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Compare Anaplan and Workday Adaptive Planning 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Anaplan
Star Rating
(403)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(275)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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- Users report that Workday Adaptive Planning excels in its versioning capabilities, scoring a remarkable 9.3, which allows for seamless tracking of changes in budget plans. In contrast, Anaplan's versioning feature received a lower score of 8.7, indicating that users may find it less robust for managing multiple iterations of plans.
- Reviewers mention that Anaplan shines in its forecasting capabilities, particularly with a forward-looking score of 9.0, which is higher than Workday's score of 8.1. This suggests that Anaplan may provide more accurate and insightful forecasts, a critical feature for businesses focused on strategic planning.
- G2 users highlight that Workday Adaptive Planning has a strong focus on budget hierarchies, scoring 8.3, which allows for detailed budget structuring. Anaplan, however, outperforms in this area with a score of 8.8, indicating that users may find it easier to manage complex budget structures within Anaplan.
- Users on G2 report that Anaplan's data collection capabilities for supply chain planning are superior, with a score of 8.0 compared to Workday's 8.4. This suggests that Anaplan may offer more comprehensive tools for gathering and analyzing supply chain data, which is essential for operational efficiency.
- Reviewers say that Workday Adaptive Planning's ease of setup is rated at 7.3, which may pose challenges for new users. In contrast, Anaplan's ease of setup score of 8.1 indicates a more user-friendly onboarding experience, making it a better choice for organizations looking to implement quickly.
- Users report that Anaplan's reporting capabilities are slightly better, with a score of 8.1 compared to Workday's 8.0. This suggests that Anaplan may provide more flexible and comprehensive reporting options, which can be crucial for businesses needing to present data effectively to stakeholders.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Anaplan
Essential
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Essential capabilities to support basic planning and modeling. Best for small, mid-market.
- Self-service connections
- Classic engine
- UX Collaboration
Workday Adaptive Planning
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
283
8.4
246
Ease of Use
8.6
287
8.1
249
Ease of Setup
8.1
260
7.3
146
Ease of Admin
8.3
258
8.0
151
Quality of Support
8.2
279
8.1
224
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
251
8.4
150
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
261
8.8
246
Features by Category
Analytics
8.5
80
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
Warehouse Management
8.4
78
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.3
76
Not enough data
7.9
75
Not enough data
Collaborate
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
Logistics
7.8
88
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Budget Creation
8.5
132
8.3
18
8.9
132
8.3
17
8.8
133
9.2
17
9.1
133
7.7
18
8.7
131
7.5
18
9.0
129
8.7
18
Budget Management
8.3
128
7.8
17
8.8
128
7.7
17
7.3
126
7.4
17
Forecasting
8.4
129
8.1
17
8.9
127
8.1
17
8.7
126
8.2
17
8.9
128
8.3
17
5.6
99
6.1
16
Analytics
8.6
127
7.5
17
8.7
128
8.6
17
9.0
123
8.1
17
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
63
Not enough data
7.4
60
Not enough data
6.6
65
Not enough data
8.0
70
Not enough data
7.1
59
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
7.5
63
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
7.3
65
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
7.3
42
Not enough data
6.7
42
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
161
Not enough data
7.8
154
Not enough data
7.6
143
Not enough data
8.7
162
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
7.6
146
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.2
161
Not enough data
Reconciliation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Closing Process
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Close
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
9.0
95
|
Verified
7.9
67
|
Verified
8.1
99
|
Verified
8.0
83
|
Verified
8.0
100
|
Verified
7.3
79
|
Verified
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
9.2
103
|
Verified
8.7
147
|
Verified
9.3
106
|
Verified
8.5
147
|
Verified
9.4
105
|
Verified
8.5
147
|
Verified
Data
7.6
103
|
Verified
7.6
109
|
Verified
8.1
102
|
Verified
7.8
122
|
Verified
7.8
92
8.0
140
|
Verified
6.5
98
|
Verified
7.6
124
|
Verified
Status Communication
8.1
97
|
Verified
8.1
125
|
Verified
8.6
103
|
Verified
8.6
141
|
Verified
8.7
103
|
Verified
8.3
129
|
Verified
8.0
92
|
Verified
7.4
83
|
Verified
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ReportingHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
7.0
11
Data Collection
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
6.4
7
Reporting
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.1
7
Risk Management - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Planning - Workforce Planning
