Awesome Forecast vs Cash4

Awesome Forecast is Windows software that builds cash-flow forecasts in Microsoft Excel, with linked profit-and-loss and balance-sheet forecasts. Its double-entry bookkeeping model is designed to keep forecasts balanced. Forecasts can cover up to five years, or 60 months, and include daily cash-flow views and 13-week cash-flow forecasts. Users can adjust the chart of accounts, account codes, and reporting structure. Analysis tools include scenario analysis, budgets, year-to-date actuals, daily cash-flow drilldown, and rolling year-end estimates. Tutorials explain importing data, exporting forecasts, and linking to another data file. Microsoft Office must be installed, and the software supports 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems but does not run on an iMac. A free 14-day trial is available without bank details. Annual plans include a 250.00 GBP single-user license, 250.00 GBP unlimited email and telephone support, 675.00 GBP Full – Unlimited, and 900.00 GBP Full Set Up Service. Support is available from a qualified Chartered Accountant by email, telephone, and video call.

Cash4 is Treasury4’s cash management module for finance teams that need a consolidated view of cash and forecasts across bank accounts, investment accounts, entities and currencies. It aggregates demand deposits, time deposits, money market funds and fixed-income securities, with target balance thresholds for individual accounts. Forecasting uses machine-learning models trained on each customer’s historical data, and scenario planning compares manual forecasts, predictions and past actuals. Cash4 can generate direct cash-flow statements from transaction-level bank data and compare forecasts with actuals. Its transaction categorization engine applies predictive AI and configurable rules to classify operating, investing and financing activity. Connections include direct APIs and host-to-host integrations with named banks, as well as BAI2 and MT940 files; ERP integrations and structured Snowflake data with embedded Sigma analytics are also included. Entity4 integration supports account mapping for FBAR-ready reports and SOX-compliant audit trails. The cloud product also supports payment workflows and ISO 20022 files. Pricing is available on request.