Vena Review
Updated May 22, 2023
Vena Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Vena
We are using Vena for budgeting, planning, and reporting across the whole organization.
Pros
- Drill to transaction.
- Auditability.
- Workflow and task monitoring.
- Less work on templates saves time for more analysis.
Cons
- Data load needs to be more automated.
- Need more template library.
Do you think Vena delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Vena's feature set?
Yes
Did Vena live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Vena go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Vena again?
Yes
- It's allowing for more time for analysis by reducing the time used the prepare the reports.
Vena's implementation team was very knowledgeable and helpful. after implementation, we got coaching hours for new projects
we can publish more customized reports that assist the stakeholders in their decisions. Also, the delivery of the information became faster.
Perfect workflow and company culture.
Vena Feature Ratings
Vena Solutions Attributes
Using Vena
30 - Finance, P&C, Delivery, Operations
3 - Financial analyst, BI Analyst, advanced Excel knowledge, SQL, Scripting, ETL and data modeling skills
- financial closing
- budgeting and planning
- consolidation
- very unique sales planning model
Evaluating Vena and Competitors
- Scalability
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
Using Excel as the user interface
I think if the decision is mine I would have chosen Vena again but maybe implement the Financial closing process first before the budgeting process.
Vena Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
No, didn't because we didn't have to.
Yes - the add-in didn't save a specific file
we had an issue with lost data and we Vena support team was able to restore it for us very quickly
Using Vena
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- mapping
- ad-hoc
- data modeling
- calcs
- integration channels
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