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Pigment vs IBM Planning Analytics 2026

Curated win/loss research — who actually wins this matchup and under which buyer conditions. Qualitative by design: we publish win conditions, not made-up win percentages.

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The honest take

Pigment wins greenfield; IBM PA defends installed base.

Who wins, when

Pigment wins when

  • Modern web-native UX
  • AI-native architecture
  • Faster time-to-value
  • European enterprise presence

IBM Planning Analytics wins when

  • TM1 cube engine performance for highly-dimensional models
  • Excel-native UX preserves spreadsheet workflows
  • Existing IBM Cognos installed base
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Win/loss research sources

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