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Gain business agility while breaking down departmental silos with better, more predictive planning forecasts with IBM Planning Analytics as a Service.
Overview
Transform your business decision-making with unparalleled precision and foresight. With IBM Planning Analytics, you can plan, predict, partner, and prosper. Because better planning starts when everyone and everything is in sync. Automate and unify planning across the business so your team can stay ahead of the curve, drive efficiency, forecast without the guesswork, and capitalize on every opportunity. Turn AI-driven business predictions into action and harness the collective intelligence of your entire organization in one flexible and governed integrated business platform, so no opportunity for sustainable growth is missed.
Planning Analytics as a Service offers three tiers: Essentials, Standard and Premium. Essentials is designed for small teams who want to create faster, more accurate plans and forecasts. Uncover deep insights and adjust plans in real-time without having to export data to other tools. Standard is built for companies that want to confidently turn AI driven business predictions into actions. With all the features of our Essentials tier included, you can anticipate outcomes, plan smarter, pivot quickly, and adapt to changing demands with trusted insights. Premium is for large enterprises that want to automate and unify integrated business planning across their organization. With all the features of our standard tier included, you can harness the collective intelligence of your entire organization and prepare for tomorrow with an AI-powered, flexible, and governed planning solution that can manage your business complexities. For Standard or Premium Pricing or customized pricing, please contact your IBM Sales Representative (https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/signup?formid=MAIL-dataaiplanninganalytics ), Business Partner or visit us at: https://www.ibm.com/products/planning-analyticsÂ
Guided planning Ensure a smooth, streamlined planning process with managed and governed workflows. With just a few clicks, create customized applications, invite participants, define submission requirements, assign due dates, and easily monitor the progress of plan activities.
Predictive forecasting Get accurate and timely forecasts with embedded predictive forecasting capabilities. Leverage the power of statistical and predictive analytics to analyze historical data and identify trends and patterns.
Multidimensional analysis Dive deep into large, historical, and future-oriented data sets to gain valuable insights and uncover hidden opportunities. Explore data from various angles to make strategic decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of your business
Advanced self-service modeling With Workbench Modeling, analysts can create and maintain sophisticated financial models without relying on IT support. Measure the impact of decisions before making them to ensure informed and proactive decision-making with what-if scenario functionality.
Highlights
- Anticipate Trends: Stay ahead of the curve by identifying market trends and emerging opportunities, enabling you to make proactive decisions.
- Enhance Collaboration: Foster collaboration among your teams with real-time data sharing and collaborative planning tools, breaking down silos and boosting productivity.
- Visit https://www.ibm.com/products/planning-analytics/pricing?mpid=aws to access more information about our pricing estimator and product editions
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
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Essentials | 5 Users, 16GB RAM | $9,900.00 |
Standard | 10 Users, 32GB RAM | $19,800.00 |
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Predictive Analytics
Embedded predictive forecasting capabilities using statistical and predictive analytics to analyze historical data and identify trends and patterns
Workflow Management
Managed and governed workflows with customizable application creation, participant invitation, submission requirements, and progress monitoring
Multidimensional Data Analysis
Advanced data exploration across large historical and future-oriented datasets from multiple perspectives to uncover strategic insights
Self-Service Modeling
Workbench Modeling enables analysts to create and maintain sophisticated financial models without IT support, including what-if scenario functionality
AI-Driven Planning
AI-powered integrated business planning platform that enables automated and unified planning across organizational departments
Machine Learning Forecasting
Advanced forecasting capabilities using machine learning via Amazon Forecast integration to generate predictive models based on internal and external data factors
Enterprise Collaboration Platform
Cloud-based environment enabling real-time collaboration and connection across multiple organizational departments and business functions
Scenario Planning Technology
Flexible modeling capabilities that automate and structure financial and operational solutions for comprehensive business performance management
Cross-Functional Data Integration
Unified platform connecting people, data, and planning processes across finance, sales, supply chain, marketing, HR, and operations
Strategic Planning Automation
Dynamic modeling solutions for workforce planning, talent strategy, compensation modeling, and strategic business execution
Data Integration
Seamless integration with multiple cloud data sources including Amazon Redshift, RDS, EMR, S3, Athena, SAP HANA, and other enterprise databases
Analytics Engine
Cloud-scale in-place analytics that leverages underlying data source capabilities for real-time data access without pre-loading data into platform memory
Machine Learning Capabilities
Embedded machine learning algorithms and scripting for advanced data science and complex business problem analysis
Data Preparation
Automatic data modeling, formula generation, and interactive visualization creation with integrated data science capabilities
Security Framework
Role-based data and content access control with centralized governance, multi-tenancy, and single sign-on authentication mechanisms
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YAGO D.
