Planning Maestro
By Centage
Budgeting and Forecasting: Users appreciate Planning Maestro's core budgeting processes and forecasting capabilities, which are considered its biggest strengths.
Integration: The platform allows for integration with existing accounting platforms, which users find valuable for refining their budgeting and forecasting processes.
Customer Support: Centage is praised for its customer support, with users noting that the support team is always available to help with questions or difficulties.
Training: The training provided is described as top-notch and thorough, with trainers setting up financial report formats to match current statements.
Flexibility: The software is recognized for its built-in power and flexibility, capable of handling various retail, distribution, or manufacturing scenarios.
Analytics Maestro: Users like the Analytics Maestro feature, which allows them to use Excel to build reports and make financial data more consumable for those without a finance background.
Reporting Speed: Some users find the reporting within the software to be slow, taking anywhere from 1-3 minutes to run any report.
Virtual Desktop Performance: The performance of Analytics Maestro on the virtual desktop is noted to be slow, which can be a drawback for users who rely on this feature.
Financial Statement Formatting: There are challenges in achieving financial statements and reports with proper accounting format rules directly within Budget Maestro. Users have to export reports to Excel to apply the desired formatting, although the addition of Analytics Maestro has helped address this issue.