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Human Resources - Workforce Planning
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
7.3
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
72
Not enough data
Personalization
7.0
72
Not enough data
8.2
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administrative
8.1
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
71
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
161
Not enough data
7.8
154
Not enough data
7.6
143
Not enough data
8.7
162
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
7.6
146
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.2
161
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.5
116
Not enough data
7.2
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
96
Not enough data
7.7
97
Not enough data
7.6
91
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
86
Not enough data
7.2
95
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Anaplan and Workday Adaptive Planning are categorized as Budgeting and Forecasting, Sales Planning, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), and Workforce Planning
Unique Categories
Anaplan is categorized as Sales & Ops Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Financial Close, Compensation Management, Sales Performance Management, and Workforce Management
Workday Adaptive Planning is categorized as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Anaplan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workday Adaptive Planning
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Consulting
12.2%
Management Consulting
8.9%
Computer Software
5.3%
Other
47.5%
Computer Software
16.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Financial Services
6.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.6%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Other
57.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Anaplan
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Paul P.
Verified User in Consulting
Excel is great when you are working by yourself, but as you start to collaborate with colleagues and add enterprise-level amounts of data the cracks start to show. Anaplan gives you the same flexibility to build whatever you need, but with enterprise-level...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Financial Services
Anaplan does not integrate seamlessly with third party platforms given its limited API. Therefore, it is difficult to sync data between Anaplan and our Snowflake data warehouse in real-time. However, we are able to schedule data syncs between the two...
Workday Adaptive Planning
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Milan P.
Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
-Adaptive Planning is easily accessible as it is web browser based, therefore can be accessed anywhere in the world. -A single tool which can be used for company wide budgeting, and can be catered for each company no matter how complex or simple the...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
During the setup process, it can sometimes be hard to find answers to your questions. The usual reflex, for most people, is to google a question you have, however answers are hard to come by on Google. Instead, we are often refered to Adaptive's own...
Paul P.
Verified User in Consulting
Excel is great when you are working by yourself, but as you start to collaborate with colleagues and add enterprise-level amounts of data the cracks start to show. Anaplan gives you the same flexibility to build whatever you need, but with enterprise-level...
Milan P.
Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
-Adaptive Planning is easily accessible as it is web browser based, therefore can be accessed anywhere in the world. -A single tool which can be used for company wide budgeting, and can be catered for each company no matter how complex or simple the...
Verified User in Financial Services
Anaplan does not integrate seamlessly with third party platforms given its limited API. Therefore, it is difficult to sync data between Anaplan and our Snowflake data warehouse in real-time. However, we are able to schedule data syncs between the two...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
During the setup process, it can sometimes be hard to find answers to your questions. The usual reflex, for most people, is to google a question you have, however answers are hard to come by on Google. Instead, we are often refered to Adaptive's own...
Discussions
How is anaplan different?
5 comments
RM
Anaplan is a blank model when you start with but you can implement anything using Anaplan tool. Implementation duration can be very less in implementing in...Read more
What is anaplan software?
4 comments
KL
Anaplan is a cloud-based planning tool designed to help organizations with integrated business planning. It allows organizations to build detailed, real-time...Read more
Anaplan uses a proprietary in-memory database called Hyperblock.
2 comments
SK
Anaplan users Hyperblock technology for in-memory database calculations.
Some additional information is available here:...Read more
Workday Adaptive Planning has no discussions with answers
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