# Wells Fargo alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 204 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Wells Fargo 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/wells-fargo/alternatives/

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

- Mercury: 36
- Bluevine: 25
- Chase Business Banking: 21
- Rho: 14
- Brex: 13
- Novo: 9

## Business banking

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Wells Fargo (Wells Fargo is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Mercury: first choice in 20 of those 70
- Bluevine: first choice in 15 of those 70
- Relay: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Novo: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Found: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Axos Bank: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Brex: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Wells Fargo (Wells Fargo is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Mercury: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Bluevine: first choice in 10 of those 69
- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Rho: first choice in 5 of those 69
- NBKC: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Novo: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Bank of America: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Brex: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Wells Fargo (Wells Fargo is #6 of 11 at 4%).

- Chase Business Banking: first choice in 11 of those 65
- Brex: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Rho: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Mercury: first choice in 5 of those 65
- PNC Bank: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Ramp: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Airwallex: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Backbase: first choice in 1 of those 65

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.