Spotlight Reporting vs Spreadsheet Server
Spotlight Reporting
spotlightreporting.comSpreadsheet Server
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| Figure | Spotlight Reporting | Spreadsheet Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $35/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Financial Reporting Software | 7.8 (#9) | 6.7 (#17) |
| AI features | Spotlight AI can automatically generate or reformat commentary in Executive Summary or Action Plan. | The page describes Doc Assist for product answers and Data Assist for identifying trends and anomalies. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Accounting integrations | The platform integrates with leading accounting systems, Xero, QuickBooks, and Google Analytics. | The product page says Spreadsheet Server works with more than 140 ERP systems and data sources. |
Plans
Spotlight Reporting
- Business$35 a month
- Business 10$329 a month
- Franchise & Not for Profit$329 a month
In their own words
Spotlight Reporting
Spotlight Reporting is a web platform for management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation. Reporting includes visual reports, KPIs, consolidations, and chart galleries. Forecasting covers budgets, cash flow, what-if analysis, and consolidated forecasts, with monthly, quarterly, or annual views and a 60-month horizon. The service supports scenario modeling, variance analysis, and forecast-versus-actual comparisons. Spotlight Reporting can consolidate up to 75 entities; Spotlight Multi supports up to 500 and is designed for franchises and not-for-profit associations, including benchmarking and ranking. Connections include leading accounting systems such as Xero and QuickBooks, plus Google Analytics and other non-financial sources. Spotlight AI can generate or reformat commentary for an Executive Summary or Action Plan. Business costs $35 a month excluding sales tax for one organization. Business 10 and Franchise & Not for Profit cost $329 a month excluding sales tax. A 14-day trial is offered, with no permanent free plan.
Spreadsheet Server
Spreadsheet Server has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.