Planful (AF Score 76) and Prophix (AF Score 76) are two of the most cross-shopped None in our directory. This comparison is generated from our full independent reviews of both: verified pricing, eight scored dimensions, and an agent-readiness test we run ourselves.
The verdict at a glance
Planful scores higher overall (76 to 76), but the right pick depends on what you weight.
Planful. Planful (formerly Host Analytics) is a cloud financial performance management platform for mid-market and enterprise finance teams that want budgeting, forecasting, close, consolidation and reporting in one system, sold by quote.
Prophix. Prophix One is a cloud planning, consolidation and close platform for mid-market finance teams running many entities, sold by quote, owned by Hg, and reachable from Claude through a read-only MCP server on FP&A Plus instances.
Quick facts
- Planful AF score. 76/100
- Planful implementation. Medium
- Planful best fit. Multi-entity planning and close
- Prophix AF score. 76/100
- Prophix implementation. Medium
- Prophix best fit. Mid-market multi-entity finance
Dimension by dimension
- Compliance depth. Planful 83, Prophix 81. Edge: Planful.
- Scalability. Planful 74, Prophix 71. Edge: Planful.
- AI / agent readiness. Planful 71, Prophix 74. Edge: Prophix.
- Support. Planful 78, Prophix 75. Edge: Planful.
- Implementation. Planful 72, Prophix 78. Edge: Prophix.
- Pricing transparency. Planful 45, Prophix 42. Edge: Planful.
- Modeling depth. Planful 80, Prophix 77. Edge: Planful.
- ERP & data connectivity. Planful 76, Prophix 70. Edge: Planful.
Pick Planful if
- A multi-entity group that wants planning and consolidation in one platform without hiring a team of model builders.
- A NetSuite, Sage Intacct or Dynamics 365 shop moving budgets, close packs and board decks off spreadsheets.
- A finance team already working in Claude that wants governed, read-only answers from plan and actuals data.
Pick Prophix if
- A mid-market group with many legal entities that wants budgeting, consolidation and reconciliations on one data set.
- A finance team on NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica or Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations that wants documented GL feeds owned by finance.
- Healthcare, senior living or higher education finance teams that need HITRUST, an industry template and personnel planning by employee.
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