IDC evaluated the world’s leading planning platforms — and IBM Planning Analytics earned its spot in the Leaders category. Download your complimentary excerpt and see what sets it apart.

The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment evaluated vendors across two dimensions: current capabilities and future strategy. IBM Planning Analytics earned placement in the Leaders category — recognized for both what it delivers today and where it’s headed.

The research was conducted in Q4 2025 and assessed vendors who met a threshold of $85M+ in enterprise planning software revenue. This is not a sponsored ranking — it’s earned.

What you’ll find in this excerpt:

The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software is essential reading for finance, FP&A, and operations leaders evaluating their next-generation planning platform. Inside, you’ll find:

• IBM’s specific strengths called out by IDC analysts, including its Planning Analytics Workspace and Excel add-in environments
• How IBM’s GenAI and agentic capabilities — built on watsonx — were evaluated, including predictive forecasting, anomaly detection, and natural language insight extraction
• IDC’s “Consider IBM when” guidance for organizations evaluating planning platforms
• IDC’s 8-point buyer checklist for selecting an enterprise planning platform in 2026
• The full IDC MarketScape graphic showing IBM’s position relative to Oracle, Anaplan, SAP, Workday, OneStream, and others
• IDC’s market overview of the forces reshaping enterprise planning — from GenAI adoption to integrated business planning and data governance

Download the report today.