Spotlight Reporting
spotlightreporting.com
What it is
Spotlight Reporting is a web platform for management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation. Reporting includes visual reports, KPIs, consolidations, and chart galleries. Forecasting covers budgets, cash flow, what-if analysis, and consolidated forecasts, with monthly, quarterly, or annual views and a 60-month horizon. The service supports scenario modeling, variance analysis, and forecast-versus-actual comparisons. Spotlight Reporting can consolidate up to 75 entities; Spotlight Multi supports up to 500 and is designed for franchises and not-for-profit associations, including benchmarking and ranking. Connections include leading accounting systems such as Xero and QuickBooks, plus Google Analytics and other non-financial sources. Spotlight AI can generate or reformat commentary for an Executive Summary or Action Plan. Business costs $35 a month excluding sales tax for one organization. Business 10 and Franchise & Not for Profit cost $329 a month excluding sales tax. A 14-day trial is offered, with no permanent free plan.
Spec sheet
- Free plan
- NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Accounting integrations
- The platform integrates with leading accounting systems, Xero, QuickBooks, and Google Analytics.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Headquarters
- Wellington, New ZealandRead 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Founded
- 2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- AI features
- Spotlight AI can automatically generate or reformat commentary in Executive Summary or Action Plan.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Budgeting
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Business 10 limit
- The Business 10 plan supports up to 10 organizations.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Business plan limit
- The Business plan includes one organization.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Company partnerships
- Spotlight says it has partnered with over 500 leading firms.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Financial consolidation
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Forecast views
- Forecasts can be displayed monthly, quarterly, or annually.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Forecasting
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Forecasting features
- Forecasting supports budgets, forecasts, what-if analysis, cash flow, and consolidated forecasts.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Franchise plan limit
- The Franchise & Not for Profit plan supports up to 10 organizations plus Head Office.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Free tier
- A permanent free plan is not stated; the page states a free trial.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Free trial
- The service offers a 14-day free trial.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Group consolidation
- Spotlight Reporting can consolidate up to 75 entities; Spotlight Multi can consolidate up to 500.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Included products
- Business and Business 10 plans include Reporting, Forecasting, and Dashboard.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Multi consolidation
- Spotlight Multi is designed for franchises and not-for-profit associations and supports benchmarking and ranking.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Payment methods
- Payment is accepted by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Pricing currency
- US pricing is shown in USD, with other currency options available.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Reporting features
- The platform provides management reporting, visual reports, consolidations, KPIs, and chart galleries.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Scenario modeling
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Security information
- The site provides a Security & Policy Procedures resource.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Support resources
- Support includes an online Help Centre, webinars, training, and a global support team.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Sustain offer
- Spotlight Sustain is advertised as free for 12 months.Read 28 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
- Variance analysis
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · spotlightreporting.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Budgets, forecasts, and what-if analysis
- Forecast horizon extends to 60 months
- Consolidates up to 75 entities
- Spotlight Multi supports up to 500 entities
- 14-day free trial
Limits
- No permanent free plan
- Business plan covers one organization
- Prices exclude sales tax
Who it suits
It suits organizations needing web-based reporting, forecasting, consolidation, and scenario planning. Larger multi-entity groups, franchises, and not-for-profit associations can use the higher organization limits.
Verdict
Spotlight Reporting combines management reporting with long-range forecasting, consolidation, and scenario analysis. Its plan limits distinguish single-organization use from larger and multi-entity deployments, while trial access is temporary.
Where Specifiction places it
- Scenario Planning Software#27 of 928.0
- Financial Planning & Analysis Software#33 of 907.8
- Financial Reporting Software#9 of 237.8
- Financial Forecasting Software#36 of 747.7
- Management Reporting Software#16 of 327.8
- Cash Forecasting Software#15 of 267.7
- Financial Dashboards#15 of 207.7