# What’s the best FP&A software for a mid-sized SaaS company that needs solid forecasting and scenario planning?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’m trying to evaluate what’s the <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/fp-a-financial-planning-analysis">best FP&amp;A software</a> for a mid-sized SaaS company that needs solid forecasting and scenario planning? The challenge here seems to be balancing flexibility with usability. SaaS companies often need driver-based models but also need tools that finance teams can manage without heavy technical support.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Drivetrain, Planful, and Datarails often come up in this context. Here are the tools I’ve been evaluating:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/drivetrain-drivetrain/reviews">Drivetrain</a> (4.8/5 on G2): Scales with complexity while remaining intuitive for users. It’s particularly strong for reporting and extended planning.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/planful/reviews">Planful </a>(4.3/5 on G2): A more traditional FP&amp;A platform that offers solid forecasting capabilities without being overly complex.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/datarails/reviews">Datarails</a> (4.6/5 on G2): Useful for teams that want to improve forecasting while staying close to Excel workflows.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/vena/reviews">Vena</a> (4.5/5 on G2): Another strong option for Excel-centric teams, especially where finance wants control without relying heavily on engineering.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/liveflow/reviews">LiveFlow </a>(4.9/5 on G2): Interesting for SaaS teams that want real-time data integration (especially with accounting tools) feeding directly into forecasts.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">If you are a part of a mid-sized SaaS team, what's more important in practice: speed of iteration on scenarios, accuracy of forecasts, or ease of maintaining the model?</p>

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## Comments
### Comment 1

For pure forecasting depth, Workday Adaptive Planning and Anaplan lead most evaluations. If you want something that&#39;s powerful but won&#39;t take 6 months to implement, Mosaic has a faster time to value for SaaS metrics specifically — ARR, NRR, headcount planning all baked in. Casual is also soemthing to consider. I&#39;d suggest looking at reviews on G2 for these and decide based on what you need

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### Comment 2

&lt;p&gt;Explore how &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.g2.com/compare/drivetrain-drivetrain-vs-planful&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Drivetrain compares to Planful&lt;/a&gt; as models become more complex.&lt;/p&gt;

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