Complete Planning platform earns top marks for customer experience, vendor credibility and enterprise performance management (EPM) value/total cost of ownership (TCO) model
Toronto, August 7, 2024 – Vena, the only Complete Planning platform purpose-built to amplify the power of Microsoft 365, announced its exceptional performance in the 2024 Dresner Wisdom of Crowds® EPM Market Study. Vena has been recognized as a leader in all three major categories: Overall Experience Leader in the Customer Experience Model, Credibility Leader in the Vendor Credibility Model, and, new for 2024, a High Value/Low TCO Leader in the EPM Value/TCO Model.
Vena was ranked among top platforms that deliver best-in-class EPM solutions, including advanced analytics and reporting tools designed specifically for finance professionals. This achievement can be attributed to Vena’s strengths in sales professionalism, product knowledge, flexibility, accommodating business practices, favorable contractual terms and conditions and product customization and extensibility. Vena’s perfect recommendation score further underscores its reliability and credibility as a trusted partner for FP&A leaders.
“This recognition by Dresner Advisory Services is a validation of our dedication to delivering superior FP&A solutions that empower our customers to drive business agility and resilience,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “We are honored that experts continue to recognize Vena’s innovation and leadership in EPM. We remain committed to providing customers with a high-value, low-cost solution that’s powerful and user-friendly.”
“Our market study provides in-depth research and reporting on key industry and technology topics, including user trends, perceptions and intentions,” said Howard Dresner, Chief Research Officer at Dresner Advisory Services. "Vena showed key improvements for product, technical support and value, and is best-in-class in a number of areas. We congratulate them on their excellent performance, based solely on customer input, in this year's study."
This accolade is the latest in a series of prestigious recognitions, including:
- Being named a mid-market leader by IDC.
- Receiving the Hackett Group EPM Digital World Class Matrix award.
- Earning a Dresner Technology Innovation award for Financial.
- Consolidation, Close Management and Financial Reporting.
- Recognized by Nucleus Research as a CPM Industry Leader for the 11th straight year.
- Vena was also named a leader in 34 categories and received 17 top ranks in the annual Planning Survey conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC), highlighting the company’s excellence in the planning, budgeting and forecasting software industry.
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About Vena
Vena is the only Complete Planning platform natively integrated with Microsoft 365. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make agile and more informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances productivity, collaboration and insights. Over 1,800 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com.
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