Planning leaders have spoken — and they choose Anaplan
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Anaplan delivers top-tier results in BARC’s The Planning Survey 25 — here’s what financial planning professionals need to know.
If you’re exploring planning platforms to modernize your integrated financial planning and analytics, don’t just take it from us — listen to your peers. Anaplan’s performance in BARC’s Planning Survey 25 sends a clear message: we’re delivering real value to finance teams around the world.
Based on responses from over 1,100 planning software users across 19 vendors, the BARC Planning Survey 25 zeroes in on what matters most for financial planning: flexibility, forecasting, ease of use, and business impact. With 14 top-ranked positions and 20 leading placements across three key peer groups, Anaplan stood out.
Top performance across the board
Anaplan earned top marks in categories that matter to today’s finance leaders and consistently outperformed competitors across all key peer groups.
Customers praised us for striking a rare balance — powerful, flexible functionality delivered on a platform that’s intuitive and easy to adopt.
“Anaplan stands out as a clear winner due to its unique combination of flexibility, scalability, and real-time data processing capabilities. Unlike legacy planning tools, Anaplan provides a cloud-based, in-memory platform. Its multi-dimensional modeling and intuitive, Excel-like interface make it adaptable to a wide range of use cases, from Financial Planning to Supply Chain Optimization.”
— Consultant, Banking and finance
Built for today’s financial planning professionals
Finance leaders need to plan fast, flexibly, and collaboratively — and Anaplan makes that possible. Survey participants consistently highlighted how well Anaplan adapts to their business.
As one finance engineering BSA in a large tech company put it, “Anaplan is quite flexible and allows you to implement a solution that is unique to your business.”
Forecasting and “what-if” scenario planning that’s actually usable
Forecasting shouldn’t be a black box, and with our solution, it isn’t. Ranked as a Leader in Predictive Planning, the platform empowers teams to model risks, test assumptions, and adapt with confidence. And for teams aiming to improve accuracy, the impact is undeniable: 100% of surveyed users said they achieved more precise and detailed planning with Anaplan.
“What I like most about Anaplan is its real-time, connected planning. It allows teams across Finance, HR, and Supply Chain to collaborate on a single live model, ensuring everyone works from a shared source of truth. The platform’s ‘what-if’ scenario modeling is also a game-changer, enabling quick analysis of best-case, worst-case, and custom scenarios.”
— Senior Model Builder and Solution Architect, IT
World-class customer support and innovation
Surveyed users also pointed to our commitment to ongoing innovation and customer success; areas that make a long-term difference.
“Anaplan is a great product with a wide range of powerful features and functionality. The platform is continuously improving, with regular enhancements. Customer Success (CS) partners are always available, and support tickets are generally resolved quickly.”
— IT employee, Consulting
“The new Polaris calculation engine is a godsend and makes the technical team’s life much easier for modeling.”
— Project manager for planning from business department, Banking and finance
Easy to use, fast to adopt
Our low-code platform puts powerful modeling in the hands of planners — not just IT. Whether you’re building models or using them to drive insight, the learning curve is minimal.
“One of Anaplan’s greatest strengths is its ability to empower relatively non-technical users to create models and connect disparate planning processes. The low-code/no-code environment is a significant advantage for Anaplan.”
— Project manager for planning from business department
And for teams drowning in complexity: 88% of surveyed users said Anaplan helped reduce planning complexity.
Planning satisfaction that speaks for itself
Anaplan earned some of the highest satisfaction scores in the entire survey:
- 96% achieved better planning quality
- 93% saw improved transparency and traceability
- 93% reduced the resources required for planning
- 97% of users say they’re satisfied with the platform
“Best option for our needs to integrate planning across our entire business.”
— Project manager for planning from IT, Manufacturing
Ready to see why Anaplan leads in financial planning?
The numbers speak for themselves. The voices of Anaplan users make them even louder. If you’re ready to rethink financial planning with a platform purpose-built for flexibility, forecasting, and real-time collaboration, now is the time to explore what Anaplan can do for your team.