Shlomi Lavi /
Jan 26, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - XLReporting or PlanGuru?
PlanGuru is more expensive to implement (TCO) than XLReporting, and PlanGuru is rated higher (87/100) than XLReporting (80/100). PlanGuru offers users more features (15) than XLReporting (5). There is a clear winner in this case and it is PlanGuru!
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:
XLReporting Vs. PlanGuru
XLReporting: We are a small team of finance and IT experts, specialized in financial reporting and planning processes.
Lots of companies depend on complex and fragile Excel solutions for their reporting, consolidation, and budgeting. We help our clients to move away from that by providing them with powerful, flexible, and robust solutions.
We developed XLRep...
PlanGuru: PlanGuru is budgeting and forecasting software designed to help businesses and nonprofits make better decisions. Whether it’s a high level forecast for the bank or a detailed multi-departmental operating budget, PlanGuru can enable you (or your team) to produce a more accurate analysis in less time.
Who is more expensive? XLReporting or PlanGuru?
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 XLReporting and PlanGuru.
XLReporting price starts at $240 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 XLReporting is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Budgeting & CPM software. PlanGuru price starts at $99 per month , When comparing PlanGuru to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Budgeting & CPM software cost.
Bottom line: XLReporting cost is around the same cost of PlanGuru.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared XLReporting Vs. PlanGuru based on some of the most important and required Budgeting & CPM features.
XLReporting: Version Control, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial reporting, Capital Asset Planning, Forecasting.
PlanGuru: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Budgeting & Forecasting, Cash Flow.
Target customer size
The typical clients utilizing XLReporting are those belonging to the small (with 10 – 100 employees) to medium-sized (with 100 to 1,000 employees) enterprises that make use of the services offered by the IT sector, data hosting and other related information services, particularly in the field of visual analytics and business intelligence. PlanGuru was first developed with financial professionals in mind and was oriented towards CPAs, CFOs and other types of financial advisors.