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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 165 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Relay 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/relay/alternatives/

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

- Chase Business Banking: 23
- Mercury: 19
- Brex: 12
- Rho: 11
- Bluevine: 10
- Bank of America: 4

## Business banking

**Small business**: 46 of 72 answers did not name Relay (Relay is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Mercury: first choice in 10 of those 46
- Bluevine: first choice in 6 of those 46
- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Novo: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Axos Bank: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Brex: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Found: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Grasshopper: first choice in 2 of those 46

**Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Relay (Relay is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Mercury: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Bluevine: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Rho: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Brex: first choice in 2 of those 54
- NBKC: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Axos Bank: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Bank of America: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Relay (Relay is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 13 of those 65
- Brex: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Rho: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Bank of America: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Ramp: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Mercury: first choice in 2 of those 65
- PNC Bank: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Wells Fargo: first choice in 2 of those 65

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