Financial close management
Asked as “financial close management software”, and as “month-end close software”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 42 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
Standing · first-choice share
60%
Clear leader
60FloQast19Numeric05BlackLine17others
60% of first choices, clear leader.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All ten head-to-head pages: the top five products, each against each
One product takes 60% of first choices here, so the chart would put eight markers in one corner and one at the far edge. The two measurements it plots are columns in the standing above: share, and the negative label rate. Three products carry a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Seven of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Llama 4 Maverick, GLM 4.7 FlashX and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
BlackLine56%
28 of 50 labels negative · 12 of 12 models · 9 hard negative
“BlackLine specifically has faced: Implementation difficulties and long integration processes... Complexity and clunky admin interfaces” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
Workiva41%
9 of 22 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 4 hard negative
“What to Avoid for Mid-Market - BlackLine and Workiva ... generally overkill for mid-market” DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt
OneStream25%
5 of 20 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“OneStream/SAP – Typically overkill and overpriced for mid-market needs” Kimi K2, direct prompt
FloQast11%
6 of 54 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“Avoid FloQast/BlackLine unless your close process is highly complex” Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt
What they cite
Twelve of the twelve models returned a source list in this edition: four return the pages they cited and eight the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
62 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 889 links across 203 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
vendor site · Numeric53 answers · 72 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G234 answers · 35 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Worldmetrics28 answers · 36 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 23 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Bluecopa21 answers · 24 citations · 9 models
vendor site · DOKKA21 answers · 23 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G218 answers · 33 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 20 citations · 8 models
vendor site · FloQast16 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Prophix16 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
14 answers · 21 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Datarails14 answers · 17 citations · 11 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
53 answers · 11 models
34 answers · 12 models
20 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 7 models
14 answers · 8 models
14 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 9 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best financial close management software”, “close management tools”, “financial close management software”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FloQast floqast.com | 60% | 389 | 9,900 | 194 | 41,324 | $5,039 | 76 | |
| Numeric numeric.io | 19% | 201 | 12,100 | 38,006 | 94,254 | $426 | 9 | 3 |
| Prophix prophix.com | 5% | 249 | 1,600 | 41 | 14,138 | $109 | 103 | |
| PivotXL pivotxl.com | 5% | 28 | 70 | 0 | 9,114 | 0 | ||
| BlackLine blackline.com | 5% | 249 | 27,100 | 1,255 | 28,740 | $4,066 | 79 | 9 |
| Trintech trintech.com Trintech Adra 2%, Trintech 0% | 2% | 134 | 1,900 | 44 | 30,370 | 13 | ||
| DOKKA dokka.com DOKKA Close 2% | 2% | 46 | 9,606 company | 17 | ||||
| Double doublehq.com | 2% | 15 | 135,000 | 350,313 | 5,860 | 11 | ||
| Planful planful.com | 0% | 357 | 3,600 | 685,726 | 58,997 | $137 | 120 | |
| Datarails datarails.com | 0% | 374 | 6,600 | 134 | 18,964 | $16,697 | 107 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 15 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (g2.com, gartner.com, numeric.io). The first result for “best financial close management software” is bcsprosoft.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best financial close management software for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which month-end close software would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top close management tools and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best financial close management software for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a financial close management software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which close management tools should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Prophixno first choiceChangedno first choiceagainst: BlackLineNumericno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
FloQast, HighRadius, Trintech AdraTwo alternatives
Datarails, PlanfulGPT-5.4 miniBlackLineFloQastChangedno first choiceFloQastagainst: BlackLineno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Trintech Adra, WorkivaOne alternative
BlackLineGemini 3.5 FlashFloQastagainst: BlackLineFloQastHeldagainst: BlackLine, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPMno first choicePivotXLagainst: BlackLine, FloQast, OneStream, WorkivaFloQastagainst: BlackLineagainst: BlackLine, Cube, Datarails, FloQast, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Trintech Cadency, Vena
Three alternatives
Numeric, Planful, Trintech AdraTwo alternatives
Numeric, Trintech AdraFive alternatives
BlackLine, FloQast, Numeric, Trintech, WorkivaFour alternatives
Joiin, NetClose, Numeric, SkyStem ARTTwo alternatives
SkyStem, Trintech AdraPerplexity SonarFloQastFloQastHeldSalesforceNumericno first choiceagainst: BlackLine, CCH Tagetik, OneStream, Trintech
Two alternatives
Prophix, Trintech AdraThree alternatives
Datarails, Numeric, ProphixSix alternatives
Close, Freshsales, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Pipedrive, Zoho CRMTwo alternatives
Planful, RedwoodGrok 4.20FloQastagainst: BlackLineFloQastHeldBlackLine, FloQastagainst: HighRadiusNumericagainst: BlackLine, Cube, FloQast, Prophixno first choiceagainst: Asana, BlackLine, Close, Monday.com, Workiva
Three alternatives
Numeric, Prophix, Trintech AdraThree alternatives
BlackLine, Numeric, Trintech AdraTwo alternatives
Numeric, TrintechTwo alternatives
Datarails, Financial CentsOne alternative
BlackLineMistral SmallFloQastFloQastHeldBlackLineDOKKA Close, Numericno first choiceagainst: BlackLine, OneStream, Trintech Adra, Workiva
Two alternatives
HighRadius, Trintech AdraOne alternative
DatarailsSix alternatives
Datarails, FloQast, Numeric, OneStream, Redwood, TrintechTwo alternatives
Cube, FloQastDeepSeek V4 FlashFloQastagainst: BlackLine, WorkivaFloQastHeldagainst: BlackLineBlackLine, FloQast, Numeric, OneStream, Trintech, WorkivaNumericagainst: BlackLine, OneStream, Trintech, WorkivaFloQastagainst: BlackLinenothing named
Two alternatives
Numeric, Trintech AdraOne alternative
NumericOne alternative
PlanfulFour alternatives
Cube, DOKKA Close, FloQast, JoiinFour alternatives
DOKKA Close, Numeric, Trintech, Trintech AdraLlama 4 MaverickTrintech AdraNumericChangedagainst: BlackLineno first choiceno first choiceno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
