Question 1

What is Castford?

Accepted Answer

Castford is an AI-powered financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform. It connects to your ERP, CRM, and billing systems to provide real-time variance detection, scenario modeling, multi-entity consolidation, and natural language financial querying powered by Claude AI.

Question 2

How much does Castford cost?

Accepted Answer

Castford starts at $499/month (billed annually). Growth plan is $1,499/month, Business is $3,999/month, and Enterprise is custom pricing. All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Question 3

How does Castford compare to Anaplan?

Accepted Answer

Castford offers enterprise-grade features at a fraction of Anaplan's cost ($499/mo vs $200K+/yr). Key advantages: AI copilot with visible reasoning, self-serve onboarding in under 48 hours (vs 3-6 months for Anaplan), transparent pricing, and real-time variance detection.

Question 4

How does Castford compare to Pigment?

Accepted Answer

Castford starts at $499/mo vs Pigment's $65K+/yr entry point. Both offer multi-entity consolidation and scenario modeling. Castford adds AI-powered natural language querying, banking data via Plaid, and implementation in days rather than months.

Question 5

Is Castford secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Castford has SOC 2 Type II compliant architecture, AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit, row-level security via Supabase RLS, HSTS and Content Security Policy headers, and zero cross-tenant data leakage by design.

Question 6

How long does Castford take to implement?

Accepted Answer

Most teams are live within 48 hours. Connect your ERP, map your chart of accounts, and start running reports the same day. This compares to 3-6 month implementations for Anaplan and Pigment.

Question 7

What integrations does Castford support?

Accepted Answer

Castford supports 30+ native integrations including NetSuite, Salesforce, Stripe, Snowflake, Rippling, QuickBooks, Xero, Plaid, and more. All integrations feature bi-directional sync with under 5 minute latency.

Question 8

Who is Castford best for?

Accepted Answer

Castford is designed for SaaS companies with $5M-$200M ARR and finance teams of 3-25 people. It's ideal for companies currently using spreadsheets or outgrowing Adaptive Insights, as well as teams that want enterprise-grade FP&A without 6-month implementations.

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