# FP&A platforms for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "FP&A software" and as "financial planning and analysis platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/fpa-platforms/2026-11/enterprise

**Standing:** Anaplan leads with 49% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 55 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Anaplan](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/anaplan/index.md) | 49% | 22% | 78 |
| 2 | [OneStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/onestream/index.md) | 15% | 5% | 62 |
| 3 | [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/workday-adaptive-planning/index.md) | 11% | 15% | 68 |
| 4 | [Pigment](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pigment/index.md) | 7% | 17% | 47 |
| 5 | [Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/oracle-fusion-cloud-epm/index.md) | 4% | 8% | 50 |
| 6 | [Planful](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/planful/index.md) | 4% | 26% | 38 |
| 7 | [Cube](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/cube/index.md) | 4% | 48% | 21 |
| 8 | [Board](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/board/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 35 |
| 9 | [SAP Analytics Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/sap-analytics-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 8% | 26 |
| 11 | [Vena](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/vena/index.md) | 2% | 37% | 38 |
| 12 | [IBM Planning Analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/ibm-planning-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 23% | 26 |
| 13 | [CCH Tagetik](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/cch-tagetik/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 15 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 43 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: Anaplan; alternatives Board, OneStream, Pigment, Planful
- GPT-5.4 mini: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Anaplan; alternatives Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Pigment, Planful, SAP Analytics Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Grok 4.20: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Pigment, Planful
- Mistral Small: Anaplan, OneStream, Workday Adaptive Planning; alternatives Board, IBM Planning Analytics, Planful
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Anaplan, Pigment; alternatives Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Anaplan, Planful, SAP Analytics Cloud; alternatives Causal, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Oracle Hyperion, Vena
- Kimi K2: Pigment; alternatives Anaplan, Board, IBM Planning Analytics, OneStream
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Anaplan; alternatives Board, OneStream, Workday Adaptive Planning
- MiniMax M2.5: Anaplan; alternatives Board, OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Pigment
- GPT-6 Luna: Anaplan; alternatives OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Muse Glimmer 30B: no first choice

## 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:

- cfoshortlist.com: 42 answers, 75 citations
- board.com: 41 answers, 69 citations
- getaleph.com: 35 answers, 45 citations
- g2.com: 29 answers, 48 citations
- erpresearch.com: 29 answers, 39 citations
- prophix.com: 29 answers, 37 citations
- corporatefinanceinstitute.com: 24 answers, 24 citations
- resources.rework.com: 20 answers, 26 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software-for-enterprises (32 answers)
- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software (28 answers)
- https://erpresearch.com/erp-add-ons/fpa-planning (28 answers)
- https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fpa/fp-a-tools (24 answers)
- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports/best-fpa-software-2026 (18 answers)
- https://prophix.com/blog/17-best-fp-a-software-for-high-performing-fp-a-teams (18 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/fpa-planning/best-fpa-software-2026 (17 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/finance/planning/fpa-platforms/enterprise (16 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/financial-planning-and-analysis-fp-a/enterprise (13 answers)
- https://selecthub.com/c/fp-and-a-software (12 answers)

## Warned against

- Vena: 14 of 38 labels negative. "Excel-Adjacent Tools (e.g., Datarails, Cube, Vena) are not designed for long-term scalability in large enterprises." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Anaplan: 17 of 78 labels negative. "Platforms Large Enterprises Should Avoid or Approach with Caution ... Anaplan ... Extremely high TCO ... "bad faith" renewal negotiations" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Datarails: 12 of 22 labels negative. "Spreadsheet-native FP&A platforms are not built for enterprise-scale connected planning... This includes tools like Cube, Datarails, and other Excel-based solutions." (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt)
- Cube: 10 of 21 labels negative. "Excel-Adjacent Tools (e.g., Datarails, Cube, Vena) are not designed for long-term scalability in large enterprises." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Anaplan at 49%.

- Anaplan: 53% to 49%, −4. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 1 of 43, unchanged.
- Cube: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 54 → 7 of 43.
- OneStream: 17% to 15%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 of 43, unchanged.
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 9% to 11%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 of 43, unchanged.
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 5 of 43.
- SAP Analytics Cloud: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 10 → 9 of 43.
- Vena: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 13 → 11 of 43.
- IBM Planning Analytics: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 9 → 12 of 43.
- Pigment: 6% to 7%, +1. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 of 43, unchanged.
- Planful: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 6 of 43, unchanged.
- Board: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 8 of 43, unchanged.
- CCH Tagetik: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 11 → 13 of 43.

## 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.