Champion

Info-Tech Research Group

Vena Solutions & Acterys

Vena Solutions and Acterys both Champions in the Info-Tech Research Group’s 2026 Enterprise Performance Management Data Quadrant Report

Customer Certified LEADER Vendor Landscape Matrix 2026

Outstanding Leader

BPM Partners

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.

Top Rated

BARC

Vena was recognized in 21 leading positions and achieved 19 Top Ranks, in four different peer groups, highlighting industry-leading innovation and high rankings in Customer Satisfaction, Product Satisfaction, Ease of Use and Self-Service.

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

For the 13th year in a row, Vena was named a Leader in the CPM Technology Value Matrix from Nucleus Research. In addition, Vena was recognized for Greatest Usability out of any Leader in the market.

CPM Trend Monitor 2026

BARC and BPM Partners

The worlds largest survey of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) Trends. Read BARC and BPM Partners Research Study.

Outstanding Leader

BPM Partners

Vena was recognized as an Outstanding and Excellent vendor in the Business Performance Management (BPM) Pulse Rating. With core strengths to be its intuitive interface, the platform’s flexibility, the low total cost of ownership and its, integrated business planning and AI-powered capabilities.

Leader

QKS Group

Vena Solutions has received strong ratings and is a leader for its Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis. The solution demonstrates high performance across both technology excellence and customer impact parameters.

Top Rated

BARC

Vena was recognized in 37 leading positions and achieved 18 Top Ranks, in four different peer groups, highlighting industry-leading innovation and efficiency in Customer Satisfaction, Price to Value, Project Success, and Product Satisfaction.

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

For the 12th year in a row, Vena was named a Leader in the CPM Technology Value Matrix from Nucleus Research. In addition, Vena was recognized for Greatest Usability out of any Leader in the market.

Top Rated

TrustRadius

Vena has earned 2024 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards in five categories: Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Financial Close, Budgeting and Forecasting, Cash Flow Management and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).

Leader

G2

Vena received 28 awards from G2’s Winter 2024 report including 'Leader', 'Best Results' and 'Easiest to Use' in Corporate Performance Management.

Challenger

Gartner Magic Quadrant™

Vena was recognized by Gartner® as a Challenger in the December 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.

Best Of 2023

TrustRadius

Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it has earned 2023 TrustRadius Best Of Awards in three categories: Best Feature Set, Best Relationship and Best Value for Price. This recognition follows the company’s TrustRadius Top Rated Award and Tech Cares Award, announced earlier this year.

Tech Cares 2023

TrustRadius

We’re thrilled to announce that Vena has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year with a TrustRadius Tech Cares award. The award acknowledges B2B technology companies that have gone above and beyond to support employees and communities across five areas of focus.

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

For the 11th year in a row, Vena was named a Leader in the CPM Technology Value Matrix from Nucleus Research. In addition, Vena was recognized for Greatest Usability out of any Leader in the market.

Leader

BPM Partners

Vena was recognized as a Customer Certified Leader and an Excellent vendor in the Business Performance Management (BPM) Pulse Rating. With core strengths in intuitive, low total cost of ownership, financial intelligence, streamlines integration and integrated business planning and excellent ratings in Revenue Performance Management, Workforce Planning, Ease of Use and Finance Self-Sufficiency.

Top Leader

Barc

Vena was recognized in 34 leading positions and achieved 17 top ranks in four different peer groups, highlighting industry-leading innovation and efficiency in Project Length, Product Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction for FP&A teams.

Market Leader

Featured Customers

Vena Solutions was named Market Leader in the Spring 2023 Financial Close Management Software Customer Success Report. The Customer Success Report is based on the curation of authenticated case studies, testimonials, and videos from across the web, telling a complete story of vendors in the Financial Close Management Software space through real customer experiences.

Buyers Guide Vendor of Merit

Ventana Research

We are excited to announce that Vena has been named a Vendor of Merit in Ventana Research’s 2023 Buyers Guide for Business Planning for Second Consecutive Year.

Trusted Cloud Provider

Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

As a Trusted Cloud Provider with CSA, Vena reinforces its dedication to the security of its cloud-based corporate performance management software—which is trusted by leading organizations worldwide.

Best Software

Trust Radius

Vena Complete Planning Wins TrustRadius 2022 Best Software Award. Vena has earned a badge for landing on the Overall TrustRadius Best Software List as well as the For Enterprise List and For Mid-Sized List.

Best Company Culture

Comparably

We’re extremely thankful to our employees for their feedback and so pleased to announce that because of their ratings at Comparably, a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform, our CEO Hunter Madeley has been named to Comparably’s 2022 annual lists for Best CEOs for Women and Best CEOs for Diversity.

