# Vena alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 916 of the 1,080 answers in the 5 categories where Vena 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/vena/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - OneStream: 70 - Clockwork: 55 - Anaplan: 53 - Fathom: 43 - Microsoft Power BI: 30 - Joiin: 25 ## FP&A platforms **Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #7 of 13 at 2%). - Clockwork: first choice in 39 of those 70 - Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Cube: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Causal: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Databook: first choice in 1 of those 70 **Mid-market**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #1 of 16 at 15%). - Clockwork: first choice in 7 of those 47 - Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 47 - Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Centage: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Drivetrain: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Jirav: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Enterprise**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Anaplan: first choice in 21 of those 64 - Pigment: first choice in 10 of those 64 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 8 of those 64 - OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Cube: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Fintastic: first choice in 1 of those 64 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 64 ## Corporate performance management **Small business**: 41 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #2 of 11 at 14%). - Cube: first choice in 4 of those 41 - Datarails: first choice in 3 of those 41 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 41 - Fathom: first choice in 2 of those 41 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 41 - AssessTeam: first choice in 1 of those 41 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 41 - Clockwork: first choice in 1 of those 41 **Mid-market**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #2 of 12 at 12%). - Planful: first choice in 5 of those 47 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Prophix: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Clockwork: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Jedox: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Microsoft's EPM option: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Enterprise**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #11 of 12 at 0%). - OneStream: first choice in 18 of those 67 - Anaplan: first choice in 15 of those 67 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 11 of those 67 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Drivetrain: first choice in 1 of those 67 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 67 ## Financial modeling and scenario planning **Small business**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Vena. - Clockwork: first choice in 7 of those 69 - LivePlan: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Float: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Cube: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #5 of 8 at 6%). - Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 55 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 6 of those 55 - Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 55 - Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 55 - EasyFinancialModels: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Fathom: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Float: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Enterprise**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #6 of 7 at 0%). - Anaplan: first choice in 14 of those 60 - Limelight: first choice in 7 of those 60 - Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 2 of those 60 - Ardoq: first choice in 1 of those 60 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 60 - Cube: first choice in 1 of those 60 - IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 60 - LeanIX: first choice in 1 of those 60 ## Financial reporting and dashboards **Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Vena. - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 70 - Looker Studio: first choice in 14 of those 70 - Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Databox: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #3 of 14 at 6%). - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 10 of those 63 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 63 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 6 of those 63 - Wave: first choice in 6 of those 63 - Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 63 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 63 - Tableau: first choice in 2 of those 63 - Acumatica: first choice in 1 of those 63 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Vena. - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 18 of those 71 - OneStream: first choice in 8 of those 71 - Tableau: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Acumatica: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Maxio: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 71 ## Financial consolidation **Small business**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Vena. - Joiin: first choice in 17 of those 69 - Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 9 of those 69 - Fathom: first choice in 9 of those 69 - LiveFlow: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Datarails: first choice in 5 of those 69 - Cube: first choice in 4 of those 69 - JustConsolidate: first choice in 2 of those 69 - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #6 of 13 at 2%). - Joiin: first choice in 8 of those 55 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 6 of those 55 - Planful: first choice in 5 of those 55 - OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 55 - BlackLine: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 1 of those 55 - ERPNext: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #10 of 11 at 0%). - OneStream: first choice in 39 of those 68 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 2 of those 68 - Workiva: first choice in 2 of those 68 - Board: first choice in 1 of those 68 - CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 68 - Fivetran: first choice in 1 of those 68 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 1 of those 68 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.