Financial modeling and scenario planning · October 2026 Edition
Google Sheets vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Zero of fourteen models named Google Sheets first on the direct prompt; two named Workday Adaptive Planning. Google Sheets was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Workday Adaptive Planning by eleven and Google Sheets carries 13 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share9%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%35%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1317A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Google Sheets reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Datarails was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Excel vs Google Sheets · Microsoft Excel vs Workday Adaptive Planning · Cube vs Google Sheets
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the financial modeling and scenario planning page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Google SheetsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Direct021 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Paraphrase012 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Comparative00
Budget-constrained602 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Scale-constrained011 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Negative002 against Google Sheets
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Google Sheets and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Google Sheets Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Google Sheets on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Google Sheets and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
Workday Adaptive Planning first, Google Sheets not the choice
2 of 14 modelsGoogle Sheets was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashVena, Workday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Fathom, PlanGuru
GPT-6 LunaWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Cube, Vena
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarDatarails, Limelight alternatives: Abacum, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Datarails alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Planful, Prophix One
GPT-5.4 miniDatarails, Planful alternatives: Anaplan, Vena
Gemini 3.5 FlashAleph, Cube alternatives: Abacum, Bob Finance, Pigment, Vena
Grok 4.1 FastCube, Datarails, Drivetrain, Jirav alternatives: Abacum
Mistral SmallAbacum alternatives: Cube, Datarails
DeepSeek V4 FlashCube alternatives: Datarails, Jirav, Planful, Vena
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Drivetrain alternatives: Mosaic, Pigment
GLM 4.7 FlashXDatarails alternatives: Abacum, Cube, Lucanet xP&A, Mosaic
MiniMax M2.5Drivetrain alternatives: Abacum, Cube, Datarails, Pigment
Muse Glimmer 30BDatarails alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Mosaic, Planful
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Google Sheets leads by nineteen points.
Google Sheets19%#1 of 10Workday Adaptive Planning0%#– of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Google Sheets leads by three points.
Google Sheets9%#5 of 14Workday Adaptive Planning6%#8 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Workday Adaptive Planning leads at enterprise.
Workday Adaptive Planning16%#2 of 12Google Sheets0%#– of 12What the models said about Google Sheets
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“starting with Google Sheets or Excel and upgrading to a dedicated tool ... is the most cost-effective approach” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best low-budget choice: Google Sheets for a small company building budgets, forecasts, and scenario models” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets if you need a simple, flexible solution” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Start by looking closely at Vena or Adaptive. For most mid-market B2B firms, these two provide the perfect balance of power, price, and adoption speed.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“If you want to modernize your tech stack and improve collaboration across departments: Choose Workday Adaptive Planning.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Excel vs Google SheetsMicrosoft Excel vs Workday Adaptive PlanningCube vs Google SheetsCube vs Workday Adaptive PlanningVena vs Google SheetsVena vs Workday Adaptive PlanningDatarails vs Google SheetsDatarails vs Workday Adaptive PlanningGoogle Sheets vs DrivetrainGoogle Sheets vs ProphixDrivetrain vs Workday Adaptive PlanningProphix vs Workday Adaptive PlanningAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full financial modeling standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.