# Workiva vs Certent: which do AI models recommend for disclosure reporting, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, SEC and disclosure reporting. Eight of fourteen models named Workiva first on the direct prompt; zero named Certent. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/accounting/sec-and-disclosure-reporting/workiva-vs-certent/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workiva | 32% | #1 of 6 | 23% | 77 | 14 of 14 |
| Certent | 3% | #5 of 6 | 0% | 16 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- GPT-5.4 mini: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- Perplexity Sonar: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON)
- Mistral Small: workiva first (first choices: IRIS CARBON, Workiva) (alternatives: Basedash, RERegnology ESEF)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- MiniMax M2.5: workiva first (first choices: Workiva) (alternatives: ActiveDisclosure, Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, RDG Filings)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure) (alternatives: DataTracks DART, FilePoint, IDL Publisher, Workiva)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: DFIN ActiveDisclosure) (alternatives: Toppan Merrill Bridge, Workiva)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, Workiva)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management) (alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: DFIN ActiveDisclosure)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure)

## What the models said about Workiva

- "Top Recommendation: Workiva ... the default market leader and is consistently rated the best all-around platform for mid-market public companies" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Workiva is identified as the leading solution in the disclosure management category with the highest adoption and satisfaction" (Claude Haiku 4.5, comparative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Certent

- "start by requesting a pilot from CERTENT or DFIN. They are positioned specifically for the mid-market" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "the best platforms are typically Certent and IRIS CARBON" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "best fit for mid-market public companies that want governed SEC filings with XBRL at a materially lower price than Workiva" (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.