# Atlas Planning Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Atlas Planning the right Supply Chain Management solution for you? Explore 35 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/101614/Atlas-Planning-Suite/reviews --- Atlas Planning 4.9 (35) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/101614/Atlas-Planning-Suite/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Atlas Planning Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews ML Michele L Supply Chain AnalystElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “User friendly, overall IBP process solution, Component and Budget planning capabilities.“ October 31, 2024 BW Bobby W VPTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Some of the features did not line up exactly with our needs, and the support team was able to customize the software to address this.“ May 16, 2021 MB Michelle B Head of Sales and Operations PlanningLogistics and Supply Chain, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Ease of use and the customisable dashboards“ July 24, 2024 MA Michael A CIORetail, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We recently upgraded to their latest Planning Portal to better manage our customer demands and to leverage their KPIs and new user interface.“ May 12, 2021 JB Jeremy B Lead Data ScientistConsumer Goods, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The configuration of the software evolves rapidly to keep up with our ever improving processes.“ May 13, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 35 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use JP Jaqueline P. Head of Planning Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Atlas Planning Software Review" August 4, 2023 5.0 Pros Atlas planning has demonstrated remarkable flexibility and user-friendliness, particularly post-integration. The software seamlessly adapts to our organization's unique requirements, enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, we have found the customer support to be highly effective and responsive, providing valuable assistance whenever needed, which further strengthens our confidence in the system. Cons The implementation/integration phase has presented certain challenges. This was primarily due to the significant reliance on the efforts and commitment from the organization itself and its data structure. Review Source GD Grant D. Director - Delivery Operations & Demand Planning Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Automate and Optimize Daily Store-Level Replenishment Planning" March 18, 2021 5.0 Atlas Planning has allowed Reddy Ice to take a quantum leap forward in our delivery planning process. We were able to move off of manually updated spreadsheets that used rough averages and extensive assumptions to create fixed delivery plans that required hundreds our labor hours to update monthly or quarterly. Our delivery planning process now runs automatically based on the business rules that we have defined, and we are able to achieve the holy grail of providing BOTH better customer service and greater operational efficiency. Pros The product is extremely easy to use and highly configurable for specific business needs. Additionally, we are able to leverage the automation features to achieve dynamic results without the need for ongoing manual intervention or maintenance. Cons Because we use the on-prem version of Atlas Planning Suite, it is very important to work closely with IT Infrastructure Team to ensure that available server resources are sufficient to fully leverage the capability of the software. Reason for choosing Atlas Planning Atlas provided the best combination of cost, functionality, and ease of use. It did a significantly better job than any of the alternatives of hitting the mark on all three areas instead of only hitting one or two at the expense of sacrificing the others. Review Source RH Ryan H. Director of Demand Planning Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Demand Planners Review" October 16, 2023 5.0 Atlas has allowed us to successfully increase our planning horizon which was a weakness. Pros The forecasting is outstanding and makes us confident that good information is flowing from the demand side to the supply side. Cons The setup can be a challenge, along with maintaining resources and BOMs. Review Source JH Joe H. Supply Chain Controls Analyst Wine and Spirits Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very Detailed Software" May 12, 2021 5.0 Pros One of the things I like about Atlas is how configurable the software is. The team at John Galt is very open and receptive to reconfiguring back end operations to meet customer needs. Having the capability to mold the software and shift to meet consumer needs year over year is critical; this is where John Galt excels. Cons My dislikes also play on how detailed the software (Atlas) is. There are many configurations which is beneficial larger picture, but it makes internal adaptation more difficult. Users have to adapt to the new language and configurations, which can take significant time and resources. Knowing this prior to implementation would be useful and allow for internal teams to get proper software training and experience. Many of the calculations and software infrastructure require coding language to function. This sometimes limits the ability for internal development & design (depending company to company of course), which puts more development reliance on the John Galt team. Review Source ND Nicholas D. Manager, Forecasting & Delivery Optimization Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Flexibility and Ease of Use" May 11, 2021 5.0 My overall experience with the Atlas Planning suite has been extremely positive. The ease of use provide low barriers of entry for a new user. The system is intuitive, but not complicated. It's very comprehensive and we are able to understand exactly what is happening at a detailed level. Pros The Atlas Planning Suite offers flexibility in forecasting and configurability. We are able to employ several different