APP COMPARE: Business Analysis & Forecasting Tools Part 3

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This the 3rd article in our APP COMPARE mini-series looking at forecasting and analytic Apps designed to provide business analysis and metrics typically not available within standard financial reporting. (Part One can be found here and Part Two can be found here.)

There were too many Apps in this category to include within a single 'App Compare' article, so each installment of this mini-series encompassed a handful of randomly selected Apps (presented in alphabetical order within each grouping), without regard to any assessment of their performance, and as with our other 'App Compare' articles, no side-by-side comparisons or rankings will be provided.

Cash Flow Frog

Cash Flow Frog integrates seamlessly with your QuickBooks account, automatically analyzes your data and generates a cash flow forecast on a daily basis so it is always up-to-date. It let's you as a business owner plan ahead so you never get stuck with expenses you can't pay.

Cash Flow Frog makes it easy to simulate different scenarios such as changes in staff, inventory and new customers. Just add, edit or delete items in order to get the forecast as accurate as possible, and plan which bills to pay and which invoices to collect.

While the Cash Flow Frog projections use sophisticated algorithms for generating cash flow projections based on your QuickBooks Online data, it's easy to identify which transactions are associated with every projection simply by looking at the projection based cash-flow table. And if you prefer, you can take full control of your forecasts simply by disabling projections at any time.

For more information see the Cash Flow Frog landing page at the Intuit QuickBooks Apps Center.

Float

Float is forecasting software for business owners, finance departments and business advisors. It integrates seamlessly with QuickBooks Online to give users an up-to-date cash flow tool. With Float you will accurately project cash available next week, next month and next year.

Float builds a cash flow forecast you can trust and automatically updates from QBO to help you track your progress toward your targets. You will easily create ‘scenarios’ to model both your short- and long-term cash flow.

Gone are the days of spending hours trying to bring your cash flow spreadsheet up to date only for it to go out of date the next day, Float automatically updates your expectations every 24 hours with what's really happening in your business.

For more information, see the Float landing Page at the Intuit QuickBooks Apps Center.

PayPie

PayPie’s innovative financial tools give you the vital information you need to grow your business and manage your cash flow more effectively. Take control of your business’ financial health with performance-driven data.

PayPie risk scoring tools and insightful analytics give you the details needed to make informed decisions.Your PayPie risk score, calculated from your QuickBooks Online data, provides you with a measure of your financial strength and shows you how others view your business.

PayPie can also help improve your business’ finances for better financing opportunities along with improving your cash flow with actionable forecasting, risk assessment and meaningful business insights.

For more information see the PayPie landing page at the Intuit QuickBooks Apps Center.

Editor's Comments:

As I mentioned in the introduction of this article (and this mini-series), there were too many Apps of this category to include all of them within a single article and remain true to our editorial guidelines regarding feature length. As such, we have limited the number of Apps within this article and each of the installments in this mini-series. For each I randomly selected Apps and included them in alphabetical order without regard to any assessment of their performance, and with no side-by-side comparison or ranking.