# Basic add-in tools that act strictly as reporting layers over Excel: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/basic-add-in-tools-that-act-strictly-as-reporting-layers-over-excel

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [FP&A platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/fpa-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 74 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- ""Thin" Excel Extensions (If You Have Large Data Volumes or Multi-Entity Rules)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, FP&A platforms)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Basic add-in tools that act strictly as reporting layers over Excel, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cubewise.com: 1
- digest.pro: 1
- financialprofessionals.org: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- shearwaterasia.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cubewise.com/resources/column/solving-the-hard-problems-of-fp-and-a: 1
- https://digest.pro/news/fpa-challenges: 1
- https://financialprofessionals.org/training-resources/resources/articles/Details/4-fp-a-technology-mistakes-to-avoid: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/1gb0wyj/bi_tool_or_fpa_software_for_financial_and_board: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/1jecbyd/what_made_you_switch_from_spreadsheets_to_a: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/1m8jugx/fpa_software_suggestions: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/1sxtzd3/does_anyone_have_recommendations_for_an_fpa: 1
- https://reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/1tri4qc/why_arent_fpa_tools_usually_built_into_erp_systems: 1

## 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.