OneStream XF vs Planful comparison

OneStream and Planful are both solutions in the Business Performance Management category. OneStream is ranked #9 with an average rating of 10.0, while Planful is ranked #16. OneStream holds a 4.6% mindshare in BPM, compared to Planful’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OneStream users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Planful users who would recommend it.

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OneStream XF

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Planful and OneStream XF compete in the financial planning and analysis market, offering robust financial consolidation and analytical capabilities. Planful appears more favorable in terms of pricing and ROI, delivering value at a lower initial cost, while OneStream XF provides advanced features and high customization options, considered worth the investment by many.

Features: Planful includes intuitive budgeting, forecasting capabilities, and automated reporting. OneStream XF provides comprehensive platform integration, advanced analytics, and complex financial management tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Planful benefits from straightforward cloud-based deployment and strong customer support, ensuring a smooth setup process. OneStream XF offers more complex deployment options, paired with personalized customer service for complex business needs.

Pricing and ROI: Planful offers a competitive pricing model that aligns with its ease of use and delivers strong ROI for mid-size businesses. OneStream XF, with a higher initial setup cost, demonstrates better ROI over time for larger enterprises seeking comprehensive features.

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Categories and Ranking

OneStream XF

Ranking in Business Performance Management

9th

Ranking in Financial Close Software

6th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Planful

Ranking in Business Performance Management

16th

Ranking in Financial Close Software

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of OneStream XF is 4.6%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planful is 2.6%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Performance Management

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AndyJorgensen

Chief Revenue Officer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Combines consolidations, planning, and forecasting into a single platform, eliminating the need for multiple products and streamlining data management

There's always stuff on the drawing board, and there's an arms race going on in the AI space. It's too soon to pick a winner between OneStream and Oracle. OneStream's smaller, so maybe they're more nimble, but Oracle has more resources. AI is where I see the most innovation and progress, but it's not fully developed yet. The other thing is that there are probably little things in the UI and overall processes that could be made easier to use. But there's nothing so consequential that it ruins your experience. It's more about tweaking and streamlining certain processes within the system.

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reviewer1110591

Financial Planning & Analysis - Finance Manager at a engineering company with 501-1,000 employees

It has helped us speed up the turnaround time on our consolidation, and we haven't had anything come up that the program has not been able to solve

The part that we liked about Excel is that it had a better interface in terms of just graphical illustration of our results. So, if we wanted to look at our financial trends and put it into some type of graphical interface for people to look at, we still have to leverage Excel for that. The dashboards aren't as usable as maybe some of the other solutions, such as Tableau or other BI tools. The application that we use today for our BI tools is Tableau. That's how people absorb information. We don't really use the functionality or dashboards within Planful because of the robustness of Tableau. That's our single source of data. If Planful was better or more comparable in terms of features and functionality, we could probably leverage that in Planful.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The product's most valuable feature is extensibility."

"It offers great ease of use. This impacts not only the end-user experience but also the administrator's, which affects the total cost of ownership."

"We were with Oracle previously. With Oracle, you have to buy a different piece of software for every business process. If you want to do budgeting, that's a product. If you want to do consolidation, that's a product. If you want to do BI type of work, that's yet another product. So, you end up buying a lot of software from Oracle. With OneStream, it is a little different. It is a platform where you can do all those things, and you can do them with just one software purchase and then you just pay for users on it."

"It has helped us speed up the turnaround time on our consolidation. We don't have to do reporting in Excel anymore, which has cut down on the errors and the efficiency of our close time."

Cons

"We should be able to download the data in the same format we upload it."

"Currently, they only support one browser, and it would be good if you could use it on Chrome, Firefox, etc. It is a little frustrating that you can only use a certain Microsoft browser. They're pretty tightly aligned with Microsoft. So, I can see the reasons for it."

"AI is where I see the most innovation and progress, but it's not fully developed yet."

"The part that we liked about Excel is that it had a better interface in terms of just graphical illustration of our results. So, if we wanted to look at our financial trends and put it into some type of graphical interface for people to look at, we still have to leverage Excel for that. The dashboards aren't as usable as maybe some of the other solutions, such as Tableau or other BI tools."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has a license by the user. They're on par with other competitors."

"They price it by the user. Before discounting, it is 2,500 or something like that."

"The licensing is expensive."

"Right now, everything is on a three-year term contract, and that is our main cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

16%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

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Questions from the Community

Seeking lightweight open source BI software

I advise you to try OneStream. This is a very good platform focused on reporting, consolidation and budgeting & forecasting.

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What do you like most about OneStream XF?

It offers great ease of use. This impacts not only the end-user experience but also the administrator's, which affects the total cost of ownership.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OneStream XF?

The product has a license by the user. They're on par with other competitors. One thing to consider is their relationship with Microsoft. They often push customers towards Azure, and Azure can get ...

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Overview

Financial Close, Consolidation and Reporting
Automate the financial close; reduce time waiting for data loads and refreshing of reports throughout the month. Access accurate and secure financial and operational information from any data source.

OneStream

You need a financial planning solution that meets the structured demands of standardized financial planning and reporting requirements and regulations. Structured Planning with Planful automates labor-intensive planning activities in a complete cloud-based platform – giving your finance team control, consistency, and confidence in corporate financial plans.

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