Go beyond spreadsheets for NetSuite budgeting

Is NetSuite budgeting & foreacsting
harder than it needs to be?
If you're using NetSuite for budgeting, you're not alone in feeling frustrated. We hear it all the time – it's slow, disjointed and harder than it should be to get clear answers.
Spreadsheet time drain
Weeks disappear chasing spreadsheets, exporting data and fixing broken formulas.
Irrelevant budgets
By the time your budget is signed off, the business and your cash position has already moved on.
Limited collaboration
Hard to get answers quickly
Manually digging through spreadsheets to answer performance and cashflow questions.
What makes Phocas perfect for NetSuite
Phocas brings all your financial, sales and operational data together. Helping everyone to plan collaboratively around the same set of up-to-date numbers – all in one platform.
Your complete financial picture
- Certified 'Built-for-NetSuite' partner with pre-built integrations for NetSuite + multiple other systems.
- Handles big data volumes and detailed budgeting while maintaining fast, reliable performance.
- Works with multiple subsidiaries and keeps your account structure intact.
- Go live in 6-8 weeks with pre-built templates.
Budgeting everyone can follow
- Familiar spreadsheet-like interface powered by a robust BI foundation.
- Your teams can enter data, add comments and submit budgets for approval, all in one place.
- Drill into your numbers without fear of breaking anything.
- Build budgets by department, location, or product line.
Answer "what if" questions instantly
- Compare different business scenarios side-by-side.
- Create as many versions as you need for best case, worst case, and most likely.
- See results instantly when you change your assumptions.
- Share scenarios with leadership to make better decisions.
Everyone contributes; finance stays in control
- Real-time collaboration across teams with role-based access.
- Assign budget responsibilities with clear workflows.
- Budget changes are updated in real-time so version control issues are a thing of the past.
- Finance consolidates everything seamlessly while keeping full control.
Real-time budget vs actual reporting
- Instant visibility into performance against plan.
- Drill into variances at any level to understand what's driving results.
- Automated reporting means you always know where you stand.
Build rolling forecasts you can adapt easily
- Move beyond static annual budgets with living forecasts.
- Rolling forecasts that combine actual numbers with projections automatically.
- Choose how far ahead you want to forecast.
- Use past trends to predict the future more accurately.
See how P&L decisions impact your cash position
- Connect your P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecasts for complete financial visibility.
- Integrated 3-way financial forecasting ensures all your statements stay in sync.
- Understand how inventory, receivables, and payables impact cash.
- Know the full financial impact before you make any decision.
Transform your NetSuite budgeting & forecasting
Current NetSuite processes
- Manual data exports from NetSuite
- Spreadsheet version control nightmare
- Weeks to consolidate budgets
- Static annual budgets only
- Limited scenario planning
- Budget variance reports take hours
- Time-consuming manual processes
- Hard to get quick answers
NetSuite processes extended with Phocas
- Phocas
Automatic data sync - Phocas
Single source of truth - Phocas
Days to complete the cycle - Phocas
Flexible budgets and rolling forecasts - Phocas
Multiple what-if scenarios - Phocas
Real-time budget vs actual dashboards - Phocas
Streamlined budget workflows - Phocas
Easy drill-down analysis
| Current NetSuite processes | NetSuite processes extended with Phocas |
| Manual data exports from NetSuite | Phocas Automatic data sync |
| Spreadsheet version control nightmare | Phocas Single source of truth |
| Weeks to consolidate budgets | Phocas Days to complete the cycle |
| Static annual budgets only | Phocas Flexible budgets and rolling forecasts |
| Limited scenario planning | Phocas Multiple what-if scenarios |
| Budget variance reports take hours | Phocas Real-time budget vs actual dashboards |
| Time-consuming manual processes | Phocas Streamlined budget workflows |
| Hard to get quick answers | Phocas Easy drill-down analysis |
| Talk to a NetSuite + Phocas expert |
Customer testimonials
Customer quote
"The advantages of combining sales data budgets onto the GL is a game-changer. It removes complex spreadsheets and coupled with workflow and approval processes, ensures the business is only a click away from seeing the current status of budgets or forecasts."
Customer quote
"We've implemented monthly budgeting for the field sales team, which they have access to daily. And they're actually knocking on my door waiting for the system to update because they want access to that data immediately so they can react."
