# Datarails alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,109 of the 1,260 answers in the 5 categories where Datarails holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/datarails/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - OneStream: 81 - Anaplan: 80 - Fathom: 40 - Workday Adaptive Planning: 37 - Microsoft Power BI: 35 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 33 ## Financial modeling and scenario planning **Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #6 of 10 at 3%). - Google Sheets: first choice in 11 of those 72 - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 9 of those 72 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Float: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Causal: first choice in 2 of those 72 - DbSchema: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Finmark: first choice in 2 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #4 of 14 at 11%). - Microsoft Excel: first choice in 9 of those 69 - Cube: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Vena: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Prophix: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Financial Modelling Pro: first choice in 2 of those 69 - LivePlan: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails. - Anaplan: first choice in 30 of those 83 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 83 - ER/Studio: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 83 ## Corporate performance management **Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #3 of 13 at 6%). - Cube: first choice in 8 of those 69 - Vena: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Centage: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Jirav: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Float: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #6 of 14 at 7%). - Planful: first choice in 11 of those 73 - Prophix: first choice in 10 of those 73 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 73 - Vena: first choice in 5 of those 73 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 4 of those 73 - Cube: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 73 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Datarails. - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 19 of those 84 - Anaplan: first choice in 16 of those 84 - OneStream: first choice in 16 of those 84 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Oracle Primavera Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Pigment: first choice in 1 of those 84 - ProofHub: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Financial reporting and dashboards **Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Datarails. - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 14 of those 80 - Fathom: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Looker Studio: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Wave: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Xero: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 6 of those 80 - Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 80 - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 3 of those 80 **Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 18 at 4%). - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 11 of those 65 - Wave: first choice in 9 of those 65 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 6 of those 65 - Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Tableau: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 65 - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 65 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Datarails. - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 21 of those 81 - OneStream: first choice in 5 of those 81 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Workiva: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Acumatica: first choice in 3 of those 81 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 81 - Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 81 ## FP&A platforms **Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #3 of 16 at 9%). - Fathom: first choice in 10 of those 47 - Clockwork: first choice in 6 of those 47 - Cube: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Jirav: first choice in 2 of those 47 - LiveFlow: first choice in 2 of those 47 - PlanGuru: first choice in 2 of those 47 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #13 of 18 at 2%). - Planful: first choice in 10 of those 70 - Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Vena: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Cube: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Abacum: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Centage: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Clockwork: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #14 of 14 at 0%). - Anaplan: first choice in 33 of those 83 - OneStream: first choice in 13 of those 83 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Board: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Planful: first choice in 3 of those 83 - CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Financial consolidation **Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #5 of 14 at 5%). - Joiin: first choice in 24 of those 73 - Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 73 - Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 5 of those 73 - Cube: first choice in 5 of those 73 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 3 of those 73 - ClickUp: first choice in 2 of those 73 - LiveFlow: first choice in 2 of those 73 - QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Datarails (Datarails is #9 of 12 at 2%). - Prophix: first choice in 12 of those 79 - Sage Intacct: first choice in 9 of those 79 - Joiin: first choice in 7 of those 79 - OneStream: first choice in 6 of those 79 - Planful: first choice in 6 of those 79 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 5 of those 79 - Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 1 of those 79 - Adra Balancer: first choice in 1 of those 79 **Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Datarails. - OneStream: first choice in 41 of those 81 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 6 of those 81 - Board: first choice in 2 of those 81 - CCH Tagetik: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 1 of those 81 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 81 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.