# Anaplan: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/anaplan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sales commissions and incentive compensation](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/sales-commissions-and-incentive-compensation/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 50% | 10 |
| [Revenue intelligence and forecasting](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/revenue-intelligence-and-forecasting/index.md) | 0% | 86 | 44% | 9 |
| [Value selling tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/value-selling-tools/index.md) | 0% | 119 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for companies needing to link sales revenue forecasting directly to comp plans in real-time" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Commissions)
- "excels in complex, multi-dimensional planning but requires expertise" (MiniMax M2.5, Commissions)
- "If compensation is part of broader planning: evaluate Anaplan." (GPT-5.4 mini, Commissions)
- "Anaplan - Best for Complex Modeling" (MiniMax M2.5, Commissions)

## And against it

- "Avoid for mid-sized: Pure enterprise tools like Anaplan" (Grok 4.20, Commissions)
- "Avoid enterprise tools like Clari, Gong, or Anaplan" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Revenue intel)
- "Anaplan or Pigment are sometimes used for comp, but vet them carefully for true ICM depth—they are planning tools first." (Kimi K2, Commissions)
- "Niche alternatives: Anaplan/Cube/Pigment for finance-heavy forecasting (if this is more FP&A than sales RI)." (Grok 4.20, Revenue intel)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Anaplan, from 51 of the 62 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- captivateiq.com: 27
- everstage.com: 15
- guideflow.com: 14
- commonroom.io: 13
- outreach.ai: 13
- avoma.com: 11
- getaleph.com: 11
- performio.co: 11
- varicent.com: 11
- cfoshortlist.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://commonroom.io/blog/best-revenue-forecasting-software-for-b2b-sales-teams: 12
- https://getaleph.com/answers/revenue-forecasting-software-b2b: 11
- https://avoma.com/blog/best-revenue-intelligence-software: 8
- https://captivateiq.com/blog/incentive-compensation-management-software: 8
- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports/sales-commission-software-buyers-guide: 8
- https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/sales-forecasting-software: 7
- https://captivateiq.com/blog/sales-forecasting-software: 7
- https://outreach.ai/resources/blog/best-sales-forecasting-software: 7

## The company

Anaplan; https://www.anaplan.com/; San Francisco, United States; founded 2006; public, PLAN on New York Stock Exchange. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The scenario planning and analysis platform where AI, data, and planning converge to make the right decisions, right now. (https://anaplan.com/)
- For: Agentic Enterprises (https://anaplan.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, CSA STAR, Cyber Essentials, ENS, APEC CBPR, TRUSTe International Privacy Verified
- Customers named: JLR, LinkedIn, The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever International Group, Generali, Jaguar Land Rover, Bayer Consumer Health, Autodesk

## What it publishes

Every page anaplan.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5353 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 732 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 196 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 643 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 204 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 167 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- Recent: 2026-09-23 news or press: Blue owl executive perspectives future enterprise software anaplan https://www.anaplan.com/news/blue-owl-executive-perspectives-future-enterprise-software-anaplan
- Recent: 2026-06-03 news or press: How bazookas cio is bringing ai to the gum game and navigating candy industry headwinds https://www.anaplan.com/news/how-bazookas-cio-is-bringing-ai-to-the-gum-game-and-navigating-candy-industry-headwinds
- Recent: 2026-05-18 news or press: Ai enterprise software deterministic domain authority saas split https://www.anaplan.com/news/ai-enterprise-software-deterministic-domain-authority-saas-split
- Recent: 2026-05-12 news or press: Bazookas big pop transitioning legacy systems predictive analytics https://www.anaplan.com/news/bazookas-big-pop-transitioning-legacy-systems-predictive-analytics
- Recent: 2026-02-02 news or press: Coworking with jim freeze https://www.anaplan.com/news/coworking-with-jim-freeze
- Recent: 2026-01-20 news or press: Jim freeze anaplan proving marketings impact https://www.anaplan.com/news/jim-freeze-anaplan-proving-marketings-impact

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.