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Vena
Star Rating
(372)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(1,857)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.2% of reviews)
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- G2 reviewers report that Vena excels in maintaining the flexibility of Excel while providing centralized data management. Users appreciate features like version control and structured workflows, which enhance transparency and scalability as planning needs evolve.
- Users say Workiva stands out for its ability to streamline audit management, transforming a typically cumbersome process into a smooth experience. The platform's capability to centralize all audit evidence and documentation is particularly praised, making it easier to manage complex reporting tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Vena's integration with Excel significantly boosts efficiency in financial planning and reporting. Users highlight its collaborative features that improve budgeting and forecasting processes, making it a strong choice for teams that rely on Excel.
- According to verified reviews, Workiva provides a robust foundation for high-stakes reporting, where accuracy is crucial. Users value the connected data model, which ensures that once numbers are established, they remain synchronized across all related documents, enhancing reliability.
- G2 reviewers note that while both platforms offer solid support, Vena receives higher marks for quality of support. Users appreciate the responsive customer service and the ease of integration, which contributes to a smoother overall experience.
- Users highlight that collaboration features in Workiva allow multiple team members to work on the same report simultaneously, with changes tracked in real-time. This capability is particularly beneficial for teams that require constant updates and accountability in their reporting processes.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Vena
Professional Plan
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Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and add as you grow. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Vena Copilot for FP&A, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal.
- Full Microsoft Excel Integration
- Central Database
- Integrations
Workiva
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Vena
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
268
8.8
748
Ease of Use
8.6
311
8.7
1,492
Ease of Setup
8.2
255
8.2
1,072
Ease of Admin
8.5
154
8.6
189
Quality of Support
9.0
264
8.8
703
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
153
9.0
192
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
258
9.2
738
Features by Category
Budget Creation
8.8
161
8.5
48
9.0
162
8.1
44
8.8
162
8.6
47
8.8
154
8.3
48
8.4
134
7.8
47
9.0
159
7.9
45
Budget Management
9.1
145
8.4
46
8.9
143
8.3
42
8.8
148
8.9
43
Forecasting
9.1
154
9.0
43
8.9
149
Feature Not Available
8.9
146
Feature Not Available
8.9
148
Feature Not Available
6.6
70
7.4
33
Analytics
8.9
151
Feature Not Available
9.1
149
Feature Not Available
8.9
143
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
6.0
15
8.1
6
6.0
15
8.1
6
6.2
15
8.1
6
Data Management
8.9
97
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
Reporting Structure
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
Standard Analytics
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
Custom Analytics
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.8
95
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Analysis
6.4
17
Not enough data
6.1
17
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
Platform
9.4
35
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.5
35
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
Reconciliation
8.9
75
|
Verified
8.3
203
|
Verified
9.1
77
|
Verified
8.5
214
|
Verified
8.8
66
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Reporting
9.0
81
|
Verified
8.6
244
|
Verified
8.6
75
|
Verified
8.6
234
8.9
81
|
Verified
8.5
218
|
Verified
Closing Process
8.8
67
|
Verified
8.2
200
|
Verified
8.6
59
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.9
70
|
Verified
8.4
198
|
Verified
AI - Financial Close
7.7
10
6.2
33
7.8
9
6.8
34
8.0
9
6.5
34
7.2
9
Feature Not Available
7.0
9
6.5
33
Audit Management
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.8
52
Regulatory Change Management
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Risk Management
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.3
47
Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Business Continuity Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.6
54
Services
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.8
46
Financial Planning
8.8
91
|
Verified
8.2
52
9.1
95
|
Verified
8.7
59
8.6
96
|
Verified
8.4
59
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
7.1
25
Feature Not Available
7.3
25
Feature Not Available
Financial Insight
9.3
115
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
110
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.2
112
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Data
8.3
104
|
Verified
8.1
62
8.3
109
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
113
|
Verified
8.8
60
8.8
105
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Status Communication
8.6
106
|
Verified
9.1
65
9.1
111
|
Verified
9.2
64
8.9
103
|
Verified
9.2
65
8.4
89
|
Verified
8.1
53
Resource Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Compliance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administrative
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ReportingHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
6.9
80
Data Collection
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
6.2
61
Reporting
Not enough data
6.6
61
Not enough data
7.2
60
Not enough data
7.7
62
Integration
Not enough data
7.1
59
Not enough data
7.4
63
Not enough data
6.9
61
Risk Management - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
7.3
51
Not enough data
6.7
51
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.7
49
Reporting - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
6.4
48
Not enough data
6.4
50
Not enough data
6.0
49
Not enough data
6.9
51
Not enough data
6.7
40
Agentic AI - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
186
Not enough data
7.1
185
Workflows - Audit Management
Not enough data
8.5
160
Not enough data
7.6
152
Not enough data
8.3
161
Not enough data
7.3
146
Not enough data
7.3
145
Documentation - Audit Management
Not enough data
7.7
146
Not enough data
7.4
147
Reporting & Analytics - Audit Management
Not enough data
8.0
148
Not enough data
7.9
148
Not enough data
7.9
148
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
23
Not enough data
6.8
24
Platform AI Features - Policy Management
Not enough data
6.3
16
Not enough data
5.9
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reconciliation - Financial Reconciliation
8.8
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Audit - Financial Reconciliation
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
Integrations - Financial Reconciliation
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
User Permissions and Security - Financial Reconciliation
9.4
32
Not enough data
9.6
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Reconciliation
7.9
8
Not enough data
Emissions Tracking - Carbon Accounting
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Decarbonization - Carbon Accounting
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
13
Analytics - Carbon Accounting
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Integration - Carbon Accounting
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.3
14
Agentic AI - Carbon Accounting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
9.6
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Platform - Compensation Planning
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Additional Features - Compensation Planning
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
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
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Incentives
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
Personalization
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
Administrative
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Vena and Workiva are categorized as Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Close, and FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Unique Categories
Vena is categorized as Financial Reconciliation, Sales Planning, Financial Analysis, Sales Performance Management, Compensation Management, and Compensation Planning
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Vena
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workiva
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
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Financial Services
8.4%
Accounting
7.2%
Computer Software
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Other
65.2%
Accounting
12.5%
Financial Services
9.8%
Insurance
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.5%
Banking
5.5%
Other
61.2%
Discussions
How long does it take for Vena to sync the files?
2 Comments
GC
The integration we are using is automated with Netsuite and for Vena to be updated with the most recent actuals from Netsuite takes a few minutes, but I'm...Read more
What's the best way to create a truly dynamic input template?
1 Comment
AH
You have to map the choose options as their own measures and in a separate block. They have to be able to return independently from the the dimensions their...Read more
What is the maximum time to wait for synchronization of the information?
1 Comment
RT
Data is saved or synchronized almost instantaneously and team members simply have to refresh the template on their side to see the updated forecast.Read more
Can i ise this for upload charts?
1 Comment
CH
The Workiva platform includes the ability to import files from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. We import charts in Word and PowerPoint files as images...Read more
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