# Microsoft Excel alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Excel 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/microsoft-excel/alternatives

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

- Anaplan: 29
- Datarails: 9
- Pigment: 9
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 9
- Jirav: 6
- Causal: 5

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Excel is #1 of 16 at 22%).

- Jirav: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Causal: first choice in 5 of those 59
- LivePlan: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Fuelfinance: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Excel/Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Finmark: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Excel is #1 of 11 at 19%).

- Datarails: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Prophix One: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Cube: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Limelight: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Mosaic: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Excel.

- Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 4 of those 83
- OneStream: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Ardoq: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 83

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