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Brand report · September 2026

Planful Planful: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about fp&a & financial planning, Planful ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 25 in FP&A & Financial Planning .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Planful

Planful lives and dies in one FP&A race, ranked sixth.

Where it wins. A 42% mention rate in FP&A & Financial Planning keeps Planful consistently in the conversation when AI models field broad planning tool questions, particularly on 'Top tools in 2026' prompts.

Where it loses. Sitting sixth of fifteen with zero first-pick selections means buyers hear the name but the models hand the recommendation to someone else, and Planful goes completely unrecognized when questions turn to specific features.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

On message

How Planful positions itself vs how AI ranks it

Planful claims FP&A & Financial Planning and the models back it: #6 of 15 there.

The pitch

"Achieve peak financial performance with Planful"

What AI actually says
In FP&A & Financial Planning #6 of 15, claim holds

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

FP&A & Financial Planning · #6 of 15

25 / 100 flat vs last month
42%
mention rate (72 answers)
5
avg. position
0%
first pick
6%
share of voice
23.5Jul 2026Jul 2026: 23.525.1Aug 2026Aug 2026: 25.124.7Sep 2026Sep 2026: 24.7
ChatGPT
18
Claude
35
Gemini
20

How the models portray Planful

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

30% 57% 13%
endorsed · 95% band 17–48% listed caveated graded across 30 mentions in FP&A & Financial Planning answers
Prompt themes Planful would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Planful. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Gaps Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Planful's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Cube
90%
Mosaic
87%
Anaplan
83%
Pigment
63%
Vena
63%
Datarails
47%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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