Budget Maestro vs. Planning Maestro Product Comparison


Budget Maestro

Outgrown spreadsheets?  Tired of tracking down formula errors and broken links?  Then you're ready for an automated tool that streamlines the budgeting, forecastingconsolidation and reporting process and delivers accurate calculations, automated consolidation, updates in realtime and GAAP-compliant reports right out-of-the box.  

In comparison to the Planning Maestro product, Budget Maestro offers outstanding affordability - it installs as easily and as quickly as Microsoft Office™ and offers an average implementation time of only 8 hours.

 

Budget Maestro Product Tour         Budget Maestro Trial        Budget Maestro Webinar



Planning Maestro

Looking to gain better insight into the areas of your business that yield profitability and cash flow?  To drive more accountability throughout the organization?  Our enterprise-level Business Performance Management application, may be the answer for you.  

Planning Maestro enables you to model your business based on the financial and statistical measures that drive business success while providing an easy-to-use planning tool for all your managers.   Use the dynamic reforecasting capability to keep the business on course amidst changing business conditions.  

 

Planning Maestro Product Tour        Planning Maestro Trial         Planning Maestro Webinar



View the comparison of features and functionality of the Budget and Planning Maestro solutions to see which one is right for you: 

 MODELING Budget Maestro  Planning Maestro 
 Built-in Business logic X X
 Built-in Financial logic X X
 Built-in Spread and Waterfall Recognition Schedules X X
 Organizational Hierarchical Views 3 Unlimited
 Driver-based Planning Pre-Defined List Customizable
 Security X Advanced
 Intelligent Business Rule Designer   X
 Spreadsheet Look & Feel Data Entry screens   X
 Tiered-rate Calculator wizard   X
 53 Weeks FY Support   X


 

 BUDGETING & FORECASTING Budget Maestro  Planning Maestro 
 Expense Budgeting X X
 Workforce Planning X X
 Capital Asset Planning     X X
 Revenue Recognition X X
 Top-Down Allocations X X
 Bottom-Up Calculations X X
 Inventory Planning O X
 Bill of Materials Planning O X
 Debt Management X X
 What-if Scenario Planning  X X
 Reforecast/Rolling Forecasts X Advanced
 Fiscal Years Supported Up to 7 Years Unlimited
 Workflow Management X Advanced
 Driver Based Allocations   X
 Bookings Based Revenue Planning   X
 Work/Construction in Process (WIP/CIP) Planning   X
 Audit Trail   X
 

REPORTING & ANALYSIS Budget Maestro  Planning Maestro 
 Automatic Consolidation X X
 Integrated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow X X
 Drag & Drop Report Builder X X
 Presentation-style, Board Room Reporting   X X
 Management Reporting X X
 Multi-Dimensional Reporting X X
 Multi-Currency Conversion O X
 Currency Translation O X
 Dashboard Reporting O O
 Drill Down Level Security  X Advanced
 Report Distribution X Advanced
 3rd Party BI Reporting and Analysis Connectivity O O
Statement of Cash Flows X X

 

TECHNOLOGY Budget Maestro  Planning Maestro 
 Database:  Microsoft SQL Server X X
 Users Supported 1-3 5-50+
 Installation Time in Minutes X X
 Average Implementation Time 8 hours 24 hours
 Real-time data calculation - no batch processing X X
 Excel Integration (Pre-Built Excel Templates) X X
 Packaged ERP Integration (Dynamics GP/NAV/SL, Sage MAS 90/200/500, Accpac, SYSPRO, Quickbooks) O O
 Custom ERP Integration (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Lawson, etc.) O O
 Client Server Yes Yes
 SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Yes Yes
 

X = Included

O = Optional