Compare Budget Maestro and Planning Maestro |
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| Budget, Analyze & Forecast Business With Confidence. |
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View the comparison of features and functionality of the Budget Maestro and Planning Maestro solutions to see
which one is right for you: |
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| 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 |
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X |
| Spreadsheet Look & Feel Data Entry screens |
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X |
| Tiered-rate Calculator wizard |
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X |
| 53 Weeks FY Support |
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X | |
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| BUDGETING & FORECASTING |
Budget Maestro |
Planning Maestro |
| Expense Budgeting |
X |
X |
| Workforce Planning |
X |
X |
| Capital Asset Planning |
X |
X |
| Revenue Recognition |
X |
X |
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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 |
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X |
| Bookings Based Revenue Planning |
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X |
| Work/Construction in Process (WIP/CIP) Planning |
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X |
| Audit Trail |
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X | |
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| 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 |
O |
| 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 | |
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| TECHNOLOGY |
Budget Maestro |
Planning Maestro |
| Database: Microsoft SQL Server |
X |
X |
| Users Supported |
1-10+ |
5-100+ |
| 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 |
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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, Baan, etc.) |
O |
O |
| Client Server |
Yes |
Yes |
| SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) |
Yes |
Yes |
X = Included
O = Optional
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