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Composite Score

7.8 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is Board?

The Board Enterprise Planning Platform powers financial and operational planning for more than 2,000 organizations worldwide. Industry leaders trust Board to turn complex data into better decisions with AI, analytics, and tailor-made solutions for enterprise-grade challenges. Global brands including H&M, BASF, Burberry, Toyota, Coca-Cola, General Mills, and HSBC use Board to enhance workflows and strengthen their competitive edge. Founded in 1994, and now with 25 offices worldwide, Board is recognized by leading analysts including BARC, Gartner, and IDC. Visit www.board.com

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Awards & Recognition

Board won the following awards in the Enterprise Performance Management category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

Board Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

87 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Board?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Marketing Analytics

Data Visualization

Financial Reporting and Consolidation

Budgeting and Forecasting

BI and Performance Management

Business Application Integration

Collaboration

Governance Risk and Compliance

Planning and Scheduling

Process Simulation and Execution

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

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Andrea M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Product complete and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Board from other similar products?

its adaptability

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easy customization

What do you dislike most about this product?

never for now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

easy customization

Pros

Client's Interest First
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

Rashid K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Apparel
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Costly but fit for the purpose

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Board from other similar products?

User interface Integration Data ingestion

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data visualization

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customer service & support

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Choose implementation carefully Requirement Analysis

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Under Delivered

Role: Finance
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Great Overall product and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Board Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

87 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Board?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Marketing Analytics Predictive analytics, machine learning, data ingestion and visualization; data segmentation; assign attributes to unstructured data; work from segmented data.

Data Visualization Visualize customer data in configurable dashboards or reports, and easily share these visualizations with decision makers.

Financial Reporting and Consolidation Timely access to financial data and financial information in the forms of reports or online. Financial reporting is generated in specific periods.

Budgeting and Forecasting Includes financial information access, budget projections, assessment and analysis, tax planning, and scenario planning.

BI and Performance Management Includes all aspects of reporting and BI analytics, as well as planning and optimization.

Business Application Integration APIs available for straightforward integration with multiple business systems such as ERP or CRM.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Governance Risk and Compliance Includes governance, risk management, compliance, security management, controls and audit.

Planning and Scheduling Includes milestones, tasks and resource assignments (can also include WBS and CPM).

Process Simulation and Execution Includes ability to test and optimize the performance of a process using historical data.

Mobile Access The solution can be easily accessed by employees through a dedicated native application or HTML5 access.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Board Screenshots

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Board Downloads

3 trends impacting finance teams in 2024 EN

Board Solutions for Retail Planning flyer EN

Global Planning Survey 2024 EN

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Board Videos

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Board Reviews

Andrea M.

Product complete and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rashid K.

Costly but fit for the purpose

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Great Overall product and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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