--- description: Review of Causal Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Causal | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Plan Software](/directory/4712/business-plan/software) > [Causal](/software/415673/causal) # Causal Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/415673/causal Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/415673/causal?page=2) > Causal is a business planning platform built for number-crunching, financial modeling, business planning or anything involving calculations. It includes live data integrations (accounting systems, CRMs, etc), and interactive dashboards. Causal also makes it simple to incorporate advanced modeling techniques like scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty in your inputs. If you're looking to move on from the pains of traditional spreadsheets, Causal empowers you to build accurate and detailed models and encourages better decision-making across your organization. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 18 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 18 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Causal ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 250.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Get in touch with us if you'd like to use Causal for your business. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala and 21 more ## Features - "What If" Scenarios - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Analysis - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Audit Trail - Benchmarking - Budgeting/Forecasting - Cash Management - Chart of Accounts - Charting - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Consolidation/Roll-Up - Customizable Reports ## Integrations (21 total) - ADP Workforce Now - Airtable - Amazon Redshift - BambooHR - Dynamics 365 - Google Ads - Google Cloud BigQuery - Gusto - HubSpot CRM - HubSpot Content Hub - HubSpot Service Hub - Looker - NetSuite - Sage Intacct - Salesforce Platform ... and 6 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Business Plan Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4712/business-plan/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Plan Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4712/business-plan/software) - [Business Performance Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4579/business-performance-management/software) - [Strategic Planning Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3854/strategic-planning/software) - [Business Budgeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/265/budgeting-forecasting-software/software) - [Data Analysis Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/535/data-analysis/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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When using Causal you instantly wonder: Why can't my spreadsheet do this? Using multiple scenarios and ranges really help you get a better understanding of the direction your are moving. On top of this you can compare forecasts vs. actuals, which is useful. Causal has a lot of (hidden) gems and I'm pretty sure we only use 25% of its capabilities. Finally their support is superb. Always happy to help you, you can book consultants to help you build your model when you are stuck or need some help. Highly recommended. > > **Cons**: Initially we didn't like the speed of Causal. Having a few large models made it quite slow to use. Along the way they did improve a lot in their speed. Seeing continuous updates on this area gives a lot of trust in the product. Also the interface can quite daunting when working with multiple models and large data sets. When you come back after a while it takes some time to remember how it worked and how everything was tied together. But that said, I think this is also inherent to the complexity of your topic / model. Sharing different versions of your model can be improved. It's quite easy to share, but it would be nice to freeze certain versions you have send out to investors for example and maybe lock them with a password. The exporting functionality wasn't really powerful, sometimes you want to share a PDF only but the layout and content wasn't satisfying to us. ----- ### "A whole new way of modelling" — 5.0/5 > **Mads** | *15 July 2021* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I no longer have to maintain large and complex spreadsheets and I can model new scenarios in seconds. It's very easy to change variables and see the effects right away. I've used the software to present business cases to investors and banks with great success, and I do not loose participants in complex spreadsheets no longer. > > **Cons**: There is still plenty of features that could be added to the software and I hope in the future more templates will be availiable. > > I have really enjoyed working in Causal. I find it intuitive and easy to use. The customer support is great as well and I often get a reply within minuttes. ----- ### "Causal is so easy to use\!" — 5.0/5 > **Carley** | *17 June 2021* | Sporting Goods | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Causal allows for easy integration with accounting software like Quickbooks Online. The customer support has quick communications and really takes user feedback. Originally, The software would only use accounting on a Cash basis and when I informed them of this, they fixed the bug within a few days and allowed for us to bring in our reports from QBO on an Accrual basis. > > **Cons**: My only suggestion would be to have more tutorial videos\! ----- ### "The Death of Excel?\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jarrod** | *17 June 2021* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The Causal platform is seriously intuitive, with constant product updates only serving to enhance its capability. The product team are always so gracious in receiving feedback and work genuinely to incorporate feature requests into subsequent releases. From a modelling perspective, I love how Causal encourages you to think about models in terms of inputs, calculations and outputs. I also love the way it handles dimensions and scenarios. The ability to link to other data sources is a seriously handy feature. However, the standout feature for me is the presentation mode, which enables you to update inputs live with stakeholders and see the resulting outputs in real time. > > **Cons**: I honestly can't fault the platform. Every bug or frustration seems to be resolved in the following release. > > At first I thought they were tongue in cheek about killing the spreadsheet, however they have just about achieved this in our business\! Credit to \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and the whole Causal team. ----- ### "Makes scenario planning so much easier" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *15 July 2021* | Market Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to have different scenarios and quickly adjust variables to see how that changes the model. Creating models can be quicker than Excel, but the model would be far more superior in terms of how dynamic it is as well as being able to share with others > > **Cons**: Export functionality is a bit limited currently. Unable to properly export to excel or display graphs/charts in an PowerPoint / Google Slides. > > Excellent. As someone who has built models for a living, Causal is an exceptional tool that just lets you create amazing dynamic models. With models, variables can constantly change. On excel, you have to remember the 19 different places you have to update each variable for it to continue working, or build in that slack from the beginning. With Causal it takes seconds. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/415673/causal?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/415673/causal) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data