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Users appreciate the ease of use of Solver, finding it intuitive and straightforward for reporting tasks. (28 mentions)
Users value the reporting efficiency of Solver, streamlining processes and saving significant time on data management. (23 mentions)
Users value the time-saving report creation features of Solver, enhancing productivity and simplifying financial reporting. (20 mentions)
Users value the Excel integration of Solver, enabling quick report building and seamless data connectivity with existing systems. (15 mentions)
Users value the efficiency of financial reporting in Solver, streamlining data synthesis and report generation. (15 mentions)
Users praise Solver for its excellent customer support, highlighting prompt responses and knowledgeable consultants. (9 mentions)
Users find a steep learning curve with Solver, making the initial setup and reporting more time-consuming than expected. (15 mentions)
Users find the inefficient reporting process time-consuming, hindering their ability to access necessary data effectively. (7 mentions)
Users experience a steep learning curve with Solver, making initial setup and optimization time-consuming and challenging. (7 mentions)
Users find the missing features in Solver frustrating, especially the lack of clarity in error messages and reporting tools. (7 mentions)
Users experience performance issues with Solver, noting slow report runs and difficulties with data fetching and processing. (7 mentions)
Users find Excel compatibility problematic, as it limits functionality and complicates data management within Solver. (5 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Solver

1. Ease of Use
Users appreciate the ease of use of Solver, finding it intuitive and straightforward for reporting tasks.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Really enjoying using Solver"

What do you like about Solver?

The most helpful thing is the ease at which one can write reports. They are extremely powerfull as you can pull just what you need.

RyanandNicole N.
RN

RyanandNicole N.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Straightforward and easy to use"

What do you like about Solver?

The platform is straightforward and easy to use. No issues.

2. Reporting Efficiency
Users value the reporting efficiency of Solver, streamlining processes and saving significant time on data management.
See 23 mentions

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DM

Devorah M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Comprehensive Solution for our Budgeting and Financial Reporting Needs"

What do you like about Solver?

We purchased licenses with Sage Intacct and contracted with Solver to compliment/round out reporting functionality. From the moment we first saw the d

KT

Kellie T.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Streamline Reporting"

What do you like about Solver?

Solver has helped to streamline reporting. Data can be organized quickly and easily.

3. Report Creation
Users value the time-saving report creation features of Solver, enhancing productivity and simplifying financial reporting.
See 20 mentions

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DC

Dev C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Financial reporting tool that automates ETL and brings ease to the reporting function"

What do you like about Solver?

The amount of time I save combining data from multiple sources into a central repository and on producing and distributing financial reports.

Diana C.
DC

Diana C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Powerful tool for budgeting and analysis"

What do you like about Solver?

I love the built in excel functionality - no point in re-inventing the wheel. The possibilites in report designer are immense.

4. Excel Integration
Users value the Excel integration of Solver, enabling quick report building and seamless data connectivity with existing systems.
See 15 mentions

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Diana C.
DC

Diana C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Powerful tool for budgeting and analysis"

What do you like about Solver?

I love the built in excel functionality - no point in re-inventing the wheel. The possibilites in report designer are immense.

Kyle M.
KM

Kyle M.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Solver - Works for Large Enterprise Companies"

What do you like about Solver?

- The incremental syncs with our accounting systems. Refreshing data in Solver completes in minutes - Building and formatting reports in Excel. This

5. Financial Reporting
Users value the efficiency of financial reporting in Solver, streamlining data synthesis and report generation.
See 15 mentions

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DC

Dev C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Financial reporting tool that automates ETL and brings ease to the reporting function"

What do you like about Solver?

The amount of time I save combining data from multiple sources into a central repository and on producing and distributing financial reports.

Kyle M.
KM

Kyle M.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Solver - Works for Large Enterprise Companies"

What do you like about Solver?

- The incremental syncs with our accounting systems. Refreshing data in Solver completes in minutes - Building and formatting reports in Excel. This

6. Customer Support
Users praise Solver for its excellent customer support, highlighting prompt responses and knowledgeable consultants.
See 9 mentions

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DM

Devorah M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Comprehensive Solution for our Budgeting and Financial Reporting Needs"

What do you like about Solver?

We purchased licenses with Sage Intacct and contracted with Solver to compliment/round out reporting functionality. From the moment we first saw the d

ML

Mai L.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Proactiveness in making things right"

What do you like about Solver?

What is most helpful about Solver is they will resolve and answer your concerns promptly. Solver is a power tool that can help plan and report.

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Solver

1. Learning Difficulty
Users find a steep learning curve with Solver, making the initial setup and reporting more time-consuming than expected.
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Diana C.
DC

Diana C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Powerful tool for budgeting and analysis"

What do you dislike about Solver?

