# Anaplan vs First Insight

| Attribute | Anaplan | First Insight |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.4 (44% (low)) | 53.9 (14% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Anaplan is an enterprise planning platform that integrates financial planning, budgeting, workforce planning, and trade management in a single system. It enables organizations to move beyond disconnected spreadsheets and siloed processes to achieve unified, data-driven decisions across finance, sales, marketing, operations, and human resources. | A merchandising platform that applies AI-driven analytics to consumer feedback to help retailers and brands optimize product design, pricing, assortment mix, and marketing for improved profitability and reduced inventory waste. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sso_scim":false,"xp_and_a":true,"api_access":"read","consolidation":"multi_entity","deployment_model":"enterprise_cloud","modelling_engine":"spreadsheet","revenue_planning":true,"erp_gl_connectors":true,"scenario_planning":true,"workforce_planning":true,"excel_sheets_native":true,"dashboards_reporting":true,"warehouse_connectors":true,"budgeting_forecasting":true,"erp_integration_for_historical_sales_ingestion":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":false,"deployment_model":"saas","what_if_scenario_simulation_sandboxes":true,"ai_markdown_and_clearance_optimization":true,"promotional_lift_and_elasticity_modeling":true,"store_cluster_and_assortment_localization":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PeopleSoft"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"CloudWorks"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","BE","IT"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Merchandising Planning)

| Capability | Anaplan | First Insight |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Enterprise cloud | Saas |
| Open to buy otb financial planning | - | - |
| Store cluster and assortment localization | - | ✓ |
| AI markdown and clearance optimization | - | ✓ |
| Historical seasonality and weather forecasting | - | - |
| Size curve optimization and ratio ordering | - | - |
| Promotional lift and elasticity modeling | - | ✓ |
| What if scenario simulation sandboxes | - | ✓ |
| ERP integration for historical sales ingestion | ✓ | - |
| Supplier lead time and moq math rules | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✗ |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:18:37.959Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*