Top tools in 2026 · Prompt 3 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What are the top financial planning and analysis platforms in 2026?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…leading players and where they stand: Enterprise-grade leaders (large, complex orgs) Anaplan – Still a heavyweight. Very flexible modeling engine, strong for connected planning across departments. Downsides: cost and implementation complexity. Workday Adaptive Planning – Popular with mid-to-large enterprises already in the Workday ecosystem. Easier to deploy than Anaplan, solid forecasting and reporting. Oracle…

Named across its answers: 1. Anaplan2. Workday Adaptive Planning3. Oracle Cloud EPM4. SAP Analytics Cloud5. Pigment

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Anaplan dominates this question completely, appearing in all 9 answers with an average position of 1.2 and leading 7 of 9 times, making it the near-automatic first recommendation across every model. Pigment matches Anaplan's 9-of-9 presence but lands at an average position of 6, showing strong awareness without the top-slot authority that converts buyer attention into serious consideration.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Pigment and Planful on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Anaplan 111111212 9/9 · 7× first · #1.2

Workday Adaptive Planning 222542526 9/9 · never first · #3.3

Pigment 555111012141 9/9 · 2× first · #6

Cube 8109121111995 9/9 · never first · #9.3

Mosaic 91110101210889 9/9 · never first · #9.7

SAP Analytics Cloud 44433477 8/9 · never first · #4.5

Planful 66666645 8/9 · never first · #5.6

Oracle Cloud EPM 333638 6/9 · never first · #4.3

Vena Solutions 987363 6/9 · never first · #6

Datarails 1191174 5/9 · never first · #8.4

Prophix 8898 4/9 · never first · #8.3

OneStream 755 3/9 · never first · #5.7

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 20 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Jirav, Causal, Adaptive Planning.