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The #1 Anaplan Alternative
Anaplan was built for the annual plan. Your business changes mid-quarter.
Anaplan is governed and scalable, but model changes run through certified model builders, and business leaders rarely open it.
Cube gives finance a no-code model it owns, in Excel, Google Sheets, Slack, Teams, and Cube Web.
- No model builders required
- Spreadsheet-native
- Native in Sheets, Slack, and Teams
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See Cube in action using your numbers
Who can change the model?
A new entity, a new product line, a reorg mid-quarter. In Anaplan, changes to modules, lists, and line items go through certified model builders or a partner. In Cube, finance makes the change.
- Finance needs a change
- Request to the model builder
- Builder or partner rebuilds the module
- IT deploys to production
- Finance needs a change
- Finance makes it, no-code
The decisions that matter, side by side.
Capability by capability.
Competitor information based on publicly available materials. Features and pricing may change.
Get a demoTwo and a half years on Anaplan, used only for reporting.
A 555-person software company ran its two-person FP&A team on Anaplan. The rollout took eight months, and the platform only ever got used for reporting. When the contract came up, they replaced it with Cube.
“I’m looking for the middle ground.”
Why they chose Cube
See Cube on your own numbers.
A guided demo first. Then the sandbox is yours.
Anaplan’s agents live in Anaplan.
Cube’s Digital Finance Team works wherever you do.
FP&Agents organized into four teams across the finance lifecycle. Auditable, grounded in your GL, and your people stay in control.
Collects, maps and reconciles data from every source so every figure is right before anyone opens a file.
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Explains variances to the transaction, flags anomalies and answers ad hoc questions in plain language.
Meet The Analysts →
Reruns forecasts as new actuals land, builds scenarios and keeps budgets current between cycles.
Meet The Planners →
Brings answers to department heads in Slack, Teams and email, so finance is in every decision.
Meet The Business Partners →Ask Anaplan to answer a variance question in Slack and trace it to the source. Cube's agents do it on every answer with Trace to Truth.
Watch the agents work on your own numbers.
Business leaders rarely open a planning app. Cube goes to them.
The same governed numbers in Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Slack, Teams, and AI assistants. Any surface, one financial truth.
Cube is no-code, no-consultant, and built for finance to own.
Anaplan is a strong platform. The question is who it’s built for.
Anaplan fits companies that run planning through a dedicated model-building team. Cube fits finance teams that want to own the model themselves.
Anaplan may fit if
- You have a dedicated team of certified model builders
- IT or a partner runs planning for the company
- You plan across very large, company-wide models
- Finance is comfortable working inside one planning app
Cube fits if
- Finance wants to own the model without builders or consultants
- Your team models in Excel and Google Sheets
- The plan changes mid-quarter, not just once a year
- Business leaders need numbers in Slack, Teams, and decks
Ask Anaplan these six questions.
They reveal the gaps that don’t show up in a standard demo. Ask them live and watch the response.
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“We need a new dimension mid-quarter. Can finance add it, or does it go to a certified model builder?”
Who makes the change tells you who owns the model.
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“How many model builders do customers our size keep on staff or on retainer?”
That headcount is part of the cost of the platform.
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“Show me the same model in Excel and Google Sheets, with edits writing back live.”
Cube’s bi-directional sync is patented.
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“How do our sales and ops leaders see the plan without logging into Anaplan?”
Cube brings the numbers into Slack, Teams, and decks.
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“When your agent answers a question, can I trace the number to the source transaction?”
In Cube, every answer traces to the source.
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“What did the last customer our size spend on implementation and services?”
Services are often a large share of the first-year cost.
Ask us all six. We’ll answer them live.
Bring your model to the demo. Then the sandbox is yours to explore.
Keep the governance. Lose the model-builder queue.
Cube gives finance a governed model it owns, in the tools the business already uses.
Cube vs. Anaplan, answered.
How is Cube different from Anaplan?
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Anaplan is an enterprise connected-planning platform where certified model builders maintain the model. Cube is the agentic FP&A platform with a no-code model finance owns, patented bi-directional sync with Excel and Google Sheets, and the same numbers in Slack, Teams, decks, and AI assistants.
What is the best Anaplan alternative?
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For finance teams that want to own their model without model builders and keep working in Excel and Google Sheets, Cube is the best Anaplan alternative.
What is the best FP&A software?
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The best FP&A software lets finance change its own model, works where the business already works, and has AI that traces every answer to the source. Cube does all three.
What should you look for in FP&A software?
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Ask who makes model changes, how many admins or model builders the platform needs, whether spreadsheets sync both ways, and how business leaders get the numbers. See our pricing.
Do we need certified model builders to run Cube?
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No. Cube is no-code, so finance adds entities, dimensions, and drivers directly.
Does Cube work in Excel and Google Sheets?
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Yes. Cube’s patented bi-directional sync works in both, and edits write back to the governed model.
Can Cube handle enterprise complexity?
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Yes. Cube supports multi-entity and multi-currency planning, consolidation, governed versions, permissions, and auditability. See consolidation.
How do business leaders use Cube?
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Cube brings the same governed numbers into Slack, Teams, PowerPoint, and Google Slides, so leaders don’t need to log into a planning app.
How do Cube’s agents compare to Anaplan’s?
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Cube’s Digital Finance Team monitors, analyzes, and models from the governed financial model, in Cube Web, spreadsheets, Slack, Teams, and AI assistants. People keep judgment and control. See Cube’s AI agents.
What does switching from Anaplan involve?
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Cube’s onboarding team connects your business data and rebuilds your structure in Cube, so finance owns the model from the start.
Is Cube secure?
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Cube is SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant, with SSO, role-based permissions, and a full audit trail. See Cube security.