Business Plan Tool vs Exuno Business Studio

Business Plan Tool is a free web tool for evaluating a business idea, setting goals for the year ahead, and keeping an existing business on track. It asks questions about the business, then lets users email or download a simple plan. Completion is estimated at 30–60 minutes. The listed plan includes financial projections, section guidance, a template library, and DOCX export. Information is retained during the session and deleted after three hours of inactivity; ending a session before downloading means starting again. Cookies and JavaScript are required, and unsupported browsers do not work. The responsive site supports smartphones, tablets, and desktops, with listed browser versions across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The tool gives general guidance rather than tailored advice. For finance applications, business.gov.au recommends its detailed plan template because some lenders request more detail. The site says it follows the Australian Privacy Principles and offers weekday technical support from 8am to 6pm across Australia.

Exuno Business Studio turns a conversation into business plans and other formal documents in a live chat-and-PDF workspace. Its business plans cover 18 sections, including strategy, market sizing, and financials. Other outputs include investor pitch decks, research and assessment reports, proforma and commercial invoices, formal letters, and custom documents. As users respond in chat, the accompanying PDF updates its sections, metrics, and tables. The site says Opus 4.8 researches markets and competitors with cited sources. Documents are typeset with Typst and exported as PDFs. Users sign in with an email one-time code, and projects are private to the account by default. The free Starter plan allows one active project and adds an Exuno footer to PDF exports. Studio costs $49 a month and includes unlimited projects, all document types, and white-label PDF export. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes team workspaces, SSO, advanced security, custom branding, and dedicated support.