# Planful vs Workday Adaptive Planning: which do AI models recommend for corporate performance ma, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Corporate performance management. Seven of twelve models named Planful first on the direct prompt; one named Workday Adaptive Planning. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/corporate-performance-management/planful-vs-workday-adaptive-planning/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planful | 29% | #1 of 12 | 12% | 40 | 12 of 12 |
| Workday Adaptive Planning | 12% | #4 of 12 | 27% | 41 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Perplexity Sonar: planful first (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: planful first (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Vena)
- Mistral Small: planful first (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Prophix)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: planful first (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Datarails, Drivetrain, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Llama 4 Maverick: planful first (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning, deFacto Global)
- Kimi K2: planful first (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, OneStream, Vena)
- MiniMax M2.5: planful first (first choices: Pigment, Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- GPT-5.4 mini: workday adaptive planning first (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Cube, Mosaic, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, Planful, Prophix, Vena)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Sonar) (alternatives: Anaplan, OneStream, Planful, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Prophix) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Limelight, Planful, Vena)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named

## What the models said about Planful

- "What to Avoid on a Limited Budget | Planful | ~$50,000–$100,000 (3-year TCO) | Mid-market to enterprise focus" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "1. Planful (G2: 4.3/5) - Why it fits: Cloud FP&A platform excelling in budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting for mid-sized firms" (Grok 4.1 Fast, direct prompt, first choice)
- "The best EPM software for a mid-market B2B company includes Planful, Prophix, Drivetrain, Workday Adaptive Planning, and deFacto Global." (Llama 4 Maverick, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning

- "Avoid: Enterprise platforms like Anaplan or Workday Adaptive ... they're overkill and significantly more expensive" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt, hard negative)
- "the best EPM software is usually Workday Adaptive Planning if you want the best balance of ease of use, planning depth, and faster implementation" (GPT-5.4 mini, direct prompt, first choice)
- "strong for Workday/HCM shops, easiest adoption, excellent workforce planning, native Workday integration" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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.