# SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Financial Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/171122/SAP-BPC --- # SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) SAP Business Planning and Consolidation ## What is SAP Business Planning and Consolidation? Business planning and consolidation solution that offers financial forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, consolidation and collaboration tools. ## What is SAP Business Planning and Consolidation used for? [Financial Management](https://www.capterra.com/financial-management-software/)[Budgeting](https://www.capterra.com/budgeting-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 21 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 86% Neutral 10% Negative 5% Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.4 (3,272)](https://www.capterra.com/p/120109/Xero/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $25 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.8 (21) Ease Of Use 4.4 (7,624) Value For Money 3.9 (14) Value For Money 4.2 (6,541) Customer Service 4.2 (15) Customer Service 4.0 (6,245) ## SAP Business Planning and Consolidation alternatives [4.3 (607)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76/Intacct/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 86% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.2 (1,994)](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 85% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [QuickBooks Online](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/) [4.3 (8,390)](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/reviews/) Starting price $38.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 86% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/) Highest Rated [Datarails](https://www.capterra.com/p/177451/DataRails/) [4.7 (187)](https://www.capterra.com/p/177451/DataRails/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/177451/DataRails/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/171122/SAP-BPC/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Budgeting/Forecasting 4.5 (4) 25.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create budgets based on historical data and future projections Consolidation/Roll-Up 5.0 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Combining loans, assets, liabilities, and other financial data from multiple subsidiary companies into one entity for reporting Collaboration Tools 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Real-Time Reporting 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Active reporting of data and metrics Reporting/Analytics 5.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Scenario Planning 3.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Develop potential scenarios to identify risks and opportunities SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 12 features Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Create budgets based on historical data and future projections Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Combining loans, assets, liabilities, and other financial data from multiple subsidiary companies into one entity for reporting Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization Form predictions based on past and present data/trends Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time Active reporting of data and metrics View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Develop potential scenarios to identify risks and opportunities At a high level, visualize a preferred outcome, define goals and identify specific steps to achieve them Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.3 (21) 4.3 Based on 21 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.9 (14) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 3.9 (14) 3.9 Based on 14 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.2 (15) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.2 (15) 4.2 Based on 15 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 21 reviews Filter by rating 5(12) 4(6) 3(2) 2(1) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent AU Anonymous User Technical Application Manager Banking ### "Die Anwender lieben es und die IT zittert" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 February 3, 2026 Wenn es läuft, ist es toll. Leider schwingt immer die Angst mit, dass kleinste Änderungen (NetweaverRelease, DB-Release, Unix-Release, SAP-GUI, ...) zu gravierenden Störungen führen können, die nicht immer im Test vollständig erkannt und rechtzeitig von Go-Live gelöst werden können. Pros Die Excelintegration über AfO Workbooks und die Möglichkeit, direkt Queries ausführen zu können sind die bei uns hauptsächlich genutzten Funktionen. Cons Die Integration reagiert sehr empfindlich auf technische Änderungen aller Art. So hat beispielsweise ein Releasewechsel der Datenbank auf die nächste neuere Version zu einem Ausfall der BPC-AfO-Integration geführt. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FR francesco r. Dirigente Publishing ### "Professionalità garantita" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 10, 2023 Leader nella pubblica amministrazione ed ora anche nel privato, software eccellente supportato dal supporto professionale di una azienda che si mette completamente a disposizione del cliente. Notevole la possibilità di personalizzazione Pros Multitasking efficace e di alto livello che si interfaccia egregiamente con altre piattaforme Cons Enorme quantità di funzioni il cui utilizzo necessita di tempi superiori rispetto ad altre piattaforme ma sicuramente il tempo speso e ben ripagato Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KG Komal G. SAP Consultant Computer Software ### "SAP BPC Fair Review" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 November 30, 2022 Pros It is Excel based software, which provides automated consolidated reports in desired format. It is user friendly. Cons It might be costly to implement this software in your system. