# Datarails alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,526 of the 1,764 answers in the 7 categories where Datarails holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/datarails/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- OneStream: 103
- Anaplan: 79
- FloQast: 55
- BlackLine: 53
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 43
- Microsoft Power BI: 36

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #12 of 16 at 0%).

- Google Sheets: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 13 of those 75
- LivePlan: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Causal: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Jirav: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Fuelfinance: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #2 of 11 at 16%).

- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Prophix One: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Compass AI: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cube: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- Anaplan: first choice in 25 of those 80
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 80
- OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Ardoq: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 80

## Financial reporting and dashboards

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 16 of those 83
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Looker Studio: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Wave: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Xero Analytics: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Zoho Books: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 83
- FreshBooks: first choice in 3 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #4 of 18 at 9%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 11 of those 67
- Wave: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 67
- Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Xero Analytics: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Databox: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Cube: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 25 of those 83
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 10 of those 83
- OneStream: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Workiva: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 2 of those 83

## Corporate performance management

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 14 at 5%).

- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Cube: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Vena: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Planful: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Effy AI: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Fathom: first choice in 2 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #7 of 16 at 4%).

- Planful: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Vena: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Cube: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Jedox: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 27 of those 84
- OneStream: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Anaplan: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Corporater: first choice in 1 of those 84

## Financial consolidation

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #7 of 14 at 2%).

- Joiin: first choice in 28 of those 64
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Fathom: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Prophix: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 2 of those 64
- CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Campfire: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #8 of 14 at 2%).

- Prophix: first choice in 14 of those 71
- OneStream: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Joiin: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Planful: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Vena: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Board: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- OneStream: first choice in 49 of those 84
- Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 9 of those 84
- CCH Tagetik: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Anaplan Financial Consolidation: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Board: first choice in 1 of those 84
- HighRadius: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Prophix: first choice in 1 of those 84

## Financial close management

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #4 of 12 at 9%).

- FloQast: first choice in 12 of those 62
- Numeric: first choice in 10 of those 62
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 9 of those 62
- Xero: first choice in 6 of those 62
- ScaleXP: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 62
- CloseCore: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #6 of 14 at 2%).

- FloQast: first choice in 37 of those 76
- BlackLine: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Numeric: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Prophix: first choice in 4 of those 76
- CloseCore: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Adra Suite: first choice in 1 of those 76
- DOKKA Close: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- BlackLine: first choice in 47 of those 83
- FloQast: first choice in 6 of those 83
- OneStream: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Numeric: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Trintech: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Trintech Cadency: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Workiva: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Double: first choice in 1 of those 83

## FP&A platforms

**Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #4 of 17 at 8%).

- Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Clockwork: first choice in 3 of those 32
- PlanGuru: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Fathom: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Excel: first choice in 1 of those 32
- FreshBooks: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Fuelfinance: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #9 of 14 at 0%).

- Pigment: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Cube: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Planful: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Prophix: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 56
- PlanGuru: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Vena: first choice in 2 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 36 of those 81
- OneStream: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Pigment: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Board: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 81

## Cash flow forecasting

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- Float: first choice in 29 of those 84
- Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Pulse: first choice in 8 of those 84
- BILL: first choice in 5 of those 84
- QuickBooks Cash Flow Planner: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Xero Cash Flow Forecasting: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cash Flow Tool: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Fathom: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #21 of 22 at 0%).

- Agicap: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Drivetrain: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Pulse: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Upflow: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Centime: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Prophix One: first choice in 4 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails.

- Kyriba: first choice in 29 of those 83
- HighRadius: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Anaplan: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Tesorio: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Pegasus Insights: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Access CashForecaster: first choice in 2 of those 83
- OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Prophix One: first choice in 2 of those 83

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