Planful Reviews in May 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

"Modeling Functionality Driving results"

What do you like best about Planful? Flexibility to use Modeling for complex calculations and allocations that can then be pushed back into the core applications. What do you dislike about Planful? Nothing at this point. Just getting started What problems is Planful solving and how is that benefiting you? More efficient distribution of performance results to key stakeholders

"Solid EPM platform that has matured over the past two years"

What do you like best? I like that HA is focusing on developing the modeling platform. Our company has many potential use cases for modeling and we are excited to see how this product will mature. What do you dislike? Rigidity of Planning forms as they are cumbersome to maintain. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Allocation calculations have been automated saving us several hours each planning cycle.

"Speed and Flexibility"

What do you like best about Planful? Amazingly fast! Amazingly flexible! tool to use when retrieving data. What do you dislike about Planful? Unavailability of examples in reporting or other tools. What problems is Planful solving and how is that benefiting you? Mainly reporting

"Excellent Reporting"

What do you like best about Planful? The most helpful features are having multiple platforms to run reports of our data. The cloud based reporting is quick and easy to use and update. Spotlight XL allows us to provide the same data to our team in a format that they are used to seeing. What do you dislike about Planful? The biggest problem I have had with Host is the program is not intuitive. We had problems with creating new scenarios and were not able to quickly fix our problems. However, ...

"Modeling Functionality Driving results"

What do you like best about Planful? Flexibility to use Modeling for complex calculations and allocations that can then be pushed back into the core applications. What do you dislike about Planful? Nothing at this point. Just getting started What problems is Planful solving and how is that benefiting you? More efficient distribution of performance results to key stakeholders

"Solid EPM platform that has matured over the past two years"

What do you like best? I like that HA is focusing on developing the modeling platform. Our company has many potential use cases for modeling and we are excited to see how this product will mature. What do you dislike? Rigidity of Planning forms as they are cumbersome to maintain. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Allocation calculations have been automated saving us several hours each planning cycle.

"I Love Perform2019"

What do you like best about Planful? I was happy to hear how Host has evolved in the past year and half since our implementation in 2017. What do you dislike about Planful? There is nothing that I dislike about Host What problems is Planful solving and how is that benefiting you? Easing the budgeting and forecasting process for our department users; Giving department leaders to have real time actual vs budget reports

"Budgeting & Financial Reporting"

What do you like best about Planful? The ease of use of the Host Analytics software to move from Excel based budgeting and reporting to this platform. What do you dislike about Planful? I do not have any real dislikes of the software other than my own learning curve to use of the system. What problems is Planful solving and how is that benefiting you? We have solved our problem of budgeting to a budget to budgeting to our actual. We have realized the benefits of moving from Excel based ...

"Great application that has helped our FP&A team tremendously "

What do you like best about Planful? I like how it increases the transparency with our business partners. It offers real-time access to their budget, forecasts and monthly results. The drill-through feature is great to help with inquiries and variance explanations. What do you dislike about Planful? There are a few bugs that require you to refresh the report or template. Recommendations to others considering Planful: Understand your needs and what you are looking to obtain from the ...

"great forecasting and reporting tool"

What do you like best? ability to share the forecasting process throughout the organization What do you dislike? it can take a long time to bet set up correctly What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? able to forecast and budget faster