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Caleb

Verified reviewer

Retail, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

A Controller's Dream Come True

Couldn't be happier, just wish there were more projects I could send them. We are already fairly automated, so we didn't have to send much over.

PROS

They can automate any task that doesn't require higher level thinking. It can integrate with any software and can automate most any software task. The customer service responds within hours of issues and provides solutions immediately. The customer service agent IS the person fixing the issue, so there aren't any layers to go through. After a quick cost / benefit analysis (Cost per hour of an individual doing a task vs cost of software), we quickly found this software would save us lots of money.

CONS

The Company is new, so there will be some things they can improve on as they go like UI improvements, clarity of error responses, but I love their agility and helpfulness. They are laser focused on functionality and effectiveness of their bots, and it shows!

Reason for choosing Plena

They were specificially geared toward accounting process improvement which is a huge selling point for myself as the Controller.

Aaron

Real Estate, 51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Transform your team and get your life back!

Fantastic! I have been using this software for a couple years and am probably the company's biggest advocate. I've introduced several friends and associates at other companies to use the software. My life has changed in that I don't need to spend time with data anymore as the software takes care of all that, and I can enjoy going home spending time with my family. Month end close has never been the same!

PROS

I love that the software integrates with anything. I can trust and count on it to function how I need it to every single time. The software has allowed me to focus on more impactful, meaning tasks and responsibilities within the organization such that I can provide the value intended with my position. My team is able to do the same which transforms us from a "cost center" to being a strategic partner within the organization to lead out in making our organization proactive and forward looking. It's been incredible. And the opportunity to scale is that much greater because there's no limit to the amount of transactions that can be handled by the software.

CONS

There are so many projects that we want to have done, that we can't get them all done when we want to. Just a matter of prioritizing what we want when. Would be great to have the error activity logs clear out more frequently or more easily. There's not a readily available feature to clear out these logs that I have been able to use.

Reason for choosing Plena

I chose Plena Data over these products because of the customization available with Plena Data as well as the cost. I could automate whatever manual process we were dealing with at a fraction of the cost of the other products. We're still expanding the service offering within our organization because of how valuable what we've already done has been.

Andrew

Events Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

1

Reviewed November 2023

Not worth the investment

It seemed like the tool for us. We understand we operate in a very niche space but this was an absolute let down. Plena has now stopped trying to make thing right and it’s a major let down.

PROS

I liked the idea of plena the most. Should have saved us a ton of time and frustration but in reality cost us much more in the long run.

CONS

I was very disappointed with the product overall. It did not live up to what was sold and didn’t even do what is was supposed to do more often than not. When running the extraction we were supposed to receive email reports. These rarely came and when they did they either had outdated info, incorrect info or no info at all. We got absolutely no actionable data and unfortunately there solutions did not fix the issues we experienced.

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Ummu Habibah

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed July 2022

The good and the bad of Plena

PROS

Everything that doesn't require complex understanding can be replaced by automation. It may automate virtually any software process and can communicate with any application. When problems arise, customers may expect a response from support within hours. No intermediaries are involved since the customer care representative IS the problem solver.

CONS

Far too many things that need to be done, but we can't get to them all in the available time. It's an issue of setting deadlines for our wants. It would be excellent if error activity logs could be deleted automatically or at regular intervals. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a way to delete these logs quickly.

Delene

Medical Practice, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

SAVES ME SO MUCH TIME

We have a complicated system that we use to calculate bonus paychecks for all employees each month. We have to extract numbers from our specialized orthodontic software, numbers from the employee management software, numbers from quickbooks and numbers from excel. Plena Data does the extraction and compilation for us now. We no longer have to look anything up to calculate the bonus. And it's always 100% accurate. There are no more errors!

PROS

The Plena Data Software that we are currently using in our Orthodontic Practice has done 2 very important things for us. 1) Taken away the stress, headaches, frustration, overwhelm and mistakes that used to exist when we were manually gathering and entering numbers from 3 different software systems in order to calculate our payroll/bonus. 2) Cut the amount of time that was required for an employee to gather all of this information. It takes zero time. We just pull up the report - all of the numbers we need are in one report on one screen. Integration was seamless, we had no issues getting the software up and running.

CONS

The one feature that we did not like was the order that our data was presented in the final product. We spoke with customer service and this problem was corrected in less than 24 hours.

