The Abacum alternative built for speed
From exploring assumptions to reporting results, your whole team can plan together without the learning curve.
Trusted by fast-moving teams
The core difference
Both Runway and Abacum give you version control, collaborative workflows, and plenty of integrations. The main differences are how you explore scenarios, write formulas, and build your model.
Assumption exploration
Runway lets you create a draft scenario, drag a hiring date or funding round on a timeline, and see every metric update instantly.
Abacum entails creating a scenario fork, updating your assumptions, aligning columns, and switching between versions to compare.
Modeling language
Runway lets you write in plain language with built-in tags, filters, and drivers.
Abacum requires understanding
DATE_SUM(∑MRR-New & Existing,‡‡opportunity_amount,⊡contract_start_dateWHEREdeal_typeIS"New ARR")
Model freedom
Runway gives you full control over how your structure—custom drivers, dimensions, and logic built around your business.
Abacum locks you into a rigid model structure. You can adjust the granularity of your data, but you can't reshape how the model itself works.
Simulate business decisions in real time
See how Runway works for the way your team actually plans. Faster decisions, fewer bottlenecks, and a model your whole team can understand.
platform breakdown
Honest reviews—The good and the bad
”Runway has allowed me to immediately reference any part of our model with ease, and to segment in any way I can imagine. We can now get down to vendor level BvA analysis.”
“Runway makes complex modeling a lot easier. It's just better and easier than an Excel spreadsheet.”
”The system is incredibly powerful, easy to use, easy to implement and learn, and they have a very responsive team of real people.”
“There's somewhat of a learning curve but not as steep of a learning curve as other FP&A software.”
”The options are limitless on the dimensions that you can create and link within your various models.”
”Some bugs here and there, a bit sus, but support is so fast it barely matters.”
”The onboarding specialist listens to feedback and actually implements improvements.”
“Many up front hours required for implementation. But this is easier than competitors like Anaplan.”
“Runway helps me plan for any "what if" scenario, to compare simultaneously without affecting my model, and then easily update as decisions are made.”
Fast track to clarity
Start building a unified model you can trust as the source of truth for planning and forecasting.
Onboarding guided by finance experts
01 Kickoff
Integrate all your sources
Connect data from our 750+ integrations. Including your HRIS, ERP, CRM, and more.
1-week average
02 Model
Build your model
Create your P&L, cashflow, headcount model, and more. Build out your projections, scenarios, and plans.
4-week average
03 Strategize
Get continuous support
Stay aligned with our team through strategic check-ins and real-time support in a dedicated Slack channel.
Ongoing