# Centage Planning Maestro: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/centage-planning-maestro

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Financial modeling and scenario planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/financial-modeling-and-scenario-planning/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 5 |
| [Financial consolidation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-consolidation/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend Centage Planning Maestro as the top choice" (MiniMax M2.5, Financial modeling)
- "Centage is designed so you can perform financial consolidation and maintain strict compliance reporting standards without needing a massive enterprise budget" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Financial consolidation)
- "Best if the company is roughly in the $25M–$500M revenue range and wants a user-friendly tool designed for lean finance teams" (Perplexity Sonar, Financial modeling)
- "Designed for SMB budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and GAAP/IFRS reporting templates." (Perplexity Sonar, Financial consolidation)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Centage Planning Maestro, from 34 of the 34 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- prophix.com: 25
- sourceforge.net: 15
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 14
- softwareconnect.com: 12
- centage.com: 10 (its own site)
- softwaresuggest.com: 10
- datarails.com: 9
- fuelfinance.me: 9
- joiin.co: 9
- kurums.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://prophix.com/blog/the-12-best-financial-consolidation-software-tools-for-fp-a-teams: 21
- https://sourceforge.net/software/financial-consolidation/for-small-business: 15
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/financial-consolidation-software: 14
- https://softwareconnect.com/roundups/best-financial-consolidation-software: 11
- https://softwaresuggest.com/financial-consolidation-software: 10
- https://kurums.com/best-financial-consolidation-software-2026-comparison: 9
- https://centage.com/product/scenario-planning: 8
- https://datarails.com/blog/best-financial-consolidation-tools-and-software: 8

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: modern FP&A built for workforce-heavy organizations (https://www.centage.com/lp/planning-maestro)
- For: workforce-heavy organizations (https://www.centage.com/lp/planning-maestro)
- Price stated: exclusive 20% discount for returning customers (https://www.centage.com/lp/planning-maestro)
- Integrations claimed: 7 (https://www.centage.com/lp/planning-maestro)

## 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.