# Numeric alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 491 of the 636 answers in the 3 categories where Numeric 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/numeric/alternatives/

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

- BlackLine: 86
- QuickBooks Online: 72
- Xero: 47
- FloQast: 28
- Zoho Books: 18
- Wave: 15

## Financial close management

**Small business**: 39 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #1 of 9 at 36%).

- FloQast: first choice in 4 of those 39
- DOKKA Close: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Finlens: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 39
- PivotXL: first choice in 2 of those 39
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Xero: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 36 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #2 of 9 at 19%).

- FloQast: first choice in 9 of those 36
- BlackLine: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Double: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Prophix: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Salesforce: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Trintech Adra: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Enterprise**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #5 of 9 at 4%).

- BlackLine: first choice in 34 of those 62
- OneStream: first choice in 5 of those 62
- FloQast: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Workiva: first choice in 2 of those 62
- HighRadius: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Ledge: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Salesforce: first choice in 1 of those 62

## Account reconciliation

**Small business**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #5 of 8 at 4%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 31 of those 63
- Xero: first choice in 28 of those 63
- Wave: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 63
- BILL: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Cortex Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 63
- FreshBooks: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Recifi: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #2 of 11 at 14%).

- FloQast: first choice in 8 of those 53
- BlackLine: first choice in 5 of those 53
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Zoho Books: first choice in 3 of those 53
- HighRadius: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Wave: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Xero: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Aico: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- BlackLine: first choice in 41 of those 65
- Trintech: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Trintech Cadency: first choice in 4 of those 65
- HighRadius: first choice in 3 of those 65
- BlackLine Transaction Matching: first choice in 2 of those 65
- FloQast: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Gresham: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 65

## AI accounting assistants

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Numeric.

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 31 of those 72
- Xero: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Wave: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Digits: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Lunos AI: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Pilot: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Zoho Books: first choice in 3 of those 72
- FreshBooks: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 58 of 72 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #6 of 14 at 7%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 9 of those 58
- Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Xero: first choice in 4 of those 58
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Vic.ai: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 58
- DualEntry: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Kick: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 43 of 60 answers did not name Numeric (Numeric is #6 of 8 at 7%).

- BlackLine: first choice in 5 of those 43
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 5 of those 43
- Vic.ai: first choice in 4 of those 43
- Maxima: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 43
- FloQast: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Tofu: first choice in 2 of those 43

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