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

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,319 of the 1,512 answers in the 6 categories where Vena 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/vena/alternatives/

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

- OneStream: 81
- Anaplan: 71
- Fathom: 46
- Float: 44
- Cube: 39
- Microsoft Power BI: 36

## Corporate performance management

**Small business**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #2 of 13 at 11%).

- Cube: first choice in 10 of those 65
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Jirav: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Centage: first choice in 2 of those 65
- IBM Planning Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #3 of 14 at 15%).

- Prophix: first choice in 7 of those 55
- Planful: first choice in 6 of those 55
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 55
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Asana: first choice in 1 of those 55
- AssessTeam: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 18 of those 78
- OneStream: first choice in 13 of those 78
- Anaplan: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Oracle Primavera Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Pigment: first choice in 1 of those 78
- ProofHub: first choice in 1 of those 78

## FP&A platforms

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #10 of 16 at 2%).

- Fathom: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Clockwork: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Jirav: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Cube: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Datarails: first choice in 5 of those 72
- LiveFlow: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #3 of 18 at 13%).

- Fathom: first choice in 8 of those 52
- Cube: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Aleph: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Clockwork: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Drivetrain: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Finmark: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 27 of those 71
- OneStream: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Board: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 71
- CCH Tagetik: first choice in 1 of those 71

## Financial modeling and scenario planning

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

- 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 6 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**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #3 of 14 at 12%).

- Microsoft Excel: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Google Sheets: first choice in 6 of those 67
- Datarails: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Cube: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Drivetrain: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Financial Modelling Pro: first choice in 2 of those 67
- LivePlan: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 24 of those 76
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Erwin Data Modeler: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Limelight: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Cube: first choice in 2 of those 76
- ER/Studio: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 76

## Financial reporting and dashboards

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

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 83
- Xero: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Fathom: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Looker Studio: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Wave: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 3 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #8 of 18 at 2%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Wave: first choice in 9 of those 68
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Tableau: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 68
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Abacum: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Vena.

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 22 of those 82
- OneStream: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Workiva: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Acumatica: first choice in 3 of those 82
- SAP Analytics Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 82

## Financial consolidation

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #9 of 14 at 2%).

- Joiin: first choice in 28 of those 80
- Centage Planning Maestro: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Cube: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 80
- LiveFlow: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ClickUp: first choice in 2 of those 80
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #6 of 12 at 2%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 8 of those 66
- Joiin: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Prophix: first choice in 7 of those 66
- OneStream: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Planful: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Adra Balancer: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Vena.

- OneStream: first choice in 44 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Board: first choice in 2 of those 84
- CCH Tagetik: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 84

## Cash flow forecasting

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Vena.

- Float: first choice in 35 of those 84
- Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Xero Cash Flow Forecasting: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Agicap: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Pulse: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Wave: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Chaser: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Quicken Business & Personal: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #11 of 15 at 0%).

- Agicap: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Float: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Cash Flow Frog: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Chaser: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Cube: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Kyriba: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Pulse: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Centime: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Kyriba: first choice in 20 of those 78
- Tesorio: first choice in 10 of those 78
- HighRadius: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Anaplan: first choice in 6 of those 78
- OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Pegasus Insights: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Trovata: first choice in 2 of those 78

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