forecasting techniques to get the best forecast by customer/product. The system is highly configurable to bring in outside data needed to build forecasts (Weather info) and able to bring in IOT data to impact forecasting. The system offers flexibility to perform dynamic calculations within the software. We are able to perform static calculations at every level of the hierarchy, or turn those calculations into dynamic calc's based on various inputs. If the input doesn't exist, but the data does, we are able to bring that into the planning system. Cons Atlas is an execution system. With that said, reporting features are standard and are looking forward to the reporting enhancements that are coming soon. Review Source RD Robert D. Senior Supply Chain Manager Furniture Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Atlas Planning - Powerful capabilities, Feature rich, and user friendly" March 25, 2021 5.0 We are able to more effectively manage the more style focused and longer lead time aspects of our business, where there is a definite introduction, maturity, and phase out stages of the product life cycle. Pros Comparison of different forecast results. Ability to adjust forecasts at different levels of the hierarchy. Cons Integration was a challenge. Custom programming written to aggregate our data, and populate the tables for data load into the software. Reason for choosing Atlas Planning Some better functionality, better vendor calendar capabilities to manage holidays, public training availability. Importantly, we had the opportunity to meet the lead implementation consultant during the evaluation phase, which increased the level of confidence in the vendor chosen. Review Source RW Ross W. System Analyst Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Software with a great Team backing it up" May 7, 2021 5.0 Atlas Planning Suite is a great platform to start and grow with and John Galt is there to help every step of the way. Pros Atlas Planning allowed us to consolidate multiple databases with multiple servers to move to an App and Database server and reduce daily processing time from 28 hours / day to under 3. This with a dramatic reduction in batch errors and system fragility. The ability to configure the software for use and tailor it to our needs was also very well received. Cons There are almost too many features to learn in the implementation process. If anything better user documentation would be of great benefit, although the Consultants are very knowledgeable and can provide responses as needed. Review Source BW Bobby W. VP Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Enabled our Demand Driven Delivery Program" May 16, 2021 5.0 Pros The software enabled us to continuously refresh our estimation of demand, by day, using POS data, forward looking weather data, seasonal trends, day of week patterns, special event impacts and many other demand drivers. Atlas is robust, but also very customizable -- we were able to drive meaningful reduction in both deliveries and out-of-stocks. Cons Some of the features did not line up exactly with our needs, and the support team was able to customize the software to address this. Review Source DB Deborah B. Director of Forecasting Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "John Galt Atlas was the Best Decision" May 10, 2021 5.0 Atlas has been a huge improvement to our forecasting & planning. Pros The ability to have multiple streams of forecasting (new business planning, new item planning, basic, etc) was a great selling point. It gave us the opportunity to build new business planning onto to the base forecasts. This instantly cut down on work load of adding to, moving, and removing as needed. Cons On the whole I can't think of an insurmountable con. Review Source MA Mark A. Merchandise Planning Director Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Forecasting Engine" May 13, 2021 5.0 There is more functionality available than what we currently use. There is an entire suite of products to choose from based on your business needs. Pros I've seen this software improve and expand over the 15+ years that I've used it. It is a solid and reliable hub in our processes. Cons All aspects that were pain-points early on for us have been resolved in later versions over the years due to constant feedback with the vendor. Review Source MG Miguel G. Demand Analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "" January 20, 2017 5.0 Atlas Planning Suite is a great tool to manage your supply chain planning process. (Demand Planning and Supply Planning/Inventory Management) So far, I have worked with the Demand Module and the Inventory Module. Tool is really easy to use, making learning process easier for users. They have an amazing customer service. They are always available, and as a company we have direct line with their team to solve any issue, even travelling to our place if it was necessary. They are a really good partner for the supply chain transformation we are doing. The integration between different modules work good, facilitating implementation process. Pros System really easy to use. Amazing customer service. John Galt is a partner to work with long term. Integration between different planning modules Galt updates new versions periodically Tool is well designed to structure the planning process Cons Reporting capabilities can be improved Online manual are general sometimes. Review Source EB Eric B. Data Warehouse Analyst Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Atlas provides powerful flexibility in forecasting" May 11, 2021 5.0 Pros Our company has volatile demand and historic difficulty in knowing the best method to forecast demand. With the use of a test server, we were eventually able to figure out the right model to use, from a range of models available in the tool, and to implement rules and other functions to support a final forecast. Cons The interface is a work-in-progress. Simple, but occasionally requiring more steps to configure a model or calculation than I think will be required as they consolidate