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4.8
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out of 5"Great customer support, they do a lot of the work so I can just feed data and get the information I need in the format I want."
"User friendly interface. Has streamlined our budgeting process."
"Our finance users are happy with the benefits the application delivered to their day to day work."
"Some features were missing but already developed recently."
"The platform doesn't integrate with Excel 2007 which is a bummer."
"It doesn't work well with Quickbook Desktop. It requires a lot of manual processes."
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Craig
Verified reviewer
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
February 2022
DataRails Review by Craig Morrow
My experience with DataRails has been first class. I have assisted with a seamless integration for Budgeting purposes and have now rolled out the solution for month end reporting. In both scenario's I have been able to reduce the time required for completion by around 40%. I particularly like the approach of having the Customer Success Manager driving the implementation and having the single point of contact through the customer journey.
Pros
The ease in which the product was to learn and become and expert in. The functionality within the solution is exactly what any FP&A professional should be looking for in a solution. The implementation was extremely efficient as you start to build out real life business processes from the outset which mean you get a return on investment from day 1.
Cons
When deciding to partner with DataRails I was fully aware that they are at the beginning of solution development journey. However, DataRails are always keen to receive feedback on possible suggestions for improvement and are continuously developing and releasing improved functionality.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
Implementation timescales, project milestones, cultural/company size growth alignment. Ease of use and value for money.
Anonymous
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Best investment for our finance team
With this platform finance brings in data from many sources in little time. This responsivity and accessibility has been essential to the identification of key drivers that used to be produced in 5 times the amount of time. Information is available on a global scale instantly so we can standardize analyses. A great investment if you’re looking to improve processes
Pros
Finance is pleased with the ease of use and accessibility of data
Cons
Would be happy if there were more frequent updates
Reasons for choosing DataRails
We wanted to keep working on Excel. DataRails lets us do that, whereas other platforms asked us to migrate our information to their system.

Response from DataRails
Well said! Providing a reporting solution that works on excel is what separates us from our competitors. Please get in touch with your account manager to hear about our most recent updates, they are pretty exciting!
Replied December 2021
Massimo
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Financial Services
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
May 2022
DataRails used as an FP&A solution
Prior to DataRails our FP&A was run exclusively through maintaining numerous excel files which resulted in a much longer monthly close process. Through DataRails, we were able to automate the generation of our allocation based segment/product P&Ls, and monthly variance reporting to Budget/prior forecast. DataRails also reduced the probability of human error.
Pros
The overall flexibility of the platform. DataRails was able to create exactly what I wanted using our existing data structure and financial models. DataRails was able to replicate all of the benefits of other more well known Planning Solutions at a much lower investment cost - both financial and human capital.
Cons
Certain aspects of our monthly forecasting process require more manual intervention than other more mature planning applications.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
Having previously directed the implementation of larger/more well established planning solutions ( i.e. SAP PBC and Oracle PBCS), I felt that DataRails was able to give us all of the pros associated with these larger applications without having to incur the large investment and maintenance costs.
Elvamae
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Veterinary
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
VIN Product Assessment
The customer support and response is excellent
Pros
Easy to navigate and set-up the dashboards
Cons
It doesn't work well with Quickbook Desktop. It requires a lot of manual processes. It does not automatically integrate with the QB desktop version. It's too cumbersome.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
It was recommended by some of the accounting professionals at the AICPA conference
LeeAnn
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Sporting Goods
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
Product that exceeds expectations
In one word - "unbelievable" - I expected the software would be good, but once the software was up and running it exceeded expectations. The product drove down the manual time consuming data collection from 4 business days to a couple of hours. This was essential during the pandemic as more frequent turns of the forecast was required and without this software we would not have managed. The company used the product for other use cases we did not envision when we made the initial purchase.
Pros
Value for money, ease of use and accuracy. Because the program is excel based it did not take long for the team to master. Created an efficient process and removed the manual work from the department by automating the vast amounts of data in a matter of minutes. As the work load grew the product became more valuable to the company.
Cons
One difficulty was when a Microsoft patch was released it caused some issues with a formula, but the support desk was able to help correct when we brought it to their attention.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
Cost and functionality where the drivers for the decision. Ease of use and how Datarails set up and built the software for us and helped us with a desktop procedure manual. The auditing function was key to help the company know where/if changes were made Excel backend - less intimidating for users
Anonymous
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Best financial tool out there, dependable and accurate
DataRails has substantially improved the accuracy of our budgeting and forecasting. I love the ease of it, how accessible it makes our numbers, and how simple it is to follow real-time statuses. With DataRails we know our figures are accurate and up to date, which is precisely what we need from the numbers we base important decisions on.
Pros
-There are many ways to manipulate and look at your data -Drill downs are amazing. Can look at the smallest of variables. -Can work on both Excel and their Insights feature depending on what I want -Easy to use -Easy to connect with our ERP system
Cons
Sometimes it was buggy when logging out. Other than that I can't think of any other notable cons, it really is a great system.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
I didn't want to stop using Excels or migrate our information elsewhere.