Vendor of Merit

Ventana Research

We are excited to announce that Vena has been named a Vendor of Merit in Ventana Research’s 2022 Value Index on Business Planning.

Value Index Leader in Adaptability

Ventana Research

We are excited to announce that Vena has been named a Value Index Leader in Adaptability in Ventana Research’s 2022 Value Index on Business Planning.

Most Admired Corporate Culture

Waterstone Human Capital

Vena was named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2022-2023 by Waterstone Human Capital. The award recognizes not only strong corporate culture but also looks at how culture has aided the organization to drive success.

Customers’ Choice

Gartner Peer Insights

We were thrilled to be named a Customers’ Choice for Cloud FP&A in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ Report. The annual Gartner Peer Insights report recognizes vendors that are the highest rated by their customers.

Best Company Culture

Comparably

We are so incredibly proud and humbled to be honored with five awards from Comparably in 2020 and 2021: Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Outlook, Best Teams HR and Best Company for Women.

Frequently Asked Questions

Vena is evaluated across several software categories and methodologies. Recent recognition includes a Leader position in the 2026 Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix, a Customer Certified Leader in the 2026 BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix, and 19 top ranks in BARC’s Planning Survey 26.

In BARC’s Planning Survey 26, 100% of surveyed users achieved a better quality of planning results with Vena and 95% of the surveyed Vena users are satisfied with the performance of the product. The results apply to that survey sample and should not be generalized to every Vena customer.

No. Analyst evaluations, user surveys and peer-review platforms use different categories, samples and scoring methods. Vena publishes the source, report year and relevant methodology context so buyers can interpret each claim accurately.

Use the report links on this page to access licensed reprints or source pages where available. Availability may depend on the analyst’s distribution and reprint terms.

Yes, Vena is a leader in CPM software. Nucleus Research named Vena a Leader in the 2026 CPM Technology Value Matrix, marking Vena’s 13th consecutive year in a Leader position. Ranking higher than Pigment, Planful, Prophix, Board, Oracle EPM, OneStream, Jedox, Una Software, Solver, Limelight, Workday Adaptive Planning, Insightsoftware, Anaplan, and SAP in Greater Usability.

Yes. Gartner recognized Vena as a Challenger in the December 2025 Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software. And as a Niche vendor in the March 2026 Magic Quadrant for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions. Gartner does not endorse vendors, products or services depicted in its research.

In BARC’s Planning Survey 26, 90% of the surveyed Vena users reported satisfaction with the product and 95% reported satisfaction with its performance. These results describe the survey sample, not every Vena customer.

Nucleus Research placed Vena highest for usability among the Leaders shown in its 2026 CPM Technology Value Matrix. Outranking Planful, Prophix and Pigment.The report also highlighted Vena’s Excel-centric experience and integrations with Microsoft productivity tools. And BPM Partners rated Vena Outstanding for Ease of Use in the 2026 Pulse of Performance Management Study.

BPM Partners 2026 Vendor Landscape Matrix Dresner Advisory Services rated Vena positively in i flexibility, Excel UI, Embedded Ai, AI Powered, Auditability and Integrated Business Planning and identified it with a 100%+ recommendation rating. BARC’s Planning Survey 26 gave Vena a Top Ranked price-to-value score in the competitive subset shown in the supplied report.

Info-Tech SoftwareReviews reported 91% satisfaction with Vena’s collaboration feature based on 37 reviews in August 2026.

Treat each ranking as evidence within a specific category, date, cohort and methodology. Compare multiple sources, review the underlying criteria and assess how the evaluated strengths align with your organization’s requirements.

Awards

Vena Analyst Recognition, Awards and Customer Reviews

Vena is recognized by multiple analyst and user-review organizations.

Champion

Info-Tech Research Group

Vena Solutions & Acterys

Outstanding Leader

BPM Partners

Top Rated

BARC

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

CPM Trend Monitor 2026

BARC and BPM Partners

Outstanding Leader

BPM Partners

Leader

QKS Group

Top Rated

BARC

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

Top Rated

TrustRadius

Leader

G2

Challenger

Gartner Magic Quadrant™

Best Of 2023

TrustRadius

Tech Cares 2023

TrustRadius

Greatest Usability

Nucleus Research

Leader

BPM Partners

Top Leader

Barc

Market Leader

Featured Customers

Buyers Guide Vendor of Merit

Ventana Research

Trusted Cloud Provider

Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

Best Software

Trust Radius

Best Company Culture

Comparably

Vendor of Merit

Ventana Research

Value Index Leader in Adaptability

Ventana Research

Most Admired Corporate Culture

Waterstone Human Capital

Customers’ Choice

Gartner Peer Insights

Best Company Culture

Comparably

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