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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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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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Rahul A P.
Exceptional Speed, Flexibility, and Integration for Enterprise Planning
Reviewed on Oct 29, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The TM1 engine delivers exceptionally fast in-memory data processing and supports complex calculations in real time. This capability makes it particularly well-suited for financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting, where both speed and accuracy are essential.
One of its standout features is flexibility—models can be tailored to reflect specific business logic or organizational structures, making it highly adaptable. It supports planning needs across both financial and operational domains, spanning multiple departments.
With Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX), users can continue working within Excel while benefiting from a centralized, governed data model. This integration bridges the familiarity of Excel for finance teams with the power of enterprise-level analytics.
The platform unifies planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes—including financial, workforce, and sales planning—within a single environment. This ensures consistency and alignment across all business units.
Data governance and security are robust, featuring role-based access controls and centralized management to maintain data integrity. The solution is trusted by large enterprises with complex structures.
Integration with IBM Cognos and other business intelligence tools enables seamless reporting and visualization. It can also connect with various analytics platforms and databases.
Scalability is another strength, as the system efficiently manages large data volumes for both mid-sized organizations and large enterprises without sacrificing performance.
Finally, the integration of IBM’s AI capabilities brings predictive forecasting and scenario modeling, supporting proactive rather than reactive decision-making.
One of its standout features is flexibility—models can be tailored to reflect specific business logic or organizational structures, making it highly adaptable. It supports planning needs across both financial and operational domains, spanning multiple departments.
With Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX), users can continue working within Excel while benefiting from a centralized, governed data model. This integration bridges the familiarity of Excel for finance teams with the power of enterprise-level analytics.
The platform unifies planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes—including financial, workforce, and sales planning—within a single environment. This ensures consistency and alignment across all business units.
Data governance and security are robust, featuring role-based access controls and centralized management to maintain data integrity. The solution is trusted by large enterprises with complex structures.
Integration with IBM Cognos and other business intelligence tools enables seamless reporting and visualization. It can also connect with various analytics platforms and databases.
Scalability is another strength, as the system efficiently manages large data volumes for both mid-sized organizations and large enterprises without sacrificing performance.
Finally, the integration of IBM’s AI capabilities brings predictive forecasting and scenario modeling, supporting proactive rather than reactive decision-making.
What do you dislike about the product?
-The ramp-up period for business-user adoption was considerable, largely because of the complexity involved in the model and rule logic. In Sales and Supply Chain, business rules, demand patterns, and SKUs change frequently.
-Users often find that updating TM1 models, dimensions, and rules for these changes can be time-consuming and technically complex, especially without strong developer support.
-Some end-user experiences, such as dashboarding and self-service visualizations, fell short of stakeholder expectations, especially when compared to more modern tools. Performance sometimes suffered as models increased in size and complexity, and ongoing maintenance—including documentation and managing rules and feeders—demanded dedicated resources.
-For smaller deployments, it is important to carefully consider the licensing and implementation costs and the effort required. Additionally, upgrades and ensuring compatibility between components like Excel add-ins, TM1 Web, and various security modes necessitate thorough planning and testing.
-Although one of the strengths is fast in-memory calculations, customers note that if models become very large/complex (many cubes, many feeders, very sparse combinations) performance can degrade
-Users often find that updating TM1 models, dimensions, and rules for these changes can be time-consuming and technically complex, especially without strong developer support.
-Some end-user experiences, such as dashboarding and self-service visualizations, fell short of stakeholder expectations, especially when compared to more modern tools. Performance sometimes suffered as models increased in size and complexity, and ongoing maintenance—including documentation and managing rules and feeders—demanded dedicated resources.
-For smaller deployments, it is important to carefully consider the licensing and implementation costs and the effort required. Additionally, upgrades and ensuring compatibility between components like Excel add-ins, TM1 Web, and various security modes necessitate thorough planning and testing.
