PlanGuru - Top Competitors (Jun 2022)

PlanGuru Review
ITQlick Score: 87/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2.8/10 - low cost
Category: Budgeting & CPM -> PlanGuru review -> PlanGuru competitors
Ranking:Ranked 5 out of 51 Budgeting & CPM systems
Company: PlanGuru
Pricing: starts at $99 per month
Typical customers: Small businesses and start ups
Platforms: Desktop
Links: PlanGuru review, PlanGuru pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jun 07, 2022

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PlanGuru vs. Alternatives in 2024

PlanGuru competes with other Budgeting and CPM systems like Planful, Board, and Spendesk. We will compare these Budgeting and CPM systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: PlanGuru offers vital features like Budgeting/Forecasting, Group Accounts with Sub-totaling, Notes Payable Line of Credit Tools, etc. In comparison to its competitors, Planful and Spendesk offer Budget Control, whereas PlanGuru and Board do not. Except for Board, PlanGuru and its equivalents give Cash Management. Planful and Board offer Scenario Planning, Goal Setting/Tracking, Key Performance Indicators, and Scheduled/Automated Reports that PlanGuru and Spendesk do not. Workflow management is supported in Board and Spendesk but not in PlanGuru or Planful. Except for PlanGuru, all of the options mentioned offer Real-Time Reporting and Multi-Currency.

    Except for Spendesk, PlanGuru and its alternatives provide Income and Balance Sheets. Board and Spendesk offer features such as real-time updates and reporting and statistics. However, PlanGuru and Planful do not. Profit/Loss Statements are accessible in PlanGuru, Planful, and Board but not in Spendesk. Planful and Board provide strategic planning and version control, whereas PlanGuru and Spendesk do not.
  • Customers/Industries: PlanGuru targets small and mid-size businesses, non-profits, and business advisors. Compared to its alternatives, Planful targets Manufacturing, Services, Life Sciences/Biotech, Technology, SaaS, Non-profit, Energy & Chemicals, Investment, Sports, Retail, Transportation, etc. Board targets Retail, Professional Services, Automotive, CPG, Agriculture & Farming, Construction, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Legal, Food & Beverage, Government & Education, etc. Spendesk is a perfect fit for businesses with 30 to 1000 employees. Spendesk is aimed at companies that need efficient and scalable processes.
  • Cost: PlanGuru starts at $99 Per Month and $899 per year. PlanGuru offers a free trial but does not offer a free version. Compared to the mentioned alternatives, the license cost for Planful, Board, and Spendesk is unavailable.
  • Cloud-based/On-premise: PlanGuru and its mentioned alternatives are cloud-based. Board has an On-Premise version for Windows and Linux.
  • Scalability: PlanGuru and its mentioned alternatives can scale businesses or organizations from small to large enterprises.
  • Support: PlanGuru and its mentioned alternatives provide FAQs/Forums, Knowledge Base, and Phone Support channels. Planful, Board, and Spendesk offer an email/help desk assistance route that PlanGuru does not. Board offers a 24/7 (Live Rep) service that the other alternatives do not. PlanGuru and its alternatives, except Planful, have a chat support channel.

    • PlanGuru alternatives - for small & large Business

    Here are the top 4 alternatives to PlanGuru that are worth checking out: Workday Adaptive Planning for SMBs, Neubrain for large size business, Budgyt for growing companies, and XLReporting for low budget organizations.

    ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
    Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
    Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
    License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
    Functionality
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    PlanGuru
    ITQlick rating
    4.2/5
    Score
    87/100
    Pricing
    2.8/10
    License pricing
    $99 per month
    Functionality
    22
    Review
    PlanGuru review
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    PlanGuru Vs Workday
    Best for SMBs
    Workday ...
    ITQlick rating
    4.5/5
    Score
    94/100
    Pricing
    8/10
    License pricing
    $15,000 per license
    Functionality
    28
    Review
    Workday ... review
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    Workday Vs PlanGuru
    Best for Enterprise
    neubrain...
    ITQlick rating
    3.8/5
    Score
    92/100
    Pricing
    4/10
    License pricing
    $10,000 per license
    Functionality
    17
    Review
    neubrain... review
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    Neubrain Vs PlanGuru
    Growing
    Budgyt
    ITQlick rating
    4.9/5
    Score
    89/100
    Pricing
    3/10
    License pricing
    $399 per month
    Functionality
    3
    Review
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    Budgyt Vs PlanGuru
    Free version
    XLReporting
    ITQlick rating
    2.8/5
    Score
    80/100
    Pricing
    2.8/10
    License pricing
    $240 per month
    Functionality
    9
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    XLReporting Vs PlanGuru

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