# IBM Planning Analytics alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM Planning Analytics 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/ibm-planning-analytics/alternatives/

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

- Cube: 19
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: 18
- Vena: 16
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 16
- Anaplan: 15
- OneStream: 14

## Corporate performance management

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name IBM Planning Analytics.

- Cube: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Vena: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Datarails: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Jirav: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Centage: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Float: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name IBM Planning Analytics (IBM Planning Analytics is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Planful: first choice in 13 of those 80
- Prophix: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Vena: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Cube: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name IBM Planning Analytics (IBM Planning Analytics is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 16 of those 79
- Anaplan: first choice in 15 of those 79
- OneStream: first choice in 14 of those 79
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Oracle Primavera Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Pigment: first choice in 1 of those 79
- ProofHub: first choice in 1 of those 79

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