# Financial consolidation: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "financial consolidation software" and as "multi-entity consolidation tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-consolidation

**Standing:** Prophix leads with 31% of first choices; verdict contested. 54 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Prophix](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/prophix/index.md) | 31% | 2% | 41 |
| 2 | [Joiin](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/joiin/index.md) | 19% | 0% | 12 |
| 3 | [Planful](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/planful/index.md) | 17% | 5% | 39 |
| 4 | [Sage Intacct](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/sage-intacct/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 21 |
| 5 | [Vena](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/vena/index.md) | 4% | 3% | 30 |
| 6 | [OneStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/onestream/index.md) | 4% | 36% | 42 |
| 7 | [Oracle NetSuite](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/oracle-netsuite/index.md) | 4% | 7% | 14 |
| 8 | [Datarails](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/datarails/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 19 |
| 14 | [CCH Tagetik](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/cch-tagetik/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 21 |
| 15 | [Board](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/board/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 11 |
| 17 | [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/workday-adaptive-planning/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 21 | [BlackLine](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/blackline/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 100 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Planful; alternatives Datarails, Prophix, Sage Intacct
- GPT-5.4 mini: OneStream; alternatives BlackLine, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Prophix, Vena
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Prophix; alternatives Fluence Technologies, Planful, Vena
- Perplexity Sonar: Planful; alternatives Datarails, OneStream, Prophix, Vena
- Grok 4.20: Planful, Prophix; alternatives Vena
- Mistral Small: Planful, Prophix; alternatives OneStream, Vena
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Prophix; alternatives Planful, Vena
- Llama 4 Maverick: Prophix; alternatives CCH Tagetik, OneStream, Planful
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Planful, Prophix; alternatives Datarails, Vena
- Kimi K2: Prophix; alternatives Planful, Sage Intacct, Vena
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Prophix; alternatives OneStream, Planful
- MiniMax M2.5: Prophix, Vena; alternatives Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Planful, Workiva
- GPT-6 Luna: Prophix; alternatives Planful
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Planful, Prophix; alternatives Datarails, OneStream, Vena

## Sources the answers cite

69 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- prophix.com: 39 answers, 63 citations
- planful.com: 20 answers, 22 citations
- cfoshortlist.com: 17 answers, 20 citations
- softwareconnect.com: 16 answers, 16 citations
- onestream.com: 14 answers, 24 citations
- sourceforge.net: 13 answers, 24 citations
- simetrik.com: 11 answers, 12 citations
- getaleph.com: 11 answers, 11 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://prophix.com/blog/the-12-best-financial-consolidation-software-tools-for-fp-a-teams (34 answers)
- https://planful.com/best-financial-close-and-consolidation-software (19 answers)
- https://softwareconnect.com/roundups/best-financial-consolidation-software (15 answers)
- https://prophix.com/uk/blog/12-best-financial-consolidation-software-tools-for-2026 (14 answers)
- https://getaleph.com/answers/multi-entity-consolidation-software (11 answers)
- https://barc.com/reviews/consolidation-software (10 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/financial-consolidation-software (10 answers)
- https://onestream.com/blog/best-financial-consolidation-software (10 answers)
- https://simetrik.com/blog/best-financial-consolidation-software (10 answers)
- https://softwaresuggest.com/financial-consolidation-software (10 answers)

## Warned against

- OneStream: 15 of 42 labels negative. "Avoid starting with OneStream, Oracle EPM, or Anaplan unless the company has complex multinational requirements" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt)
- Anaplan Financial Consolidation: 7 of 20 labels negative. "High negative labels in AI evaluations highlight it as one to steer clear of unless it perfectly matches your workflow." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 7 of 15 labels negative. "Avoid: Pure enterprise options like Oracle/Anaplan unless you're already in their ecosystem" (Grok 4.20, direct prompt)
- Oracle: 4 of 6 labels negative. "Tier 3 ERP-Native Tools (e.g., Full ERP Systems like SAP or Oracle with Built-In Consolidation)... lock-in" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Prophix at 31%.

- Prophix: 24% to 31%, +7. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 100, unchanged.
- Joiin: 13% to 19%, +6. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 4 → 2 of 100.
- Sage Intacct: 16% to 11%, −5. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 2 → 4 of 100.
- Oracle NetSuite: 9% to 4%, −5. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 7 of 100.
- Planful: 13% to 17%, +4. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 of 100, unchanged.
- Vena: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 6 → 5 of 100.
- OneStream: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 6 of 100.
- Fathom: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 8 → 22 of 100.
- Datarails: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 11 → 8 of 100.
- CCH Tagetik: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 28 → 14 of 100.
- Board: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 30 → 15 of 100.
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 33 → 17 of 100.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.