Planful

Planful is a cloud-native Financial Performance Management (FPM) platform purpose-built to replace spreadsheets and fragmented legacy systems with a single, continuously connected workspace for planning, consolidation, reporting, and analysis. By embedding AI and machine learning into every step of the financial workflow—from data ingestion to variance commentary—Planful promises to slash close-cycle times, surface hidden cost savings, and empower finance teams to guide strategy in real time. The vendor’s positioning is succinct: “eliminate waste, provide better insights, change direction faster.” This article unpacks the technology, features, customer proof points, and competitive dynamics that make Planful one of the fastest-growing solutions in the modern FPM landscape.