Conryd

Accounting, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2020

I love bots

Plena Data have been great to work with. No request seemed out of the realm of possibility, and they've been super helpful at updating and molding our process as we work through the best solutions to our unique needs. They've been amazing to work with. Now if only we could train AI to do accounting and make financial decisions I could retire.

PROS

Up-to-date reporting and accuracy are the two things we pride ourselves in being able to provide to our clients. Before implementing Plena Data we had to update our reports manually and by hand pulling in data from multiple sources. This whole process was simplified down to the click of a button. It's saved myself and my team hours every week plus it removes the chance of human error. We're able to run an update and talk to our clients in real time about their current financials and business operations.

CONS

Sometimes the bots stall on their updates, but Plena Data respond with fixes very quickly.

Reason for choosing Plena

They were local and very willing to help build a custom solution to our needs.

Sam

Retail, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Excellent Tool

I've enjoyed working with them. They are responsive and helpful. They are problem solvers and good to work with. Their tool is easy to use and they are constantly improving.

PROS

Plena Data is the most flexible and cost effective tool I have found for integrating systems. We also use it for gathering data from disparate sources and centralizing in a database for reporting. They have been good to work with, extremely adaptable, and have helped us solve some core problems.

CONS

No major complaints. Make sure you clearly communicate project needs and sometimes their implementation queue is pretty full, but there are no major cons.

Reasons for switching to Plena

More flexibility and cost savings.

Jared

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Great product & Great Customer Service

Plena's product is great but one of the best things about is the customer service team. Learning to use the bots was really easy and the team was helpful on checking in frequently to make sure everything was going as planned.

PROS

The best thing about plena is that it gives me precious time back during prospecting. With one click I can get the information I need to spend time reaching out to prospects. As a sales professional, I want to spend more time on sales activities instead of just administrative tasks.

CONS

I just wish i would have had this sooner.

Rachelle

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2020

Ease of Use

We have had a great experience with Plena Data as a company. It has taken data across all divisions, accounting, production, and sales, and combined it into one easy to find place.

PROS

Plena Data is so easy to use. I started out just using one portion of the program. After five months, I was put in charge of Inventory reports. It took one day to get trained on the rest of the program. We have been able to stop using excel for our inventory reporting, and move solely to Plena Data. We know that it's accurate, and it's been a huge time saver.

CONS

The only con I have found with the software is that there is no consistent order to the inventory reports I run. I have to go in manually and move the homes within the spreadsheet to keep them in a consistent order. In all fairness, I have not contacted customer service yet to see if this problem can be fixed. All in all, a small amount of effort for the time we are saving.

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Taylor

Verified reviewer

Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Awesome tool for prospecting and data extraction!

PROS

I love how it's pretty much a set it and forget it solution with the bot. Saves me so much time when prospecting on LinkedIn and when looking for qualified leads.

CONS

Not much! Some more robust support documentation would be handy, but the support team was super helpful when I had questions not covered in the documentation.

Sean

Building Materials, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed July 2020

Good company to do business with

PROS

The best thing about their A/P automation is the time it saves. One vendor of ours accounts for about 80% of our A/P invoice volume and they were able to program their software to capture all the specific data we were previously entering manually. Integrating with QuickBooks online to transmit the data and attach the invoice automatically was great. They care about making the solution work for us and were always willing to talk on the phone to get things right.

CONS

Not unique to any software deployment there were headaches and back and forth communication to get the software to do what it needed to. As they are a newer company currently some of the UI is basic, but to their credit they would listen to what I had to say and actually implemented some of my suggestions rather quickly.

Reasons for switching to Plena

Plena Data is a more flexible and powerful solution that could maximize the time savings for us.

Ben

Financial Services, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Very Helpful

Our experience has been fantastic. The team at Plena Data listen, work hard to get it right, and quickly understood what we needed and how to build it.

PROS

Automating our processes through Plena Data to calculate, sort, and board our commissions data has been an enormous time saver and helped us to scale.

CONS

It takes time to build as you would expect as they customize the automation for you.

Dave

Accounting, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2020

Plena rocks

The team has been responsive when we need customization and communication has been quick and efficient

PROS

The software streamlines our processes and cuts out hundreds of man hours.

CONS

Nothing. The software has been great without any issues.

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