Solver

What Solver is

Solver is a web-based financial planning and analysis platform from a company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Calabasas, California. Its listed capabilities include budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, variance analysis, workforce planning, and financial consolidation, as well as forecast-versus-actuals analysis. These functions cover preparing budgets and forecasts, modeling possible scenarios, and reviewing variances and results. Solver lists three user roles. Standard User has full functionality, including building and running reports, entering data, managing security, and access to Solver Academy and Solver Copilot. Contributor User can enter budgets and forecasts and view published reports. Viewer User can view published reports and use the ad-hoc report writer. The roles distinguish people managing and building reports from those contributing planning data or mainly reviewing published reports. Solver lists web as its platform. No plan prices are listed; pricing is available on request.

Who it suits

Solver suits organizations looking for web-based budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial review tools. Its three user roles provide distinct capabilities for full users, budget contributors, and report viewers.

Limits

The paid plans have no prices listed and are priced on request. Contributor User is limited to entering budgets and forecasts and viewing published reports; Viewer User is for published reports and the ad-hoc report writer.

Getting started

1. Visit the Solver website.
2. Contact Solver for pricing.
3. Choose a user role: Standard User, Contributor User, or Viewer User.
4. Use Solver on the web.

Verdict

Solver brings planning, reporting, and financial review capabilities together with three defined user roles. Organizations must request pricing, as the plans have no listed prices.