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Planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis & scorecarding

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Last updated: February 2026

IBM Planning Analytics overview

What is IBM Planning Analytics?

IBM Planning Analytics is an enterprise-level business intelligence solution offering cloud-based deployment for organizations of all sizes and across all sectors. Promising the powerful automation over the discovering of actionable insights, IBM Planning Analytics crucially supports planning, budgeting, forecasting and scorecarding processes. Built on IDM TM1’s renowned OLAP engine, the product also gives business users access to self-service analytics while multidimensional modelling adds flexibility for finance teams. Finance-owned planning tools again allow organizations to leverage predictive insights when steering business decisions.

In addition, users can look forward to achieve better results across planning, budgeting and forecasting with detailed “what-if” scenario testing. The solution also assists with rapid deployment and general usability by virtue of quick-start templates, customizable to meet specific business needs. Aside from IBM Planning Analytics’ own dashboard-based UI, the product also allows users to work within the familiar Microsoft Excel interface where beneficial to compliment existing workflows.

Key benefits of using IBM Planning Analytics

  • IBM Planning Analytics harnesses business intelligence data to automate the generation of insights for planning, budgeting and forecasting.


  • Boasting a customizable planning workspace, the system provides access to quick-start templates adaptable to better reflect particular business requirements.


  • Derive predictive insights automatically from business data before leveraging “what-if” scenarios to analyze assumptions and forecast strategic results.


  • Alongside the software’s own intuitive tabbed-based interface, users can also switch seamlessly across to Microsoft Excel’s familiar workspace where desired.


  • Powered by the the Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) engine of IBM TM1, IBM Planning Analytics is an Enterprise-class solution suitable for organizations of any scale.
  • Starting price

    150 /
    per month

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    IBM Planning Analytics reviews

    Overall rating

    4.2

    /5

    12

    Positive reviews

    83

    %

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8.17/10
    Rating distribution

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    Pros
    “We had great experience using IBM Planning analytics implementing the workforce planning, and marketplace planning. It is stable and robust, supporting enterprise level planning and forecasting.”

    Verified reviewer

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    “IBM Cognos TM 1 is the best solution for budgetting & modelling; it has a strong adherence to each budgetting process due to its flexibility.”
    LS

    Luigi S.

    Business Intelligence Consutant

    “We spoke with a guy named Steve once that fixed us up perfectly. Thank you IBM and thank you Steve.”
    AA

    Amanda A.

    Accountant

    Cons
    “Must wait some time while files are processed. Also penalize heavily errors.”
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    Gerson M.

    IT Consultant

    “This is really a planning, budgeting, and forecasting tool. Deviating too far away from it will cause problem.”
    DC

    David C.

    CEO

    “Bit difficult to setup, no more articles over the internet, you need to ask some techies for one time setup. Later anyone can handle it.”
    MS

    Madhukeshwari S.

    Accountant

    Who uses IBM Planning Analytics?

    Based on 12 verified user reviews.

    Company size

    Small Businesses

    Enterprises

    Midsize Businesses

    Top industries

    Banking
    Computer Software
    Accounting
    Construction
    Others

    Use cases

    - Not enough reviews
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    IBM Planning Analytics's key features

    Most critical features, based on insights from IBM Planning Analytics users:

    Budgeting/Forecasting
    Dashboard
    Reporting/Analytics
    Customizable templates
    Strategic planning
    Key performance indicators

    All IBM Planning Analytics features

    Features rating:

    "What if" scenarios
    Ad hoc reporting
    API
    Asset lifecycle management
    Cash management
    Consolidation/Roll-Up
    Forecasting
    General ledger
    Generative ai
    Income & balance sheet
    KPI monitoring
    Machine learning
    Modeling & simulation
    Multi-Company
    Multi-Department/Project
    Natural language processing
    Performance management
    Performance metrics
    Planning Tools
    Predictive analytics
    Profit/Loss statement
    Scenario planning
    Scorecards
    Version control
    Visual analytics

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    IBM Planning Analytics pricing

    Value for money rating:

    Starting from

    150

    Per month

    Pricing details
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    User opinions about IBM Planning Analytics price and value

    Value for money rating:

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

    “We had great experience using IBM Planning analytics implementing the workforce planning, and marketplace planning. It is stable and robust, supporting enterprise level planning and forecasting.”

    Verified reviewer

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    “IBM Cognos TM 1 is the best solution for budgetting & modelling; it has a strong adherence to each budgetting process due to its flexibility.”
    LS

    Luigi S.

    Business Intelligence Consutant

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    Integrations rated by users

    We looked at 12 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as IBM Planning Analytics integrations and how users feel about them.

    Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

    IBM Planning Analytics support options

    Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Phone Support
    Email/Help Desk
    24/7 (Live rep)

    Training options

    Webinars
    Live Online
    In Person
    Documentation

    IBM Planning Analytics FAQs

    Q. Who are the typical users of IBM Planning Analytics?

    IBM Planning Analytics has the following typical customers:
    Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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    Q. What languages does IBM Planning Analytics support?

    IBM Planning Analytics supports the following languages:
    Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish


    Q. Does IBM Planning Analytics support mobile devices?

    IBM Planning Analytics supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone


    Q. Does IBM Planning Analytics offer an API?

    No, IBM Planning Analytics does not have an API available.


    Q. What level of support does IBM Planning Analytics offer?

    IBM Planning Analytics offers the following support options:
    Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, 24/7 (Live rep)

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