# Financial modeling and scenario planning for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "financial modeling software" and as "scenario planning tool for finance", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/financial-modeling-and-scenario-planning/enterprise/

**Standing:** Anaplan leads with 56% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 39 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaplan | 56% | 18% | 45 |
| 2 | Limelight | 18% | 0% | 10 |
| 3 | Pigment | 5% | 21% | 14 |
| 4 | Workday Adaptive Planning | 3% | 17% | 29 |
| 5 | OneStream | 3% | 42% | 12 |
| 6 | Vena | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 7 | Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM | 0% | 27% | 11 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Anaplan, Drivetrain; alternatives Quantrix Modeler, Vena
- GPT-5.4 mini: Anaplan; alternatives Datarails, IBM Planning Analytics, OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Pigment; alternatives Anaplan, Cube, Drivetrain, Planful
- Perplexity Sonar: Anaplan; alternatives Datarails, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Grok 4.1 Fast: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Pigment, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Mistral Small: Anaplan; alternatives Datarails, Planful
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Anaplan; alternatives Cube, Jirav, NetSuite Planning & Budgeting, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Llama 4 Maverick: Anaplan; alternatives Datarails, Prophix
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Anaplan; alternatives Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Kimi K2: Anaplan; alternatives Datarails, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Anaplan; alternatives Cube, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- MiniMax M2.5: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Workday Adaptive Planning

## Sources the answers cite

63 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- worldmetrics.org: 25 answers, 50 citations
- drivetrain.ai: 21 answers, 24 citations
- cubesoftware.com: 18 answers, 21 citations
- datarails.com: 18 answers, 21 citations
- farseer.com: 16 answers, 17 citations
- barchart.com: 15 answers, 17 citations
- guideflow.com: 15 answers, 15 citations
- skyvia.com: 13 answers, 13 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://datarails.com/best-financial-modeling-software (18 answers)
- https://barchart.com/story/news/3006151/best-fpa-software-for-financial-modeling-in-2026-top-10-tools-with-pricing (15 answers)
- https://skyvia.com/blog/top-data-modeling-tools (13 answers)
- https://drivetrain.ai/solutions/financial-modeling-software (12 answers)
- https://smartdatacollective.com/data-modeling-tools (12 answers)
- https://cubesoftware.com/blog/financial-modeling-software (11 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/data-management/the-best-enterprise-data-modeling-tools-software (11 answers)
- https://worldmetrics.org/best/financial-models-software (11 answers)
- https://farseer.com/blog/financial-modeling-tools (9 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/scenario-planning-software (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Anaplan: 8 of 45 labels negative. "Tools with steep learning curves or heavy implementation overhead such as Anaplan... these can fit enterprises, but they require more technical expertise" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Excel: 6 of 7 labels negative. "Many enterprises start with Excel, Visio, or PowerPoint for lack of a dedicated system.  *   Why to avoid: These tools are disconnected from your actual IT environment." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- OneStream: 5 of 12 labels negative. "vendors like Anaplan, Pigment, and OneStream do not publish pricing" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt)
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 5 of 29 labels negative. "(for organizations without dedicated IT/admin support) ... too expensive, slow to implement, and overly rigid" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.