# Pigment: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 100 judge labels across 8 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pigment

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [FP&A platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/fpa-platforms/index.md) | 19% | 1 | 14% | 44 |
| [Financial modeling and scenario planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/financial-modeling-and-scenario-planning/index.md) | 9% | 4 | 0% | 23 |
| [Corporate performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/corporate-performance-management/index.md) | 6% | 5 | 9% | 23 |
| [Financial reporting and dashboards](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/financial-reporting-and-dashboards/index.md) | 2% | 18 | 0% | 5 |
| [Cash flow forecasting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/cash-flow-forecasting/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 2 |
| [Board and investor reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/board-and-investor-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 95 | 100% | 1 |
| [Financial consolidation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/financial-consolidation/index.md) | 0% | 46 | 0% | 1 |
| [SaaS metrics and analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/saas-metrics-and-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you want the safest all-around choice for mid-market B2B, Pigment offers the best balance of power, modern UI, and scalability." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, FP&A platforms)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Pigment offers the best balance of modern functionality, ease of use, and mid-market pricing." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, FP&A platforms)
- "Best For: Mid-market to upper mid-market B2B tech/SaaS businesses that need flexible multidimensional modeling." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Corporate performance ma)
- "or Pigment if you want the most comprehensive AI-native platform and have the budget for it" (MiniMax M2.5, FP&A platforms)

## And against it

- "65% of FP&A professionals raising concerns about this platform... substantial negative sentiment among practitioners." (Claude Haiku 4.5, FP&A platforms)
- "Avoid the mid-market "contact us" vendors (Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Pigment, Planful)" (Kimi K2, FP&A platforms)
- "What to Avoid on a Limited Budget ... Pigment | ~$74,000/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, FP&A platforms)
- "move planning into a proprietary interface, which buys standardization at the cost of rebuilding models and retraining the team" (Muse Glimmer 30B, FP&A platforms)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pigment, from 198 of the 230 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cfoshortlist.com: 89
- prophix.com: 71
- getaleph.com: 67
- g2.com: 53
- datarails.com: 47
- resources.rework.com: 42
- board.com: 41
- erpresearch.com: 41
- centage.com: 36
- onestream.com: 34

### Pages cited

- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports/best-fpa-software-2026: 46
- https://erpresearch.com/erp-add-ons/fpa-planning: 37
- https://prophix.com/blog/17-best-fp-a-software-for-high-performing-fp-a-teams: 33
- https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fpa/fp-a-tools: 32
- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software-for-enterprises: 26
- https://getaleph.com/answers/best-fpa-software-by-company-size: 26
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/fpa-planning/best-fpa-software-2026: 26
- https://board.com/guide/best-fpa-software: 25

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Agentic AI for enterprise business planning (https://pigment.com/)
- For: enterprise business planning teams across finance, sales, HR, and supply chain (https://pigment.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial (https://pigment.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: Europe, the US
- Customers named: Unilever, Siemens, Danone, Carta, Supercell, Uber, Fivetran, Figma

## What it publishes

Every page pigment.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3053 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 265 pages, 77 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 61 pages, 34 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- webinar or virtual event: 107 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- comparison: 29 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- template or tool: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- glossary or explainer: 257 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- podcast or video: 11 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- news or press: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ai token management finance teams https://www.pigment.com/blog/ai-token-management-finance-teams
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Mcp vs api finance data integration https://www.pigment.com/blog/mcp-vs-api-finance-data-integration
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: When private equity ownership sets the deadline planning has to move at deal speed https://www.pigment.com/blog/when-private-equity-ownership-sets-the-deadline-planning-has-to-move-at-deal-speed
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Planning transformation isnt a finance systems project its a business one https://www.pigment.com/blog/planning-transformation-isnt-a-finance-systems-project-its-a-business-one
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: What actually breaks and fixes an epm migration lessons from morrisons and the economist https://www.pigment.com/blog/what-actually-breaks-and-fixes-an-epm-migration-lessons-from-morrisons-and-the-economist
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Why planning needs to become autonomous not just ai assisted https://www.pigment.com/blog/why-planning-needs-to-become-autonomous-not-just-ai-assisted

## 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.