# Drivetrain alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 477 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Drivetrain 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/drivetrain/alternatives/

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

- Anaplan: 63
- Fathom: 29
- Cube: 25
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 22
- Google Sheets: 19
- Microsoft Excel: 19

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain.

- Google Sheets: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Fathom: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Jirav: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Causal: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Finmark: first choice in 3 of those 82
- BILL: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain (Drivetrain is #6 of 14 at 6%).

- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 10 of those 77
- Cube: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Vena: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Prophix: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain.

- Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 80
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 80
- ER/Studio: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 80

## FP&A platforms

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain.

- Fathom: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Cube: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Clockwork: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Datarails: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Jirav: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Aleph: first choice in 3 of those 80
- LiveFlow: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain (Drivetrain is #6 of 18 at 6%).

- Planful: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Vena: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Cube: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Drivetrain (Drivetrain is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 32 of those 82
- OneStream: first choice in 12 of those 82
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Pigment: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Board: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Planful: first choice in 3 of those 82
- CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 82

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