It's a steep learning curve, especially if you're not already adept with excel.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"A Game-Changer for my Work Efficiency"

What do you dislike about Solver?

The initial setup was rocky for us becuase the Solver pros didn't understand our data and how we use it, and we didn't initially understand the ins-an

2. Inefficient Reporting
Users find the inefficient reporting process time-consuming, hindering their ability to access necessary data effectively.
See 7 mentions

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DK

Dee K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"My Review"

What do you dislike about Solver?

Workflows could use a lot of work, there needs to be a better way to file, store and manage templates. I would like to be able some reporting on users

Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Big or Small Solver can do it all."

What do you dislike about Solver?

Sometimes it is beyond the typical report users ability to grab what is needed in a report. For example tying in vendor name to the GL require Java sc

3. Learning Curve
Users experience a steep learning curve with Solver, making initial setup and optimization time-consuming and challenging.
See 7 mentions

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Diana C.
DC

Diana C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Powerful tool for budgeting and analysis"

What do you dislike about Solver?

It's a steep learning curve, especially if you're not already adept with excel.

RD

Rob D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Solver Review - Cavaliers Holdings"

What do you dislike about Solver?

One of the least helpful aspects of Solver is its occasional complexity in setup and configuration. While it offers powerful features, getting everyth

4. Missing Features
Users find the missing features in Solver frustrating, especially the lack of clarity in error messages and reporting tools.
See 7 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"G&A Budget Lead"

What do you dislike about Solver?

• Some of the errors that we get are not clear as to what needs to be changed • Would be great if you highlight cells it auto sums in bottom right co

Verified User
I

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Business Analyst"

What do you dislike about Solver?

I have no idea how to create reports for my stakeholders in Solver.

5. Performance Issues
Users experience performance issues with Solver, noting slow report runs and difficulties with data fetching and processing.
See 7 mentions

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TP

Tom P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Rolling forecasts are changing how we do business"

What do you dislike about Solver?

We have over 100 entities on Dynamics Business Central on premise, and this makes it impossible for us to use the BC connector. We are able to use the

FJ

Fredrik J.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Great tool that is better than I expected when I started with it."

What do you dislike about Solver?

Sometimes it is a little slow but it could be my internet.

6. Excel Compatibility
Users find Excel compatibility problematic, as it limits functionality and complicates data management within Solver.
See 5 mentions

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Diana C.
DC

Diana C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Powerful tool for budgeting and analysis"

What do you dislike about Solver?

It's a steep learning curve, especially if you're not already adept with excel.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"G&A Budget Lead"

What do you dislike about Solver?

• Some of the errors that we get are not clear as to what needs to be changed • Would be great if you highlight cells it auto sums in bottom right co

Solver Reviews (260)

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TN
Chief Financial Officer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Solver Ascend 2025 Training/Conference"
What do you like best about Solver?

The solver training on Monday and Tuesday was very informative, relevant, and useful. I learned new things that I will use for Solver report creation, that I didn't learn during the implementation phase for Indiana Health Centers, Inc. The support that was provided during the training was very helpful in understanding the benefits and use of Solver reporting. The general sessions provided information that will allow me to continue to maximize the benefits of Solver. Prior to the training/conference I didn't understand the use or benefit of CoPilot. Overall a great learning opportunity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

The only dislike was that a couple of the general sessions were not what I expected based on the information provided for each session. One specific session was on Solver and Profromas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kyle M.
KM
Founder / Blogger/ Consultant for Microsoft Dynamics ERPs
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Solver - Works for Large Enterprise Companies"
What do you like best about Solver?

- The incremental syncs with our accounting systems. Refreshing data in Solver completes in minutes

- Building and formatting reports in Excel. This expands the number of people that we're comfortable with allowing to build reports.

- Time to learn the product & be able to build reports. With Excel being such a big component of building reports, we can train users to be able to build reports very quickly.

- Utilizing trees and security to produce single reports, but generate that report however we'd like (ex.) Building a single Balance Sheet & then grant someone access to only ABC Location from the chart of accounts & when they generate/receive that report, they only see what they have access to).

- Ceiling of what we can do w/ the product. We have yet to hit a scenario where we can't build a financial report w/ Solver.

- Resources. The in-house Solver team is great & there are also great 3rd party teams that know Solver very well to assist w/ support, implementation & best practices.

- ERP Agnostic. We've integrated Solver w/ Dynamics GP & Dynamics BC. We expect to swap Dynamics GP at some point in the future and have very little re-work/effort when dealing with Solver reports.