and simplify the tool further. Better free support seems like a secondary need. We found we needed to spend some money for the level of support we needed to implement the test server. Reason for choosing Atlas Planning We chose Atlas planning for its collaborative interface. Review Source ML Michele L. Supply Chain Analyst Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool" October 31, 2024 4.0 Overall we have experience great service from Design through implementation and continued support needs Pros User friendly, overall IBP process solution, Component and Budget planning capabilities. Cons Speed, formatting limitations, non customizable. Review Source JD Joseph D. Forecast Data Analyst Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unlocking \[sensitive content hidden\]'s Potential: A Journey in Planning and Processes." July 29, 2024 5.0 Atlas has been crucial to our business and planning. It gives us high level an drill-down capability to see our total supply chain, while focusing only on the problem issues or bottlenecks. Pros Flexibility, able to adhere to current processes while also able to be customized to our business needs. Cons The software can be cumbersome to navigate, however I think it comes with time and it is a learning curve like any other ERP/MRP SaaS. Review Source MB Michelle B. Head of Sales and Operations Planning Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Atlas Planning" July 24, 2024 5.0 Pros Ease of use and the customisable dashboards Cons Due to complex data, some tasks take awhile to perform. Review Source AR Andy R. Supply & Demand Planning Manager Building Materials Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Success Using The Atlas Planning Software" May 13, 2021 4.0 We moved to the Atlas Planning system from a vintage ERP package with limited forecasting capability and no data hierarchy/roll-up. The efficiency we gained using Atlas has supported dramatic growth for our organization over the last several years. Pros The Atlas software works equally well for visually oriented users as well as those that prefer data in table format. The flexibility for the user to modify custom views is very straight forward both in graphical views as well a data tables. The ease of setting up hierarchy views of your data that are drillable makes the tool set perfect for using in all levels of planning process. Atlas is adaptable to various time segments for planning, day, week, month, etc and has proven an ability to adapt to support our changing business. There is a wide range of forecast tools within the Demand Planning Engine that can support the basic user with time series models or grow with user knowledge into more advanced forecasting methods. Integration with other other systems has been very straight forward with ease of import and export of data. Cons A key weakness of the software has been reporting capability within the base package. This is made up for by the ease of data export to other reporting BI tools. Alternatives considered [Forecast Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/124276/Forecast-Pro/) Reason for choosing Atlas Planning Atlas provided the best tools for both Demand Planning and Inventory Planning and Management. The key decision factor for our selection was the ability of the software to grow with our company and capabilities. We have yet to push into the most advanced tools in the package but look forward to continuing to move in that direction. Review Source Toni P. Supply Chain Planning Analyst Sporting Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Global Demand/Supply Planning and Replenishment" March 24, 2021 5.0 The ability to customize the solution based on our business needs is a benefit and has been a great experience with proven results. Pros Very easy to configure and customize. There are so many options and ways of working. You can accommodate many business processes in this application and make them better. The ability to create hierarchies and organize data is very important. Ease of use is a key feature. Using across the global supply chain and global locations. The application supports multiple business units and processes within our organization. Cons Always room for improvement for the software. John Galt is very receptive to hearing our ideas for improvements and they provide monthly releases. Alternatives considered [Logility Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/676/Logility-Voyager-Solutions/) Reason for choosing Atlas Planning Better functionality with hierarchies. Review Source JS Jonathan S. Supply Chain Analysis Manager Chemicals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Extremely Versatile Software" May 7, 2021 5.0 See Pro's Comment - extremely happy customer and a very happy Supply Chain that can focus on more value added work now thanks to Atlas. Pros This software is fairly limitless. If you know math, the limits in creating processes to automate your demand and supply planning teams are endless. We have more value added work that we can focus on upon a successful implementation and set up of Atlas. The forecast options are simple to use with as many filters, hierarchies as necessary to view your business anyway you need around your data key and item attributes. Essentially, if you can think of what will make your life easier, Atlas can do it for you. Customer service is spot on, their support is very responsive, and they build a relationship with all of their customers. Cons This is a very powerful tool and will take quite some time along with a lot of whiteboarding to set up the way you want the tool to perform for you. This isn't really a con, but more so a point of view if anyone is just looking for something out of the box to work you might need to think of how your supply chain will run 5 years from now. Atlas gives you options to pivot with the changes of the economy and market. Review Source JS Jerry S. Routing Principal Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Routing Principal" April 5, 2021 5.0 Our experience with Atlas has been