IBM's planning changed my life
Reviewed on Jul 15, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I joined CTI and met Tm1; with the arrival of Planning, all the changes we can offer to clients have changed my perspective on business.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some tools that are easy and practical to use in Excel are still not available in planning, and their limitation for creating Dashboards.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has increased the possibilities of solutions that we can help work on for the client.
Sandra R.
Help with the monthly closing
Reviewed on Jul 02, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most is the agility it brings to the monthly closing. The automation of allocation rules, reassignments, and consolidation allows us to close the numbers more quickly and securely. Additionally, we can validate the information in real-time, which reduces rework.
What do you dislike about the product?
During the closing, any slowdown in the environment can impact the schedule, especially with many users accessing simultaneously. The performance could be more stable during peak times, such as in the last business days of the month.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves the problem of lack of standardization and delays in information gathering for closing. Before, we relied on spreadsheets sent by email and a lot of manual reconciliation. Now, everything is done directly in the tool, with traceability, consistency, and much less operational effort.
Edson M.
Different angles of analysis and with agility
Reviewed on Jul 02, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What pleases me the most is the ability to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. The multidimensional structure allows for exploring information from different angles with agility, which is essential for quick and well-founded decisions.
What do you dislike about the product?
Despite its robustness, sometimes the PAW interface could be more intuitive, especially for non-technical users. Some functions are hidden or require too many clicks, which delays the user experience in simple tasks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Resolve the slowness in data consolidation and eliminates the insecurity caused by mismatched spreadsheet versions. Now we have a single source of truth, which strengthens the consistency of analyses and improves alignment between areas.
Carlos G.
Challenge to start using, then it's great
Reviewed on Jul 02, 2025
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What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to create custom and interactive dashboards in PAW, which greatly facilitates the communication of results with other areas of the company. The automation of processes also helps to reduce errors and gain efficiency.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial learning curve is relatively steep, especially for users who are not familiar with the concept of cubes or with the logic of rules and feeders. This can hinder adoption by areas outside of controlling.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The tool solves the problem of decentralization of information and the difficulty of maintaining consistent versions. Now we have a single environment with always updated data, which brings more confidence to the analyses and greatly facilitates corporate performance governance.
Andreia B.
Ease in deliveries and analysis
Reviewed on Jul 02, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like the flexibility that the tool offers to build custom models, tailored to the specific needs of the business. The integration with Excel via PAfE greatly facilitates data analysis and contributes to the autonomy of the controlling team in their daily activities. The performance for real-time calculations and simulations is also a strong point.
What do you dislike about the product?
Memory management and server resource consumption can be a challenge, especially in environments with large volumes of data. Additionally, the startup process of the SDATA service is not very transparent — the logs do not clearly indicate when there is reprocessing of feeders or how long the service will take to be fully available again.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Planning Analytics addresses the challenge of consolidating data from multiple areas into a single, integrated environment, allowing for fast, secure, and standardized analyses. This significantly reduces the time spent on manual spreadsheets and increases the reliability of the information used in performance management. Additionally, the ability to simulate scenarios and make projections quickly supports the company's strategic decision-making.