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Overview

Product Information on Pigment

Updated 23rd January 2025

What is Pigment?

Business planning platform built for agility and scale that connects people, data, and processes. Teams from across an organization such as finance, sales, supply chain and HR can review business performance, build plans to reach objectives, run forecasts and scenarios, and pivot when things change. Pigment's core differentiators are first, its Integrated Architecture of over 30 native connectors, ETLs and APIs to maintain data updated, in real-time in an automated fashion. Also, Plans are built on top of a 'data hub' which allows for shared metrics to be used and always in sync across models. Second, its Intuitive UX has a modern design with collaboration intrinsically built in (comments, filters, etc.) and dedicated visualizations for different teams to look at data how they plan (e.g. org chart for HR, geo maps for Sales). Thirdly, its Adaptability, so models can be adjusted when the business changes (e.g. reorg, M&A) and one-click scenarios to forecast any assumption

Pigment Pricing

Pigment's pricing model is comprised of a platform fee, use case fee and licenses (editor, contributor and explorer) according to the needs of each customer.

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Overall experience with Pigment

STRATEGIC FINANCE MANAGER
50M - 250M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Flexible, strong platform with great customer service; Enterprise readiness is lagging”

5.0
Apr 16, 2026
Pigment shines in the EPM category in terms of ease of use, flexibility, AI enhancements, user experience, and customer experience. We're extremely satisfied with Pigment.
Head Of Marketing
250M - 500M USD, Software
CRITICAL

“A finance team's tool, sold to everyone”

2.0
Apr 2, 2026
Our overall experience with Pigment has been frustrating, largely because the product feels mismatched to our needs. The sales process positioned it as flexible enough to work across teams and use cases, and technically that's true - but the reality is that flexibility comes at a cost that wasn't made clear upfront. Day-to-day, our users avoid the platform where they can, which means we're paying for a tool that isn't being used. We're left with a tool that works in theory but not in practice for a team of our size and technical resources.

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2025
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Financial Planning Software

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4.7
2025
Market Presence: Financial Planning Software, Sales Performance Management

About Company

Company Description

Updated 10th November 2023

Pigment is a business planning platform. Pigment brings together people, data and processes through its intuitive, adaptable, integrated platform, so teams can quickly build trusted strategic and operational business plans to drive growth, adapt to change and future-proof their business.

Company Details

Updated 30th October 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2019
Head office location
Paris, France
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
https://www.pigment.com/

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Pigment Likes & Dislikes

Like

1) Fairly easy transition from Excel language (commonly used by finance team) to Pigment modelling 2) Excellent customer service - very quick responses, attention to detail, technical and modelling help are great 3) Easy to manage system - no need for a distinct system admin (at least at our company size) 4) Very flexible platform - easy to set up new models and change calculations 5) AI capabilities have been gradually introduced but fairly high quality

Like

Pigment is an infinitely configurable platform, and if your organisation has the headcount and technical resource to invest in it properly, that flexibility is genuinely valuable. For a well-staffed finance function looking for a highly customisable budgeting and forecasting tool, it could be a strong fit.

Like

The product is constantly being developed. The experience has significantly improved since the time we launched our initial app the product is very powerful. it can handle very complex models. we havent yet come across a use case that Pigment cant handle. The integration with IA is a plus. We havent used the modeler agent or agentic planning but its on our roadmap for 2026

Dislike

1) Speed and size limitations - starting to reach formula time-outs, maximum data import sizes, system overall slowing down 2) Access rights management is difficult to understand and implement, probably the least intuitive/user-friendly aspect of Pigment that I've encountered 3) Model documentation is difficult to establish and maintain in such a flexible environment

Dislike

For smaller teams or non-finance use cases, that same configurability becomes a significant liability. We purchased Pigment to manage a marketing budget - a relatively straightforward use case - and found that even minor changes to the model required consultant involvement. The product is not intuitive to navigate, and adoption across our user base has been very low as a result. We've also encountered unexplained discrepancies in figures for more complex calculations, which has made it difficult to build confidence in the numbers. If the output of a budgeting tool is hard to trust or see, its core purpose is undermined.

Dislike

Modeling is not as intuitive as wed like. We have to rely on consultants to develop our app. And the quality of the development and of the outcome highly depends on the ability of the developer to understand not only the specs but the vision behind the request. And that can be very frustrating. We also feel that there are many obsolete elements in our app that we should delete but are afraid to do so. Finally, our app has become so big and so complex that new modelers do not know what metrics to use for what purpose.

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  • Head Of Marketing
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    A finance team's tool, sold to everyone

    2.0
    Apr 2, 2026
    Our overall experience with Pigment has been frustrating, largely because the product feels mismatched to our needs. The sales process positioned it as flexible enough to work across teams and use cases, and technically that's true - but the reality is that flexibility comes at a cost that wasn't made clear upfront. Day-to-day, our users avoid the platform where they can, which means we're paying for a tool that isn't being used. We're left with a tool that works in theory but not in practice for a team of our size and technical resources.
  • STRATEGIC FINANCE MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Flexible, strong platform with great customer service; Enterprise readiness is lagging

    5.0
    Apr 16, 2026
    Pigment shines in the EPM category in terms of ease of use, flexibility, AI enhancements, user experience, and customer experience. We're extremely satisfied with Pigment.
  • VP, Sales
    1B-10B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Comprehensive Forecasting Application Becomes Key Element in Daily Business Operations

    5.0
    Apr 9, 2026
    we built a forecasting application that is comprenensive and flexible. This app allows us to drive our business in such a way that is it has become a crucial element of our daily routines and rituals. And we always find new ideas to further develop the app and extract even more value and insight from the metrics and the cockpits.
  • Finance Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Web-Based Performance Issues Impact Audit Functionality in FP&A Planning Software

    3.0
    Apr 7, 2026
    The FP&A planning software is fine, it has a fancy looking UI. I don't think it is optimized well on a web base and I think it looks user friendly but for more complex work it doesn't work the best, unless you have a fundamental understanding of coding / data structures
  • Finance Associate
    1B-10B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Agile and scalable, but requires disciplined architectural oversights

    5.0
    Apr 17, 2026
    Pigment offers an incredibly powerful calculation engine that has significantly leveled up our modeling capabilities. However, there is a steep learning curve regarding formula logic and architecture management to grasp the full potential of the platform. We encountered some early-stage hurdles and 'bad practices' because the platform allows for flexibility that can lead to pitfalls if the initial architecture isn't strictly managed. The silver lining is the platform's agility; it is easy to patch and evolve existing models without total rebuild. Our primary forward-looking focus is ensuring our architectural foundation is robust to support upcoming Ai agent integrations.
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