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FP&A platforms · October 2026 Edition

Drivetrain vs Clockwork

Two of fourteen models named Drivetrain first on the direct prompt; zero named Clockwork. Drivetrain was named by nine of the fourteen models and Clockwork by eight and Drivetrain carries 15 labels and Clockwork 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Drivetrain

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

Clockwork

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.

Labels1510A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Drivetrain reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Vena was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Planful vs Drivetrain · Planful vs Clockwork · Fathom vs Drivetrain

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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the FP&A platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

DrivetrainFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClockwork

Direct20

Paraphrase10

Comparative00

Budget-constrained02

Scale-constrained00

Negative00

Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Drivetrain and Clockwork stood in it.

Model	Direct	Paraphrase	Comparative	Budget-constrained	Scale-constrained	Negative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B

Drivetrain

Clockwork

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Drivetrain on the left and Clockwork on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Drivetrain and Clockwork stood in it.

Drivetrain first, Clockwork not the choice

2 of 14 modelsClockwork was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

DeepSeek V4 FlashDatarails, Drivetrain alternatives: Cube, Jirav, Planful, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning

GLM 4.7 FlashXAbacum, Drivetrain alternatives: Cube, Vena

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

Mistral SmallCentage alternatives: Abacum, Drivetrain, Planful, Prophix, Vena

Kimi K2Cube alternatives: Aleph, Datarails, Drivetrain, Jirav, Vena

MiniMax M2.5Vena alternatives: Drivetrain, Parse

Neither was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.

Claude Haiku 4.5Aleph, Cube alternatives: Pigment, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning

GPT-5.4 miniPlanful alternatives: Pigment, Vena

Gemini 3.5 FlashVena alternatives: Aleph, Bob Finance, Cube, Pigment, Planful

Perplexity SonarAbacum, Planful alternatives: Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning

Grok 4.1 FastVena alternatives: Centage, Cube, Datarails, Planful

Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

Qwen 3.7 FlashVena alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Planful

GPT-6 LunaAbacum alternatives: Planful, Vena

Muse Glimmer 30BPigment alternatives: Abacum, Aleph, Centage, Cube, Datarails, Planful, Vena

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.

Small business

Clockwork leads by seven points.

Clockwork#2 of 16

Drivetrain#– of 16

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

The order flips: Drivetrain leads at mid-market.

Drivetrain#6 of 18

Clockwork#8 of 18

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

Level: the same share of first choices.

Drivetrain#11 of 14

Clockwork#– of 14

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Drivetrain

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“Drivetrain and Abacum stand out for their advanced features, scalability, and ease of implementation” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Clockwork

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Clockwork is the best FP&A software in 2026 — it delivers forecasting, scenario planning, and an AI analyst at transparent SMB pricing” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

“starting with one of the lower-priced options like Fathom or Clockwork is a practical choice” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

“consider alternative FP&A software tools that are more suitable for small businesses, such as Clockwork, LiveFlow, and Jirav.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · alternative

Also compared

Planful vs Drivetrain Planful vs Clockwork Fathom vs Drivetrain Fathom vs Clockwork Vena vs Drivetrain Vena vs Clockwork Cube vs Drivetrain Cube vs Clockwork Abacum vs Drivetrain Abacum vs Clockwork Drivetrain vs Centage Centage vs Clockwork All twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full FP&A platforms standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.