excellent. Our consultants and been responsive and have continued to work out any challenges that may arise. Pros Atlas gives users detailed insight into their data over a wide range of time. Atlas also helps users see where they have changes in the system that can result in delayed service, missed opportunities and Atlas offers an easy way to make corrections where needed. With the insights gained from Atlas, Rug Doctor has been able to formulate a plan during the Covid-19 season to insure our staff will properly deploy our employees as we redeploy our of pandemic staff reductions. We were able to predict, through forecasting, what areas of the country needed to be fully staffed and when to delay redeployment. Based on the data provided by Atlas, we have not only survived during this time but have slightly increased our profitability by knowing where and when business increased. So in essence Atlas saved our company and saved jobs. Cons With so much data in our system, the program can sometimes run slow in it's calculations when all data points are visible. Also, a large amount of server space and great IT team are necessary for a smooth running system. Switched from [ForecastX](https://www.capterra.com/p/1389/ForecastX-Wizard/) Atlas allowed our company more insight into our data Review Source SJ Steven J. Forecasting Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "John Galt review 10 plus years with the product!" May 11, 2021 5.0 Very good! We have used it for over 10 years and the Galt team has helped us grow at every turn. Pros The best thing about John Galt is their ability to grow with you. We have now incorporated 6 companies under our umbrella and all are using John Galt. The ease of training new users to the software has been very helpful in getting new people on board with our planning. Additionally because it is easy to use new user likes the system. Cons Maybe reporting but I do prefer a separate reporting tool that utilizes the Galt information Alternatives considered [Prophix One](https://www.capterra.com/p/139909/Budgeting-Solution/)[SAP Concur](https://www.capterra.com/p/380/Concur-Expense/)[JD Edwards EnterpriseOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/212037/JD-Edwards-EnterpriseOne/) Reason for choosing Atlas Planning They were much more flexible in creating a system that our team needed. They were very price competitive. We meet other companies that used the software and were impressed with the results we saw. Switched from [SYSPRO](https://www.capterra.com/p/6963/SYSPRO-ERP/) Syspro did not have the customer forecasting abilities that were needed in a growing consumer goods company. Review Source TD Tom D. Demand Planning Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Effective Solution for End-to-End Supply Chain" May 10, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy to configure to match current business processes. The software is very flexible, enabling extensive configuration to meet business needs without customizing in a way that would make upgrading difficult. Ability to create and use multiple hierarchies is a huge win, as well as to integrate into our supply planning process. Cons The ability to configure everything adds complexity, so you have to get things right on the setup side. The John Galt team has been great in helping us in this regard, both adding insight into best practices and making the tool work the way we need it to. Review Source Jacob R. Vice President, Analytics Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Atlas Probably Does It" May 12, 2021 5.0 \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\], our main consultant is amazing to work with. Pros The reality is, our transition to using Atlas has not been completely smooth sailing due to various issues with our own internal systems but generally speaking, we have been able to get the tool to do most if not all of what we need it to do. Cons There is definitely a learning curve that you must prepare for. Reason for choosing Atlas Planning Best Value Review Source BS Brad S. VP Supply Chain Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great System and Support Team!" March 29, 2021 5.0 Pros The ability to scale with our business needs and the simplicity to integrate as we add additional ERP systems and data sources. The knowledge of the service and support team has also been critical in helping us evolve over time. Cons There is plenty of training documentation and material for the standard functionality of the system but would like additional material for our specific setup Review Source JB Jeremy B. Lead Data Scientist Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible configuration with excellent support" May 13, 2021 5.0 Pros Our business has seen tremendous growth over the last decade and John Galt Solutions has helped us adapt as we continuously innovate. The configuration of the software evolves rapidly to keep up with our ever improving processes. Cons The documentation for some of the tools could still be expanded, but this is an area that has seen great improvement in recent years. Review Source MR Meitra R. Sales Analyst Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Malleable and practical software with unlimited potential" May 27, 2021 5.0 I am using this daily to understand outliers in business- where we can quickly and efficiently impact business. I finally have access to a full view of data that allows me to decipher what I need to immediately. Pros We are finally able to see data from other parts of the organization that we would never have been able to put together under one roof without this software. Cons The implementation is difficult- it all depends on the organization itself and how data is housed. It is a great check against data integrity and organization to get this started. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Demand Planning](https://www.capterra.com/demand-planning-software/)[MRP](https://www.capterra.com/mrp-software/)[Supply Chain Management](https://www.capterra.com/supply-chain-management-software/)