# SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) vs Unit4 FP&A Comparison | | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 111 | 18 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (52.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (52.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) **Not enough data** ### Unit4 FP&A Pros: - Budgeting Management (1 reviews) - Collaboration (1 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (1 reviews) - Connection Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (64 reviews) | 8.3 (13 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.8 (67 reviews) | 8.7 (13 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.8 (27 reviews) | 6.7 (11 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.9 (25 reviews) | 7.2 (9 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (64 reviews) | 7.6 (13 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (24 reviews) | 8.3 (9 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.2 (62 reviews) | 8.2 (13 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Unit4 FP&A #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Budgeting and Forecasting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | 9.1/10 | 56 | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Budget Creation | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Data Import** | 9.0 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Budget Hierarchies** | 9.2 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Versioning** | 9.1 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Formulas** | 9.3 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | | **What-If** | 9.1 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Budget Periods** | 9.1 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Budget Management | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Consolidation** | 9.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Adjustments** | 9.1 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflows** | 8.8 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Forecasting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Historical Data** | 9.3 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reforecast** | 9.0 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Forecast Types** | 9.1 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Rolling Forecasts** | 9.1 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Analytics | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Variance Analysis** | 8.9 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Forecasts Comparison** | 8.8 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Forward Looking** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Financial Analysis | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | N/A | N/A | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Management | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Data Import** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Consolidation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Validation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reporting Structure | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Reporting Hierarchy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Report Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Report Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Standard Analytics | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Standard KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Standard Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Financial Statements** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Drill Down** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Custom Analytics | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Self Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multiple Entities** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Financial Analysis | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Financial Close | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | 8.9/10 | 42 | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Reconciliation | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Consolidation** | 9.5 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Management** | 9.0 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Accounting** | 8.8 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Reporting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Report Types** | 9.1 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Standard** | 8.7 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Custom** | 8.9 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Closing Process | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Audit** | 8.8 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Journal Entries** | 8.5 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Distribution** | 8.6 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### AI - Financial Close | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Reconciliation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | 8.5/10 | 40 | | **Unit4 FP&A** | 7.9/10 | 13 | #### Financial Planning | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Extended Planning** | 8.2 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 8.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Integration** | 8.2 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Financial Insight | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Budgeting** | 8.8 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Forecasting** | 9.0 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Planning** | 9.0 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Data | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Data Visualization** | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 7.5 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Analysis** | 8.8 (28 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Custom Reporting** | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 8.0 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Reporting Templates** | 8.6 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 6.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Status Communication | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Collaboration** | 8.2 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 6.4 (6 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Version Control** | 8.7 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Real-Time Data Updates** | 8.3 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Scorecards** | 8.0 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.8 (6 reviews) ✓ Verified | ### Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | N/A | N/A | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Collection | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Third Party** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reporting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Ratings** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Investment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Public** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Governance, Risk & Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Finance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Environmental, Quality and Safety Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Risk Management - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Communications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk Assessment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Strategic Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reporting - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Actionable Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI-Enabled ESG Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Lease Accounting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | N/A | N/A | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Lease Audit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Financial Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Portfolio Administration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Critical Date Alarms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Real Estate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **ERP System** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Automation | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Lease Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Operational | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Regulatory Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Accessibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Lease Accounting | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Workforce Planning | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | N/A | N/A | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Resource Planning - Workforce Planning | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Reconciliation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Headcount Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Expense Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Human Resources - Workforce Planning | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Integrations & APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compensation Bands** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Org Chart** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Recruitment Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Accounting & Finance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)** | N/A | N/A | | **Unit4 FP&A** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance | Feature | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (3):** [FP&A Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/fp-a-financial-planning-analysis), [Budgeting and Forecasting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/budgeting-and-forecasting), [Financial Close Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-close) **Unique to Unit4 FP&A (4):** [Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-reporting), [Financial Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-analysis), [Workforce Planning Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/workforce-planning), [Lease Accounting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/lease-accounting) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) | Unit4 FP&A | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 16.7% | 17.6% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.0% | 52.9% | | **Enterprise** | 52.4% | 29.4% | ### By Industry #### SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.9% - **Computer Software:** 7.1% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 6.0% - **Accounting:** 6.0% - **Chemicals:** 3.6% - **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 3.6% - **Consumer Goods:** 3.6% - **Oil & Energy:** 3.6% - **Mining & Metals:** 3.6% - **Higher Education:** 3.6% - **Other:** 47.6% #### Unit4 FP&A - **Utilities:** 12.5% - **Government Administration:** 12.5% - **Financial Services:** 12.5% - **Retail:** 6.3% - **Oil & Energy:** 6.3% - **Hospitality:** 6.3% - **Glass, Ceramics & Concrete:** 6.3% - **Education Management:** 6.3% - **Computer Software:** 6.3% - **Civil Engineering:** 6.3% - **Other:** 18.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) - [Anaplan](https://www.g2.com/products/anaplan/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (461 reviews) - [CCH Tagetik](https://www.g2.com/products/cch-tagetik/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (74 reviews) - [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.g2.com/products/workday-adaptive-planning/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (388 reviews) - 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How to handle cross company elimination for TDS within group companies. 2. Asset sold at profit within group. How to eliminate such profit.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29651-1-how-to-handle-cross-company-elimination-for-tds-within-group-companies-2-asset-sold-at-profit-within-group-how-to-eliminate-such-profit) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "forecasting & predictive analysis will definetly help companies to eliminate such profits " ### Unit4 FP&A No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/sap-business-planning-and-consolidation-bpc-vs-unit4-fp-a)