-Although one of the strengths is fast in-memory calculations, customers note that if models become very large/complex (many cubes, many feeders, very sparse combinations) performance can degrade
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
-IBM Planning Analytics addresses complex and time-sensitive planning and forecasting needs in real time.
particularly within sales and supply chain operations. With its real-time calculations, planning cycles are significantly shortened, reducing the process from days or weeks to just a few hours. The platform’s centralized and consistent modeling improves the reliability of both sales and demand forecasts, leading to greater forecast accuracy. Organizations benefit from increased agility, allowing them to respond swiftly to market changes, supply chain disruptions, or sudden shifts in demand. Additionally, it helps optimize production and inventory levels, which in turn lowers carrying costs and improves resource utilization. The use of shared models and dashboards also fosters stronger collaboration and transparency among different departments.
particularly within sales and supply chain operations. With its real-time calculations, planning cycles are significantly shortened, reducing the process from days or weeks to just a few hours. The platform’s centralized and consistent modeling improves the reliability of both sales and demand forecasts, leading to greater forecast accuracy. Organizations benefit from increased agility, allowing them to respond swiftly to market changes, supply chain disruptions, or sudden shifts in demand. Additionally, it helps optimize production and inventory levels, which in turn lowers carrying costs and improves resource utilization. The use of shared models and dashboards also fosters stronger collaboration and transparency among different departments.
Nicolas M.
Innovative Data Integration, Needs Goal-Based Analysis Features
Reviewed on Oct 25, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It aims to reduce processing time and incorporate variables that current business models do not take into account, while also improving how data is prepared and integrated into the models.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the moment, I don’t program the tool myself; I focus on reviewing various model outputs and comparing them against our existing manual models. A potential improvement would be to enable goal-based analysis and present results at defined intervals, along with an assessment of their stationarity.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces the time needed to model various outcomes and enables the inclusion of variables that are challenging to incorporate through manual modeling processes.
Nilesh P.
IBM Planning Analytics: Driving Efficiency and Accuracy in Business Planning
Reviewed on Oct 24, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Planning Analytics stands out for its impressive blend of flexibility and performance. The integration of TM1 with a user-friendly interface enables real-time data analysis and supports quicker decision-making. I also value how easily I can create dynamic dashboards and carry out multidimensional modeling. Its automation features greatly minimize manual work, which enhances both efficiency and accuracy across planning, forecasting, and reporting tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
One aspect where IBM Planning Analytics could see improvement is in its user interface and the complexity of the initial setup. Although the tool offers robust capabilities, newcomers may struggle to navigate and set up models effectively without sufficient training. Furthermore, performance can occasionally lag when working with particularly large datasets. Improving the platform’s user-friendliness, as well as its documentation and troubleshooting resources, would help create a smoother and more efficient experience for all users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Planning Analytics is helping us solve several critical challenges related to budgeting, forecasting, and data consolidation. It eliminates the need for manual spreadsheet work, ensuring accuracy and consistency across departments. The platform’s real-time data integration and automation capabilities enable faster analysis and more informed decision-making. As a result, we’ve experienced improved collaboration, reduced turnaround times, and greater visibility into financial and operational performance across the organization.
Bill S.
TM1 Review
Reviewed on Oct 08, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility out of the box to develop and design whatever I need for our customers. multiple ways for users to interact with data
What do you dislike about the product?
Having trouble scaling complex calculations, especially with the inability to have a native "Average" function. Hard to keep up with new functionality being rolled out to customers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have been able to bring multiple siloed teams and processes together to have 1 integrated solution for our Business Management team. Allowed consistent forecasting and faster insights into collected data.
sifiso m.
infuse more AI capabilities into to streamline processes
Reviewed on Oct 08, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Mostly forecasting and budgeting, it is quite seamless and has quite a user friendly and easy to navigate user interface
What do you dislike about the product?
It is quite a powerful tool but could be even better with full AI infusion
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It eliminates the use of multiple sources such as excel in different locations where you could use excel in one location (PAFE). This makes it easier to retrieve data and present it seamlessly without taking much time