Vena Recognized as a Leader with Outstanding ratings in 2026 – 2027 AI-Powered Performance Management Vendor Landscape Matrix
The 2026-2027 Vendor Landscape Matrix is designed to provide an unbiased and up to date overview of the world of business performance management. The research is an invaluable tool for anyone looking to purchase, upgrade, or replace a performance management system.
Vena was recognized as an Outstanding vendor in the Business Performance Management (BPM) Pulse Ratings. With core strengths being product flexibility, Excel UI, embedded UI, AI powered, auditability, and integrated business planning
About The Report
The Vendor Landscape Matrix highlights Vena’s recent developments including; Acterys acquisition, Fabric-fist connector for Microsoft Fabric and Dynamics 365 F&O, new workflow engine that orchestrates people, data and agents, Excel native AI enabled financial consolidations, MCP server to connect AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot into one governed data source.
Key BPM Pulse Survey Highlights:
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98% view data governance and data management as important/very important
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88% consider AI skills important/very important
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84% still use Excel with their CPM
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93% engage in extended planning and analysis (i.e. workforce planning, demand planning)
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Ease of use is the most important feature for budgeting/planning solutions and consolidation solutions and is still the key vendor selection attribute
“The VLM is an invaluable tool for anyone looking to purchase, upgrade, or replace a performance management system,” said Craig Schiff, President and CEO of BPM Partners. “Our analyst and BPM Pulse data presented in this report confirm that Vena is an innovative vendor with strong market momentum and very happy customers.”
Craig Schiff, President and CEO, BPM Partners
Download the full report to discover some of the key trends in the usage of BPM and why Vena is recognized as a Leader in this market and received Outstanding ratings in the 2026 BPM Pulse survey and research.