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Business planning software: a buyer's checklist

Ten questions to ask before choosing business planning software, including AI features, limits, data access and clear pricing.

Updated · Maqron

In short

Good business planning software turns a goal into tasks, keeps a record of what was done and shows exactly what you pay. If it uses AI, its spending limits and approvals should be enforced by the system, not by the AI itself.

Planning

  • Does it turn a goal into concrete tasks?
  • Can you edit and reorder the plan?
  • Does it keep the plan and results together?

AI and control

  • Can you require approval before costly actions?
  • Are spending limits enforced outside the model?
  • Can you see every action the AI took?

Data and pricing

  • Is your data private to your account?
  • Is the price published and fixed?
  • Is there a free plan and a clear refund policy?
  • Can you close your account yourself?

How Maqron answers these

Plans become a work queue, every run is recorded, limits are checked in the database, data is owner-only, the free plan includes 30 runs a month and Pro is $29/month with a 30-day refund policy.

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