--- description: Get detailed information about Forecast 5 usability, features, price, benefits and disadvantages from verified user experiences. Read reviews and discover similar tools on Capterra United Arab Emirates. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Forecast 5 Price, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra United Arab Emirates 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Budgeting Software](/directory/10003/budgeting/software) > [Forecast 5](/software/163479/forecast-5) # Forecast 5 Canonical: https://www.capterra.ae/software/163479/forecast-5 Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/163479/forecast-5?page=2) > Forecast 5 is a budgeting software that streamlines your budgeting process with functionality like actuals entry and integrations. > > Verdict: Rated **3.9/5** by 22 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Forecast 5? Forecast 5 is a purpose-built budgeting and forecasting product for Chartered Accountants, Not-For-Profits and Corporations to ease the burden of the budgeting process. Prices available in NZ$ or GBP£ ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 22 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Forecast 5 - **Location**: Auckland, New Zealand - **Founded**: 2013 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Forecast 5 offers a 21-day free trial for new users, after which the software pricing starts at $1600 or £900 per annum. Look at the features of each package in depth on our website - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin and 187 more ## Features - Asset Lifecycle Management - Budgeting/Forecasting - Cash Management - Consolidation/Roll-Up - Data Import/Export - General Ledger Software - Income & Balance Sheet - Multi-Currency - Multi-Department/Project - Profit/Loss Statement - Reporting/Analytics - Version Control ## Integrations (7 total) - MYOB Acumatica - Microsoft Excel - SAP Business One - Sage 200 - Sage 300 - Sage 50 Accounting - Xero ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Budgeting Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10003/budgeting/software) ## Related Categories - [Budgeting Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10003/budgeting/software) - [Financial Reporting Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30050/financial-reporting/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The absolute integrity of the links between P\&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow (and Funds Flow) give you peace of mind, and will stand up to the tightest external scrutiny from Investors, Lenders or Due Diligence teams. > > **Cons**: An ouput report of data variables and assumptions would help users validate the assumptions you have made when constructing the forecasts > > I'm a long term user of F5 and forecasting obsessive. very few products even come close. DO NOT trust spreadsheet models, or any of the "intuitive" AI led forecasting apps. A cash flow has to tell you what your movements in cash are (in simple language) and you need a funds flow report to demonstrate to the bank that you can understand working capital fluctuations. ----- ### "Excellent forecasting system the comes with brilliant customer service" — 5.0/5 > **John** | *29 July 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excellent customer service, always available to sort any issues and nothing is too much trouble. Simple, easy to use system, but with powerful processing ability and insightful outputs. > > **Cons**: N/A - there's nothing to not like\! I have used the system now for a number of years and there's nothing that I would change. > > My overall Forecast 5 experience is highly positive, the product is good, the customer service is excellent and the business insight gained from the forecast outputs is invaluable. ----- ### "Would I recommend Forecast 5 - Most definitely" — 4.0/5 > **Lloyd** | *16 January 2025* | Fishery | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very flexible and great for doing what-if scenarios and is easy to extend into future years and apply percentage increase/decreases on a line or group basis. Love the hot link to Excel. > > **Cons**: Two things - would be great to be cloud based and also for report layout to be remembered when switching between report tabs. > > Overall F5 is a great product, can always be small improvements but certainly a lot more reliable than trying to do a forecast in Excel - plus you know that the links between P\&L, balance sheet and cash flow are solid. ----- ### "Forecast 5 interaction with KTS Chartered Accountants" — 5.0/5 > **TONY BRUCE** | *15 December 2024* | Accounting Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The preparation time is short with a great outcome of reports for not much investment of time. I have never had a finance application declined when I have used forecast 5 projections for, with most banks or finance brokers commenting on how excellent the system captures the whole company dynamic rather than the simple 12-month spreadsheet some people use. The other great thing is being able to run the what ifs for use with clients to see what a change would likely make to their business function. > > **Cons**: I am yet to come across any weakness in the software itself, with the only area being its reporting, having to export into excel to produce a more polished outcome. > > Forecast 5 is the essential software for me in dealing with restructures, finance and business recovery and expansion. As the outcomes are so good it represents great value for money, with the software covering its cost on its first use. ----- ### "Happy long term user" — 5.0/5 > **Tracey** | *15 December 2024* | Wholesale | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Forecast 5 allows us to easily forecast our P \& L, Cashflow and Balance Sheet and keep these up to date with our monthly actuals. We have used it for many years and no doubt will continue to do so for many more. > > **Cons**: No cons as I've never found another package that cost effectively does everything Forecast 5 does. > > Great\! Updates are easy, support have always been helpful if needed, but that's not very often. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/163479/forecast-5?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/163479/forecast-5) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | ----- ## Structured Data