AARO CPM vs Board

AARO CPM provides financial consolidation and reporting for organizations with multiple entities. It supports group accounting, consolidated financial statements, analytics, operational management analysis, simulations, recalculations, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. AARO says it can support groups ranging from three companies to a thousand, with users able to analyze data and generate consolidated statements during financial close. The preconfigured Base Package includes an EU BAS chart of accounts based on IFRS, an acquisition register, cash flow, financial statements and notes, acquisition elimination, Excel add-ons, and a dashboard. AARO Integrator imports data from multiple ERP systems, including VISMA, Navision, Hogia, Agresso, NetSuite, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics; imports can be scheduled or handled semi-automatically with mapping and conversion rules. AARO Connector makes figures available in other systems, including BI, budgeting and forecasting solutions, Excel, and other Office tools. Deployment is available as a managed cloud service or on-premise. Pricing is on request, with demos offered.

Board is an enterprise planning platform that connects data, processes, and teams for financial and operational planning. Its listed functions include budgeting, forecasting, reporting, consolidation, supply planning, and workforce planning. Teams can model scenarios and trade-offs, plan for events, and compare forecasts with actuals. The platform also offers governed agentic AI with human oversight, governance, and accountability. Collaboration can extend beyond the enterprise. Additional components include an Office Add-In, SAP connector, parallel engines, and broadcasting package. Deployment options are cloud and on-premise, and the site supports recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Support resources include product support, training, Board Community, and a premium support plan. Plans include Finance, Supply chain, Retail, Sales, HR, and predictive analytics, with customized quotes based on specific needs; no prices are listed. The supplied pages state no free plan or free tier, and do not state a trial or refund policy. Board lists headquarters in Boston and Chiasso and a founding year of 1994.