# Anaplan: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 44 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/anaplan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 2% | 17 | 44% | 41 |
| [Compensation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-management/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 2 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Considered the "depth benchmark" for employee-level modeling... Large enterprise needing finance-aligned strategic planning? → Anaplan, Workday Adaptive, or Pigment" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce planning)
- "Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Oracle are best when you need a flexible, finance‑aligned planning engine." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Workforce planning)
- "Choose Anaplan when workforce planning must support complex enterprise scenarios across multiple functions." (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce planning)
- "Best overall for enterprise planning. Cited as the depth benchmark for deep employee-level modeling" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Workforce planning)

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise tools like Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning unless you have complex multi-entity structures" (Kimi K2, Workforce planning)
- "Avoid starting with Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, or similar enterprise platforms" (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce planning)
- "Avoid enterprise platforms such as Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, or Visier" (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce planning)
- "High-powered Corporate Performance Management (CPM) platforms (like Anaplan, Pigment, or Workday Adaptive Planning) are top-tier enterprise solutions, but they are frequently oversold to mid-market companies" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Workforce planning)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Anaplan, from 154 of the 168 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- disprz.ai: 59
- g2.com: 56
- resources.rework.com: 56
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 39
- walkme.com: 38
- guideflow.com: 36
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 34
- culturro.com: 33
- cfoshortlist.com: 31
- research.isg-one.com: 26

### Pages cited

- https://disprz.ai/blog/workforce-planning-software: 59
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-management/best-workforce-planning-software-2026: 54
- https://walkme.com/blog/workforce-planning-tools: 37
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/workforce-planning-software: 34
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-workforce-planning-software: 32
- https://guideflow.com/blog/workforce-planning-software: 31
- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports/best-workforce-planning-software: 26
- https://g2.com/categories/workforce-planning: 22

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