# Plan A alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Plan A 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/plan-a/alternatives/

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

- Greenly: 56
- Workiva: 38
- Watershed: 18
- Persefoni: 9
- Coolset: 5
- Sustain.Life: 5

## ESG and carbon reporting

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Plan A (Plan A is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Greenly: first choice in 41 of those 81
- Sustain.Life: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Persefoni: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Novata: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Aclymate: first choice in 2 of those 81
- CarbonAnalytics: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Coolset: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Dcycle: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Plan A (Plan A is #7 of 13 at 3%).

- Greenly: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Workiva: first choice in 11 of those 75
- Sweep: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Coolset: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Persefoni: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Watershed: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Aclymate: first choice in 2 of those 75
- ExecutESG: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Plan A.

- Workiva: first choice in 27 of those 82
- Watershed: first choice in 15 of those 82
- IBM Envizi: first choice in 3 of those 82
- CarbonTool: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Persefoni: first choice in 2 of those 82
- APLANET: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Cority: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Intelex: first choice in 1 of those 82

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