# Google Sheets alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Sheets 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/google-sheets/alternatives

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

- Anaplan: 29
- Datarails: 9
- Pigment: 9
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 9
- Microsoft Excel: 7
- Jirav: 6

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets (Google Sheets is #2 of 16 at 22%).

- Jirav: first choice in 6 of those 62
- LivePlan: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Causal: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Fuelfinance: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Finmark: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets (Google Sheets is #3 of 11 at 12%).

- Datarails: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Prophix One: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Cube: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Limelight: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Mosaic: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets.

- Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 84
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 4 of those 84
- OneStream: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Ardoq: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 84

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