# Datarails alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 963 of the 1,080 answers in the 5 categories where Datarails 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/datarails/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - OneStream: 60 - Anaplan: 45 - Clockwork: 34 - Fathom: 34 - Microsoft Power BI: 29 - BoardPro: 21 ## Financial modeling and scenario planning **Small business**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #10 of 13 at 2%). - LivePlan: first choice in 7 of those 63 - Clockwork: first choice in 5 of those 63 - Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 63 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 4 of those 63 - Cube: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Float: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 63 **Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #1 of 8 at 19%). - Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 57 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 6 of those 57 - Cube: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 2 of those 57 - EasyFinancialModels: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Fathom: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Enterprise**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - Anaplan: first choice in 18 of those 67 - Limelight: first choice in 7 of those 67 - Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Acterys: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Ardoq: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Cube: first choice in 1 of those 67 ## FP&A platforms **Small business**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 13 at 2%). - Clockwork: first choice in 24 of those 49 - Fathom: first choice in 4 of those 49 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Causal: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Databook: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Jirav: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Mosaic: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Reach Reporting: first choice in 1 of those 49 **Mid-market**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #8 of 16 at 4%). - Clockwork: first choice in 5 of those 49 - Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 49 - Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Planful: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Abacum: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 49 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - Anaplan: first choice in 24 of those 72 - Pigment: first choice in 13 of those 72 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 8 of those 72 - OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Cube: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Fintastic: first choice in 1 of those 72 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## Financial reporting and dashboards **Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 70 - Looker Studio: first choice in 14 of those 70 - Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Databox: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 14 at 4%). - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 9 of those 62 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 8 of those 62 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 62 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 62 - Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 62 - Tableau: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Acumatica: first choice in 1 of those 62 - Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 18 of those 72 - OneStream: first choice in 8 of those 72 - Tableau: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Acumatica: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Maxio: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 72 ## Board and investor reporting **Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - BoardPro: first choice in 18 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**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 14 at 2%). - OnBoard: first choice in 9 of those 63 - Boardable: first choice in 6 of those 63 - Carta: first choice in 4 of those 63 - Visible: first choice in 4 of those 63 - BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Diligent Boards: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 63 - Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 2 of those 63 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - Diligent Boards: first choice in 13 of those 70 - Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 13 of those 70 - Workiva: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Q4: first choice in 5 of those 70 - OnBoard: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Diligent: first choice in 3 of those 70 - AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Aprio Board Portal: first choice in 2 of those 70 ## Financial consolidation **Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 10 at 10%). - Joiin: first choice in 15 of those 59 - Fathom: first choice in 7 of those 59 - LiveFlow: first choice in 7 of those 59 - Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 59 - JustConsolidate: first choice in 2 of those 59 - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 59 - Consolidate.io: first choice in 1 of those 59 **Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #9 of 13 at 0%). - Sage Intacct: first choice in 8 of those 67 - OneStream: first choice in 7 of those 67 - Prophix: first choice in 7 of those 67 - Joiin: first choice in 6 of those 67 - Planful: first choice in 6 of those 67 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 67 - BlackLine: first choice in 1 of those 67 - CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 67 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Datarails. - OneStream: first choice in 43 of those 72 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Workiva: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 72 - CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Fivetran: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 1 of those 72 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.