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Pigment vs Prettier

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Pigment

Business Intelligence

Enterprise business planning platform for finance, sales and workforce modelling

From
On request
Free plan
No
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Prettier

Developer Tools

Opinionated code formatter

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Free
Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Pigment is a French-built planning platform; Prettier is an opinionated code formatter.
  • Prettier is free; Pigment prices on request.
  • Where Prettier falls short: inflexible style rules that cannot be customized significantly, forcing teams to accept opinionated defaults.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Pigment and Prettier actually diverge.

Attributes where Pigment and Prettier differ
AttributePigmentPrettier
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelQuoteFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebAPI, Editor Plugins, Build Tools
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceDeveloper Tools

Not yet recorded: founded for Pigment.

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 Pigment

  • Dimensional modelling
  • Scenario planning
  • Data connectors
  • Application blocks
  • Reporting and boards
  • Access control
  • Audit trail
  • AI assistance

Only in Prettier

Nothing recorded that Pigment does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Pigment

  • A finance team retiring a fragile Excel consolidation that no one can audit and only one person can runnot Prettier
  • Sales operations modelling quota, territory and headcount capacity against a revenue plan in the same system finance usesnot Prettier
  • A company that needs monthly re-forecasting fast enough to run scenarios live in the leadership meetingnot Prettier
  • Replacing an ageing Anaplan estate where the model has become unmaintainable and per-workspace costs have crept upnot Prettier

Prettier

  • Automatically formatting TypeScript files to project style standardsnot Pigment
  • Enforcing consistent HTML indentation across component filesnot Pigment
  • Removing style-related comments from pull request reviewsnot Pigment
  • Formatting GraphQL queries with consistent indentationnot Pigment

Where each one falls short

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

Pigment

  • No pricing is published and the structure has three moving parts, platform fee, use-case fees and tiered seats, so two companies of the same size can pay very different amounts and neither can benchmark the other
  • Cost scales with planning processes rather than with company size, so a successful first deployment creates internal demand that directly increases the bill at renewal
  • It requires a modelling owner. Without a person who understands dimensional design, teams rebuild spreadsheet patterns in Pigment and inherit all the maintenance problems they were trying to escape
  • Implementation is partner-led and measured in months, so the payback horizon is long compared with lighter FP&A tools that a controller can configure alone
  • The connector library covers major systems well but the long tail is thinner than the incumbents, and industry-specific source systems often need a warehouse or a file drop in between

Prettier

  • Inflexible style rules that cannot be customized significantly, forcing teams to accept opinionated defaults
  • Developers must format entire files rather than selective line ranges in some contexts
  • Limited language support compared to some alternatives, though it covers major languages

Pricing, plan by plan

Pigment

On request
  • Pigment platformOn request
    • Platform fee plus per use-case fees
    • Licences tiered as editor, contributor and explorer
    • No free tier and no self-service signup

Prettier

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Prettier review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Pigment if

  • You need dimensional modelling.
  • You also want scenario planning.
Pigment review

Choose Prettier if

  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on API, Editor Plugins, Build Tools.
Prettier review

Questions people ask

Is Pigment or Prettier better?
Neither clearly leads. Pigment starts at On request and Prettier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Pigment or Prettier?
Prettier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Pigment and Free for Prettier.
Does Pigment or Prettier run on more platforms?
Pigment runs on Web. Prettier runs on API, Editor Plugins, Build Tools.
Can I use Prettier for free?
Yes. Prettier has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Pigment starts at On request.
What is Pigment best used for?
Pigment is most often used for a finance team retiring a fragile excel consolidation that no one can audit and only one person can run, sales operations modelling quota, territory and headcount capacity against a revenue plan in the same system finance uses, a company that needs monthly re-forecasting fast enough to run scenarios live in the leadership meeting, replacing an ageing anaplan estate where the model has become unmaintainable and per-workspace costs have crept up. Of those, a finance team retiring a fragile excel consolidation that no one can audit and only one person can run and sales operations modelling quota, territory and headcount capacity against a revenue plan in the same system finance uses are not what Prettier is typically brought in for.
What can Pigment do that Prettier cannot?
Pigment covers Dimensional modelling, Scenario planning, Data connectors, Application blocks.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Pigment: Does Pigment publish prices?

No. Expect a quote combining a platform fee, fees per planning use case, and seat licences split into editor, contributor and explorer tiers.

Prettier: Is Prettier free and open source?

Yes, Prettier is completely free and open source, available as an npm package with no licensing costs or subscriptions.

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Pigment: Is Pigment an alternative to Anaplan?

It is positioned directly against Anaplan and much of its customer base is migrating from it, mainly citing modelling readability and recalculation speed.

Prettier: Can Prettier be integrated with ESLint?

Yes, Prettier integrates with ESLint by disabling ESLint formatting rules via eslint-config-prettier, allowing both tools to work together with Prettier handling formatting and ESLint handling code quality.

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Pigment: Can we use it without consultants?

In practice most deployments use Pigment or a partner for the initial build. Ongoing model changes can be handled in-house once someone owns the modelling discipline.

Prettier: Does Prettier support configuration customization?

Prettier is intentionally opinionated with limited configuration options to enforce consistency. You can create a .prettierrc file for basic customization, but Prettier does not support extensive rule customization like ESLint.

Source
Pigment: Where is data hosted?

Pigment is a European vendor with regional hosting options, which is often the deciding factor for EU buyers with data residency requirements.

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