# DFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 106 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DFIN ActiveDisclosure 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/dfin-activedisclosure/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Workiva: 22
- IRIS CARBON: 20
- Certent Disclosure Management: 15
- ActiveDisclosure: 4
- Certent: 3
- Arelle: 2

## SEC and disclosure reporting

**Small business**: 48 of 84 answers did not name DFIN ActiveDisclosure (DFIN ActiveDisclosure is #3 of 8 at 13%).

- IRIS CARBON: first choice in 14 of those 48
- Certent Disclosure Management: first choice in 12 of those 48
- Workiva: first choice in 4 of those 48
- ActiveDisclosure: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Certent: first choice in 2 of those 48
- CoreFiling TrueFiling: first choice in 2 of those 48
- EdgarEase: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Arelle: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 32 of 84 answers did not name DFIN ActiveDisclosure (DFIN ActiveDisclosure is #2 of 6 at 22%).

- IRIS CARBON: first choice in 6 of those 32
- Workiva: first choice in 6 of those 32
- Certent Disclosure Management: first choice in 3 of those 32
- ActiveDisclosure: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Arelle: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Certent: first choice in 1 of those 32
- EDGAR: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Enterprise**: 26 of 84 answers did not name DFIN ActiveDisclosure (DFIN ActiveDisclosure is #2 of 6 at 9%).

- Workiva: first choice in 12 of those 26
- ActiveDisclosure: first choice in 1 of those 26

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