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Workday Adaptive Planning is the only solution that empowers finance to configure sophisticated, driver-based models, analyze unlimited scenarios, and use AI and machine learning to create predictive forecasts and gain enhanced insights. Partner with us today to drive fast, confident decisions.
Workday Adaptive Planning is the only solution that empowers finance to configure sophisticated, driver-based models, analyze unlimited scenarios,...

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • Chat
Excel is a spreadsheet management software program with data analysis tools to help users track and visualize data for greater insight and more ways to share data.
Excel is a spreadsheet management software program with data analysis tools to help users track and visualize data for greater insight and more ways...

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Starting from

Not provided by vendor

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Starting from

US$6.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Overall rating

4.5 /5
(219)

Ease of Use

4.2/ 5

Features

4.4/ 5

Customer Service

4.5/ 5

Value for Money

4.3/ 5

Overall rating

4.8 /5
(19,114)

Ease of Use

4.3/ 5

Features

4.7/ 5

Customer Service

4.3/ 5

Value for Money

4.6/ 5

Total features 134

  • "What If" Scenarios
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Analysis
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benchmarking
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Control
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Cash Management
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Committee Management
  • Competency Management
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Document Management
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • ERP integration
  • Employee Management
  • Event Management
  • Exception Reporting
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Consolidation & Close Management
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Manufacturers
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forecasting
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Management
  • General Ledger
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Historical Reporting
  • Idea Management
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Journal Entry Processing
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Marketing Calendar
  • Marketing Reports
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Projects
  • Notes Management
  • OLAP
  • Offline Access
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Planning Tools
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Productivity Tools
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Projections
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recruitment Management
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Roadmapping
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Scenario Planning
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scorecards
  • Search/Filter
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Tracking
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Succession Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visualization
  • Volunteer Management
  • Workflow Management

Total features 15

  • "What If" Scenarios
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Analysis
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benchmarking
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Control
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Cash Management
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Committee Management
  • Competency Management
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Document Management
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • ERP integration
  • Employee Management
  • Event Management
  • Exception Reporting
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Consolidation & Close Management
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Manufacturers
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forecasting
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Management
  • General Ledger
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Historical Reporting
  • Idea Management
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Journal Entry Processing
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Marketing Calendar
  • Marketing Reports
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Projects
  • Notes Management
  • OLAP
  • Offline Access
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Planning Tools
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Productivity Tools
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Projections
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recruitment Management
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Roadmapping
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Scenario Planning
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scorecards
  • Search/Filter
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Tracking
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Succession Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visualization
  • Volunteer Management
  • Workflow Management
  • 123FormBuilder
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Airtable
  • Alchemer
  • Any.do
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • CRM Analytics
  • Cascade Strategy
  • ClickFunnels
  • ClickUp
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • Discord
  • Dropbox Business
  • Dynamics 365
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • FastField
  • Firebase
  • Formidable Forms
  • Formsite
  • Formstack Documents
  • Freshdesk
  • GoCanvas
  • Google Contacts
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Gravity Forms
  • HubSpot CRM
  • InstaPage
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Kajabi
  • Knack
  • Landingi
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Mailchimp
  • ManyChat
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft To Do
  • Miro
  • MySQL
  • NetSuite
  • Ninja Forms
  • OneDrive
  • Oracle Cloud Financials
  • Paperform
  • Parserr
  • PayPal
  • Pipedrive
  • Pipefy
  • Podio
  • RingCentral Contact Center
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Todoist
  • Trello
  • Twilio
  • Twitter/X
  • Typeform
  • Unbounce
  • Venngage
  • WPForms
  • Wave
  • Webflow
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Zoho Forms
  • Zoom Workplace
  • mailparser.io
  • monday.com
  • 123FormBuilder
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Airtable
  • Alchemer
  • Any.do
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • CRM Analytics
  • Cascade Strategy
  • ClickFunnels
  • ClickUp
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • Discord
  • Dropbox Business
  • Dynamics 365
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • FastField
  • Firebase
  • Formidable Forms
  • Formsite
  • Formstack Documents
  • Freshdesk
  • GoCanvas
  • Google Contacts
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Gravity Forms
  • HubSpot CRM
  • InstaPage
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Kajabi
  • Knack
  • Landingi
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Mailchimp
  • ManyChat
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft To Do
  • Miro
  • MySQL
  • NetSuite
  • Ninja Forms
  • OneDrive
  • Oracle Cloud Financials
  • Paperform
  • Parserr
  • PayPal
  • Pipedrive
  • Pipefy
  • Podio
  • RingCentral Contact Center
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Squarespace
  • Stripe
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Todoist
  • Trello
  • Twilio
  • Twitter/X
  • Typeform
  • Unbounce
  • Venngage
  • WPForms
  • Wave
  • Webflow
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Zoho Forms
  • Zoom Workplace
  • mailparser.io
  • monday.com