
IBM Planning Analytics
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| Fact | IBM Planning Analytics | Workday Adaptive Planning |
|---|---|---|
| API | The Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel API can automate refreshing or publishing content through VBA, VBS or command-line scripts. | The administrator guide describes Integration APIs for importing and exporting data and APIs for model management and security administration. |
| Budgeting | Yes | Yes |
| Financial consolidation | Yes | Yes |
| Forecasting | IBM Planning Analytics provides AI demand forecasting inside the product. | Yes |
| Founded | 1911 | 2005 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Armonk, New York, United States | Pleasanton, California, United States |
| Purpose | IBM Planning Analytics is an AI-powered planning and analytics platform powered by the IBM TM1 database that unifies business planning in one governed platform. | Workday Adaptive Planning supports companywide financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytics. |
| Scenario modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Support | IBM Support provides cases, fixes, technical documentation and known issues for Planning Analytics products, and requires an IBM Customer Number and site-administrator approval. | The pricing page includes 24/7 support, training resources, and Workday Community. |
| Variance analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Workforce planning | Yes | Yes |
Finance and operations teams sharing governed plans; Organizations needing consolidation, SAP links or deployment choice; Teams that work in Excel and need real-time planning
It suits organizations seeking companywide planning and modeling across finance and operations, with tools for decision-makers and collaboration. Teams that rely on Salesforce data imports should check the listed import restrictions.