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Cashflow forecasting software for accountants and businesses

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Forecast 5 - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Forecast 5 overview

What is Forecast 5?

Forecast 5 is a purpose-built forecasting and budgeting tool, designed to ease the budgeting process for Chartered Accountants, Non-Profits and Private Corporations alike.

Currently a desktop solution but working towards a cloud version, Forecast 5 encourages integrations to financial software, such as Xero, MYOB Advanced, Sage 50 Accounts, and more, to import historical data, build your budget, forecast forward and generate the financial outputs you need. Then entering your month on month actuals is as simple as clicking a button.

With not only your standard financial reports, Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Funds Flow, Forecast 5 gives you even more. Including Variance reports for each standard report so you can see how your actual months are tracking against your original budget. And schedule reports such as Employee, Loan, Tax, Fixed Assets and Assumptions.

Forecast 5 also has the ability to create what if scenarios (and report on these scenarios) so you can understand all possible outcomes for your business.

And don't forget about extending (up to 15 years if you needed), consolidating multiple entities (even those with different currencies) and amending your data for future years to accommodate for fluctuations in costs or sales.

Forecast 5 has you covered from every angle!

Key benefits of using Forecast 5

Integrations to financial software to remove double-entry.

Built-in reporting so you can get the reports you need quickly.

Actual entry and variance reports, letting you see where your cash has been and where it is are going and how you can get there.

What If scenarios allow you prepare for all situations that could affect your business.

Starting price

NZ$
1600per user /
per year

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Forecast 5’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Forecast 5 reviews

Overall rating

3.8

/5

20

Positive reviews

75

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7.1/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

3

12

4

0

1

Pros
“So easy to use even for the non-Accountant with lots of functionality. What impresses me most is both the support received and that they continue to develop it in collaboration with their customers.”
SM

Shane M.

General Manager

“It is one of the simplest budgeting and forecasting software products I have used and compare favourably with other budgeting software like TM1.”
SS

Sandra S.

Sandra Scholtz

“Ones you know how to use it it's very helpful with planing being able to look at different options and see the possible outcome. Very helpful with projecting cash flow.”
AG

Aldona G.

Finance & operations manager

Cons
“Too many issues, lack of some basic features, and really poor support.”
DT

David T.

CEO

“Relatively expensive for what in small companies may get limited and sometimes only annual use.”

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“Not easy to get training, expensive for training and annual charges.”
BG

Brian G.

Accountant

Who uses Forecast 5?

Based on 20 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Accounting
Financial Services
Computer Software
Construction
Others

Use cases

Budgeting
Financial Reporting

Forecast 5's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Forecast 5 users:

"What if" scenarios
General ledger
Multi-Currency
Profit/Loss statement
Version control
Self-Service reporting

All Forecast 5 features

Features rating:

Accounting
Budgeting/Forecasting
Consolidation/Roll-Up
Data import/export
Forecasting
Income & balance sheet
Multi-Company
Multi-Department/Project
Reporting/Analytics
Cash management
Asset lifecycle management
Expense tracking
Third-Party integrations
Visual analytics

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Forecast 5 pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Base

NZ$

1,600

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 1 X User
  • 25 Forecasts
  • Online Training
  • Support

Advanced

NZ$

2,400

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 1 X Integration
  • 1 X User
  • 25 Consolidations
  • 50 Forecasts
  • Network Capability
  • Online Training
  • Support

All In

NZ$

3,250

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 100 Forecasts
  • 2 X Integration
  • 2 X User
  • 50 Consolidations
  • Network Capability
  • Online Training
  • Report Views
  • Support

Ulitimate

NZ$

4,250

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • 200 Forecasts
  • 3 X User
  • 75 Consolidations
  • Admin Pack
  • All Integrations
  • Contract Retentions
  • Network Capability
  • Online Training
  • Report Views
  • Support

User opinions about Forecast 5 price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Forecast 5's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“So easy to use even for the non-Accountant with lots of functionality. What impresses me most is both the support received and that they continue to develop it in collaboration with their customers.”
SM

Shane M.

General Manager

“It is one of the simplest budgeting and forecasting software products I have used and compare favourably with other budgeting software like TM1.”
SS

Sandra S.

Sandra Scholtz

Forecast 5 support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Phone Support
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat

Training options

In Person
Webinars
Documentation
Live Online
Videos

Forecast 5 FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Forecast 5 offer?

Forecast 5 has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $1600.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Forecast 5?

Forecast 5 has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business


Q. What languages does Forecast 5 support?

Forecast 5 supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Forecast 5 offer an API?

No, Forecast 5 does not have an API available.


Q. What other apps does Forecast 5 integrate with?

Forecast 5 integrates with the following applications:
MYOB Acumatica, Sage 300, Sage 50 Accounting, Sage 200, SAP Business One, Xero, Microsoft Excel


Q. What level of support does Forecast 5 offer?

Forecast 5 offers the following support options:
Phone Support, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Chat

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