# Cube alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 1,123 of the 1,296 answers in the 6 categories where Cube holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/cube/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Anaplan: 64 - Float: 32 - OneStream: 32 - Workday Adaptive Planning: 32 - Clockwork: 30 - Microsoft Power BI: 30 ## Financial modeling and scenario planning **Small business**: 58 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #4 of 13 at 6%). - Clockwork: first choice in 6 of those 58 - LivePlan: first choice in 6 of those 58 - Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 58 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 4 of those 58 - Float: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Forecastr: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 58 - BILL: first choice in 2 of those 58 **Mid-market**: 56 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #3 of 8 at 11%). - Google Sheets: first choice in 5 of those 56 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 5 of those 56 - Vena: first choice in 3 of those 56 - Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 2 of those 56 - EasyFinancialModels: first choice in 1 of those 56 **Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - Anaplan: first choice in 20 of those 66 - Limelight: first choice in 5 of those 66 - Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Acterys: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Ardoq: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Drivetrain: first choice in 1 of those 66 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 66 ## FP&A platforms **Small business**: 37 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #3 of 13 at 9%). - Clockwork: first choice in 17 of those 37 - Fathom: first choice in 4 of those 37 - Causal: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Jirav: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Reach Reporting: first choice in 1 of those 37 **Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #6 of 16 at 8%). - Clockwork: first choice in 6 of those 53 - Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 53 - Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Planful: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Vena: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Datarails: first choice in 3 of those 53 - Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 53 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 2 of those 53 **Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #7 of 12 at 2%). - Anaplan: first choice in 23 of those 66 - Pigment: first choice in 13 of those 66 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 8 of those 66 - OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 66 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Oracle: first choice in 1 of those 66 ## Corporate performance management **Small business**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #1 of 11 at 16%). - Vena: first choice in 11 of those 51 - Datarails: first choice in 7 of those 51 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 51 - Drivetrain: first choice in 5 of those 51 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 51 - AssessTeam: first choice in 1 of those 51 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Fathom: first choice in 1 of those 51 **Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #6 of 12 at 5%). - Planful: first choice in 7 of those 60 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 60 - OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Vena: first choice in 3 of those 60 - deFacto Global: first choice in 2 of those 60 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 60 - Clockwork: first choice in 1 of those 60 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - OneStream: first choice in 19 of those 72 - Anaplan: first choice in 17 of those 72 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 12 of those 72 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 72 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## Cash flow forecasting **Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - Float: first choice in 26 of those 71 - Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 8 of those 71 - QuickBooks Cash Flow Planner: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Trezy: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Chaser: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Pulse: first choice in 3 of those 71 - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Agicap: first choice in 1 of those 71 **Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #4 of 14 at 4%). - Agicap: first choice in 7 of those 54 - QuickBooks Cash Flow Planner: first choice in 5 of those 54 - Chaser: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Float: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Fluidly: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 2 of those 54 - Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 54 - Kyriba: first choice in 2 of those 54 **Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #7 of 10 at 2%). - Kyriba: first choice in 21 of those 66 - Tesorio: first choice in 9 of those 66 - HighRadius: first choice in 8 of those 66 - Palm: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Transformance CashPulse: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 1 of those 66 ## Financial reporting and dashboards **Small business**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 69 - Looker Studio: first choice in 14 of those 69 - Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 69 - Databox: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #6 of 14 at 2%). - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 10 of those 64 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 10 of those 64 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 64 - Fathom: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Tableau: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Acumatica: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 18 of those 71 - OneStream: first choice in 8 of those 71 - Tableau: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Acumatica: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Maxio: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 71 ## Board and investor reporting **Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - BoardPro: first choice in 19 of those 71 - Boardable: first choice in 14 of those 71 - Visible: first choice in 10 of those 71 - I'mBoard: first choice in 6 of those 71 - AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Boardly: first choice in 2 of those 71 - OnBoard: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Zeck: first choice in 2 of those 71 **Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Cube (Cube is #9 of 14 at 0%). - OnBoard: first choice in 11 of those 67 - Boardable: first choice in 6 of those 67 - Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 5 of those 67 - Carta: first choice in 4 of those 67 - Visible: first choice in 4 of those 67 - BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Diligent Boards: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Diligent: first choice in 2 of those 67 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Cube. - Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 15 of those 71 - Diligent Boards: first choice in 13 of those 71 - Workiva: first choice in 6 of those 71 - Q4: first choice in 5 of those 71 - OnBoard: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Diligent: first choice in 3 of those 71 - AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Aprio Board Portal: first choice in 2 of those 71 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.