IDU
IDU is web-based budgeting and reporting software from a maker founded in 1997.
What IDU is
IDU is web-based budgeting and reporting software from a maker founded in 1997. It supports budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, variance analysis, workforce planning, and financial consolidation, as well as forecast-versus-actual comparisons. Its Light plan includes browser-based budgeting and reporting, real-time aggregation, multiple account and department hierarchies, Excel upload and download, account drill-down, variance comments, and dashboards. Plan options also differ in layout and report profiles: Standard includes three, while Enterprise offers unlimited profiles. The listed platform is web, so users access IDU through a browser. It is paid software, and pricing is available on request; there is no free plan. Teams can use its planning and reporting features to work across budgets, forecasts, and actual results. The combination of financial planning, consolidation, and variance review makes IDU relevant to organizations coordinating these activities in one system.
Good
- Supports budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling.
- Includes workforce planning and financial consolidation.
- Light plan offers real-time aggregation and dashboards.
- Supports forecast-versus-actual comparisons.
- Enterprise plan includes unlimited layout and report profiles.
Watch out
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Standard is limited to three layout and report profiles.
Who it suits
IDU suits organizations that need web-based budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial consolidation. It may be relevant to teams that compare forecasts with actuals or manage multiple account and department hierarchies.
Verdict
IDU combines financial planning and reporting with variance review and consolidation. Consider its paid, request-priced plans and the profile limits that distinguish Standard from Enterprise.
Plans and prices
From IDU's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Priced on request | Browser-based budgeting and reporting · Real-time aggregation · Multiple account and department hierarchies · Excel upload and download · Account drill-down and variance comments · Dashboards |
| Light | — | Browser-based budgeting and reporting · Real-time aggregation · Multiple account and department hierarchies · Excel upload and download · Account drill-down and variance comments · Dashboards |
| Standard | Priced on request | 3 layout/report profiles |
| Standard | — | 3 layout/report profiles |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited layout/report profiles |
| Enterprise | — | Unlimited layout/report profiles |
The facts
Each one read from IDU's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Budgeting
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Financial consolidation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Forecasting
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Scenario modeling
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Variance analysis
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1997checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Workforce planning
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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