Compared: Jirav
A Jirav alternative when the job is the monthly report, not the plan
Jirav is a driver-based planning platform: budgets on three-statement models, rolling and long-range forecasts, scenarios, and reporting and dashboards on top, for CFO advisory firms, small and midsize businesses and venture-funded companies. If what you produce each month is the management report rather than the plan, Magic MIS is the narrower, simpler tool for it. Magic MIS wrote this page.
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What Jirav does well
From its own site:
- Budgeting on a three-statement model, in place of spreadsheet budgets.
- Forecasting: mid-range, long-range and rolling forecasts of the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with cash and working-capital assumptions.
- Scenarios built from leadership or board input.
- Reporting and dashboards: the monthly close package, custom reports and industry templates, shared with stakeholders.
- Workforce data beside the accounts, from payroll and HR systems such as ADP, Gusto, Paychex and BambooHR.
- Connections to QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, NetSuite and Sage Intacct, with Excel uploads for other systems, and operational sources such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe and Shopify.
Side by side, as of October 2026
| Item | Jirav | Magic MIS |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Driver-based budgeting and forecasting, with reporting | The monthly management report and board pack |
| How data gets in | Connections to accounting, payroll and operational systems, or Excel | The trial balance you export, from any system |
| Forecasting | Three-statement, rolling and long-range, with scenarios | Budget against actual and a simple projection for the rest of the year |
| Workforce planning | Payroll and HR data connected | Headcount and gross pay from a pay sheet you upload |
| Monthly report | Close packages from templates | A checked Excel workbook, a board changed by chatting, the month written up |
| AI | Not described on the pages we read | The AI writes words only; the engine fills every number, each opening to its ledgers |
| Pricing model | Not published on the pages we read; a demo is offered | Prepaid credits, no subscription |
When Jirav is the better choice, and when Magic MIS is
Jirav fits when planning is the service: driver-based budgets, rolling forecasts and scenarios for a board; when headcount plans drive the numbers and payroll data should flow in; and when a firm runs planning engagements across many clients on connected systems.
Magic MIS fits when the deliverable is the monthly report itself, the same each month and written up; when clients are on systems that only export a trial balance; when every figure must open to the ledgers behind it in the meeting; and when you would rather pay per report than subscribe. It doesn't forecast in depth, consolidate groups or support teams; if you need those, the tools above are the better fit.
Where the Jirav information came from
Read on 30 October 2026 from jirav.com: the home page and /product/advisory-integrations. Check their site for changes. Jirav is a trademark of its owner. Magic MIS is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jirav.
What firms comparing them ask
Does Magic MIS do driver-based forecasting like Jirav?
No. It gives budget against actual and a simple projection for the rest of the year. If planning is your service, Jirav or another planning tool fits better.
Can I use both?
Yes. Some firms plan in a planning tool and produce the monthly report from the trial balance in Magic MIS.
Does Magic MIS connect to NetSuite or Sage Intacct?
There is no live connection. You upload the trial balance you export from them, or from any other system.
How is Magic MIS priced?
Prepaid credit packs, no subscription. Each action shows its standard price before it runs.
Read next
- The monthly financial reporting package, built from the trial balanceWhat goes in a monthly financial reporting package — balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, KPIs, flux analysis and A/R aging — and how to build one from a trial balance.Read
- Monthly reporting for fractional CFOs: the board pack without the rebuildHow a fractional CFO keeps one mapping per client, rebuilds the board pack from each month's trial balance and spends the month on judgement rather than on spreadsheets.Read
- Management accounts from NetSuite: the trial balance export, step by stepWhere NetSuite keeps the trial balance, the period and column settings that matter, how to export it, and how it becomes the monthly package, KPIs and commentary.Read
Produce next month's report from the trial balance
Create an account, load last month's trial balance, and get the report — paid per action.
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