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Catalyst Reviews (20)

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Users consistently praise the ease of use and integration with Excel, which simplifies data management and reporting. Many appreciate how it enables quick access to insights and supports real-time data analysis, enhancing decision-making across departments. However, some note that the setup process can be challenging and may require significant time and knowledge to fully utilize the software.
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KW
Plant Controller
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"The Catalyst experience has been great"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Easy navigation. Accurate reporting. Information is in one place and easy to retrieve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Catalyst is a very good tool and I am very happy withnthe program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
AF
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"User Friendly Software"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Catalyst is extremely user-friendly for profitability analysis and forecasting. It takes minimal time to train new users and provides valuable information quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

The only dislike is after software updates there are often glitches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"I think this is a great financial system but not user friendly from a sales perspective approach"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

I like that it can be used for both a forecasting tool and a POS reporting tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

I dislike that it is not very user friendly when trying to create sales reports to refresh. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Will Flor of Catalyst
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I'm glad to know you're getting value out of having shipment, forecast, and POS data all in Catalyst, but certainly would like to help with getting data out of Catalyst in a more efficient way. If you reach out to support@ebmsoftware.com and reference your review, someone on our Customer Success team will reach out to see how we can help!

Verified User in Industrial Automation
AI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Overall it is easy to work with"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

That it is in pivot format and the team is easy to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Good but a bit clunky with the continual logins and getting kicked out of excel all together. Hierarchies can be a bit difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CR
Director of Accounting
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Timely Financial Analysis at your fingertips"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Ability to pull multiple data sets in real time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Lag time synching to our ERP system NetSuite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
AF
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Catalyst is neat but very quirky"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

I like the fact that you can pull data from multiple systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Most people seem to be afraid of it because it requires a lot of time and knowledge to work and build valuable reports in Catalyst Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Will Flor of Catalyst
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Thank you so much for your feedback! The last thing we want is for anyone to be tentative to use the product or create reports and analysis, so we'd love to get you over that hump. If you send a note to support@ebmsoftware.com and reference your review, someone on our Customer Success team will reach out to set up some time with you and anyone on your team.

MK
Director of Financial Projects
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"I love cubes"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Ease of Use / Versatility / Integration with other applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

1 day lag between our ERP and Catalyst and setting up multiple upload in the middle of the day created various issues when updating cubes etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Great tool for all departments! Easy to use!"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

The data table is very easy to mainpulate and structure to fit your personal needs! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

It takes a little time to load and needs constant updating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Finally a Finance Platform thats Robust and Easy to Use...and made by People that know Finance!"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Integration with excel making it intuitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Almost entirely pivot table driven but workarounds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Good for Data summary & consolidation"
What do you like best about Catalyst?

Visualizations of data in a dashboard format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Catalyst?

Certain data points in the EBM export are not intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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