# Board: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 43 judge labels across 6 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/board

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [FP&A platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/fpa-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 8% | 13 |
| [Financial consolidation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-consolidation/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 0% | 11 |
| [Corporate performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/corporate-performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 10 |
| [Board and investor reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/board-and-investor-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 33% | 6 |
| [Cash flow forecasting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/cash-flow-forecasting/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 100% | 2 |
| [Financial close management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-close-management/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Board International is specifically praised for board reporting and planning, making it a strong fit for governance and strategic reporting." (Mistral Small, Board)
- "Choose Anaplan or Board when planning must span many departments and involve complex, changing business logic." (Perplexity Sonar, FP&A platforms)
- "A 2026 ISG Buyers Guide ranked OneStream, Board, and Oracle highest overall" (GPT-6 Luna, Financial consolidation)
- "Enterprise-wide unified close + planning | OneStream, Board" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, FP&A platforms)

## And against it

- "Board, for example, describes its platform as unifying financial and operational data for reporting, but that's a broader planning system, not just a board portal." (GPT-6 Luna, Board)
- "Diligent Boards and Board International, as they have per-user or per-director costs that can scale." (Llama 4 Maverick, Board)
- "when you are a small or mid-sized finance team without dedicated model administrators" (Perplexity Sonar, FP&A platforms)
- "broad controlling and BI solutions like Board, Helu, Lucanet, or companyon, where pla" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Cash flow forecasting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Board, from 147 of the 149 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- board.com: 54 (its own site)
- cfoshortlist.com: 51
- prophix.com: 49
- onestream.com: 46
- g2.com: 42
- getaleph.com: 32
- selecthub.com: 31
- erpresearch.com: 29
- anaplan.com: 27
- resources.rework.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software-for-enterprises: 28
- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software: 25
- https://erpresearch.com/erp-add-ons/fpa-planning: 23
- https://softwaresuggest.com/enterprise-performance-management-software: 18
- https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fpa/fp-a-tools: 17
- https://onestream.com/compare: 17
- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports: 16
- https://onestream.com/blog/best-epm-software: 15

## In its own words

What Board's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Agentic Planning Platform / The Enterprise Planning Platform (https://board.com/)
- For: financial and operational teams (https://board.com/)
- Price stated: we'd love to discuss your specific challenges and provide a customized quote to suit your needs (https://www.board.com/pricing)
- Customers named: Groupe SEB, L'ORÉAL Group, The Very Group, Velcro Companies, Kraft Heinz, Whataburger, L’ORÉAL Group, DFL – Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH

## What it publishes

Every page board.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5023 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 338 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 162 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- webinar or virtual event: 119 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2027-04-21
- conference or event: 62 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-13
- report or ebook: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-05
- glossary or explainer: 32 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- podcast or video: 167 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- news or press: 444 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- Recent: 2027-04-21 webinar or virtual event: Retail technology show 2027 https://www.board.com/events-webinars/retail-technology-show-2027
- Recent: 2026-11-04 webinar or virtual event: Fpa trends webinar https://www.board.com/events-webinars/fpa-trends-webinar
- Recent: 2026-10-28 webinar or virtual event: Retail breakfast nyc https://www.board.com/events-webinars/retail-breakfast-nyc
- Recent: 2026-10-27 webinar or virtual event: Nyc cfo executive summit https://www.board.com/events-webinars/nyc-cfo-executive-summit
- Recent: 2026-10-22 webinar or virtual event: See the board supply chain agent in action https://www.board.com/events-webinars/see-the-board-supply-chain-agent-in-action
- Recent: 2026-10-22 webinar or virtual event: Ibf orlando 2026 https://www.board.com/events-webinars/ibf-orlando-2026

## 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.