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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 243 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Mosaic 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/mosaic/alternatives/

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

- Anaplan: 31
- Microsoft Excel: 18
- Google Sheets: 17
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 11
- Cube: 8
- Fathom: 8

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Mosaic.

- Google Sheets: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Jirav: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Causal: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Finmark: first choice in 3 of those 83
- BILL: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Mosaic (Mosaic is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Cube: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Vena: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Datarails: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Drivetrain: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Mosaic.

- Anaplan: first choice in 31 of those 83
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 7 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

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