- Product suggestion boards & frequent Solver updates. We're able to submit ideas, track those & see them come to fruition when being released as apart of Solver updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

- Solver is very straight-forward for cookie cutter reporting needs. For larger organizations where consistency, standardization & maintenance are a huge focus... It can be difficult to setup Solver in what may be the "best" way possible. This is likely a challenge for any large organization w/ any reporting solution so my only thought would be to receive more up-front trainings, demos, "here's what you can do and think about" before implementations begin for large customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RY
Finance Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Solver Has Transformed Our Finance Department!"
What do you like best about Solver?

Solver has significantly improved our finance operations. Its Excel-based platform makes report building incredibly intuitive, especially for users already familiar with Excel. Administration is straight forward - maintaining metadata, security, and business rules is easy and doesn’t require much effort. The software is also highly reliable with minimal downtime, which helps keep productivity high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

Honestly, there's very little to dislike. Occasionally, getting familiar with new features takes a bit of time, but Solver’s responsive support team quickly helps resolve any confusion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
AC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent tool to automate analysis and reporting"
What do you like best about Solver?

With Solver's automated integrations, we no longer need to manually download data from multiple sources and format it to meet reporting needs. We can easily create report templates, saving hours of work when modifying large Excel models to change reporting format, roll forward into new reporting periods, or bring in new data. The fact that Solver is easy to learn by team members who are familiar with Excel is a great bonus when it comes to training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

The biggest downside for us is that creating new reports can still be a time consuming process. We do not use D365 and therefore do not have access to the template marketplace, and having access to these templates would be extremely valuable. In addition, AI functionality would be extremely valuable if it could help quickly create new reports or draft new rules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
UA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Solving my problems"
What do you like best about Solver?

The data aggregation componenet is my favorfite part of solver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

There are some things from like a user perspective that just don't quite make sense. For example, Publisher operates only on a calendar day basis. The vast majority of organizations close their books on a business day basis, so having that functionality would make publisher more usable.

I also do not like the inability to automatically and conditionally hide rows that visually display 0, but actual have underlying transactional data.

For example, we might have 1 debit and 1 credit for accounts receivable, that adds up to approximately 0, but not 0 exactly. From a visual perspective, we can't automatically hide those rows. So we have to go into the excel, modify the document, then save. Perhaps some sort of rounding function built into the "hide blank or near blank" rows would do the trick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DV
Financial Information Systems Analyst, Sr.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Solver equips you with all the tools you need for budgeting and financial reporting"
What do you like best about Solver?

As a report creator for our organization, I have been able to use my Excel skills paired with Solver's robust functionality to create dream come true reports with ease. For other users looking for on demand data pulling, Solver's Ad Hoc Reporting allows for folks to slice and dice the data to get what they need. During our annual budgeting process, Solver's writeback templates and assignments has made creating, reviewing, editing, and finalizing our budget a seamless process. Staff at Solver have a wealth of knowledge and are easily accessible to help provide service when needed. The connection with our ERP is automated and seamless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

When migrating to the cloud platform, a few functions were no longer available in the cloud that existed in the on-premises environment. While they are working on building some back, there are a few that have not been rebuilt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
UA
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"New Implementation of the Solver Platform"
What do you like best about Solver?

We moved to Solver as an add on to our transition from and older accounting software to Microsoft Business Central. We were initially drawn to Solver through our need for more robust financial reporting that we weren't getting elsewhere. After spending the last 6 months in Solver, and attending their annual Ascend conference, I have found other areas of business we can utilize the platform in, such as sales dashboards, KPI metrics, project tracking, and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

There is a significant learning curve with the solver system, but luckily they have a healthy knowledgebase full of videos and articles on how to most effectively use the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Blake P.
BP
Financial Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Solver is great!"
What do you like best about Solver?

I like the data warehouse and the different ways you can integrate different software's. We implement several of our custom systems as well as BC, and excel files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

Sometimes the exact details aren't clear for certain error messages and make it difficult to figure out what the exact problem is, especially on input templates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ML
Supervisor of Budget
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Proactiveness in making things right"
What do you like best about Solver?

What is most helpful about Solver is they will resolve and answer your concerns promptly. Solver is a power tool that can help plan and report. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

Solver does and does not function like an excel. I wish it can filter and find function in the planning and report setting instead of export to Report Designer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Accelerate Better Decisions"
What do you like best about Solver?

I like you can use excel formulas together with Solver commands. For the most part that makes the reporting super easy and very flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Solver?

It is not always user friendly and if there is an issue it can be hard to figure out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Stacy Pitts of Solver

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate it and take it very seriously. Our training team is currently working on updating Solver Academy to create shorter videos and documents to make the learning process/path more accessible, including creating material on best practices in summing values in reports. If you need additional resources at any time, please contact us @ customercare@solverglobal.com.

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