Legacy EPM was built to close the books. Kainam is built to run the business. One living model. Every function. Finance-grade rigor, operator-grade speed, AI-Native from the ground up.
Finance and operations, one spine. No reconciliation.
Templates, auto-mapped data, guided config. No multi-year consulting project.
ERP, CRM, HRIS, data cloud. Live bi-directional sync, not overnight ETL.
Replace 3–5 point tools. Retire the consultant army. Recover cost in year one.
Augmented Performance Management = EPM + Enterprise Data + AI-Native.
Legacy EPM was built to close the books. Kainam is built to run the business — an AI-native platform sitting on a big-data spine, so planning, consolidation, reconciliation, and forecasting all live in one model instead of five disconnected tools.
“Fused, not federated.” — Built together, not stitched from acquisitions.
Finance and operations, one spine. No reconciliation.
Templates, auto-mapped data, guided config. No multi-year consulting project.
Integrations — ERP, CRM, HRIS, data cloud. Live bi-directional sync, not overnight ETL.
TCO — replace 3–5 point tools. Retire the consultant army. Recover cost in year one.
Pick a workspace, open an application — planning, consolidation,
reconciliation and forecasting, all in one living model.
Planning, consolidation, reconciliation and reporting — all in one model.
Open any Augmented Performance Management application in a click.
The first three waves changed how EPM was delivered. Gen 4 changes what it's built on.
IT-heavy platforms, multi-year rollouts
Built for the close; specialists required
Same architecture, easier access
Access only — nothing changed underneath
Faster to deploy
Rigid templates, customization sacrificed, AI bolted on
EPM + Enterprise Data + AI, designed as one system
— this is the shift
Everything Kainam does falls into two jobs — running the close, and running the plan.
Stop chasing the close.
Consolidate and reconcile on live data, continuously — so the close is a state you're always in, not a fire drill at month-end.
Augmented Consolidation Engine · Augmented Account Reconciliation
Explore Close Suite ↓
Plan like the business actually moves.
Budget, plan, and forecast against thousands of live drivers — with prediction built into the model, not bolted on after.
Augmented Budgeting & Planning · Predictive Forecasting
Explore Planning Suite ↓Run the close continuously.
Sub-second consolidation on billions of rows — AI-native from day one.
| Gen 1–2 | Gen 3 | Gen 4 · AI-Native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | Batch-oriented at high volumes | Scales with tuning | Sub-second on billions of rows |
| Agility | IT-gated changes | Admin-gated promotion cycles | Real-time updates, no IT gating |
| TCO | 12–18 month implementations | Multi-month projects | Live in weeks — up to 70% lower run cost |
Reconciliation that matches, explains, and clears itself.
| Gen 1–2 | Gen 3 | Gen 4 · AI-Native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matching | Rules-based; heavy manual prep | Configurable; build effort | ML auto-match — exceptions only |
| Cadence | Month-end pile-up | Periodic batch | Continuous, self-clearing |
| TCO | Separate module license | Multi-month build | Live in weeks — no separate license |
Plan and forecast on a living model.
Driver-based planning where the plan is state, not a spreadsheet snapshot.
| Gen 1–2 | Gen 3 | Gen 4 · AI-Native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Rigid templates, IT-gated | Flexible; large models need tuning | Plan is state — drivers re-flow live |
| Speed | Recalcs slow as models grow | Scales with tuning | Sub-second across billions of rows |
| TCO | Long template builds | Multi-month projects | Live in weeks — up to 70% lower run cost |
Forecasts that update themselves as the signals move.
| Gen 1–2 | Gen 3 | Gen 4 · AI-Native | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Trend / extrapolation | Predictive add-on, licensed separately | Thousands of ML scenarios in real time |
| Cadence | Periodic refresh | Configured service runs | Living forecast — signals move, it updates |
| TCO | AI as paid add-on | AI licensed separately | AI billed at cost, no markup |
One executive comparison per product. Pick the one you care about and drill in.
Continuous, AI-native consolidation — the close as a state, not a scramble.
| Line item | Gen 1–2 · Legacy EPM On-prem / client-server heritage | Gen 3 · Cloud EPM/CPM Cloud SaaS | Gen 4 · AI-Native The only Gen 4 platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| General technology | Mature suite, but architecture rooted in legacy EPM design | Solid unified platform; AI added on top of existing core | Built AI-native from day one — data, consolidation and AI in a single fabric |
| Security | Enterprise-grade, proven at scale | Enterprise-grade, strong compliance pedigree | Modern enterprise-grade cloud security — no legacy surface to patch |
| Consolidation functionality | Robust engine; complex, IT-heavy rule maintenance | Strong consolidation; extensibility adds complexity | Native legal-entity close, intercompany eliminations and multi-GAAP — not a bolt-on engine |
| Reporting functionality | Deep statutory reporting; rigid, IT-dependent changes | Strong reporting; complex to configure and extend | Real-time, self-service reporting with AI-assisted insight |
| Connectivity — transactional systems | Optimized for its own ERP; others via adapters | Pre-built connectors, integration effort still significant | Open, API-first — connects to any ERP or data source |
| Connectivity — compliance & reporting | Strong only within its own stack | Relies on marketplace add-ons | Analytics spine built in — no external warehouse or add-ons required |
| Performance | Proven, but batch-oriented at high volumes | Scales, with tuning at large data volumes | Sub-second response on billions of rows, out of the box |
| Maintenance & business agility | IT-gated changes; specialists and console work for every update | Admin-gated; app-package promotion cycles to push changes | Real-time — flex with the business, updates without IT gating |
| Implementation & TCO | 12–18 month implementations; premium licensing | Multi-month projects; mid-to-high TCO | Live in weeks — up to 70% lower run cost |
The opportunity: Kainam is where consolidation is heading — AI-native, faster to deploy, lower cost to run.
Noteworthy in Gen 4
AI-native architecture, an enterprise data layer, and finance-grade controls — the foundation the two suites run on.
AI lives in the model, not layered on top.
Big-data spine, 300+ live integrations.
The finance rigor you already require.
Generating an EPM app is table stakes. The platform underneath is the difference.
A POC proves the technology works. A PoV proves it creates business value.