Edition 01 · September 2026
41 buying questions, six ways each
Each category is one buying question, put to twelve models in six framings: 72 answers a category per segment. Share counts the four framings that ask for a pick, so 48 of the 72. The verdict comes first: whether the models agree, whether one product leads clearly, or whether the order is still contested. The page for each category shows who leads, who is warned against, how every model answered, and every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers.
41 categories: 27 with a clear leader, 39 contested. Share counts the four framings that ask for a pick.
What the verdicts meanThe leader changes here
Accounting and close9 categories. The ledger and the close: accounting software and ERP, close management, reconciliation, consolidation, revenue, leases, fixed assets and the AI assistants arriving in all of them.Function page →
Accounting and close · Account reconciliationAccount reconciliation“account reconciliation software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Accounting softwareAccounting software“accounting software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · AI accounting assistantsAI accounting assistants“AI bookkeeping tool”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · ERP systemsERP systems“ERP system”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Financial close managemeFinancial close management“financial close management software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Financial consolidationFinancial consolidation“financial consolidation software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Fixed asset accountingFixed asset accounting“fixed asset accounting software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Lease accountingLease accounting“lease accounting software”A different leader in every segment
Accounting and close · Revenue recognitionRevenue recognition“revenue recognition software”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Planning and analysis6 categories. Forward-looking finance: FP&A, modeling and scenarios, reporting and dashboards, board reporting, corporate performance management and SaaS metrics.Function page →
Planning and analysis · BoardBoard and investor reporting“board reporting software”A different leader in every segment
Planning and analysis · Corporate performance maCorporate performance management“EPM software”A different leader in every segment
Planning and analysis · Financial modelingFinancial modeling and scenario planning“financial modeling software”A different leader in every segment
Planning and analysis · Financial reportingFinancial reporting and dashboards“financial reporting software”A different leader in every segment
Planning and analysis · FP&A platformsFP&A platforms“FP&A software”A different leader in every segment
Planning and analysis · SaaS metricsSaaS metrics and analytics“SaaS metrics dashboard”One leader in all three segments
Spend and procurement9 categories. Money going out: expenses, cards, spend management, payables, procurement, sourcing, suppliers, travel and contractor payments.Function page →
Spend and procurement · Accounts payable automatAccounts payable automation“accounts payable automation software”A different leader in every segment
Spend and procurement · Contractor paymentsContractor payments“contractor payments and 1099 platform”A different leader in every segment
Spend and procurement · Corporate cardsCorporate cards“corporate card program”One leader in all three segments
Spend and procurement · Corporate travel managemCorporate travel management“corporate travel booking platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Spend and procurement · Expense managementExpense management“expense management software”A different leader in every segment
Spend and procurement · Procure-to-payProcure-to-pay“procure-to-pay platform”A different leader in every segment
Spend and procurement · Spend management platforSpend management platforms“spend management platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Spend and procurement · Strategic sourcingStrategic sourcing“strategic sourcing software”A different leader in every segment
Spend and procurement · Supplier managementSupplier management“supplier management software”A different leader in every segment
Receivables and billing5 categories. Money coming in, after the invoice exists: receivables automation, invoicing, cash application, credit and B2B payment acceptance.Function page →
Receivables and billing · Accounts receivable autoAccounts receivable automation“accounts receivable automation software”A different leader in every segment
Receivables and billing · B2B credit managementB2B credit management“B2B credit management software”A different leader in every segment
Receivables and billing · B2B payment acceptanceB2B payment acceptance“B2B payment acceptance platform”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Receivables and billing · Cash applicationCash application“cash application software”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Receivables and billing · Invoicing softwareInvoicing software“invoicing software”A different leader in every segment
Treasury and cash5 categories. Cash and banking: forecasting, treasury management, business banking, cross-border payments and bill pay.Function page →
Treasury and cash · Business bankingBusiness banking“business bank account for a company”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Treasury and cash · Business bill payBusiness bill pay“bill pay platform for businesses”A different leader in every segment
Treasury and cash · Cash flow forecastingCash flow forecasting“cash flow forecasting software”A different leader in every segment
Treasury and cash · Cross-border paymentsCross-border payments and FX“cross-border payments platform for businesses”Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Treasury and cash · Treasury management systTreasury management systems“treasury management system”A different leader in every segment
Tax and compliance4 categories. Obligations: sales tax, tax provision, e-invoicing mandates and the controls behind financial reporting.Function page →
Tax and compliance · Corporate tax provisionCorporate tax provision“corporate tax provision software”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance · Global e-invoicing complGlobal e-invoicing compliance“e-invoicing compliance platform”A different leader in every segment
Tax and compliance · Internal controlsInternal controls and SOX“SOX compliance software”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Tax and compliance · Sales tax automationSales tax automation“sales tax compliance software”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Equity and corporate3 categories. The company itself: the cap table, its entities and its sustainability reporting.Function page →
Equity and corporate · Cap table managementCap table management“cap table management software”Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Equity and corporate · Entity managementEntity management“legal entity management software”A different leader in every segment
Equity and corporate · ESG and carbon reportingESG and carbon reporting“ESG reporting software”A different leader in every segment
Twelve models, six framings per category. September 2026 Edition.