Board vs Kepion
Board
board.comKepion
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| Figure | Board | Kepion |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Demand Planning Software | 7.9 (#8) | 7.7 (#12) |
| Spec score · Financial Planning & Analysis Software | 8.0 (#18) | 7.8 (#30) |
| Spec score · Financial Forecasting Software | 8.0 (#15) | 7.7 (#34) |
| Spec score · Management Reporting Software | 8.0 (#7) | 7.6 (#20) |
| Spec score · Revenue Planning Software | 8.0 (#6) | 7.8 (#10) |
| Spec score · Scenario Planning Software | 8.0 (#22) | 8.0 (#24) |
| Spec score · Corporate Performance Management Software | 7.9 (#10) | 7.7 (#15) |
| Budgeting | Yes | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Board supports flexible collaboration and collaboration beyond the enterprise. | The platform connects finance, sales, operations, and supply chain planning on shared data so teams can collaborate and align plans. |
| Financial consolidation | Yes | Yes |
| Forecasting | Yes | Kepion says rolling forecasts can integrate actuals from source systems and cover 12 to 24+ month horizons. |
| Founded | 1994 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Chiasso, Switzerland | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Scenario modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Variance analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Workforce planning | Human resources solutions include HR workforce planning. | Yes |
Plans
Board
- Board add-ins & integrationsPriced on request
- FinancePriced on request
- HRPriced on request
- Predictive analyticsPriced on request
- Premium SupportPriced on request
- RetailPriced on request
- SalesPriced on request
- Supply chainPriced on request
In their own words
Board
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.
Kepion
Kepion is an FP&A platform for planning across finance, supply chain, and operations. It supports budgeting, forecasting, revenue, workforce, capital, demand, and supply planning, along with scenario modeling, variance analysis, and financial consolidation. Real-time what-if models let teams compare best, worst, and expected outcomes for revenue, cost, and operational plans. Shared data connects finance, sales, operations, and supply-chain planning for collaboration. Kepion says it works with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power BI, Azure Cloud, and SQL Server. Its integration guidance names SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Factory, and SQL Server Integration Services; the documented application integration type currently supported is an Azure Data Factory pipeline. Deployment guidance covers cloud-hosted and on-premises environments. Single sign-on supports Windows Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and custom identity providers. The platform is offered through web, Windows, API, and self-hosted options. Kepion was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Seattle. Pricing is on request.