SaaS Advantages

Adaptive Planning’s SaaS CPM solution presents significant advantages over both spreadsheet-based systems and traditional enterprise CPM solutions, for the following reasons:

• It’s low-cost. Adaptive Planning’s SaaS solution has a much lower total cost of ownership than on-premise alternatives — up to 77% less over four years, according to analyst firm Hurwitz & Associates.
• There is no IT involvement required. As a SaaS solution, no new hardware, software, or IT support is required for initial implementation or ongoing maintenance. As a result, unlike with on-premise software, finance can move forward without needing to rely on an already over-burdened IT organization.
• Upgrades happen automatically. All users immediately get access to new features, without the need for ongoing IT support.
• It deploys quickly. Implementation time can be fast; projects go live quickly, which means they are low cost with immediate impact.
• It’s intuitive and easy to use. Its web-based, spreadsheet-like interface means that even people without strong finance skills can participate in financial planning processes. This increases adoption and collaboration across the company.
• It’s automatically accessible worldwide. Adaptive Planning’s hosted solution goes live quickly and is immediately accessible to employees spread across multiple locations.
• It’s low risk. Unlike large on-premise applications, which have high upfront license fees and lengthy — and costly — implementations, Adaptive Planning is low risk. No new IT resources are required, implementations are short and affordable, and the subscription model allows customers to cancel at any time. Free trials allow companies to test drive the solution ahead of time. And our large customer base has provided extensive references.
• It results in high customer satisfaction. Because SaaS is truly a service business model, there is a profound cultural difference in doing business with Adaptive Planning versus traditional enterprise software companies. And it shows — we have received the highest customer satisfaction marks in numerous independent industry surveys.

Adaptive Planning's SaaS approach is ideally suited for any company that has limited personnel, time, or capital resources:

Traditional Enterprise BI / BPM Software	Adaptive Planning SaaS Solution
Large upfront license fees - high risk	Low annual subscription fees - minimal risk
Long, costly implementations - 6 months	Rapid, affordable implementations - 3 weeks
Must buy software before you can use it	30-day trials
New releases once per year	New releases 2 - 3 times per year
New features require an IT upgrade	New features delivered automatically
New hardware and software required	No new hardware or software required
Requires IT support and maintenance	No IT support or maintenance required
Security dependent upon in-house IT	World-class, 3rd-party security
Poor customer satisfaction	Superior customer satisfaction