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Six categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Planful, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 1,159 of the 1,296 answers collected in the six categories where Planful holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
OneStream64
Anaplan61
Clockwork54
BlackLine47
FloQast44
Cube34
First choices in the 1,159 answers that did not name Planful, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Corporate performance management

Planning and analysis. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful is #8 of 11 here at 2% of first choices, 18 labels.

Sixty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-two answers, twenty-four products in all, the eight most named:

Vena11 of 62Head to head →
Cube10 of 62Head to head →
Datarails8 of 62
Drivetrain6 of 62
Workday Adaptive Planning5 of 62Head to head →
Fathom3 of 62
Jirav2 of 62
Prophix2 of 62Head to head →
16 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #1 of 12 here at 29% of first choices, 40 labels.

Forty-eight of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in twelve. The first choices in those forty-eight answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Workday Adaptive Planning4 of 48Head to head →
Vena3 of 48Head to head →
Cube2 of 48Head to head →
Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM2 of 48
Anaplan1 of 48Head to head →
Clockwork1 of 48
Jedox1 of 48Head to head →
Microsoft's EPM option1 of 48
8 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful is #6 of 12 here at 2% of first choices, 17 labels.

Sixty-eight of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-eight answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

OneStream18 of 68
Anaplan16 of 68Head to head →
Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM11 of 68
Workday Adaptive Planning3 of 68Head to head →
Betterworks2 of 68
Drivetrain2 of 68
Board1 of 68
IBM Planning Analytics1 of 68
5 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Financial consolidation

Accounting and close. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

Joiin16 of 70Head to head →
Fathom10 of 70Head to head →
Centage Planning Maestro9 of 70
LiveFlow7 of 70
Cube5 of 70
Datarails5 of 70
JustConsolidate2 of 70
QuickBooks Online2 of 70
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #4 of 13 here at 16% of first choices, 28 labels.

Fifty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in seven. The first choices in those fifty-two answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Joiin8 of 52Head to head →
Sage Intacct6 of 52Head to head →
OneStream4 of 52
Oracle NetSuite2 of 52Head to head →
BlackLine1 of 52Head to head →
CCH Tagetik1 of 52
Centage Planning Maestro1 of 52
ERPNext1 of 52
9 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful is #9 of 11 here at 0% of first choices, 22 labels.

Sixty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-four answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

OneStream35 of 64
Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM3 of 64
Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close2 of 64
Workiva2 of 64
Board1 of 64
CCH Tagetik1 of 64
Fivetran1 of 64
Oracle NetSuite1 of 64Head to head →
1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

FP&A platforms

Planning and analysis. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful is #11 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 13 labels.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Clockwork39 of 71Head to head →
Cube8 of 71Head to head →
Fathom8 of 71Head to head →
Jirav4 of 71
Datarails3 of 71Head to head →
Aleph2 of 71
Causal1 of 71
Databook1 of 71
5 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #4 of 16 here at 10% of first choices, 36 labels.

Fifty of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in five. The first choices in those fifty answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Clockwork7 of 50Head to head →
Fathom5 of 50Head to head →
Pigment4 of 50Head to head →
Cube3 of 50Head to head →
Vena3 of 50Head to head →
Anaplan2 of 50
Abacum1 of 50
Aleph1 of 50
5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful is #11 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 21 labels.

Sixty-five of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-five answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Anaplan22 of 65
Pigment11 of 65Head to head →
Workday Adaptive Planning6 of 65
OneStream2 of 65
Board1 of 65
Fintastic1 of 65
IBM Planning Analytics1 of 65
Limelight1 of 65
1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Financial modeling and scenario planning

Planning and analysis. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful holds 2 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, twenty-one products in all, the eight most named:

Clockwork7 of 71
LivePlan7 of 71
Fathom5 of 71
Microsoft Excel5 of 71Head to head →
Float4 of 71
Google Sheets4 of 71Head to head →
Cube3 of 71Head to head →
Excel/Google Sheets3 of 71
13 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #6 of 8 here at 4% of first choices, 18 labels.

Fifty-eight of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those fifty-eight answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Google Sheets6 of 58Head to head →
Microsoft Excel6 of 58Head to head →
Datarails4 of 58Head to head →
Cube2 of 58Head to head →
Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets2 of 58
EasyFinancialModels1 of 58
Excel/Google Sheets1 of 58
Fathom1 of 58
6 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Anaplan20 of 67
Limelight7 of 67
Erwin Data Modeler2 of 67
Ardoq1 of 67
Board1 of 67
Cube1 of 67Head to head →
Drivetrain1 of 67
IBM Planning Analytics1 of 67
6 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Board and investor reporting

Planning and analysis. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful holds 4 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

BoardPro19 of 70
Boardable14 of 70
Visible10 of 70
I'mBoard6 of 70
AppDeck Board Portal3 of 70
Boardly2 of 70
OnBoard2 of 70
Zeck2 of 70
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #10 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, twenty-one products in all, the eight most named:

OnBoard12 of 67
Boardable6 of 67
Carta4 of 67
Nasdaq Boardvantage4 of 67
Visible4 of 67
BoardPro3 of 67
Diligent Boards3 of 67
Workiva2 of 67
13 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-eight of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-eight answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

Diligent Boards12 of 68
Nasdaq Boardvantage11 of 68
Workiva6 of 68
Q45 of 68
OnBoard4 of 68
Diligent3 of 68
AppDeck Board Portal2 of 68
Aprio Board Portal2 of 68
14 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Financial close management

Accounting and close. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Planful is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPlanful holds 4 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Numeric20 of 71
FloQast11 of 71
Double7 of 71
DOKKA Close6 of 71
Finlens4 of 71
PivotXL3 of 71
QuickBooks Online3 of 71
KashFlow2 of 71
8 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPlanful is #6 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

Sixty-five of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-five answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

FloQast27 of 65
Numeric7 of 65
BlackLine6 of 65
PivotXL2 of 65
DOKKA Close1 of 65
Double1 of 65
Prophix1 of 65
Salesforce1 of 65
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePlanful holds 3 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Planful; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

BlackLine40 of 72
FloQast6 of 72
OneStream5 of 72
HighRadius3 of 72
Numeric3 of 72
Trintech2 of 72
Workiva2 of 72
Ledge1 of 72
3 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Planful neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Planful only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Planful's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Planful was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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