G2 Vendor Directory

Parallel vs. LivePlan

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricParallel

by Parallel

LivePlan

by Palo Alto Software

Overall rating4.94.3
Review count3049
Ease of use9.68.8
Ease of setup9.49.4
Quality of support9.98.6
Meets requirements9.68.3
NPS93.33333358.333333
Small Business92.6%87.2%
Mid-Market7.4%6.4%
Enterprise0.0%6.4%
Total page views145539
Total LLM citations2757,387

Parallel

Parallel is financial planning software built for early-stage startups. Connect your accounting and Parallel automatically builds a live financial model — so you can track runway and burn, forecast revenue, plan hires, and see the impact of every decision, without building or maintaining a spreadsheet.

Pros

  • Forecasting
  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Efficiency
  • Easy Setup
  • Insights

LivePlan

LivePlan is business planning software trusted by 1 million+ entrepreneurs for simple planning and smarter decisions. It helps small businesses and startups create business plans, forecast financials, research their market, and track performance — whether they're starting up or scaling up. Idea Canvas lets entrepreneurs quickly capture and shape a business concept before committing to a full plan. It's the fastest way to pressure-test an idea, align stakeholders, and decide whether to move forward — without the overhead of building a complete business plan from scratch.

Pros