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> Datarails is a financial planning and analysis platform for Microsoft Excel users.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 188 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Datarails?

Datarails caters to finance teams within small to midsize enterprises.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 188 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Datarails
- **Location**: New York, US
- **Founded**: 2015

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing Details**: Contact Datarails for detailed pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Canada, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Audit Trail
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Cash Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Consolidation/Roll-Up
- Customizable Dashboard
- Dashboard Software
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualization Software
- Drag & Drop
- Expense Management
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- General Ledger
- Goal Setting/Tracking
- Idea Management Software
- Income & Balance Sheet
- KPI Monitoring
- Modeling & Simulation
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Department/Project
- Performance Metrics
- Profit/Loss Statement
- Reporting/Analytics
- Roadmapping
- Sales Reports
- Scenario Planning
- Scorecards
- Search/Filter
- Strategic Planning Software
- Version Control

## Integrations (35 total)

- Amazon Redshift
- BambooHR
- Bullhorn ATS & CRM
- Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Financial Management Cloud
- Fourth
- Google Analytics 360
- Homebase
- HubSpot CRM
- HubSpot Content Hub
- HubSpot Marketing Hub
- HubSpot Service Hub
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power BI

... and 20 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- Chat

## Category

- [Budgeting Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/10003/budgeting/software)

## Related Categories

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- [Reporting Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30053/reporting/software)
- [Sales Forecasting Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30930/sales-forecasting/software)

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## Reviews

### "Satisfied Customer" — 5.0/5

> **Kyle** | *August 21, 2025* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: One source for our monthly global consolidation. Having a digital workflow schedule ensures that key pieces of our monthly process are not missed and constantly updates me on our progress made/work remaining.
> 
> **Cons**: Losing customer formatting from month-to-month between submitting final versions and downloading the following months filebox work file. I have since found a work-around but it is not as smooth as I would like it to be.
> 
> Very satisfied. The datarails support team has always been helpful and professional and I genuinely enjoy using the product.

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### "Data management and reporting tool" — 5.0/5

> **Mui-youk** | *February 19, 2026* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Datarails able to help manage a large numbers of data to generate reporting and Budget. It also help to standardize template and consolidate the information on a cost center based.
> 
> **Cons**: It require a certain level of data knowledge and a high level of reporting knowledge. You need someone in Finance that will maintain and be the super user. Documentation is needed if not the information can become messy very quickly.
> 
> Great experience so far with the implementation them especially with Frank, he's very knowledgeable in the product and the Finance needs overall.

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### "Powerful Insights and Great Support" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *December 9, 2025* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The reporting outputs are clean and highly customizable, which makes reviewing and analyzing data much easier. Their customer service has also been excellent, always great and responsive.
> 
> **Cons**: I’ve found the system difficult to navigate, even after going through Datarails University. The interface isn’t intuitive, and many tasks require trial and error or additional support to complete. The overall user experience could be much smoother, especially for teams that need to move quickly or aren’t technical.
> 
> My experience with Datarails has been largely positive. The platform has given us visibility into financial and staffing metrics we didn’t have before, and the reporting features are flexible and easy to interpret, which has helped our team make better decisions.&#10;&#10;A major highlight has been the support.  \[sensitive content hidden\], our Customer Success Manager, has been great to work with, always responsive and proactive. Todd, who has been handling the API work, has also been extremely helpful and patient throughout the process.

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### "Strong Excel-Based FP\&A Tool" — 4.0/5

> **Hasnat** | *March 31, 2026* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Very Excel-friendly, which makes adoption easy for finance teams&#10;Short learning curve compared to traditional FP\&amp;A tools&#10;Saves time on manual data collection and version control&#10;Good flexibility for customizing reports without heavy IT involvement
> 
> **Cons**: No native web forms for data input, which limits collaboration with non-finance teams&#10;Heavy reliance on Excel formulas can make complex models harder to maintain&#10;Forecasting and scenario planning features are somewhat limited&#10;Occasional performance lag with large datasets
> 
> Datarails is a solid solution for finance teams that want to modernize their FP\&amp;A processes without fully moving away from Excel. It strikes a good balance between automation and familiarity, allowing teams to improve efficiency while continuing to work in a tool they already understand.

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### "Financial Reporting has never been easier\!" — 5.0/5

> **Megan** | *September 17, 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use.  Once you get the hang of the formulas and the online interface, the options for creating meaningful reporting are unlimited.  My financial reporting improves EVERY month as I figure out additional data that can be uploaded, mapped, and displayed for Stakeholders.
> 
> **Cons**: Constantly linking the excel sheets to the database.  Really not a big deal, but if I had to pick something it would be that.  I save my files in Datarails and ensure that I pull the file from Datarails before beginning any report to ensure that I have the most up to date one, and that it is already linked to Datarails.
> 
> Love it\!  I originally signed up because of the sales pitch of "financial statements at the click of a button" and it really is that easy\!  It has saved me DAYS of time, creating and analyzing reports.  Since the base reporting is so quick for me now, I focus my time on adding more reporting and analysis to ensure Stakeholders have all the information they need and more\!

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