Connect MySQL and
Planful with AI

Redbird AI syncs actuals from your MySQL transactional database directly into Planful for budget variance analysis and financial consolidation. Stop exporting CSVs, reconciling mismatches, and manually updating actuals every month—automate the entire flow from operational data to financial insights.

No code required
Live in minutes
SOC 2 Type II

What you can automate today

Redbird gives your team ready-to-run workflows — just connect your accounts and go.

Sync daily actuals from MySQL to Planful for real-time variance reporting

Pull revenue, expense, and transaction data from MySQL tables and map them to Planful's chart of accounts and dimension structure. Automate daily or hourly actuals refresh so finance teams always compare budgets against current operational reality, not last month's export.

Consolidate multi-entity actuals from separate MySQL databases into Planful

Query actuals across multiple MySQL instances representing different subsidiaries, business units, or regional databases. Transform and consolidate into Planful's entity hierarchy with proper intercompany elimination flags and currency conversions applied automatically.

Push finalized budget versions from Planful back to MySQL for application access

When finance locks a budget version in Planful, write approved budget line items back to MySQL tables that power internal dashboards, sales commission calculators, or operational planning tools. Keep application-layer budget references in sync with the FP&A source of truth.

Generate variance alerts when MySQL actuals deviate from Planful budget thresholds

Compare incoming MySQL transaction data against budget targets stored in Planful in real time. Trigger alerts to finance and business unit leaders when actuals exceed variance thresholds, with context on which accounts and dimensions are driving the difference.

Enrich Planful actuals with granular transaction metadata from MySQL

Augment aggregated actuals in Planful with detailed attributes from MySQL—customer segments, product SKUs, sales channels, or regional tags—that aren't natively stored in the FP&A system. Enable deeper drill-down and scenario analysis without restructuring Planful's data model.

Archive historical Planful forecast versions to MySQL for audit and trend analysis

Automatically export locked forecast versions, budget scenarios, and plan assumptions from Planful into MySQL for long-term retention and analysis. Build historical trend databases that track forecast accuracy, assumption changes, and planning evolution over multiple fiscal cycles.

Live in four steps

No engineers, no pipelines to maintain. Redbird handles the connectivity — you focus on the outcome.

01

Connect your accounts

Authorize MySQL and Planful with OAuth or API credentials. Redbird never stores your data — it just passes through.

02

Describe what you want

Tell Redbird what to do in plain language — no SQL, no code, no configuration files required.

03

Review and activate

Redbird shows you exactly what it will do before running anything. Approve the workflow, set a schedule, and switch it on.

04

Let it run — and iterate

Workflows run on your schedule or on triggers. Every run is logged. Adjust with natural language at any time.

Built for data-driven teams

Redbird AI understands MySQL table schemas and Planful's dimensional planning model—so you can connect transactional data to financial plans without building custom ETL pipelines.

AI that maps database tables to financial dimensions automatically

Redbird reads your MySQL schema—tables, foreign keys, column types, and relationships—and understands Planful's account hierarchies, entity structures, versions, and custom dimensions. It intelligently maps transaction records to the right accounts, periods, and dimensions, handling aggregation, currency conversion, and dimensional tagging without manual field mapping. When your MySQL schema evolves or Planful dimensions change, Redbird adapts the sync automatically.

MySQL table and join analysis
Planful account hierarchy mapping
Dimensional attribute resolution
Period and version alignment
10×

faster actuals loading vs manual CSV export and Planful import workflows

No more monthly close delays waiting for data exports, transformation scripts, or manual reconciliation between systems

Auto-generated reports

Redbird can pull from MySQL and Planful simultaneously, merge the results, and format a polished report — sent on a schedule or on demand.

Trigger-based alerts

Set conditions in natural language. Get notified in Slack or email the moment a threshold is crossed in either MySQL or Planful.

Enterprise-grade security

SOC 2 Type II certified. Data flows encrypted in transit and at rest. Fine-grained permission controls with full audit logs.

Bidirectional sync

Push data from MySQL into Planful, or from Planful back into MySQL. Resolve conflicts with configurable merge rules.

Full audit trail

Every workflow run is logged — what ran, what changed, and why. Replay or revert any individual step at any time.

Triggers & actions for every team

Start automations from any event in MySQL or Planful—new transactions, budget locks, variance thresholds, or schema changes.

MySQL
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

New rows inserted

Trigger when new transaction records are added to specified MySQL tables, such as sales orders, invoices, or expenses.

Trigger

Table updated

Detect when existing records in MySQL tables are modified, including updates to amounts, statuses, or attributes.

Trigger

Scheduled query result

Run a custom SQL query on a schedule and trigger workflows based on the result set or aggregated values.

Action

Insert records

Write new rows to MySQL tables with mapped fields from Planful or other systems.

Action

Update existing records

Modify specific rows in MySQL based on key matching, such as updating budget reference fields or status flags.

Action

Execute custom query

Run parameterized SQL statements for complex updates, aggregations, or data transformations within MySQL.

Planful
Triggers & Actions
Trigger

Budget version locked

Trigger when a budget or forecast version is finalized and locked in Planful, ready for distribution or sync.

Trigger

Actuals imported

Detect when new actuals data is loaded into Planful, either manually or from another integration.

Trigger

Variance threshold exceeded

Fire when calculated variance between actuals and budget crosses a defined threshold for specific accounts or dimensions.

Action

Load actuals

Write actuals data into Planful with proper account, entity, period, and dimensional mappings from MySQL or other sources.

Action

Update budget line items

Modify specific budget values or assumptions in Planful based on operational data changes or approved adjustments.

Action

Create forecast scenario

Generate a new forecast version or scenario in Planful populated with data from MySQL actuals or external assumptions.

MySQL
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Planful

Ready to connect your stack?

Automate actuals sync between MySQL and Planful in minutes. Stop manually exporting operational data and reconciling spreadsheets every close cycle—let Redbird handle the flow.

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