Response from DataRails
Companies that use DataRails don't need to migrate from excel, which is why choosing DataRails doesn't require making any changes to internal workflows. As you pointed out, noticing the smallest variables is what we believe is key to accurate, flexible and efficient reporting.
Replied December 2021
Jim
Verified reviewer
Company size: 5,001-10,000 employees
Industry: Retail
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
CPM of choice
DataRails is used on a daily basis by my finance team as we perform analyses and drive insights. We chose to implement this cloud financial and analysis platform since we desperately needed a consolidation planning tool where we could continue using disparate spreadsheets and at the same time control our processes easier and better. DataRails gives us exactly this in addition to flexibility in reporting financial results.
Pros
1-We started using their Insights feature instead of our BI. Really useful. 2-Made data collection easy and organized 3-Constant access to up-to-date numbers
Cons
would be nice if it had the option of drag and drop for inputs

Response from DataRails
Glad to hear your team benefits from our platform on a daily basis. As you mentioned, Jim, data consolidation and flexible reporting are game-changing benefits that we offer our customers.
Replied December 2021
Frank
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2022
Fantastic Product! Highly Recommend!
Terrific experience! I highly recommend DataRails! The product is amazing, the support is industry best, and the responsiveness to customer preferences is incredible!
Pros
Drill down features in both data and graphs/charts. The integration with diverse software packages is also super convenient.
Cons
Really robust product. DataRails has a learning curve, but once the approach is learned its super intuitive.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
DataRails was the best fit for our needs.
Reasons for switching to DataRails
Upgrading finance and accounting software across the board.
Bradley
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
November 2021
Gives me the flexibility to make updates more frequently
Great customer support starting during the demonstration phase and going throughout implementation and use. I choose DataRails because it gave me enough flexibility to present whatever data I wanted in the format I wanted. The customer support also helped to make it easy to upload data and start creating my dashboard.
Pros
Great customer support, they do a lot of the work so I can just feed data and get the information I need in the format I want.
Cons
Sometimes the software is cumbersome. Support always helps with any issues I have but I wish it was user friendly enough that I could do more without assistance. I am still learning and do more every month on my own.
Reasons for choosing DataRails
report flexibility

Response from DataRails
Thank you Bradley for the positive review! As you mentioned, using DataRails is how finance teams supercharge their Excel spreadsheets. Our great support team was thrilled to get such positive feedback on their amazing customer service.
Replied December 2021
David
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
Best in Customer Success!
Visualization and insights are great, but can be confusing to set up without any support
Pros
It can be confusing to manage and update new data mappers (for users not very familiar with Data), but the support I've received and the willingness of my CSM, [SENSITIVE CONTENT], truly makes Datarails shine over other competitors. His willingness and availability is extremely helpful to our organization
Cons
Small bug issues, little features to develop more (like exporting data to a ppt or new excel)
Joseph
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
December 2021
Holding Company in the Real Estate Industry
Overall, DataRails has been great for our business. We are moving from using manual spreadsheets for financial reporting into automating this process in order to save time and look forward for trends, instead of always looking back in time at our data. It has been smooth and will be an easy transition for us. Above all else, [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has been super helpful. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] is simply the best. In addition, the Dashboard views are something that will be a great value add as we continue to introduce our portfolio companies to this software, as we are trying to sophisticate some of these businesses and force our business leaders to be continually on top of their financials, business, operations, and more.
Pros
My favorite part about this software is how easy it is to understand the logic that is going on behind the scenes. We are a holding company of 18 different operating companies using DataRails to automate our financial reporting process, as well as house all of our financial data in one system. Knowing how it works behind the scenes in critical and using the backend mapping is easy in order to make changes, fix errors, etc.... It makes it pretty easy to understand for the average user.
Cons
There is always room for improvement, like with anything. I think the biggest challenge for our company is not having all our accounting systems integrated into the system due to some industry specific accounting softwares not being able to integrate into DR. I think one thing that would be great would be more training videos or education in order to not rely on the customer success manager as much, just to improve efficiency and time.

