AchieveIt vs Spider Impact

AchieveIt is a cloud strategic planning and execution platform connecting people, plans, and data with measurable progress. It supports integrated plans, unlimited plans organized around an organization’s own methodology, multi-plan views, dashboards, and real-time progress reports. Automated requests collect status, commentary, and metric updates on a chosen cadence. Custom dashboards can combine information from any plan and be scheduled for delivery, while widgets can embed dashboard information on websites, intranets, or SharePoint sites. The Data Integration API imports metrics from CRM, ERP, HR, and other systems, including CSV files. A Microsoft Teams integration is in beta for activity notifications, channel subscriptions to plans, and actions from Teams. API requests require an API key, HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or later, and the web application’s role-based permissions. AchieveIt states that it maintains SOC 2 Type II attestation and FedRAMP authorization at the Low Impact Level. Packages include implementation and ongoing support, with a designated Customer Success Manager and Strategy Consultant. Pricing is by quote, and listed packages have a 20-user minimum.

Spider Impact brings organizational performance information together to help track progress against strategic goals and inform decisions. It supports KPIs, balanced scorecards, earned value management, reports, alerts, dashboards, strategy maps, and initiative tracking. Impact Assistant takes questions in plain language and responds with answers and charts. Data can be imported from spreadsheets, SQL databases, and modern web APIs; online forms support manual entry. Spider Impact says it connects to over 5,000 web applications through web service connections, native integrations, or Zapier. Organizations can use Spider’s hosted cloud service or run the software on premises in their own data centers. The company says the product serves businesses across industries, governments, and nonprofits, and provides support, training, webinars, and educational videos. Its 30-day trial includes an introductory demo, login credentials after the demo, and ongoing guidance. There is no free plan, and pricing is on request. Screen exports require 10 or more user licenses, while sharing dashboards, strategy maps, and forms with non-users requires 25 or more users.