--- description: Learn more about LivePlan price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: LivePlan Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Plan Software](/directory/30860/business-plan/software) > [LivePlan](/software/142049/liveplan) # LivePlan Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/142049/liveplan Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/142049/liveplan?page=2) > Be a more confident business owner and strategically manage your business from day one and onward with LivePlan. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 199 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses LivePlan? LivePlan helps entrepreneurs and small-to-medium size business owners build dynamic business plans and track performance against their goals. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 199 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Palo Alto Software - **Location**: Eugene, US - **Founded**: 1988 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$20,00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Packages available in Monthly and Annual Subscriptions. LivePlan Standard Includes: - Step-By-Step Instructions - Automatic Financial Statements - Full Financial Forecast - One-Page Pitch Builder - 500+ Sample Plans LivePlan Premium Includes everything in Standard, plus: - Industry Benchmark Data - Financial Forecast Scenarios - Performance Dashboards - Milestone Planner - LiveForecast - Syncs with Xero \& QuickBooks All subscriptions come with a 35-day money-back guarantee. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Budgeting/Forecasting - Business Plan Templates - Cash Management - Collaboration Tools - Data Import/Export - Data Visualization - Expense Management - Financial Analysis - Financial Management - Financial Reporting - Goal Setting/Tracking - Income & Balance Sheet - Multi-Currency - Performance Metrics - Profit/Loss Statement - Reporting/Analytics - Strategic Planning - Transaction Management ## Integrations (3 total) - QuickBooks Online - QuickBooks Online Advanced - Xero ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Business Plan Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30860/business-plan/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Plan Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30860/business-plan/software) - [Business Performance Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30051/business-performance-management-software/software) - [Financial Reporting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30050/financial-reporting/software) - [Sales Forecasting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30930/sales-forecasting/software) - [Business Budgeting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10003/budgeting/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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That's the only description for now ----- ### "Business Planning made Easy the LivePlan way" — 5.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *15 January 2025* | Professional Training & Coaching | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The product flow. The plan guide allows you to move step by step through the planning process. Very easy to follow and is more or less a plug-and-play system. The support team are most professional and very quick to respond. > > **Cons**: To date, nothing has cropped up causing me concern or to dislike the product. > > Easy to use. Affordable. Superb support and training. ----- ### "Great experience\!" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *29 July 2025* | Packaging & Containers | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact that it was easy to use and every feature worked to my benefit. Using the AI features helped take us a long way. > > **Cons**: Nothing, the experience with the app was easy, convenient and worked well with the needs of our business plan. > > It was a great experience. Writing business plans and doing the projected financial analysis for us made the challenge much easier. Would highly recommend LivePlan. ----- ### "Practical development of a business plan" — 5.0/5 > **Kgopisho** | *13 July 2025* | Renewables & Environment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Liveplan is practical. It gives real life practical implementation of a business plan. It is easy to understand and makes writing business plans a joy to do. > > **Cons**: I would prefer liveplan to have prototype examples of different industry business plans, build in to the development area of the app. It will make it even more quicker and worthwhile to develop a business plan. I would also recommend that a template of a project pitch be made available > > Overall i am happy with liveplan with the current improvements. With my suggestions as above, that will improve liveplan even more ----- ### "Satisfied User\!" — 5.0/5 > **Fitsum** | *05 April 2025* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Live plan, saved and keep saving precious time for me. I have done major progress in my startup's because of LivePlan\!\! I can't thank enough to the developers of LivePlan\! > > **Cons**: Its structure and AI options to put your thoughts together professionally. > > Super Awesome\!\! 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