Demantra Alternative: Keep the Power, Lose the Friction

Keep the best parts of Demantra. Modernize everything around it.

If your team liked Demantra because it delivered real forecasting and real planning discipline, you are not alone. Many planning teams want a similar experience outside Oracle, with faster change cycles, simpler operations, and cleaner integrations.

RoadMap Geneva is the forecasting engine behind that approach.

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What Demantra users usually want to keep

The forecasting muscle

Oracle’s Demand Planning documentation highlights two things Demantra users tend to value most: collaboration across teams and a best of breed statistical forecasting engine called out as Geneva Forecasting from RoadMap Technologies.

Planner control

Overrides, versions, and a process where judgment has a real place, without turning forecasting into guesswork.

Planning that holds up in real life

Seasonality, intermittency, events, promotions, new item behavior, and hierarchy planning that supports how your business actually runs.


What teams want to leave behind

Most teams are not trying to “win a software bake-off.” They are trying to reduce friction.

Common reasons Demantra users look for a Demantra alternative:

  • long change cycles for routine improvements

  • heavy admin burden and dependency sprawl

  • brittle integrations and manual workarounds

  • forecasting that becomes deck-ready but not weekly decision-ready

  • too much time cleaning data and defending numbers


Why this is timely: the Demantra sunset conversation

Planning is moving cloud-first. Some organizations will stay inside Oracle’s cloud planning path. Others want flexibility outside the Oracle ecosystem while keeping the forecasting discipline they trust.

Either way, the planning leader’s goal is the same:
protect what works, modernize what slows you down.


A familiar foundation: Geneva forecasting in a modern system

If your team values the statistical forecasting and collaboration Demantra was known for, it is worth knowing Oracle’s Demand Planning guide explicitly calls out:

  • internet-based collaboration that supports forecast adjustments based on judgment

  • a best of breed statistical forecasting engine: Geneva Forecasting

RoadMap Geneva brings that forecasting engine into a modern operating layer designed for faster iteration, clean integration, and a planning cadence that fits how teams work today.


What you get with RoadMap Geneva and TrailBlazer

Forecasting depth, without the overhead

  • multiple forecasting methods and best-fit selection

  • outlier handling and cleaner history signals

  • hierarchy planning and rollups that make sense

  • scenario planning that is easy to rerun

A workflow planners can live in

  • versions, overrides, and audit-friendly changes

  • collaboration inputs from sales, marketing, and supply chain

  • repeatable cycles that stay aligned with reality

Better visibility for leadership

  • what changed, why it changed, and what it impacts

  • early warnings when a segment starts drifting

  • actionable scenarios, not just a single number


The safest way to evaluate: a parallel forecast test

Most teams do not want a big bang switch. A parallel run is the fastest way to build confidence.

Step 1: Map your world

Hierarchies, calendars, history, events, and key measures.

Step 2: Run side by side

Geneva forecasts alongside your current approach.

Step 3: Compare what matters

Accuracy, bias, stability, and workflow fit by category and segment.

CTA: Run a Parallel Forecast Test


Who this is built for

  • CPG and food and beverage demand planning

  • retail and ecommerce forecasting

  • wholesale and distribution planning

  • manufacturing planning teams with complex hierarchies

  • teams running monthly S&OP that want stronger weekly visibility


FAQ

Is this a Demantra replacement?

For teams that want a similar planning experience outside Oracle, yes. The focus is preserving the forecasting and planner workflow you liked, while modernizing the system around it.

Do we have to rip and replace everything?

No. Most teams start with a parallel test, then cut over by category or business unit once confidence is earned.

Can we keep planner overrides and governance?

Yes. Planner control and auditability are core requirements for serious demand planning.

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