A governed model, ready on day one.
BI tools give you a canvas to build and govern yourself; ledger tools fix you to their templates. BoardJudgement ships the governed finance model, reconciled across your sources, so every report agrees.
CapabilityBuilt for financeBoardJudgement7/7BI canvasPower BI / Tableau2/7Ledger reportingFathom / Syft2/7Do it yourselfSpreadsheets1/7
A governed finance model, out of the box✓Ships the model, so every report agrees✕A blank canvas you build and govern◐Fixed templates for accounting data✕Rebuilt by hand each cycle
ERP, accounting and spreadsheets in one model✓Business Central, Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Excel◐Possible, you model every join◐Mainly cloud ledgers✕Copy and paste
Reconciliation measured and shown✓Freshness and tie-out on every figure✕Not built in✕Not built in✕Manual, if at all
Any figure drilled to its transactions✓Click a number, reach the invoice or journal line◐If you build the drill-through◐Down to account level✕Hunt through tabs
AI answers that show their working✓Numbers, a chart and the query behind them◐Q&A, query hidden◐AI summaries, working hidden✕None
Board packs you can reproduce later✓Re-derive any past pack, figure for figure✕Reports change as data changes✕Snapshots only◐If you keep every version
Your own isolated database✓One database per client, least-privilege roles◐Shared workspaces✕Shared multi-tenant◐Files on your drive
BoardJudgement 7/7Power BI / Tableau 2/7Fathom / Syft 2/7Spreadsheets 1/7
A governed finance model, out of the box
✓BoardJudgementShips the model, so every report agrees
✕Power BI / Tableau: A blank canvas you build and govern
◐Fathom / Syft: Fixed templates for accounting data
✕Spreadsheets: Rebuilt by hand each cycle
ERP, accounting and spreadsheets in one model
✓BoardJudgementBusiness Central, Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Excel
◐Power BI / Tableau: Possible, you model every join
◐Fathom / Syft: Mainly cloud ledgers
✕Spreadsheets: Copy and paste
Reconciliation measured and shown
✓BoardJudgementFreshness and tie-out on every figure
✕Power BI / Tableau: Not built in
✕Fathom / Syft: Not built in
✕Spreadsheets: Manual, if at all
Any figure drilled to its transactions
✓BoardJudgementClick a number, reach the invoice or journal line
◐Power BI / Tableau: If you build the drill-through
◐Fathom / Syft: Down to account level
✕Spreadsheets: Hunt through tabs
AI answers that show their working
✓BoardJudgementNumbers, a chart and the query behind them
◐Power BI / Tableau: Q&A, query hidden
◐Fathom / Syft: AI summaries, working hidden
✕Spreadsheets: None
Board packs you can reproduce later
✓BoardJudgementRe-derive any past pack, figure for figure
✕Power BI / Tableau: Reports change as data changes
✕Fathom / Syft: Snapshots only
◐Spreadsheets: If you keep every version
Your own isolated database
✓BoardJudgementOne database per client, least-privilege roles
◐Power BI / Tableau: Shared workspaces
✕Fathom / Syft: Shared multi-tenant
◐Spreadsheets: Files on your drive
✓ Yes◐ In part✕ NoSee it on a live board packGet started