Compare IBM and Executive Strategy - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - IBM or Executive Strategy?

Executive Strategy is more expensive to implement (TCO) than IBM, and IBM is rated higher (86/100) than Executive Strategy (62/100).

Looking for the right Business performance management 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:

IBM Vs. Palladium Group

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Palladium Group: Palladium Group specializes in delivering value and sustainable performance by bringing strategies to life. We provide our clients with an integrated set of services—strategy and technology consulting, education, training, and certification—that deliver tangible results and build enduring internal capabilities. We help our clients achieve superior ...

Who is more expensive? IBM Planning Analytics or Executive Strategy Manager?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business performance management 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 IBM Planning Analytics and Executive Strategy Manager.

IBM Planning Analytics price starts at $120 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Planning Analytics is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business performance management software. Executive Strategy Manager price starts at $880 per month , When comparing Executive Strategy Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Business performance management software cost.

Bottom line: Executive Strategy Manager is more expensive than IBM Planning Analytics.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared IBM Vs. Executive Strategy based on some of the most important and required Business performance management features.

IBM Planning Analytics: We are still working to collect the list of features for IBM Planning Analytics.

Executive Strategy Manager: We are still working to collect the list of features for Executive Strategy Manager.

Target customer size

IBM Planning Analytics's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The software is a viable product for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.



IBM Planning Analytics

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $120 per user/month

IBM Planning Analytics software device is a supply chain management software designed for planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis purposes. It is designed in both premise and cloud-based format.

Categories: Business performance management, Dashboards & KPIs, Sales orders, Application Performance Management.

Executive Strategy

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $880 per month

Executive Strategy Manager is a balanced scorecard software solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as budgeting and forecasting, customizable dashboard, analytics, and others. The...

Categories: Business performance management.

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IBM Planning Analytics: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Executive Strategy Manager: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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IBM
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$120 per user/month
Functionality
5
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Executiv...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$880 per month
Functionality
3
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$9,995 per license
Functionality
14
Anaplan
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.6/10
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Pricing not available
Functionality
24
Planning...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$10,000 per year
Functionality
29

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.