Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 28, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - 4CastPro or Workday Adaptive Planning?
Workday Adaptive Planning is more expensive to implement (TCO) than 4CastPro, and Workday Adaptive Planning is rated higher (94/100) than 4CastPro (62/100). Workday Adaptive Planning offers users more features (15) than 4CastPro (3).
Looking for the right Budgeting & CPM solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
4Cast Solutions Vs. Workday
4Cast Solutions: 4CastPro was developed by chartered accountant Richard Walliker to fill a gap, observed in his work as FD consultant, between companies such as SAP and IBM at the one end and Sage at the other. 4CastPro has been developed to date almost exclusively as a partner product to Access Dimensions, although it does offer links to Sage 50(via ODBC), Pegasus...
Workday: In 2005, software visionaries Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri met for brunch at a Truckee diner, a few miles north of Lake Tahoe. They decided to form a startup—one that would sell cloud-based finance and HR software. The two longtime friends had plenty of experience. Dave founded PeopleSoft in 1987 and served as the company's CEO and board chairma...
Who is more expensive? 4CastPro or Workday Adaptive Planning?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Budgeting & CPM software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for 4CastPro and Workday Adaptive Planning.
4CastPro price starts at $63.24 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 4CastPro is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Budgeting & CPM software. Workday Adaptive Planning price starts at $15,000 per license , When comparing Workday Adaptive Planning to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Budgeting & CPM software cost.
Bottom line: Workday Adaptive Planning is more expensive than 4CastPro.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared 4CastPro Vs. Workday Adaptive Planning based on some of the most important and required Budgeting & CPM features.
4CastPro: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Workday Adaptive Planning: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting.
Target customer size
4CastPro's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, Workday Adaptive Planning is intended for large enterprises looking for easier ways for preparing cash flow projections, balance sheet forecasting and sales planning.