Anaplan named the most ‘Exemplary’ vendor in both 2025 ISG Software Research Buyers Guides™ for Supply Chain Planning and Sales & Operations Planning

These notable recognitions by leading analyst firm ISG reflect the company’s strengths in both product innovation and customer experience.

MIAMI, FL – Anaplan, the leading scenario planning and analysis platform for enterprise decision-making, today announced it has been named the most ‘Exemplary’ among 21 vendors in both 2025 ISG Buyers Guides™ for Supply Chain Planning and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). These first-ever reports from ISG highlight the top software technology providers helping enterprises build more agile, resilient, and responsive supply chains.

“Enterprises benefit from supply chain planning software in multiple ways. Because these solutions provide real-time data and insights, it enables enterprises to make informed decisions faster, allowing them to respond quickly to changes in markets, economies or any factor that can disrupt conditions,” explains, Robert Kugel, Executive Director, Business Research, ISG Software Research. “Similarly, the software can help identify potential risks and disruptions in the supply chain. By simulating various scenarios and planning for contingencies, companies can mitigate risks and ensure business continuity. All of which promotes enhanced efficiency and productivity, thereby reducing costs, especially for inventory holding costs, transportation, logistics and production.”

ISG (Nasdaq: III) is a global technology research and advisory firm, trusted by more than 900 clients, including 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, to help maximize the value of their technology investments and shape their digital strategies. ISG Buyers Guides are the distillation of the market and product research efforts by ISG. This year, Supply Chain Planning and Sales and Operations Planning are the firm’s first reports dedicated to this space, offering a deep analysis of top vendors helping organizations navigate today’s supply chain complexity.

Anaplan’s placement in the ‘Exemplary’ quadrants reflects the company’s ability to meet rigorous criteria across seven key categories. Five are product experience related: usability, manageability, relia­bility, adaptability and capability, and two are customer experience related: provider validation and total cost of ownership, and return on investment (TCO/ROI). According to ISG, Anaplan was specifically recognized in the Supply Chain Planning Buyers Guide for:

• Ranking 1st overall in ‘Customer Experience,’ with #1 Leader status across both the Validation and TCO/ROI categories
• Ranking 2nd overall in ‘Product Experience,’ with Leader status across four of the five categories: Capability, Manageability, Reliability, Usability

“This latest recognition by ISG only reconfirms what we are hearing and seeing in the marketplace and from our customer base,” said EJ Tavella, SVP of Supply Chain Planning at Anaplan. “Our solutions help supply chain leaders align with the business and drive common goals, which translates into real-world, tangible results such as improved margins and increased customer satisfaction. Some of the world’s largest and most complex companies use Anaplan’s supply chain scenario-modeling, advanced analytics and machine learning to achieve greater demand forecast accuracy, better anticipate customer needs, and reduce the risk of overstocking or stock-outs. Given today’s ever-changing macroeconomic environment, the ability to pivot quickly is a huge competitive advantage.”    

Anaplan’s AI-infused platform helps organizations integrate demand, supply, inventory, and financial planning to quickly run dynamic “what-if” scenarios and respond with agility to today’s volatile market. With real-time data and predictive insights, teams can align operational plans to strategic goals, optimize inventory and logistics, and collaborate effectively across departments using a single platform. The company’s comprehensive suite of supply chain solutions are designed for rapid deployment and scalability and includes:

• Demand planning: Increase forecast accuracy with AI-infused models to better anticipate customer demand
• Rough cut capacity planning: Balance critical resource capacities against demand requirements.
• Inventory planning: Manage inventory investment with service-level goals across your entire network
• Production planning: Align manufacturing capacity with shifting supply and demand
• Statistical forecasting: Detect anomalies detection, segment products, and automate a recommendation engine to help tailor forecasts for end users.
• Merchandise financial planning: Align merchandise, pricing, and inventory strategies with financial targets to drive agile, profitable retail planning
• Integrated business planning: Connect long-term strategic plans with operational and financial plans in one environment

For more information on Anaplan’s leadership in the supply chain market, explore the dedicated supply chain research page, or access the 2025 ISG Supply Chain Buyers Guide directly. 

About Anaplan

Anaplan is the only scenario planning and analysis platform designed to optimize decision-making in today’s complex business environment so that enterprises can outpace their competition and the market. By building connections and collaboration across organizational silos, our platform intelligently surfaces key insights — so businesses can make the right decisions, right now.

More than 2,500 of the world’s best brands continually optimize their decision-making by planning with Anaplan. To learn more, visit www.anaplan.com.