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Cash flow forecasting · November 2026 Edition

Upflow vs Pulse

Four of fourteen models named Upflow first on the direct prompt; zero named Pulse. Upflow was named by nine of the fourteen models and Pulse by eleven and Upflow carries 11 labels and Pulse 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Upflow

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

Pulse

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share9%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 22; printed, not drawn.
Labels1114A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Upflow reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Prophix One was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Agicap vs Upflow · Agicap vs Pulse · Upflow vs Drivetrain

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cash flow forecasting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
UpflowFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPulse
Direct40
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained05
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Pulse
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Upflow and Pulse stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Upflow Pulse first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Upflow on the left and Pulse on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Upflow and Pulse stood in it.

Upflow first, Pulse not the choice

4 of 14 modelsPulse was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarUpflow alternatives: Chaser, Prophix One, Tesorio
Mistral SmallProphix One, Upflow alternatives: Chaser, Tesorio
Qwen 3.7 FlashTesorio, Upflow alternatives: Prophix One, Trovata, Vena
MiniMax M2.5Centime, Upflow alternatives: Prophix One, Vena

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashAgicap alternatives: Centime, Chaser, Prophix One, Tesorio, Upflow
Llama 4 MaverickChaser alternatives: Prophix One, Upflow, Vena
Muse Glimmer 30BDrivetrain, Prophix One alternatives: Abacum, Agicap, Chaser, Tesorio, Trovata, Upflow, Vena

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Prophix One alternatives: Chaser, Cube, Tesorio, Trovata
GPT-5.4 miniKyriba alternatives: Agicap, Anaplan, Drivetrain
Gemini 3.5 FlashCentime, Tesorio alternatives: Abacum, Agicap, Cube, Trovata
Grok 4.20Drivetrain alternatives: Agicap, Cash Flow Frog, CashAnalytics, Float, Prophix One, Vena
Kimi K2Agicap, Drivetrain alternatives: Chaser, Cube, Prophix One, Vena
GLM 4.7 FlashXDrivetrain alternatives: Agicap, Float, Prophix One, Vena
GPT-6 LunaAgicap alternatives: Centime, Prophix One, Tesorio

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Pulse leads by eleven points.
Pulse13%#3 of 11
Upflow2%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Upflow9%#2 of 22
Pulse9%#3 of 22
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Upflow0%#– of 16
Pulse0%#– of 16
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Upflow

No label in this category carried a quote.

What the models said about Pulse

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“it's a basic SMB-focused tool that lacks the depth for anything beyond simple forecasting” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Pulse plans start at $29 per month with a 30-day free trial, and is suitable for very small businesses on a tight budget.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small businesses with a tight budget, Pulse ($29/mo) is the most cost-effective entry point.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a truly limited budget, Pulse at $29/month is the best overall choice” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.