Is Anaplan or Wrike better?

Neither clearly leads. Anaplan starts at On request and Wrike at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Anaplan or Wrike?

Wrike has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Anaplan and Free for Wrike.

Does Anaplan or Wrike run on more platforms?

Anaplan runs on Web, iOS. Wrike runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux.

Can I use Wrike for free?

Yes. Wrike has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Anaplan starts at On request.

What is Anaplan best used for?

Anaplan is most often used for sales territory and quota planning across thousands of reps where a change to segmentation must reflow quota immediately, demand and supply planning at sku and location level for a manufacturer with tens of thousands of items, workforce planning that ties headcount, cost and capacity to a revenue plan across dozens of business units, replacing a spreadsheet estate where the master planning model has become too large and too fragile for excel to open reliably. Of those, sales territory and quota planning across thousands of reps where a change to segmentation must reflow quota immediately and demand and supply planning at sku and location level for a manufacturer with tens of thousands of items are not what Wrike is typically brought in for.

What can Anaplan do that Wrike cannot?

Anaplan covers Hyperblock calculation engine, Connected planning, Scenario and versioning, Model builder. Wrike covers Interactive Gantt charts, Real-time collaboration, Custom workflows, Resource management.

Business Intelligence · head to head

Anaplan vs Wrike

Anaplan

Business Intelligence

Connected planning platform with an in-memory calculation engine for large multidimensional models

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Wrike

Marketing

Versatile & robust project management software

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Wrike has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Anaplan workspace is licensed by memory consumed, so a model that grows as the business adds SKUs, regions or scenarios generates a bill increase without a single new user being added, and teams end up optimising models for licence cost rather than clarity.; Wrike seats are sold in blocks rather than singly: groups of 5 up to 30 seats, groups of 10 up to 100, and groups of 25 above that, so adding one person can mean paying for five
They diverge on capability: Anaplan covers Hyperblock calculation engine, Wrike covers Interactive Gantt charts.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Anaplan and Wrike actually diverge.

Attributes where Anaplan and Wrike differ
Attribute	Anaplan	Wrike
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	quote	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
Category	Business Intelligence	Marketing
Founded	Unknown	2006

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Anaplan

Hyperblock calculation engine
Connected planning
Scenario and versioning
Model builder
Anaplan PlanIQ
Workflow and approvals
Application lifecycle management
Data integration

Only in Wrike

Interactive Gantt charts
Real-time collaboration
Custom workflows
Resource management
Time tracking
Proofing tools
Performance reports
Mobile apps

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Anaplan

Sales territory and quota planning across thousands of reps where a change to segmentation must reflow quota immediatelynot Wrike
Demand and supply planning at SKU and location level for a manufacturer with tens of thousands of itemsnot Wrike
Workforce planning that ties headcount, cost and capacity to a revenue plan across dozens of business unitsnot Wrike
Replacing a spreadsheet estate where the master planning model has become too large and too fragile for Excel to open reliablynot Wrike

Wrike

Marketing campaignsnot Anaplan
Creative projectsnot Anaplan
Product developmentnot Anaplan
Professional servicesnot Anaplan
Event managementnot Anaplan

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Anaplan

Workspace is licensed by memory consumed, so a model that grows as the business adds SKUs, regions or scenarios generates a bill increase without a single new user being added, and teams end up optimising models for licence cost rather than clarity.
Model building requires certified Anaplan modellers using a proprietary formula language, and the labour market for that skill is small, so most customers stay dependent on a systems integrator long after go-live.
Thoma Bravo took the company private in 2022 in a $10.7bn deal, and customers have since reported firmer renewal terms; a private-equity owner optimising for cash flow is a real factor in a multi-year planning contract.
Native reporting and visualisation are weak for anything beyond planning grids, so most customers push data out to Power BI or Tableau for executive reporting, adding another tool and another latency point.
Implementations are long. A connected planning programme across finance and supply chain routinely runs six to eighteen months before the first production plan, which is difficult to justify when the business wants a forecast this quarter.

Wrike

Seats are sold in blocks rather than singly: groups of 5 up to 30 seats, groups of 10 up to 100, and groups of 25 above that, so adding one person can mean paying for five
The Team plan is limited to 2 to 15 users and Business to 5 to 200
Business and above are annual subscriptions only
Pinnacle and Apex pricing is not published
AI actions are rationed by tier rather than unlimited

Pricing, plan by plan

Anaplan

On request

Anaplan$undefined/year
- Licensed by user tier and by workspace capacity
- Workspace charged on memory consumed by models, independent of user count
- Multi-year enterprise agreements are the norm

Wrike

Free

FreeFree
Team$10/month
- Per user
- Gantt charts
- AI included
Business$25/month
- Per user
Pinnacle$undefined/month

Which should you pick?

Choose Anaplan if

You need hyperblock calculation engine.
You work on Web, iOS.
You also want connected planning.

Anaplan review

Choose Wrike if

You need interactive gantt charts.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux.
You also want real-time collaboration.

Wrike review

Questions people ask

Is Anaplan or Wrike better?: Neither clearly leads. Anaplan starts at On request and Wrike at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Anaplan or Wrike?: Wrike has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Anaplan and Free for Wrike.
Does Anaplan or Wrike run on more platforms?: Anaplan runs on Web, iOS. Wrike runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux.
Can I use Wrike for free?: Yes. Wrike has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Anaplan starts at On request.
What is Anaplan best used for?: Anaplan is most often used for sales territory and quota planning across thousands of reps where a change to segmentation must reflow quota immediately, demand and supply planning at sku and location level for a manufacturer with tens of thousands of items, workforce planning that ties headcount, cost and capacity to a revenue plan across dozens of business units, replacing a spreadsheet estate where the master planning model has become too large and too fragile for excel to open reliably. Of those, sales territory and quota planning across thousands of reps where a change to segmentation must reflow quota immediately and demand and supply planning at sku and location level for a manufacturer with tens of thousands of items are not what Wrike is typically brought in for.
What can Anaplan do that Wrike cannot?: Anaplan covers Hyperblock calculation engine, Connected planning, Scenario and versioning, Model builder. Wrike covers Interactive Gantt charts, Real-time collaboration, Custom workflows, Resource management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Anaplan: Why is Anaplan expensive even when user counts are low?

Because workspace is licensed on the memory your models consume as well as on users. Large models cost money regardless of how many people log in.

Wrike: Are Gantt charts included in all plans?

Gantt charts are available in the Team plan ($10/user/month) and higher. The free plan has limited project visualization.

Source

Anaplan: Do we need a systems integrator?

Almost always for the first implementation. The proprietary modelling language and the scale of typical models make an experienced partner or an internal certified team effectively mandatory.

Wrike: Is AI included in the pricing?

Yes. As of January 2026, Wrike includes AI Agents and AI Priority Inbox in all plans at no extra cost, a major differentiator from competitors charging $20-40/user/month for AI.

Source

Anaplan: Who owns Anaplan?

Thoma Bravo, which took it private in 2022 for $10.7bn.

Anaplan: Can it replace our BI tool?

No. It is a planning and calculation platform; most customers still export to Power BI or Tableau for reporting and dashboards.

Anaplan vs Wrike

Anaplan

Wrike

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Anaplan

Only in Wrike

What people use each for

Anaplan

Wrike

Where each one falls short

Anaplan

Wrike

Pricing, plan by plan

Anaplan

Wrike

Which should you pick?

Choose Anaplan if

Choose Wrike if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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