# Why FP&A leaders choose Centage over Cube Here’s a detailed breakdown of the Centage vs Cube matchup: - Enterprise-grade functionality - Cost-effective - Formula-free = Error-free - Drag & drop FP&A - Ongoing expert support ## Centage ## Cube - Speeds up budgeting process - Budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting - Import data from Excel - Create customized reports shareable via Excel - Reduces manual errors from spreadsheets — - Can be used without spreadsheets — - Automates financial logic without formulas — - Drag & drop adjustments on the fly — - Integrate with any combination of GL/ERP - Ongoing, in-house expert support & advisory — - Unlimited # of budget dimensions — - User-based permissions & security - Customized reporting dashboards - Drill down into any detail of the budget — - Budgets and models scale easily when adding new business unit, location, etc. — - Trusted FP&A solution for >20 years # What real users are saying Read what finance leaders think of [Centage versus Cube on TrustRadius](https://www.trustradius.com/compare-products/centage-vs-cube-software) > "We use Centage to prepare annual budgets but also for monthly reporting package. We have a complex business with multiple locations and departments across the locations. We budget at a very granular level. We use a lot of drivers and calculations when preparing budgets. Centage tool offers a lot of flexibility to set up the budgets to match the business specific needs." [Read the full review](https://www.trustradius.com/reviews/centage-2024-02-07-06-58-10) on TrustRadius > We use Centage's Planning Maestro for Annual Budgeting and Reforecasting purposes. It's really good as all the inputs entered by all the budget holders get consolidated in our income statement in real time. We can manage access to specific accounts, cost centers and project codes to each budget holder, which makes the process more efficient and minimizes errors. We also use the allocation methods, which are very useful in our case. There is also the possibility of managing different versions of Budgets and reforecasts. [Read the full review](https://www.trustradius.com/reviews/centage-2024-02-02-15-41-19) on TrustRadius ## **Spreadsheet-based, doesn’t scale with your growth** As a fundamentally spreadsheet-based solution, Cube is prone to bugs, and fixing errors is complex. Users say it’s difficult to present data in a representative way without intervention from Cube's consulting team. Public feedback reveals that the platform is not as intuitive as purported and comes with a learning curve. Onboarding is slower than expected for some and requires professional onboarding assistance. Updating new source data is a slow, manual process. Cube is limited to 8 dimensions and offers only summary drilldowns, so it’s not ideally suited for a company that surpasses a certain level of complexity, or that will need to modify its FP&A process as it grows. ### **Formula-free, drag & drop functionality, ongoing high-level support after implementation** Centage’s formula-free design eliminates spreadsheet formula errors. Our unique in-house Advisor role helps customers with implementation, training, and consulting on best practices for budgeting models and reporting options within the tool, throughout their time using the product. Centage’s FP&A software is fully customizable and presents no limitations in terms of the # of budgeting dimensions or the granularity of drill-down analysis. As your company grows, Centage’s drag & drop functionality means you can easily create a new budget for a new location, profit center, service line, etc., and update your models to be more robust and detailed as your needs change. ### The FP&A solution that best fits your needs We know there are a lot of FP&A software solutions out there — you’re here looking for the one that best fits your needs. On one side, some of our competitors offer a less robust feature set (basically an Excel add-on) and a quick “set it and forget it” implementation with little to no follow-up support. If you’re a small business with no plans for major growth, these may work better for you. On the other side, there are high-cost, high-maintenance enterprise software solutions — this will be a better fit if you’re a major company with a huge workforce. Centage delivers powerful budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis typically only enjoyed by large enterprises, at a price point that makes it accessible for growth-stage businesses. It’s the only formula-free FP&A software. ### Collaborative FP&A The only collaborative FP&A budgeting software that aligns and engages your entire company.