AI-powered forecasts that go live in weeks

You inspect and approve forecasts - no business systems person for ongoing support, no maintaining or updating assumptions.

AI-Powered Financial Forecasting Software

Get 2x more accurate forecasts, eliminate spreadsheet firefighting, and free up 40% of your FP&A team's time with continuous, ML-driven predictions

Top 3 reasons finance teams pick Precanto

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Fast, low-lift deployment

Precanto connects to your ERP, HRIS and other source systems and starts predicting immediately. Most teams are fully live between 2 and 4 weeks, all heavy lifting done by the Precanto team.

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No systems admin or FP&A maintenance needed

Continuous data cleanup, updating assumptions and forecasting all run automatically, so the finance team shifts from rolling up a forecast to simply reviewing and updating it as needed.

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Self-serve for business users

Business users use Ask Precanto to see spend, understand variances, run scenarios and ask questions in plain English without waiting for finance or working in spreadsheets.

Capability
Planful
Precanto
Time to Deploy
2-3 Months
Ongoing Admin
Dedicated system owner and model builder
Budget owner workflows
Limited, requires finance support
Forecast Updates
Manual cycle
Data Cleansing
Manual validation
Scenario Modeling
Manual setup
Total Cost to Operate
Tool +Implementation + people cost (Business Systems Person/Team)

Capability Comparison

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Planful
Precanto
Time to Deploy
2-3 Months
1-3 Weeks
Ongoing Admin
Dedicated system owner and model builder
None
Budget owner workflows
Limited, requires finance support
Self-serve- Ask Precanto, instant answers via Slack/Teams
Forecast Updates
Manual cycle
Continuous, ML-driven
Data Cleansing
Manual validation
Continuous cleansing and anomaly detection
Scenario Modeling
Manual setup
AI-driven
Total Cost to Operate
Tool +Implementation + people cost (Business Systems Person/Team)
Single-platform simplicity

When to use Precanto instead of Planful

You want forecasts that move with the business

You need predictions for P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow that keep updating as hiring, spend, and actuals change

You want AI to handle the data work

You’d rather have ML models cleaning, matching, and correcting your finance data than analysts spending days reconciling spreadsheets.

You want budget owners in the numbers every week, not just at planning

Budget owners should be able to ask questions, see their actuals and forward-looking spend, and compare against plan through Ask Precanto without routing every request through FP&A.
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How Precanto Helps Finance Teams

Ask Precanto, the AI Finance Expert

Get answers to finance questions in plain language instantly.

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Automated Data Ingestion

No more chasing down files

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Anomaly Detection

Stop combing through rows. Precanto flags the things that need your attention.

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Predictions

See forward-looking P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow daily, independent of accounting close

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Trusted by Finance Leaders Worldwide

"With Precanto, finance teams can cut down manual work up to 50%, allowing them to meet SLA deadlines effortlessly and focus on strategic tasks."

Stu West

Silicon Valley CFO

"Precanto’s actionable insights using artificial intelligence and predictive analytics help finance teams tremendously."

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Steven Wu

CFO at Guideline

"Precanto's AI-powered insights help uncover trends and anomalies that otherwise would be missed. It's like having an expert analyst working 24/7."

Kurt Shintaffer

Fmr CFO, Apptio

"The FP&A AI Copilot is a game-changer. It’s like having a financial analyst at your fingertips—quickly running what-if scenarios and getting important insights."

Drew Laxton

CFO at Extensiv

"If you don’t know exactly where you stand with regard to headcount forecasting, you don’t know what you’re burning into the future from a cash perspective. After decades in finance it’s great to finally see a real solution with Precanto."

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Liz Brittain

CFO at VArmour

See How Precanto Works in Real Time

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Frequently asked questions

Do we need a clean data set to use Precanto?
No. Messy data is actually a reason to use Precanto. Our ML models automatically detect, clean, and optimize your financial data far faster and more accurately than manual reconciliation.
Can Precanto integrate with my existing systems?
Yes. We connect to your HRIS, ERP, and data warehouse/other source systems to generate forward-looking forecasts instantly.
How secure is my data?
Precanto meets enterprise-grade standards including SOC 2 compliance, encryption in transit and at rest, and role-based access control.
How does Precanto’s AI actually work?
Precanto uses machine learning models trained on your historical spend, hiring, and accounting data to predict forward-looking financial statements. The models continuously adapt as new actuals come in, no manual retraining needed.
How does the “Ask Precanto” agent work?
Ask Precanto is your AI finance agent. It answers natural-language questions from budget owners or finance leaders, like “How does my forecasted spend compare to plan this quarter?” or “How much of T&E budget do I have remaining for the quarter?” and instantly returns model-driven answers.
What problems does Precanto solve best?
- Reducing manual forecasting effort
- Identifying spend anomalies early
- Increasing visibility into P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
- Giving business users real-time access via Ask Precanto
- Improving confidence in forecasts without extra headcount
How fast can we see ROI?
Most teams see measurable forecasting accuracy gains and cycle-time reduction within the first quarter. Typical impact: 2× faster forecasting, millions uncovered in spend accuracy.
We already have Planful. Why do we need Precanto?
Precanto delivers continuous, ML-driven predictions and enables budget owners to self-serve. Most customers use us alongside their planning system to add predictive intelligence and reduce the FP&A support burden.
You can continue to use Planful as a system of record until such time you get comfortable with Precanto.
How is this different from Planful's AI features?
Planful’s current capabilities use general-purpose ML models not customized to finance use cases. Precanto’s ML models are custom-built for finance workflows, continuously learning from your data, on an AI-native, agentic architecture that requires zero systems maintenance.

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