# What is anaplan software?

What is anaplan software?

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- Posted at: about 4 years ago
- Author title: Pinned by G2 as a common question



## Comments
### Comment 1

Anaplan is a cloud-based planning tool designed to help organizations with integrated business planning. It allows organizations to build detailed, real-time models that is more intuitive.  Anaplan can be widely used across the industries in different areas that includes,

Sales. It can help with quota planning, sales forecasting and incentive compensation.
Information technology (IT). It can be used for Agile implementation and planning, IT financial management and cost transparency, and facilities management.
Finance. It can assist with CAPEX planning, financial consolidation, tax and treasury, and reporting and analysis.
Supply chain management. It can be used for predictive analytics, trade promotions planning and distribution requirements planning.

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- Posted at: over 1 year ago
- Author title: Master Anaplanner || Solution Architect || Jedox Specialist



### Comment 2

Anaplan is an advanced web-based enterprise platform for planning and performance management platform that runs in the cloud. It has marketing, sales, finance, human resources, and IT applications. By merging different data sources, building simulations and models, and collaborating in real-time, Anaplan may improve cooperation, assist people in reaching better decisions, and streamline company processes.

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- Posted at: about 3 years ago



### Comment 3

Anaplan is a planning platform that which can be used for a variety of use cases.  Anything you can do in Excel, you can do at scale in Anaplan.  This is not a niche/out of the box solution but rather a platform that allows for configuration around your organizations planning needs. 

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- Posted at: about 4 years ago
- Author title: Manager, Tech Lead



### Comment 4

Anaplan is a market-leading, cloud-native, enterprise SaaS company, transforming how enterprises across industries see, plan, and drive business performance. Powered by our proprietary Polaris Calculation Engine™ and Hyperblock® technology, our platform lets customers model “what-if” scenarios, contextualize current performance in real time, and forecast future outcomes for faster, more confident decisions.

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- Posted at: about 4 years ago
- Author title: Business Solutions Manager at Kellogg Company




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