Best for
Best for organisations running Kanban at portfolio level that want OKRs, capacity and flow metrics measured in the same place as the work.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Businessmap vs. Forecast
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for services teams that want AI to combine resourcing, projects and financials.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Businessmap | Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Price on request Businessmap publishes no figure. Standard and Enterprise are both quoted by sales, per user, billed yearly at a saving of more than 20 percent or month by month. Single sign-on is an add-on on both plans; a dedicated cloud instance, unlimited automation rules, a 24/7 hotline and a dedicated customer success manager come only with Enterprise. | Quote-based The vendor prices per quote. |
| Free trial | Yes, a free trial with access to all features; the vendor does not publish its length | Demo or trial |
| API | Yes, a REST API v2, with the key issued under My account, capped on Standard and unlimited on Enterprise | Not stated |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) only; Enterprise can add a dedicated cloud instance | Not stated |
| Made in | Bulgaria | Denmark |
| Task planning | Yes, Kanban boards with cards and subtasks, Gantt charts, dependency management and milestones, collaboration canvases for planning and ideation, a form builder for intake requests, and Portfolio Workspaces that roll projects up across the organisation alongside OKRs | Yes, combined project, resource and financial management with retainer and portfolio views |
| Resource planning | Yes, project and capacity planning to see what a team can take on, with portfolio workspaces connecting planning to execution | Yes, with AI auto-scheduling and predictive forecasting |
| Time tracking | Yes, time is logged manually against a card or one of its subtasks, as often as needed, and is stored in that card's Metrics tab next to lead, elapsed and blocked time; Worklog reports total the logged time per user and work item for a chosen period | Yes, including timesheets |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, analytics and reporting widgets with live metrics, executive dashboards covering initiatives and OKRs across the organisation, and flow metrics for cycle time, lead time, logged time and blocked time; AI chart analysis explains the trend behind a chart and suggests improvements | Yes, predictive forecasting across projects and portfolios |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST API v2 with a key issued in the account, capped on Standard and unlimited on Enterprise, plus a native MCP server and integrations with Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, Jira, GitLab, Bitbucket, Subversion, Okta, Azure Active Directory, OneLogin, Zapier, Make and Power Automate | Yes, integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone | Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, Jira, GitLab, Bitbucket, Subversion, Okta, Azure Active Directory, OneLogin, Zapier, Make, Power Automate | HubSpot, Salesforce, HiBob, BambooHR, Xero, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, Jira, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Businessmap Price on request Forecast Quote-based
- Free trial Businessmap Yes, a free trial with access to all features; the vendor does not publish its length Forecast Demo or trial
- Support Businessmap Email helpdesk, Phone Forecast Community forum
- Made in Businessmap Bulgaria Forecast Denmark
- MCP-ready Businessmap Yes Forecast No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Businessmap
Strengths
- Portfolio workspaces and OKRs connect strategy to the boards where the work happens
- Flow metrics for cycle time, lead time, logged time and blocked time, with AI analysis of the charts
- A native MCP server, with the vendor stating that data is not passed to third-party AI services
- Migration from Jira and Asana, plus free training and consulting with a subscription
- Unlimited workspaces and Kanban boards on both plans
Limitations
- Neither plan carries a published price; both run through sales
- SaaS only, with no on-premise option; a dedicated instance requires Enterprise
- Single sign-on is an add-on rather than part of a plan
- Automation rules are capped at 300 on Standard, and API calls are capped there as well
Forecast
Strengths
- AI auto-scheduling
- Combines project management, resourcing and financials
- Good for professional-services automation
Limitations
- Quote-based pricing is less transparent
- Heavier than a simple scheduler
Plans
Pricing
Businessmap
- Standard Not stated Quoted by sales, per user, billed yearly at a saving of more than 20 percent or month by month. Unlimited workspaces and Kanban boards, 100 GB file storage, up to 300 automation rules and capped API calls. Single sign-on is an add-on.
- Enterprise Not stated Quoted by sales. Everything in Standard plus 1 TB file storage, unlimited automation rules, unlimited API calls subject to server capacity, a dedicated cloud instance, a 24/7 hotline and a dedicated customer success manager. Single sign-on remains an add-on.
Forecast
- Not stated Not stated Quote-based, ask the vendor.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Businessmap
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Forecast
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Businessmap https://businessmap.io · checked against the official source on 2026-09-22
Forecast https://www.accelo.com/forecast · no check date recorded yet
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