Question 1

How is Novaplan different from the other FP&A tools out there?

Accepted Answer

Most FP&A tools sell a shelf product, then send you to consultants for everything that doesn't fit. Novaplan is the opposite: the team that builds the platform is the team that configures it for you. The 100% core (budgeting, headcount, forecasting, variance, board reporting) is ready day one. The 10% that makes it fit your GL, your hierarchy, your planning cycle is delivered through our AI-first build, with most of the heavy lifting on us instead of your team. Days or weeks, not quarters.

Question 2

How long does implementation actually take?

Accepted Answer

Days to weeks for a configured live stack, depending on your data sources. We connect to your GL (NetSuite and similar), your HRIS (HiBob, BambooHR, etc.), and any spreadsheets you bring. Our AI-first build does the integration and configuration heavy lifting, so your team's time stays minimal. The target is live and useful by week 2.

Question 3

Do I have to leave Excel?

Accepted Answer

No. Excel is great for what it's great at: ad-hoc modeling, what-ifs, custom one-off analysis. Novaplan replaces the parts of FP&A that should never have been Excel: monthly reconciliation, headcount tracking, variance reporting, board prep. Your team uses both, side-by-side.

Question 4

What integrations do you support? And does it run in our environment?

Accepted Answer

Anything you already run on. Out of the box: NetSuite, HiBob, Google Drive, Slack. Beyond that (your CRM, payroll, HRIS, recruiting tool, data warehouse, internal stack) we wire it up as part of your custom 10%. You also choose your LLMs and your infrastructure: cloud, private cloud, or on-prem. We adapt to your stack, not the other way around.

Question 5

Who owns the data and where does it live?

Accepted Answer

Your organization owns 100% of the data. It lives in a single-tenant environment configured for you. We don't use your data to train any third-party models. AI features that touch your data run under zero-retention agreements with the model providers.

Question 6

What does pricing look like?

Accepted Answer

Two parts. An annual license that scales with the size and complexity of your finance team (not with seats), plus a one-time customization build in year one: your tailor-made 10%, configured for your GL, hierarchy, planning cycle, and reports. Year two: license plus any on-demand work. Year three and beyond: license only. No surprise renewal hikes. A 60-day fit window protects the start: if we haven't delivered what we agreed, you walk.

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Pipeline Health At A Glance

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