There isn't a direct connection for NextGen. Solver can connect to Azure or on-premise SQL Server databases. You can also connect to OData. You can also...Read more
How do you integrate your loan management system?
1 Comment
AF
Hi Melanie, not sure if this was answered yet, but we have integrated many different types of systems into the data warehouse. I am currently working with a...Read more
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