Response from DataRails
Thanks Joseph for the amazing review. We couldn't be happier to work with you and the team. We look forward to improving the global scorecard, the various performance reports and dashboarding capabilities.
Replied January 2022
Anonymous
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Product is best in the business
It’s an easy tool to use and train on. Very adaptable, can look at our data in many different and useful ways with the Insights feature. Integrates with our ERP flawlessly. Can make changes in real time so decision makers always know exactly what’s happening and base the organizational direction on fresh data. Model building is straightforward, visualizations are enlightening, integrations are easy.
Pros
Using DataRails I can visualize data that I previously didn't have access to, this is by far the biggest pro-you can tap into data you've always had but previously couldn't work with. Other than that it's really easy to use, implementation is not lengthy, great customer service.
Cons
Occasionally freezes but I figure that happens with any sort of system

Response from DataRails
Helping decision makers make data driven decisions by tapping into hidden data is what DataRails was created for. Thank you for highlighting these advantages!
Replied December 2021
Theresa
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
CPM tool of choice, excellent value
In my organization we use DataRails’ cloud financial and analysis platform for budgeting and forecasting all of our financial metrics. Each department continues to rely on Excel as usual for budgets, and then using DataRails Finance sees real-time updates and compares budgets with actuals. Useful for a variety of processes including workforce management, income statement analysis, forecasting, reporting, etc.
Pros
Seamless integration with Excel User friendly interface Has streamlined our budgeting process
Cons
Occasionally there are glitches in our templates

Response from DataRails
We couldn't have said it better, Theresa! Providing our system's reporting benefits while enabling our customers to stay in excel makes using DataRails so much easier.
Replied December 2021
Lew
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
December 2021
A lifesaver
Having a dedicated Customer Success Manager has been wonderful.
Pros
This product has allowed me to maintain my existing excel worksheets while speeding the closing process and allowing me to focus on variance analysis as opposed to simply on reporting
Cons
I would like to see waterfall charts as part of the graphic offered
Reasons for choosing DataRails
Once I tested Datarails I knew it was the right solution for us.

Response from DataRails
Thank you Lew. We look forward to more weekly sessions focused on productivity and finding new ways to improve the financial analysis workflows in your organization to Excel to the power of DataRails.
Replied December 2021
Anonymous
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2019
Solves problems for us!
We use it a lot for data verification using the compare feature, do monitor data changes when we are changing our financial models. We use it to compare versions of our financial reporting decks and spreadsheets, and we use it for collaboration in collecting and prepareing (ETL) with data files for exporting from one system and into another.
Pros
The way the features are now integrated with Excel, the more "active" way it organizes files tags and compares versions.
Cons
I originally had a little trouble with the interface from excel (widget popups) but they replaced this with simple right-clicks and tighter integration with Excel and windows explorer that has not only eliminated the problems, but made it easier to use.

Response from DataRails
Happy to hear that our customer support was helpful. As each and every one of our happy customers knows, anything and everything that our customer support can do for you is a simple request away. Thank you for ranking us 10/10 in every aspect.
Replied December 2021
Mark
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Oil & Energy
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: GetApp
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Smartest FPA solution
Great solution for planning across a distributed organization. Can handle multiple systems and locations with ease. It’s flexible, easy to use, and allows for planning at a granular level to improve budgeting and forecasting. Staff is always nice and easy to work with. Integrates well with other systems.
Pros
Allows for the reduction of errors, improves reporting, more time for analysis
Cons
Takes a little bit of getting used to but what system doesn’t

Response from DataRails
Mark, we are happy to help your team in reducing errors and improving the quality of their reports to Excel to the power of DataRails. You hit the nail on the head in what that enables Finance employees to do when we do the heavy lifting for them. Using DataRails enables analysts to learn what their data means when they spend less time creating manual reports.
Replied December 2021
Anonymous
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2019
Great product, high ROI
The solution provided a high ROI for both compliance/SOX teams and the end users. As for the end users this is a fully transparent solution, the on boarding was smooth and fast.
Pros
Before implementing DataRails, we had no idea what is going on with our spreadsheets across our organization. Today, we have a clear overview of our EUC operations across the organization including real time alerts on any suspicious activity. Our finance users are happy with the benefits the application delivered to their day to day work.
Cons
As a SaaS solution, DataRails release a weekly versions which sometime require our teams to learn these changes on the go.

Response from DataRails
Thank you for pointing out the real time reporting. As many people learn the hard way, learning too late of suspicious activity is devastating to many organizations. Using DataRails, these activities can be detected instantly and handled accordingly.
Replied December 2021

Eran
Verified reviewer
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Internet
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
December 2021
A great tool for financial planning
Wow. Such a great tool to bring logic from Excel to the web. I love it. It's also nice having tables from different files accessible from their cloud to other files - very useful when working with financial models that are composed from several files.
Pros
Easy Publish To Web makes is easy to make complex excel files accessible for C-level executives. Realtime sync with SharePoint Scenario analysis over the web with custom Inputs
Cons
Mapping tables for later use could be more friendly Have the add-in in Excel online so other users don't need to install the add-in.

