BI360 Forecaster Alternative

Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Forecaster?
Take a look at BI360!

BI360: The First Full Business Intelligence Suite for the Mid-Market

With out-of-the-box integration to many major ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics, Sage MAS 500 and X3, Epicor Prophet 21 and others, BI360 offers a solution with capabilities that include Excel-based budgeting and reporting, Excel or Web-based dashboards and a pre-configured data warehouse. Use the entire suite or mix and match the modules you need. Our partners and customers agree, BI360 is the right alternative for companies looking for the next-generation budgeting and reporting solution and beyond.

Check out the comparisons below and see why Forecaster Users, resellers, and software vendors choose BI360!

Valued Forecaster Features


Designed for the ‘business user’ (built-in ‘budgeting logic’ and templates)	x	x
Out-of-the-box integration to report writer	x (FRx)	x (BI360)
End user ‘ease of entry’	x	x
Summary and detailed Budgeting (e.g. P&L budget, payroll, capex, etc…)	x	x
Line item detail budgeting	x	x

Forecaster Feature Enhancement Requests


Excel-based		x
Ease of formula writing (use Excel formulas for ‘unlimited’ functions/formula writing)		x
Include charts in budgets (see trends, out of range entries, etc…graphically)		x
Cash flow budgets and forecasts		x
Seamless integrated reporting (use same tool as financial/operational reports)		x
Create custom spread methods, trends, depreciation methods, etc…		x
Access data from ANY data source		x *

* Either through BI360 Data Warehouse (the preconfigured data warehouse module) or direct integration using BI360 integration tool.

Features that go above and beyond Forecaster


Drag & Drop Excel-based budget form design		x
Modeling (e.g. profitability and revenue modeling) with break-back		x
Rolling forecasts (e.g. 12 or 15 months rolling forecast with trailing history)		x
Unlimited functions (Use pre-built BI360 functions or define your own Excel functions…no limit!)		x
Utilize single Excel budget template for multiple budgeters (across depts, etc…)		x
Leverage existing budget spreadsheet designs		x
Detailed and Advanced Sub-ledger budgeting (See history and enter details for projects, sales, payroll, etc.)		x
Online AND Offline entry option (take offline, enter data and save when back online)		x
Report across Actuals and Budget with 1 tool		x
Integrated Business Intelligence Suite* (Reporting, Budgeting, Dashboards, Data warehouse)		x *

* All BI360 Modules are NOT required to be purchased together as a complete suite. The modules can be used in a mix-and-match fashion, adding additional modules as business needs change.

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For more in depth details on how BI360 works as the ideal Forecaster Replacement…

Attend one of our ‘Forecaster Alternative Webcasts’ or our ‘Weekly BI360 Webinars’ to learn more. Click here to register for one of our upcoming web events.
Looking for an alternative to FRx as well? Check out our BI360: FRx Alternative page.
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