Cassandra vs Etropo Budget Buddy

Cassandra is a web-based marketing measurement platform for teams deciding how to invest in growth. It combines marketing mix modeling with incrementality testing, including instant incrementality and performance incrementality reporting. Its models examine how paid media, organic activity, and offline or brand campaigns contribute to business outcomes. Teams can use budget scenario planning and forecasting before committing spend, as well as ROI reporting. Listed data sources include advertising platforms such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, and TikTok Ads, alongside commerce, email, and CRM services including Shopify, Klaviyo, and Salesforce. Scheduled files can bring in data from sources without an API, and custom connectors can be built for a model. Essentials starts at €2,700/mo and includes up to three MMM models and five incrementality experiments per year; it has a six-month minimum commitment. Complete and Scale also require six months, while Enterprise pricing is custom. A 14-day trial is available without a credit card. Cassandra is based in Milan and says it achieved SOC 2 compliance in 2024.

Etropo Budget Buddy is marketing budgeting software for CMOs and their teams, available on the web and through an API. It helps teams build budgets, examine spending, follow variance, and coordinate work. Users can work with Budget Buddy through conversation to create budget items, plan budgets, analyze spend, and sync actuals. Teams can compare budget versions and choose an active one while sharing actuals, categories, and permissions across versions. Category-level access controls and threaded comments support work on individual budget lines. Listed integrations include advertising platforms, Google Sheets, Slack, Microsoft Teams, CRM tools, and AI assistants. Connected ad-account spending syncs weekly after accounts are mapped to budget lines. Budget Buddy actions are permission-checked and logged, and changes require user confirmation. Plans start at $89 a month for Essential, with five team members, up to 15 line items, and up to three currencies. Pro costs $139 a month. A 14-day trial requires no credit card and includes all integrations.