Customer quote
“Our budget is live for more days as a direct result of Phocas and we are confident to make important structural changes within our business knowing we have reliable reporting tools. The ROI from Phocas is we can do more value-add tasks, resulting in improved efficiency and daily monitoring.”
What happens when you request a demo?
Let us show you a 30-minute demo tailored to your business. We'll show you how Phocas connects to your NetSuite data and solves your budgeting challenges.
- A Phocas team member will contact you to set up an initial meeting.
- We'll listen to understand your use case and technical requirements.
- We will then schedule a personal demo with an expert to show you Phocas in action.
- See live demonstrations of Phocas products.
- View dashboards specific to your industry and use cases.
- Get answers to technical questions from our NetSuite specialists.
- We'll help you set up a proof of concept to test the platform.
- We'll provide assistance in building a business case for internal stakeholders.
- You'll receive a detailed implementation timeline & pricing quote.
Frequently asked questions
Your NetSuite ERP is very basic. It’s rigid, difficult to adjust and doesn’t support the kind of forward-looking collaboration budgeting needs.
Spreadsheets, on the other hand, are flexible but fragile. They require endless copying, version control is a headache, and one error in a formula can throw off the entire budget.
Phocas combines the strengths of both. It pulls in your live NetSuite data and gives you the flexibility of a spreadsheet, but with more power, security and collaboration built in. You can budget at a detailed level, share updates across teams, and trust that everyone is working from the same accurate numbers – without the spreadsheets crashing or the NetSuite holding you back.
Yes, Phocas is designed for businesses with complex needs, including consolidating multiple companies, managing different currencies and handling inter-company transactions. You can budget at the entity level and roll up to consolidated views.
Yes. Phocas respects your NetSuite account structure and lets you budget at whatever level of detail you need - from high-level department budgets to detailed account-level planning.
NSPB was designed for enterprise complexity, while Phocas is built for mid-market teams who need powerful capabilities without the technical barriers. Your entire team can contribute to budgets, not just finance, using an intuitive interface that requires no technical expertise. Most implementations take 6-8 weeks with pre-built templates, and scenario planning, forecasting, and workflows are included out of the box rather than requiring additional configuration.
No problem. NetSuite might be your ERP backbone, but we can connect your CRM, e-commerce platforms, warehouse management systems, or other tools you use. This gives you a complete business view, not just the NetSuite piece. Finally, you'll be able to see how all your systems work together.
Yes. Phocas is flexible tool. You can create custom budget models, add your own formulas and plan for things like headcount, capital expenses, or sales demand in a way that matches your business.
Absolutely. Phocas fits into your current workflow. You can import existing budgets, maintain your approval processes, and adopt features as your team is ready.
Most NetSuite connections are live within 6-8 weeks. The timeframe can depend on factors such as your ERP, number of data sources you want to include, and the cleanliness and business rules associated with your data. Once our team looks at your data, we'll tell you exactly how long yours will take. We handle the technical setup while you focus on training your team. Our NetSuite experts have done hundreds of these connections before, so you're in good hands.
Phocas uses a subscription model. Your yearly cost is based on how many people in your company need access to Phocas. Your total investment includes a one-time implementation fee to get you set up, plus annual costs for user subscriptions and a platform fee. The annual platform fee covers automatic data updates from your ERP, data access and security, fast loading times and quick searches, unlimited reports and dashboards, customer support and training, and new product updates including AI features.
Phocas is responsible for the security of your data and provides a stable end-to-end solution. Our team constantly reviews our applications and processes to ensure any security, compliance and privacy issues are addressed, communicated and resolved immediately. We understand NetSuite contains your most sensitive business data. We invest in the latest technology and work closely with reputable partners, Amazon Web Services and CrowdStrike to manage your data locally in both a secure and sustainable way. We continually meet best practice security and privacy compliance with SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR.
We start by learning about your NetSuite setup and what reports you need. Then we show you a custom demo with examples that match your requirements. After the demo, if there's mutual interest, we'll walk you through implementation, provide ROI calculations and help build your business case. We believe in transparency. No surprises, no pushy tactics.
Yes, everyone in your business with a subscription to a Phocas product will receive an introductory training session for that software so they can hit the ground running. Everyone also has ongoing support from a dedicated Phocas account manager, on-demand tutorials online and free monthly training sessions globally.