Stop paying consultants to change your model
From building your model to changing it on the fly, Runway gives your finance team full ownership without certification programs or implementation projects.
Trusted by fast-moving teams
The core difference
Both Runway and Anaplan give you scenario planning, cross-departmental alignment, and enterprise-grade security. The main differences are whether finance controls the model, how quickly you see value, and how dynamically you can test decisions.
Model ownership
Runway lets your finance team build, modify, and evolve models themselves with human-readable formulas anyone on the team can follow and update.
Anaplan requires certified Model Builders and 74+ hours of training across multiple certification levels, creating permanent consultant dependency for every structural change.
Implementation time
Runway's average implementation is about 6 weeks. Most teams have a live, working model well before that, with finance owning the whole process.
Anaplan implementations range from 4 to 6 weeks for simple use cases to 6 to 24 months for enterprise deployments, with total first-year costs often significantly exceeding the license fee.
Assumption explorations
Runway lets you create a draft scenario, drag a hiring date or funding round on a timeline, and see every metric update instantly.
Anaplan limits what-if exploration to pre-built structures. Any assumption outside those structures requires a consultant to rebuild the model, which equates to weeks of work.
Simulate business decisions in real time
See how Runway gives your finance team full ownership of the model, without the certifications or consultants. 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