Forecast Pro

Name: Forecast Pro
Price: 199 USD

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What Forecast Pro is

Forecast Pro creates statistically based business forecasts for use in broader planning systems. Its automatic best-pick algorithm considers seasonal patterns, trends, business cycles, promotional activity, and other factors. Forecasts can be organized at different hierarchy levels, including SKU granularity, while working with units, dollars, and other measures simultaneously. Users can adjust forecasts at any hierarchy level; comments and override reports reconcile and document those changes. The software keeps previous forecasts so teams can compare them with actual results and review forecast value added across process steps.

Data can be imported or exported through Excel, CSV, text files, or ODBC connections, and the maker says the product integrates with ERP, MRP, and BI systems. Forecast Pro runs on Windows and can be installed on a client machine or server, including Citrix or Windows Server. Its SDK is available as a Windows DLL or Linux shared library, with .NET and Java interfaces. Professional is aimed at forecasters and organizations moving beyond Excel; TRAC is intended for collaborative planning and S&OP teams. Subscriptions include product updates and unlimited phone and email technical support while active. Founded in 1986, Forecast Pro is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

Who it suits

Forecast Pro Professional suits forecasters and organizations moving beyond Excel that need statistically based forecasts, hierarchy-level adjustments, and accuracy analysis. TRAC is positioned for collaborative planning teams and S&OP processes that need shared worksheets, exception reporting, and accuracy tracking.

What it does well

Best-pick forecasting considers seasonality, trends, business cycles, and promotions.
Supports simultaneous forecasting in units, dollars, and other measures.
Comments and override reports document forecast adjustments across hierarchy levels.
Archives forecasts for actual-result comparisons and value-added analysis.
Imports and exports through Excel, CSV, text files, and ODBC.
Subscriptions include updates and unlimited phone and email technical support.

What to know first

No free plan; the trial lasts 21 days.
Professional starts at $199/user/mo, billed annually with a 12-month minimum.
Forecast generation in a TRAC team requires at least one Forecaster license.
The main application runs on Windows.

Limits

The free trial provides access to all features for 21 days and then ends automatically. Professional costs $199/user/mo, billed annually with a 12-month minimum; TRAC pricing is custom by license type and volume, and a TRAC team needs at least one Forecaster license to generate forecasts.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Forecast Pro Professional	annually; 12-month minimum · AI, ML and statistical forecasting · Expert Model Selection · forecast overrides with audit trail · unlimited forecasting · Excel integration · email and phone support	$199 a month
Forecast Pro TRAC	annually; 12-month minimum · Professional features plus team collaboration · multiple hierarchies and units of measure · accuracy tracking and FVA reporting · exception reporting · customizable forecast worksheets · ABC/Pareto analysis	On request

As forecastpro.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit the Forecast Pro website.
Choose Professional for individual forecasting or TRAC for collaborative planning.
Start the 21-day free trial with access to all features.
After the trial, use an annual subscription; Professional has a 12-month minimum.
Install the Windows application on a client machine or server, including Citrix or Windows Server.
For a TRAC team to generate forecasts, obtain at least one Forecaster license.

Verdict

Choose Forecast Pro if your work requires statistical forecasts at multiple hierarchy levels, documented adjustments, and review against actual results. Professional has a stated annual starting price, while collaborative planning teams may consider TRAC, whose pricing is custom by license type and volume. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a main application that runs on Linux.

Questions

Is there a free plan or trial?

There is no free plan. The free trial includes all features for 21 days and ends automatically.

How much does Forecast Pro cost?

Professional costs $199/user/mo, billed annually, with a 12-month minimum. TRAC uses custom pricing by license type and volume.

What platforms does it support?

The main application runs on Windows and can be installed on a client machine or server, including Citrix or Windows Server. The SDK is available as a Windows DLL or Linux shared library, with .NET and Java interfaces.

Can Forecast Pro connect to other systems?

Data can be imported or exported through Excel, CSV, text files, or ODBC. The maker says the product integrates with ERP, MRP, and BI systems.

Is Forecast Pro open source?

The facts do not characterize Forecast Pro as open source; they describe paid annual per-user subscriptions.

What support comes with a subscription?

Subscriptions include product updates and unlimited technical support by phone and email while the subscription is active.

Facts from Forecast Pro's own pages

Accuracy analysis: Forecast Pro archives previous forecasts so users can compare them with actual results and review forecast value add across process steps. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
Adjustments and collaboration: Forecast adjustments can be made at any hierarchy level, with changes reconciled and documented through comments and override reports. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
AI and machine learning: The product combines AI, machine-learning and statistical forecasting in a best-pick algorithm. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Command-line extensibility: An SDK executable can read forecast inputs from CSV files and write forecast results to CSV without compiling code. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company founding and headquarters: Business Forecast Systems says it was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company legal name: The maker is Business Forecast Systems, Inc. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company size: LinkedIn lists Forecast Pro as privately held with 11–50 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company users: The maker reports more than 40,000 users worldwide and thousands of customer companies. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Deployment: The software can be installed on a client machine or server, including Citrix and Windows Server, with native 32-bit and 64-bit versions. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Documentation: The online reference contains tutorials for setup, data, collaboration, accuracy tracking, FVA, exceptions, Pareto analysis and command-line operation. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Event handling: Event models support promotions, strikes, irregular events and movable holidays through an Event Manager. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Expert model selection: Its Expert Selection system analyzes data, chooses a forecasting technique, builds the model and explains the choice in plain language. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Forecasting: Its automatic best-pick algorithm accounts for seasonal patterns, trends, business cycles, promotional activity, and other factors. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
Founded: 1986 · forecastpro.com, 28 Sept 2026
GetApp feature ratings: GetApp shows 5.0/5 for forecasting and demand forecasting, with an overall features score of 4.5/5 from two reviews. · getapp.com, 15 Oct 2026
Headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA · forecastpro.com, 28 Sept 2026
Hierarchies: Multiple-level models reconcile grouped data with top-down or bottom-up approaches to produce consistent forecasts across aggregation levels. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Hierarchy and units: Users can forecast at different hierarchy levels and work with units, dollars, and other units of measure simultaneously. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
Integrations: Data can be exchanged through Excel, CSV or text files and direct ODBC database connections, with outputs commonly sent to ERP or MRP systems. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
Intended users: The maker positions Professional for forecasters and organizations moving beyond Excel, and TRAC for collaborative planning teams and S&OP processes. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
License model: Forecast Pro uses annual per-user subscription licenses; TRAC also offers Forecaster and Collaborator roles. · forecastpro.com, 15 Oct 2026
License requirement: Forecast Pro uses annual per-user subscriptions, and a TRAC team needs at least one Forecaster license to generate forecasts. · forecastpro.com, 8 Oct 2026
Limit: collaboration and scale: G2 feedback says scalability and simultaneous multi-user work can be limited for larger organizations. · g2.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: performance: Several G2 reviewers report slow processing with large datasets or large machine-learning projects. · g2.com, 15 Oct 2026