Spotlight Reporting
Spotlight Reporting is a web-based platform for management reporting, budgeting, and financial forecasting.
What Spotlight Reporting is
Spotlight Reporting is a web-based platform for management reporting, budgeting, and financial forecasting. It brings together visual reports, KPIs, chart galleries, and financial consolidations, with forecasts that can be viewed monthly, quarterly, or annually. Forecasting tools cover budgets, cash flow, what-if analysis, and consolidated forecasts; scenario modeling, variance analysis, and forecast-versus-actual comparisons are also supported. The forecast horizon is 60 months. Spotlight Reporting can consolidate up to 75 entities, while Spotlight Multi supports up to 500 and is designed for franchises and not-for-profit associations, including benchmarking and ranking. Connections include leading accounting systems such as Xero and QuickBooks, as well as Google Analytics. Spotlight AI can generate or reformat commentary for an Executive Summary or Action Plan. Business and Business 10 plans include Reporting, Forecasting, and Dashboard.
Good
- Forecasts cover up to 60 months.
- Views are available monthly, quarterly, or annually.
- Consolidates up to 75 entities; Multi supports up to 500.
- Connects to Xero, QuickBooks, and Google Analytics.
- Includes a 14-day free trial.
Watch out
- No permanent free plan is stated.
- Business plan covers one organization.
- Pricing excludes sales tax.
Who it suits
It suits organizations that need management reporting alongside budgets, forecasts, and consolidation. Franchise and not-for-profit groups may consider Spotlight Multi for its multi-entity support and benchmarking.
Verdict
Spotlight Reporting combines reporting, forecasting, and consolidation in a web-based service, with support for accounting connections and scenario analysis. Consider the organization limits and paid pricing when choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Spotlight Reporting's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Business | $35 a month | 1 organization; excluding Sales Tax; additional organizations $35/month · 1 organization · Excl Sales Tax |
| Business 10 | $329 a month | Up to 10 organizations; excluding Sales Tax; additional organizations $25/month · Up to 10 orgs · Excl Sales Tax |
| Franchise & Not for Profit | $329 a month | Up to 10 organizations plus Head Office; excluding Sales Tax; upgrade $10/month per organization · Up to 10 orgs · Head Office · Excl Sales Tax |
The facts
Each one read from Spotlight Reporting's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting integrations
- The platform integrates with leading accounting systems, Xero, QuickBooks, and Google Analytics.checked 28 Sep 2026
- AI features
- Spotlight AI can automatically generate or reformat commentary in Executive Summary or Action Plan.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Budgeting
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Business 10 limit
- The Business 10 plan supports up to 10 organizations.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Financial consolidation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Forecasting
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Forecasting features
- Forecasting supports budgets, forecasts, what-if analysis, cash flow, and consolidated forecasts.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Forecast views
- Forecasts can be displayed monthly, quarterly, or annually.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Group consolidation
- Spotlight Reporting can consolidate up to 75 entities; Spotlight Multi can consolidate up to 500.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Included products
- Business and Business 10 plans include Reporting, Forecasting, and Dashboard.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Multi consolidation
- Spotlight Multi is designed for franchises and not-for-profit associations and supports benchmarking and ranking.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Payment methods
- Payment is accepted by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Pricing currency
- US pricing is shown in USD, with other currency options available.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Reporting features
- The platform provides management reporting, visual reports, consolidations, KPIs, and chart galleries.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Scenario modeling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security information
- The site provides a Security & Policy Procedures resource.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Business plan limit
- The Business plan includes one organization.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Franchise plan limit
- The Franchise & Not for Profit plan supports up to 10 organizations plus Head Office.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free tier
- A permanent free plan is not stated; the page states a free trial.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free trial
- The service offers a 14-day free trial.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company partnerships
- Spotlight says it has partnered with over 500 leading firms.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Wellington, New Zealandchecked 28 Sep 2026
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