My favourite aspect about Abacum is that it’s really easy to get up and running so quickly on it. During the onboarding cycle, we received really great training and support from the team. They specifically looked at various use cases for our business and helped problem solve efficient ways to really get us to where we needed to be. Abacum Academy training is also very helpful for creating power users in our organization and enabling us to use Abacum to its full capabilities. It’s really helpful for new individuals on our team to have structured training on Abacum, so that when they come in, they understand the syntax and how the formulas need to be built to create most efficient models. It is also really helpful for creating various scenarios to achieve scenarios for different users, which are all controlled by user permissions. The Abacum Admin MCP is very helpful for analysis in Claude and helps us document changes and results to various stakeholders.

We implemented Abacum for financial and business intelligence reporting, consolidating multiple data sources into a single dashboard. Our use case was particularly complex. Abacum handled this complexity with ease. The ROI was nearly immediate. We significantly reduced our close time, and within minutes of closing the books, we publish customized reports for stakeholders at every level of the organization — without them needing to come back to finance for additional cuts of the data. The platform surfaced data inconsistencies we hadn't caught before, which our Abacum implementation team helped us resolve, ensuring more accurate reporting going forward. There was a learning curve, but the implementation team was excellent. Over roughly eight weeks, they helped us get fully comfortable building models and spaces on our own. By the time implementation wrapped, we were completely self-sufficient. That level of support made a real difference.

I like using Abacum for financial planning and analysis, especially how it helps in sharing financial data with heads of department. The spaces and role-based access control are great because they allow us to share financial data with specific people, ensuring that the information is relevant to them and their department. During the initial setup, we had support from two members of Abacum who were mostly readily available, which was really helpful despite the steep learning curve.