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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Planful: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful.md",
  "title": "Planful: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Planful is on the AI workforce planning software map. We record 3 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated July 20, 2026.",
  "period": "Oct. 8, 2025 to July 20, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
  "company": {
    "id": "C335316",
    "slug": "planful",
    "name": "Planful",
    "aliases": [],
    "site": "https://planful.com/",
    "summary": "\"Drive Financial Performance with Planful.\" Planful sells workforce planning inside its planning platform, with a Workforce Pro tier for headcount rollforward, variance bridge and custom compensation. Finance and HR teams buy it. Planful AI assistants (Analyst and Planner) answer questions and build forecasts; workforce data is not yet in its MCP Server.",
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    ],
    "status": "active",
    "price_note": null,
    "update_channels": [],
    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "merged_into": null,
    "category_names": [
      "Business planning platforms"
    ]
  },
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  "dated_product_launches": 0,
  "undated_launches": 0,
  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
  "count": 0,
  "launches": [],
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  "indexed": true,
  "summary": {
    "text": "\"Drive Financial Performance with Planful.\" Planful sells workforce planning inside its planning platform, with a Workforce Pro tier for headcount rollforward, variance bridge and custom compensation. Finance and HR teams buy it. Planful AI assistants (Analyst and Planner) answer questions and build forecasts; workforce data is not yet in its MCP Server.",
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      "url": "https://planful.com/"
    },
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  },
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      "title": "The AI workforce planning software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planful",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Planful",
      "site": "https://planful.com/",
      "category": "Business planning platforms",
      "what": "\"Drive Financial Performance with Planful.\" Planful sells workforce planning inside its planning platform, with a Workforce Pro tier for headcount rollforward, variance bridge and custom compensation. Finance and HR teams buy it. Planful AI assistants (Analyst and Planner) answer questions and build forecasts; workforce data is not yet in its MCP Server.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "planful.com",
        "url": "https://planful.com/"
      },
      "price": "not published; subscription based on company size, users and modules per Planful",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Named agent",
          "Workforce analytics",
          "Assistant",
          "Headcount and hiring plans",
          "MCP or agent API",
          "Scenario modeling",
          "Workforce cost"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 2,
      "scale": "Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (\"more than 1,500 customers in over 100 countries\"; privately held and backed by Vector Capital (company information page).)",
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        {
          "name": "planful.com",
          "url": "https://planful.com/official-planful-company-information/"
        },
        {
          "name": "planful.com",
          "url": "https://planful.com/topics/workforce-planning-software/"
        },
        {
          "name": "planful.com",
          "url": "https://planful.com/pressrelease/planful-unveils-unprecedented-workforce-financial-planning-and-analytics-capabilities-with-workforce-pro/"
        },
        {
          "name": "planful.com",
          "url": "https://planful.com/blog/meet-workforce-pro/"
        },
        {
          "name": "planful.com",
          "url": "https://planful.com/pressrelease/planful-launches-analyst-assistant-to-power-trusted-frictionless-finance/"
        }
      ],
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-07-20",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Planful launches an MCP Server that connects Claude",
      "summary": "Planful's MCP Server brings governed finance data into Claude, read-only, covering reports, actuals and variance. Workforce data is listed as \"on the way\"; ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot support is planned.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI workforce planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planful"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://planful.com/blog/planful-mcp-server/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-04-29",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Planful makes Planner Assistant generally available",
      "summary": "Planful announced general availability of Planner Assistant, a conversational interface for forward-looking forecasts built on the Planful Predict engine. The example prompt asks about CAPEX if headcount rises 15%.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI workforce planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planful"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release",
        "url": "https://planful.com/pressrelease/planful-launches-planner-assistant/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planful/#event-3",
      "on": "2025-10-08",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Planful makes AI Analyst Assistant generally available",
      "summary": "Planful announced general availability of its AI Analyst Assistant, \"an agentic AI assistant purpose-built for finance\". It is now available to all customers; a Planner assistant was listed as upcoming.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI workforce planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planful"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release",
        "url": "https://planful.com/pressrelease/planful-launches-analyst-assistant-to-power-trusted-frictionless-finance/"
      }
    }
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