Prophix vs Jedox
Two mid-market planning systems, both sold on quotes rather than list prices, but built around different centres of gravity. Prophix is a defined product that puts budgeting, forecasting, consolidation and management reporting in one place for a finance team that does both jobs. Jedox is a multidimensional database that finance drives from an Excel add-in, strongest where cost centre and product models carry many dimensions. Prophix is listed under Canada and Jedox under Germany, and neither is something a small team sets up alone.
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Choose Prophix ifyou run a group with several entities and want budgets and consolidation in one system handled by the same small team. You accept that the first model normally comes with vendor services or a partner.
Choose Jedox ifyou are a German-speaking mid-market group whose controllers think in dimensions and want to work from Excel over a real multidimensional database. You are ready to hire a partner for the first build and to train the users.
Prophix and Jedox side by side
| Prophix | Jedox | |
|---|---|---|
| Our budgeting and planning rank | #2 of 14 | #1 of 14 |
| Established in | Canada | Germany |
| List price, 10 November 2026 | Per-organisation quote; services usually part of the first project | Quoted on request, with partner and training costs on top |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Mid-sized finance teams needing budgets and group consolidation in one system | German-speaking mid-market groups with dimension-heavy cost centre and product models |
| Not for | Small companies that only need a departmental budget | Small teams wanting to self-serve a first model |
Both are reviewed in full in our budgeting and planning ranking: Prophix and Jedox.
Where they differ
Prophix 2 · Jedox 3 · open 1- 01
Which one a controller can open in Excel
Jedox is described in our data as a multidimensional database that finance drives from a real Excel add-in, so a controller can slice cost centres, products and periods without waiting on IT. Prophix is described as a defined product for budgeting, forecasting and reporting, and no Excel add-in is named for it in the material behind this pair. For people who live in spreadsheets, Jedox is the closer fit.
Edge: Jedox
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Group closing and consolidation in the same box
Prophix covers financial consolidation next to budgeting and forecasting, which suits a group that closes the month and plans the next year with the same few people. Our data does not list consolidation as part of the Jedox description for this pair, which centres on modelling. The flip side for Prophix is that a company needing only budgets still pays for the consolidation side.
Edge: Prophix
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How many dimensions a model can carry
Jedox is built for dimension-heavy models, and our data says a cost centre model with dozens of dimensions behaves the way a controller expects. Prophix is described as a defined product rather than a blank modelling canvas, which trades some freedom for a shorter setup. Dimension limits are not stated for either tool in our material, so ask both vendors for a test model.
Edge: Jedox
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Getting the first model built
Both need help at the start. For Prophix the first model usually involves Prophix services or a partner, and our data says this shortens setup compared with Anaplan. For Jedox the modelling is not self-serve, a partner is expected for the first build, and the interface rewards training rather than exploration. Prophix asks a little less of the buyer, though neither suits a team wanting to self-serve.
Edge: Prophix
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Quotes instead of a price list
Both vendors quote per organisation, and no plan table turned up for either, so there is no number to compare. What differs is what the quote covers. A Prophix quote includes the consolidation side whether used or not, and normally vendor services. A Jedox quote sits next to partner fees and user training. Ask for the first year in full from each.
Depends on the buyer
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Country and market footing
Prophix is listed under Canada, and our data calls it a mid-market planning product for mid-sized finance teams. Jedox is listed under Germany, and is called the established answer in the German mid-market, with a dense partner network. If you want a local partner who speaks your language in a German-speaking market, Jedox has the stronger footing. Outside it, partner counts are not given.
Edge: Jedox
When neither fits
If you are a small team that only needs a departmental budget, neither fits, because both come with a quoted price and set-up work. Cube is lighter to start with, and Lucanet leans towards group consolidation.
Prophix or Jedox: questions
3 answersCan a small finance team run either one without outside help?
Our data says the first Prophix model usually needs vendor services or a partner. For Jedox the first build usually needs a partner, and the users need training afterwards. Neither is described as self-serve.
Does Prophix or Jedox publish what a licence costs?
Both are listed as quoted per organisation, and no plan table turned up for either. Ask each for a full first-year figure that includes services or partner work. Compare those totals, not licence lines.
Which suits a dimension-heavy cost centre model better?
Jedox, going by our data, because it is a multidimensional database with an Excel add-in over it. Prophix is a defined product that shortens setup but leaves less modelling freedom. Ask both vendors to build a small test of your own dimensions.
Sources
Checked 10 November 2026- Prophix website: the vendor's own description of budgeting, forecasting and consolidation software for finance teams.
- Jedox website: the vendor's own positioning around Excel-based planning over a multidimensional engine.