# Corporate performance management for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "EPM software" and as "corporate performance management platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/corporate-performance-management/smb

**Standing:** Cube leads with 18% of first choices; verdict contested. 61 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Cube](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/cube/index.md) | 18% | 3% | 34 |
| 2 | [Vena](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/vena/index.md) | 13% | 24% | 38 |
| 3 | [Jirav](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/jirav/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 19 |
| 4 | [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/workday-adaptive-planning/index.md) | 7% | 53% | 38 |
| 5 | [Datarails](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/datarails/index.md) | 5% | 3% | 31 |
| 6 | [Effy AI](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/effy-ai/index.md) | 3% | 0% | 17 |
| 11 | [Anaplan](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/anaplan/index.md) | 3% | 86% | 43 |
| 12 | [Planful](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/planful/index.md) | 2% | 18% | 28 |
| 13 | [Prophix](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/prophix/index.md) | 2% | 14% | 14 |
| 17 | [Synergita](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/synergita/index.md) | 2% | 10% | 10 |
| 29 | [Pigment](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pigment/index.md) | 0% | 18% | 11 |
| 107 | [SAP Analytics Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/sap-analytics-cloud/index.md) | 0% | 82% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 109 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: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Jedox; alternatives LiveFlow, Planful
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Mosaic; alternatives Clockwork, Cube, Datarails, Jirav
- Perplexity Sonar: Aleph; alternatives Datarails, Drivetrain, Pigment, Runway
- Grok 4.20: Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning; alternatives Anaplan, Planful
- Mistral Small: Anaplan, Prophix, Vena; alternatives Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Jirav; alternatives Cube, PlanGuru
- Llama 4 Maverick: Limelight; alternatives Phocas Software, Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Aleph; alternatives Cube, Datarails, Fathom, Runway
- Kimi K2: Cube, Jirav; alternatives Datarails, Limelight
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Anaplan, Planful; alternatives Board, IBM Planning Analytics, Prophix, TallyPrime
- MiniMax M2.5: Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning; alternatives Limelight, Planful, Prophix
- GPT-6 Luna: Jirav; alternatives Fathom
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Vena; alternatives Centage, Cube entry, Datarails, Firmbase

## Sources the answers cite

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

- softwaresuggest.com: 39 answers, 40 citations
- effy.ai: 37 answers, 38 citations
- softwareconnect.com: 30 answers, 30 citations
- selecthub.com: 28 answers, 40 citations
- g2.com: 26 answers, 37 citations
- capterra.com: 24 answers, 34 citations
- golimelight.com: 20 answers, 20 citations
- resources.rework.com: 17 answers, 23 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://softwaresuggest.com/enterprise-performance-management-software (39 answers)
- https://effy.ai/blog/performance-management-software-for-small-business (37 answers)
- https://softwareconnect.com/roundups/best-epm-software (30 answers)
- https://selecthub.com/c/epm-software (24 answers)
- https://golimelight.com/blog/best-epm-software (16 answers)
- https://www3.technologyevaluation.com/c/epm/org/small-business (16 answers)
- https://capterra.com/resources/best-performance-management-software-small-business-reviews-analysis (14 answers)
- https://leadchangegroup.com/performance-management-software/small-business (13 answers)
- https://hrlineup.com/best-epm-enterprise-performance-management-software (12 answers)
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-Enterprise-Performance-Management-EPM/blob/main/README.md (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 42 of 43 labels negative. "the best answer is usually not a full enterprise EPM suite like Oracle Cloud EPM, because those tools are typically priced and implemented for larger organizations" (GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt)
- Anaplan: 37 of 43 labels negative. "usually expensive and technically demanding; implementations can take months or longer, making it a poor fit for straightforward budgeting needs" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- OneStream: 25 of 26 labels negative. "Small businesses should avoid or be very cautious about OneStream, Oracle EPM, Anaplan, and similar enterprise-focused platforms" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 20 of 38 labels negative. "What I'd Avoid for Small B2B - Workday Adaptive Planning and Planful: Excellent products, but designed for mid-market+" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Cube at 18%.

- Jirav: 6% to 11%, +5. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 4 → 3 of 109.
- Cube: 15% to 18%, +3. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 109, unchanged.
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 4% to 7%, +3. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 10 → 4 of 109.
- Anaplan: 0% to 3%, +3. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 116 → 11 of 109.
- Vena: 11% to 13%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 of 109, unchanged.
- Synergita: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in October 2026 · rank 17 of 109.
- Jedox: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 24 of 109.
- Pigment: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 29 of 109, unchanged.
- Datarails: 6% to 5%, −1. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 5 of 109.
- Effy AI: 2% to 3%, +1. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 16 → 6 of 109.
- Planful: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 12 of 109, unchanged.
- Prophix: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 11 → 13 of 109.

## 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.