Cascade

Overview

Cascade is a cloud platform for connecting organizational strategy to measurable work. It is best suited to teams that need goals, metrics, and initiatives to stay linked across functions; its wide range of use cases makes it relevant beyond corporate planning, though the free plan’s two-user ceiling limits its reach.

The product combines a planner, alignment tools, metrics, dashboards, reports, and integrations. It also supports objective cascading, initiative tracking, and strategy maps, giving teams a structure for following plans into execution. Cascade is based in Sydney, Australia, and describes itself as bootstrapped, with 2017 identified as a company milestone.

Key features

Strategy and execution

Cascade connects strategic goals with measures and initiatives, then presents progress through execution dashboards. That connection is the platform’s clearest strength: teams can relate what they want to achieve to the indicators and work intended to move it forward. Strategy maps and objective cascading suit organizations that need to carry priorities across teams. For groups seeking a focused task manager without a strategy layer, this broader structure may be more than they need.

Metrics, reports, and integrations

Essentials supports up to 50 advanced metrics and 15 advanced reports; Enterprise removes those caps. Those limits give smaller or moderately complex programs room to track performance, while teams with extensive reporting needs have a clear reason to consider Enterprise. Integrations include Tableau, Snowflake, Power BI, Excel, Asana, Jira, Monday, Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook, Oracle, SAP, Zapier, and Power Automate. They can import data, sync project progress, streamline updates, and connect custom workflows, which can reduce the need to manage strategy updates separately from other organizational tools.

Security and support

Cascade states that it holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, complies with GDPR, and encrypts data at rest and in transit using AES-256. Free users can contact support by live chat or email; Enterprise adds a dedicated Customer Success Manager. First-time users receive step-by-step in-product guidance and onboarding instructions by email.

Pricing

Cascade is freemium and offers a 14-day trial. Its free Plan costs nothing and allows up to two users with basic access control. That is a useful way for a small team to start organizing strategy, but the seat cap makes it unsuitable as a shared workspace for a larger group.

Essentials has custom pricing and includes standard frameworks and OKRs, up to 50 advanced metrics, and up to 15 advanced reports. It fits teams that need more than the free plan but can work within those metric and report limits. Enterprise also has custom pricing, with a custom strategy model, unlimited advanced metrics and reports, Tapestry AI, data residency, and enterprise security. Its dedicated Customer Success Manager adds support for organizations that need a more tailored enterprise setup.

Platforms

Cascade runs in the cloud and is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Its progressive web app can be installed on smartphones, tablets, and desktop devices without an app-store download, making mobile access available alongside browser use.

Who it's for

Cascade is a strong fit for organizations coordinating strategy across teams, especially those that need KPI alignment, live dashboards, cross-functional execution, and custom frameworks. Its use cases span transformation, portfolio and project management, OKRs, scorecards, risk and compliance reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and engagement. The free plan suits a team of no more than two; broader collaboration or advanced reporting points toward a paid plan.

Pros and cons

• Connected planning and execution: objectives, metrics, initiatives, strategy maps, and dashboards give teams a way to relate priorities to progress.
• Broad integration coverage: connections to analytics, project, communication, and enterprise systems can bring updates into strategy workflows.
• Small free-plan ceiling: a two-user limit restricts the free tier to very small teams.
• Advanced reporting is capped on Essentials: the plan allows up to 50 advanced metrics and 15 advanced reports; Enterprise is required for unlimited amounts.
• Paid pricing is custom: teams cannot compare Essentials and Enterprise costs from a stated price.

Alternatives

Perdoo is a close alternative for teams that want strategy maps and OKR and KPI tracking on a free plan for up to five users; its free plan also includes meetings, Slack and Teams integration, and an AI assistant and coach. BSC Designer may suit teams focused on scorecards: its free plan supports up to five scorecards, 36 goals and indicators per scorecard, and two users, and it has no free trial.

DO.Impact Core is an option for those who prefer self-hosting; its free offer is a seven-day sandbox for one person with no AI assistant or saved data. StrategyBlocks is another web-based alternative with a free trial and no free plan. Amplify has a paid model and a free trial.

Planview AdaptiveWork, Shibumi, and Corporater Operational Risk Management are paid alternatives with custom or unstated pricing.

Browse our Strategic Planning Software list for more options.

Verdict

Choose Cascade if your organization needs a shared strategy platform that links objectives, measures, initiatives, and execution across teams. Its integrations and broad planning toolkit are compelling for that job, but the two-user free limit, capped Essentials reporting, and custom paid pricing make it a harder fit for teams that need broad access or predictable costs.