# SAP Analytics Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 201 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where SAP Analytics Cloud 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/sap-analytics-cloud/alternatives/

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

- Vena: 20
- OneStream: 17
- Anaplan: 15
- Cube: 14
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 14
- Datarails: 12

## Corporate performance management

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name SAP Analytics Cloud.

- Vena: first choice in 15 of those 71
- Cube: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Datarails: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Drivetrain: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Fathom: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Jirav: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Prophix: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 69 of 72 answers did not name SAP Analytics Cloud (SAP Analytics Cloud is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Planful: first choice in 12 of those 69
- Prophix: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Vena: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 69
- OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 69
- deFacto Global: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name SAP Analytics Cloud (SAP Analytics Cloud is #5 of 12 at 2%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 15 of those 61
- OneStream: first choice in 15 of those 61
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 8 of those 61
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Board: first choice in 1 of those 61
- IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 61

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