# Google Sheets alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 228 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Sheets 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/google-sheets/alternatives/

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

- Anaplan: 31
- Cube: 13
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 12
- Datarails: 9
- Fathom: 8
- Vena: 8

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets (Google Sheets is #1 of 10 at 19%).

- Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Causal: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Finmark: first choice in 3 of those 71
- BILL: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets (Google Sheets is #5 of 14 at 9%).

- Cube: first choice in 9 of those 73
- Vena: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Datarails: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Drivetrain: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Prophix: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Google Sheets.

- Anaplan: first choice in 31 of those 84
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ER/Studio: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 84

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