DOKKA Close, FloQastOne alternative
FloQastQwen 3.7 FlashFloQastFloQastHeldBlackLineDoubleagainst: BlackLine, FloQast, NumericFloQastagainst: BlackLine, Oracleagainst: ActivTrak, Hubstaff, RescueTime, Teramind, Time Doctor
Three alternatives
BlackLine, Prophix, Trintech AdraThree alternatives
BlackLine, Numeric, Trintech AdraFour alternatives
FloQast, Numeric, OneStream, TrintechThree alternatives
Excel, Kasisto, SmartsheetTwo alternatives
HighRadius, ThurlyKimi K2FloQastagainst: BlackLine, OneStream, SAPFloQastHeldagainst: BlackLine, WorkivaBlackLineNumericagainst: BlackLine, FloQast, Trintech CadencyFloQastagainst: BlackLine, Workivaagainst: BlackLine, Close, Excel/Google Sheets, FloQast
Two alternatives
Numeric, Trintech AdraTwo alternatives
Datarails, NumericThree alternatives
FloQast, Numeric, TrintechTwo alternatives
DOKKA Close, ProphixFour alternatives
Lucanet, Numeric, Prophix, Trintech AdraGLM 4.7 FlashXFloQast, Prophixagainst: BlackLineFloQastChangedNumericPivotXLagainst: BlackLine, Workivano first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Numeric, Planful, Trintech Adra, WorkivaThree alternatives
Numeric, Prophix, Trintech AdraFive alternatives
BlackLine, Cube, FloQast, OneStream, PlanfulFour alternatives
Double, FloQast, Numeric, XenettMiniMax M2.5FloQastagainst: BlackLineBlackLine, FloQastChangedno first choiceNumericFloQastagainst: BlackLine, Workiva
Three alternatives
Numeric, Trintech Adra, WorkivaTwo alternatives
Numeric, TrintechTwo alternatives
MODLR, PlanfulThree alternatives
BlackLine, Trintech, WorkivaBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:12 | yes | 11 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:11 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:28 | yes | 18 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:10 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 18:33 | yes | 25 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:21 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 19:20 | yes | 14 | 17 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:18 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:22 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:54 | yes | 9 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:06 | yes | 10 | 70 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:18 | yes | 10 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:53 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 2 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:10 | yes | 22 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:55 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 24 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:11 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:13 | yes | 18 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 21:02 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:27 | yes | 8 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:55 | yes | 30 | 91 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:35 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:37 | yes | 9 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:17 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:52 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:27 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 18:09 | yes | 20 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:24 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-17 19:32 | yes | 27 | 54 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:55 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:43 | yes | 9 | 26 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:36 | yes | 20 | 103 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:55 | yes | 12 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:40 | yes | 16 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 3 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:36 | yes | 23 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:32 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 18:58 | yes | 24 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:09 | yes | 12 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:08 | yes | 18 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:42 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:37 | yes | 22 | 56 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:29 | yes | 12 | 42 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:50 | yes | 21 | 250 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:35 | yes | 8 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:53 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:23 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:20 | no | 0 | 38 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:06 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 18:56 | yes | 12 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:39 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:44 | yes | 19 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:17 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:29 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 21:09 | yes | 8 | 72 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:29 | yes | 12 | 77 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:44 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:06 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:43 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:31 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:41 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 19:53 | yes | 39 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:11 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 20:57 | yes | 28 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:17 | yes | 9 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:58 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:55 | yes | 28 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:46 | yes | 29 | 59 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 21:07 | yes | 20 | 45 s |
Noise floor in this category
Flips between the edition run and its calibration repeat. Six prompts per model is a small sample; the index-wide floor is the number to trust.
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Claude Haiku 4.5
2 of 2 flipped
GPT-5.4 mini
1 of 3 flipped
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1 of 4 flipped
Perplexity Sonar
1 of 4 flipped
Grok 4.20
3 of 5 flipped
Mistral Small
1 of 5 flipped
DeepSeek V4 Flash
2 of 5 flipped
Llama 4 Maverick
2 of 2 flipped
Qwen 3.7 Flash
5 of 5 flipped
Kimi K2
4 of 5 flipped
GLM 4.7 FlashX
3 of 4 flipped
MiniMax M2.5
4 of 5 flipped
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Adra read as Trintech Adra
Adra (by Trintech) read as Trintech Adra
Adra by Trintech read as Trintech Adra
DOKKA read as DOKKA Close
Microsoft Dynamics read as Microsoft Dynamics 365
NetSuite read as Oracle NetSuite
Oracle EPM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM
Oracle FCCS read as Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close
Prophix One read as Prophix
QuickBooks Advanced read as QuickBooks Online
Unresolved, counted raw
Kasisto
RealPage Financial Management
RescueTime (Business/Social Plan)
SAP FCM
SkyStem (ART)
Teramind
Thurly
Time Doctor
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.