At most companies, finance still runs on lag.
You don’t notice it right away. You notice it when the model feels off. When the numbers don’t tie. Or when the forecast doesn’t reflect what just happened last week.
Then it’s 9 PM on Thursday, and your CEO asks: “What happens if we grow 30% faster next quarter?”
And you hesitate… the model isn’t updated, so you don’t know yet. You’ll need to pull in actuals, update the pipeline data, and fix that hiring schedule. Then you’ll be three tabs away from the truth. In short, it’ll take you hours to get back.
This is what real-time forecasting solves.
The lag isn't just annoying. It's expensive.
Most forecasts are built right, but they’re only right for a moment.
Once the model stops reflecting reality, even by a little, people stop trusting it. They second-guess the inputs. They argue about the assumptions. And they start making decisions outside the model, not with it.
You end up spending more time defending the numbers than deciding what to do about them.
That’s the real cost: the erosion of trust, the slowdown in decisions, and the hours lost to backfilling data manually. Again and again.
Runway: A model that updates itself
Runway connects your financial model directly to the tools your business already runs on. Your accounting software. Your HRIS. Your CRM. Your warehouse.
It supports 750+ integrations, including QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Workday, Salesforce, and HubSpot. You choose what to sync, and Runway brings in the data automatically. No more hunting for exports. No more manual entry. No more “Actuals_FINAL_v6”.
Your model just stays current.
And that changes everything.
Forecasts that move as fast as you do
When the model updates in real time, you unlock a different kind of planning.
- Instead of reconciling last month’s numbers, you’re asking what next month could look like.
- Instead of debating stale data, you’re testing new scenarios.
- Instead of modeling in a silo, you’re planning as a team.
Runway lets you update one assumption, and see its impact ripple through the entire forecast. Change a revenue growth rate? Every downstream metric updates: hiring, CAC, cash runway, burn. Live.
What real teams are doing with this
An eCommerce team adjusts spend on the fly
Shopify and Google Ads are connected. Conversion rate drops? Future ad spend adjusts automatically — no spreadsheet rebuild needed.
A SaaS company keeps finance and HR in sync
NetSuite and Workday are linked. Headcount plans update with hiring progress. Budget changes reflect instantly. One forecast, one truth.
A Series B team runs five scenarios in five minutes
During a board meeting, they adjust hiring plans live. Model different growth rates. See the cash impact of each decision — instantly.
A team experiments with pricing before the raise
Raise prices. Drop prices. Change assumptions on volume or churn. Every adjustment updates revenue, margins, and runway in real time. The investor asks “what if,” and they don’t blink.
See how fast-moving teams use Runway.
From reactive to proactive: why this matters
When your forecast stays in sync with your business, it stops being a static file, and becomes a tool for thought.
- You’re not just checking if things went according to plan.
- You’re making better plans — faster.
- You’re catching problems early, not explaining them late.
And you’re not stuck in the spreadsheet on Friday night trying to figure out if it’s a formula error or if something actually changed.
You know. Because the model knows.
What powers this behind the scenes
Automated actuals
Runway pulls real data from your systems, so you can close faster and model sooner.
Scenario planning, built in
Branch from your base case with one click. Run conservative, baseline, and aggressive cases side by side. No duplicated sheets, no broken formulas.
Intuitive, collaborative modeling
Everyone edits in the same model — at the same time. Permissions and audit trails keep it safe and aligned. Just like Google Docs, but built for finance.
Live reporting
Build board decks and dashboards that always reflect the latest data. No copy-paste. No outdated slides. Just one source of truth.
Analyze with AI (beta)
Accelerate workflows, drill into variance, and deeply understand your business. Book a personalized demo to see it in action.
This is the shift
Real-time forecasting doesn’t just speed up what you already do. It actually changes the work entirely.
You stop reacting. You start steering. And your team gets time back — not to do more busywork, but to think more clearly, act faster, and lead with confidence.
Book a demo and see how Runway brings your model to life with real data, in real time.