CCH Tagetik vs True North Budgeting

CCH Tagetik brings financial close, planning, and reporting together in a platform for the Office of the CFO. Its capabilities include budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, workforce planning, variance analysis, forecast-versus-actuals work, and financial consolidation. The platform also covers ESG and regulatory reporting, corporate tax, account reconciliation, profitability analysis, and supply chain planning. It is offered for cloud or on-premise deployment, with connectors for SAP, Microsoft, and Qlik and integrations with ERP, CRM, SharePoint, MS Office, and numerous data formats. The SAP HANA version is described as SAP-powered certified, with real-time data access and drill-through. The vendor lists cloud certifications and reports, plus 24x7x365 availability monitoring and alerting and 99.9% uptime achieved. Standard support is included in the annual maintenance fee; additional options cost extra. Founded in 1986 in Lucca, Italy, Tagetik launched its brand in 2005 and was acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2017. Pricing is on request.

True North Budgeting is a desktop budgeting application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It runs on the user's computer, keeps the budget file locally, and says no information is stored in the cloud. The app does not request bank or financial-account credentials and says it does not send financial data to analytics services. Its data relies on the operating system's built-in security and encryption features. Budgeting tools include pay-period grouping, a 12-month forecast, 50/30/20 allocation, goals, and a monthly calendar. The calendar uses color to show cash flow and lets users edit events instantly. Two one-time lifetime licenses are listed: Personal costs $29.99, paid once for one computer and one license; Navigator costs $49.99, paid once and includes three licenses for a desktop, laptop, and one to share. Future updates are included with both licenses. No free tier is stated. The maker is based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.