Martus

What Martus is

Martus is a web-based financial planning platform from Martus, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. It combines budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, variance analysis, workforce planning, financial consolidation, and forecast-versus-actual comparisons. Teams can create budgets in collaborative worksheets, route them for approval, reforecast plans, and review financial reports. The Essentials plan includes budgeting and forecasting, collaborative budget worksheets, budget approvals, reforecasting, reporting, and team and user management. Martus also offers Plus and Premium plans, with additional capabilities shown for those packages but no prices listed here. Scenario modeling supports examination of alternative assumptions, while variance analysis compares planned and actual results. Workforce planning extends the system to staffing considerations, and financial consolidation brings financial information together. The product is available on the web and has no free plan.

Who it suits

Martus suits organizations that need budgeting, forecasting, approvals, reforecasting, and consolidated financial planning. It may also fit teams analyzing scenarios, workforce needs, and forecast-versus-actual results.

Limits

Martus has no free plan. Essentials is the package with the listed starting price of $6,650 USD; Plus and Premium show additional capabilities.

Getting started

1. Open the Martus website.
2. Review the Essentials, Plus, and Premium packages.
3. Select the package that matches your planning needs.
4. Use Martus through its web platform.
5. Arrange the paid plan beginning at $6,650 USD.

Verdict

Martus brings operational planning and financial analysis into one web platform. Confirm package scope and billing details, especially when comparing Essentials with the unpriced Plus and Premium options.