# Prophix 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. Four of twelve models named Prophix first on the direct prompt; one named Workday Adaptive Planning. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/corporate-performance-management/prophix-vs-workday-adaptive-planning/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophix | 12% | #3 of 12 | 9% | 23 | 9 of 12 |
| Workday Adaptive Planning | 12% | #4 of 12 | 27% | 41 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: prophix first (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Datarails, Drivetrain, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Kimi K2: prophix first (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, OneStream, Vena)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: prophix first (first choices: Prophix) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Limelight, Planful, Vena)
- MiniMax M2.5: prophix 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)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Vena)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Prophix)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning, deFacto Global)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Sonar) (alternatives: Anaplan, OneStream, Planful, Vena)

## What the models said about Prophix

- "1. Prophix One™ – Best for Planning + Financial Close in One Platform ... Designed specifically for mid-market organizations" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, 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.