# CAST AI alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CAST AI 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/it/vendors/cast-ai/alternatives

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

- Vantage: 76
- IBM Apptio Cloudability: 36
- AWS Cost Explorer: 20
- CloudZero: 13
- Finout: 9
- Flexera One: 8

## Cloud cost management

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name CAST AI (CAST AI is #9 of 17 at 2%).

- Vantage: first choice in 43 of those 75
- AWS Cost Explorer: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Microsoft Cost Management: first choice in 4 of those 75
- CloudZero: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Azure Advisor: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Finout: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Google Cloud Billing: first choice in 2 of those 75
- SpendArk: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name CAST AI (CAST AI is #11 of 19 at 0%).

- Vantage: first choice in 24 of those 67
- AWS Cost Explorer: first choice in 5 of those 67
- CloudZero: first choice in 5 of those 67
- IBM Apptio Cloudability: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Kubecost: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Google Cloud Cost Management: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Microsoft Cost Management: first choice in 2 of those 67
- OpenCost: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name CAST AI (CAST AI is #8 of 14 at 0%).

- IBM Apptio Cloudability: first choice in 32 of those 79
- Vantage: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Flexera One: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Finout: first choice in 7 of those 79
- CloudZero: first choice in 5 of those 79
- IBM: first choice in 2 of those 79
- IBM Turbonomic: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Apptio Cloud Cost Management: first choice in 1 of those 79

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