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. WE Wilson Enrique R. Asistente de Materiales Oil & Energy ### "Software 100% seguro" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 25, 2022 La empreaa tomo la decision de implementar el modulo de planeacion debido a que los modulos adquuridos al principio dieron muy buenos resultados actualmente todo funciona a traves del software Pros Es un software que se adapta a todo tipo de empresas ademas una ventaja es que puedes implementarlo por modulos Cons Realmente es un producto muy seguro y sencillo de implementar y de usar no tengo queja alguna del software Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. PA Peter A. Safety Coordinator Food Production ### "Implementation and daily use of SAP for management of manufacturing resources" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 August 31, 2022 Pros The software can be used to account for every individual material/resource that is used in a manufacturing process. It offers true end-to-end cost control. I was a member of the team that implemented SAP on a local level at manufacturing sites, training people who would be front-line users in a manufacturing environment. Since then I have worked in local management, where my responsibilities would include reconciling and consolidating material use on SAP software. Cons Implementation of SAP for a large business must be done to an exceptionally high standard. Many businesses are likely to underestimate the amount of discipline and attention to detail that is required in the roll-out of this sort of high level ERP software. Mistakes that are made at this early stage will create long lasting snags that in my experience have taken up to 3 years to iron out. I should add that my organisation did also require a lot of custom features to be set-up which is likely to have been a contributing factor to the difficulties we experienced. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Jigyasa K. SAP Consultant Information Technology and Services ### "SAP BPC - Planning and consol solution " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 August 29, 2022 Pros SAP BPC is great tool for Consolidation , planning & budgeting. It provides feature for statutory and management consolidation. It provides excel based reporting as well. It can be integrated with SAP and non SAP systems. We can customise our solution in BOc based on business needs. Cons It have performance issue with massive data and poor database. Non- HANA database have low performance. Alternatives considered [Oracle Hyperion Planning](https://www.capterra.com/p/233326/Oracle-Hyperion-Planning/) Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AS Ahmed S. Team leader Consumer Services ### "Plan, manage and sort all your business " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 July 15, 2021 One of the leading planning software that you can't run your business without. It's a must. Pros Huge database with easy to manage all your inventory and communicate with other departments in easy way. Cons Sometime it take longer than expected to update the data you just entered, and alot of time you can't find things easy, wish if they can add more information in help section. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Process Developer Management Consulting ### "Easy to adapt " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 15, 2021 Compatible with the various sources of data which is very helpful. Pros User friendly and very easy and smooth to integrate from your existing software. Cons I only find it difficult to search few tabs of the folder and hard to remember the shortcuts. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Bastian M. Industrial Engenieer Civil Engineering ### "First steps" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 June 26, 2021 I had a SAP course at the university, where I learned to use the basic modules. The truth is that despite many times I followed the detailed instructions of the processes, they came with errors that I had to look for in the SAP forums because the program did not provide clear information regarding the error. It should be noted that the errors were due to settings that came by default. As in the previous section, my suggestion is clear, I think it should have a quick access line to show the information by areas, on a single page, which can be configured with the user, with their processes that are contiguous , in such a way that when carrying out an iterative process, it is already predefined by the user. In addition, I suggest enhancing the error messages with a hyperlink that allows you to direct to the source of the error. Pros What I liked most about the software is its security, not only in terms of the protection of information, but also the alteration of it, the fact that the records cannot be altered, it allows to maintain a clear and well-defined transaction history. Cons What I liked the least is its complexity, to use it, I learned a lot of quick access codes and thus develop my work well, but there are operations that complement each other too well not to be carried out in a single process and not several of them. In addition, although the errors show a description of the possible problem, there are situations where they are not justified, errors appear due to minimal details, which the program should show a quick access to be able to edit them. An example of this is when a material is poorly defined. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RC Richard C. Business Analyst Government Administration ### "SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (formerly OutlookSoft)" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 18, 2021 I was the administrator, so I would do the installation and the business owner would do necessary training. Coming from an accounting background I was able to give guidance on setting up hierarchies in the Chart of Accounts (COA) which was helpful to some of the managers using the software. I supported everyone form the analysts to Vice Presidents Pros This was very easy for the users to learn. This product has an Excel interface so everyone was pretty comfortable using this application. When I needed to call support, they were fantastic and went above and beyond. They walked me through an install in our test environment (all hours). Cons It is necessary to copy off old structures. At my company, the structure would change almost every year (Having the US divided up into 6 segments, then 4 then 5). This made it a bit cumbersome when comparing different structures Reasons for choosing SAP Business Planning and Consolidation It gave the finance and planning departments flexibility to compare financial segments Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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