Driver-based forecasting

Your model.
Your reasoning.
Your forecast.

Pluto is the forecasting tool built for the way FP&A teams actually think — combining machine learning with human judgement, in plain English, with full visibility of why.

Early access. No commitment. We will reach out when we are ready for you.

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Baseline MAPE
12.4%
With Drivers
7.1%
Features
3
Monthly Revenue — Actual vs Forecast
Feature Pipeline
Web Traffic — 2mo lag
+0.09
Ad Spend — MoM change
+0.05
Seasonality — 6mo avg
+0.04
"The 2-month lag on web traffic is your strongest driver — visitors research before they buy. Want me to test a 3-month lag too?"
Pluto Assistant
By the numbers
42%
Average MAPE improvement
3–4
Features needed on average
2 min
From data to first forecast
MSc
Research backed, City University
The problem

Most forecasting tools produce outputs nobody trusts

The models are often good. The problem is that finance teams cannot see inside them, explain them, or defend them in a board meeting.

01
The black box problem
ML models improve accuracy but break the chain of reasoning that FP&A teams need to explain forecasts to their CFO. A number without a story is not a forecast — it is a liability.
02
The semantic gap
Statistical features like "Lag_2_Traffic_0.34" mean nothing to a finance professional. The gap between what the model sees and what analysts understand destroys adoption.
03
Short data, high stakes
Most FP&A datasets have 18 to 36 months of history. Generic ML tools fail on short series. Structural breaks — COVID, rate changes, one-off events — make it worse.
How it works

The human is in the loop at every step

01
Connect your data
Upload a CSV or choose from our library of public financial datasets. Pluto profiles it and suggests relevant driver columns.
02
Engineer features
Add lag transformations, rolling averages, and event flags — through the visual interface or by asking the assistant in plain English.
03
Interrogate the model
Ask why accuracy improved, what a driver means, or what to try next. Every output explained in commercial language, not statistical jargon.
04
Present with confidence
Export your forecast with confidence intervals, driver contributions, and a plain English narrative ready for your next board pack.
Who it is for

Built for finance teams. Accessible to everyone.

Pluto is designed for FP&A professionals — but our research suggests the right interface makes it powerful for anyone who works with business data.

Primary audience
FP&A Managers and Finance Leaders
You already understand your business drivers. Pluto gives you the tools to encode that knowledge into a model — and the language to explain it upward.
  • ✓Driver-based forecasting in minutes not weeks
  • ✓Board-ready narrative generated automatically
  • ✓Full audit trail of every model decision
  • ✓Scenario testing and structural break handling
Also for
Commercial Analysts and Operations Leaders
You do not need a data science degree to build a reliable forecast. Pluto's plain language interface was designed to close the gap between business intuition and model performance.
  • ✓No coding or statistics required
  • ✓Assistant explains every feature in plain English
  • ✓Public datasets available out of the box
  • ✓Results you can defend in any room
Capabilities

Everything you need. Nothing you do not.

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Human-guided feature engineering
Lag transformations, rolling averages, and event flags — built interactively and explained in the language of your business.
💬
Plain language assistant
Ask why performance improved, what a driver means, or what to try next. The assistant acts on your instructions directly.
📊
Confidence explainer
Pluto tells you why it is more or less certain — short data, structural breaks, high variance — so you can present with the right level of conviction.
⚡
Structural break handling
Flag known disruptions and encode them directly into the model. COVID, price changes, one-off campaigns — your model should know what happened.
📋
Board-ready narrative
Auto-generate a plain English forecast summary ready to drop into your next board pack. The assistant asks clarifying questions if it needs more context.
🔐
Your data stays yours
We never train on your data. Full audit trail, clear retention policies, and a roadmap to SOC 2 for teams that need enterprise-grade assurance.
Early access

Be among the first to use Pluto

We are building with a small group of FP&A teams whose feedback will shape the product. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.