Response from DataRails
Thank you Eran. We love working with such an advanced and knowledgeable user who comes up with creative ideas during our calls. We look forward to continuously provide benefits to your organization's financial reporting activities and to turn your Excel into a lean, mean FP&A machine.
Replied December 2021

Catherine
Verified reviewer
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Medical Practice
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Awesome tool for a great price
We've integrated DataRails within our finance department and it's just been great. For departments that rely heavily on Excel, this product is a must. All our information is in one place, it's accurate and reliable, and it boosts our confidence in the conclusions we draw from them. Really great, dependable tool.
Pros
DataRails improves the accuracy and accountability of so many processes such as reporting and budgeting. It saves my department hundreds of hours of previously unnecessarily wasted time. Amazing tool!
Cons
The platform doesn't integrate with Excel 2007 which is a bummer.

Response from DataRails
Thank you Catherine :) Saving hundreds of hours of people's work time is what drove us to develop this industry changing tool. We are on a mission to turn every finance department's Excel into a lean, mean FP&A machine. Regarding Excel 2007, please contact your account manager, they will provide a solution for that.
Replied December 2021
Uru
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Defense & Space
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
Excelent product
Datarails helped us to make better decisions. Our experience is excellent.
Pros
The product is very easy to use. The implementation process was very good, first understanding the company needs, and then using the relevant tools of the product. Very good implementation and support team.
Cons
Some features were missing but already developed recently.

Eric
Verified reviewer
Company size: 5,001-10,000 employees
Industry: Financial Services
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2019
Love this useful, insightful product
DataRails is really great for automating unnecessary work. Using the system has improved my work significantly since now I don't have to waste time on copying and pasting info in order to make sense of it. This used to take up so much time, and now it takes up no time at all.
Pros
-Insights feature is really useful -No more wasting time on something that can be automated -work better
Cons
-Can't think of anything atm it's a platform I love using and it does that job well

Response from DataRails
Couldn't agree more, Eric. Automating processes and financial reports is key to increasing efficiency and saving valuable time. Now you can use your time to learn more insights from your data :)
Replied December 2021
Anonymous
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2019
Capacity routing management in Teva
manage complicated excel templates with 16 sites in one database, by giving managerial dashboards to reflect the utilizations and UnOB per each product. production line or site levels.
Pros
Version management from several locations on the globe, when end user works in same excel template. dashboards and visually interface for users. privileges management is easy to manage
Cons
Some time the badge does not appears correctly on my computer and I cannot save into Datarails.

Response from DataRails
Thanks! We're happy to see DataRails helps you with version management and reduces human-led errors. Love working with you guys at Teva!
Replied November 2021
Yafit
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Insurance
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2019
Helps track changes in Excel files
The software is still in the process of implementation and improvements
Pros
The software is very good. Changes between versions can be easily identified. Displays the activity in the software. Customer Support is excellent.
Cons
The tree view and viewchanges in conected files.

Response from DataRails
Thank you for highlighting such an important benefit that Data Rails users gain from our tool. Not only do we help with data consolidation and automating reports and budgeting, we also provide the option to track changes on excel.
Replied December 2021
Izik
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2019
Finally addressing spreadsheet EUC
It's a solution that all financial services need but don't have. We were trying to work with our internal controls, but it was proving to be too manually intensive and costly with upkeep and designated staff. Understanding what is happening/happened to all our spreadsheet data at any given time is so useful.
Pros
Spreadsheets are inherently unstructured, and DataRails structured all my organizational data to allow for complete governance and compliance.
Cons
Have been a customer for a year and don't have any yet.

Response from DataRails
Couldn't agree more, Izik. Here at Data Rails, we are working hard to help more financial organizations like yours enjoy these wonderful benefits that our system can provide.
Replied December 2021
Matthew
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Packaging and Containers
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2022
DataRails is friendly and very easy to use
I have had good experiences with DataRails.
Pros
I like the ease of budgeting and maintaining my departments spending- I like the dig down functions
Cons
I haven't found anything yet. I find the system user friendly and easy to use.

Response from DataRails
Hi Matthew, thank you so much for the kind review, and most of all, for agreeing to take part in one of our success story case studies. We look forward to helping you and your team continuously improve the FP&A reporting processes.
Replied January 2022

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