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10 Best FP&A Software of 2026

By the KeenVerdict research desk · Updated November 12, 2026 · Next review December 27, 2026 · 10 products scored

Our pickCubeFinance teams that want to keep working in spreadsheets8.6

Our verdict

Workday Adaptive Planning is the safest choice for a finance team leaving spreadsheets: it covers financial, workforce and operational planning in one product, and Workday says more than 7,000 teams use it. Cube is the pick for teams that want to keep Excel and Google Sheets as the front end, with unlimited users on every plan. Pigment suits fast-growing companies that want business-wide planning with AI agents. Centage and Jirav are the clearest mid-market buys because both publish prices. PlanGuru is the cheapest real FP&A tool here at $83 per month, and Float covers cash flow forecasting only.

The short answer

Workday Adaptive Planning is the best FP&A software in 2026 for finance teams replacing budget spreadsheets, with financial, workforce and operational planning on one platform used by 7,000+ teams. Cube suits teams that want to keep working in Excel and Google Sheets with unlimited users on every plan, and Centage is the best priced mid-market pick from $699 per month billed annually. The cheapest option is PlanGuru at $83 per month billed annually as of November 2026; very large enterprises should look at Anaplan or Oracle EPM instead.

This list is for CFOs, controllers and FP&A leads who still run the budget, the rolling forecast and board reporting out of linked spreadsheets and want a planning system that pulls actuals in automatically. It covers enterprise planning platforms, mid-market FP&A tools, spreadsheet-native options and two lighter tools for small finance teams. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Scores weigh features at 40 percent, ease of use at 30 and value at 30. Most FP&A vendors sell by quote, so where a USD price is not published we mark the price as pending rather than estimate it.

By the numbers

The ranking at a glance

  1. 1CubeFinance teams that want to keep working in spreadsheets8.6
  2. 2Workday Adaptive PlanningMidsize and large finance teams replacing budget spreadsheets8.6
  3. 3PigmentFast-growing companies planning across every department8.5
  4. 4CentageMid-market companies with a 2 to 10 person finance team8.4
  5. 5DatarailsSmall and midsize finance teams that build everything in Excel8.3
  6. 6JiravSmall finance teams that want a published annual price8.2
  7. 7AnaplanLarge enterprises with complex, connected planning models8.1
  8. 8PlanGuruSmall businesses and nonprofits on a tight budget8.1
  9. 9Oracle Cloud EPMLarge enterprises, especially those on Oracle ERP8.0
  10. 10FloatGrowing companies on Xero or QuickBooks that mainly need cash forecasts7.9

How we scored

Every product gets the same three scores out of 10. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests.

  • 40%Features
  • 30%Ease of use
  • 30%Value

Full scoring method

  1. No. 1, our pick

    Cube

    FP&A platform that keeps Excel and Google Sheets as the working surface and syncs governed numbers into them.

    8.6of 10

    Best for Finance teams that want to keep working in spreadsheets

    Features
    8.8
    Ease of use
    8.8
    Value
    8.0

    Price

    See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

    US price check pending. See the Cube pricing page.

    Cube is the most practical option for an FP&A team that likes its spreadsheets but is tired of reconciling them. Instead of replacing Excel, Cube connects accounting, CRM, HR and payroll data into one governed model and pushes those numbers into Excel and Google Sheets, where edits flow back to Cube. Plans are tiered by legal entities rather than seats: Bronze covers one entity, Silver up to 10 and Gold up to 50, and every plan includes unlimited users, dimensions and dashboards. Silver adds Slack, Teams, PowerPoint and Google Slides, workflows, an MCP server for AI assistants, SSO and SCIM. AI agents for data, analysis, planning and reporting come with every plan. Cube is SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant. The weak points are that every plan is sold by quote and multicurrency consolidation is an add-on unless you buy Gold.

    What works

    • +No user caps on any plan
    • +Spreadsheet users keep their existing models
    • +SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant

    What does not

    • −All plans are quoted, no published prices
    • −Multicurrency consolidation is an add-on below Gold
    • −Bronze covers only one legal entity
    Plans
    Bronze (1 entity), Silver (up to 10), Gold (up to 50)
    Users
    Unlimited on every plan
    Training included
    4 hours on Bronze, 12 on Silver and Gold

    Visit cubesoftware.com|Read the full Cube review

  2. No. 2

    Workday Adaptive Planning

    Workday's cloud planning platform for financial, workforce and operational planning, sold as Adaptive from Workday.

    8.6of 10

    Best for Midsize and large finance teams replacing budget spreadsheets

    Features
    9.2
    Ease of use
    8.6
    Value
    7.8

    Price

    See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

    US price check pending. See the Workday Adaptive Planning pricing page.

    Workday Adaptive Planning is the most complete step out of spreadsheets for a finance team that also wants HR and operations inside the plan. The platform is split into Financial Planning, Workforce Planning and Operational Planning, so headcount, hiring and unit-level operating plans feed the same budget instead of living in separate workbooks. Workday says more than 7,000 teams use Adaptive, and the product site documents planning models for industries from healthcare and higher education to manufacturing, retail and software, such as modeling admissions and patient days for hospitals or subscription bookings and retention for software firms. AI features flag what is changing in the numbers and are paired with human review. Data comes in through automated connections to other systems. The trade-offs are cost visibility and setup: Workday does not publish prices, and complex models still need a trained administrator. For a company already on Workday HCM, the link between people data and the plan is the strongest reason to choose it.

    What works

    • +Workday says 7,000+ teams use Adaptive
    • +Workforce planning sits next to the financial plan
    • +Industry use cases documented for 11 sectors

    What does not

    • −No public price list
    • −Largest value for companies already on Workday HR or Financials
    • −Advanced modeling takes admin training to set up
    Teams using it
    7,000+ (vendor figure)
    Products
    Financial, Workforce and Operational Planning
    Free trial
    Yes, offered on the product site

    Visit workday.com|Read the full Workday Adaptive Planning review

  3. No. 3

    Pigment

    Business planning platform with AI agents that connects finance, sales, HR and supply chain plans.

    8.5of 10

    Best for Fast-growing companies planning across every department

    Features
    9.2
    Ease of use
    8.4
    Value
    7.6

    Price

    See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

    US price check pending. See the Pigment pricing page.

    Pigment is built for companies where the finance plan depends on sales quotas, hiring plans and supply chain assumptions that other teams own. Everything sits in one model, so when a sales target or hiring plan changes, the effect shows up across the business plan without someone re-linking spreadsheets. Pigment's Modeler Agent creates and changes models from plain-language instructions, the Analyst explains drivers, and the Planner simulates scenarios and suggests actions; Pigment marks some forecasting and scenario agents as coming soon. The platform connects to ERPs, data sources and AI systems through MCP and native integrations. Pigment lists Siemens, Danone, Figma, Gong and Evenflo among its customers, and it announced a $250M Series E round. The limits are cost transparency, since there is no public price, and scope: a single-entity company with one finance person will pay for much more platform than it uses.

    What works

    • +Covers sales, workforce and supply chain planning, not only finance
    • +AI agents can draft models and run scenarios
    • +Named customers include Siemens, Danone, Figma and Gong

    What does not

    • −No published pricing
    • −Some agent features are listed as coming soon
    • −More platform than a small finance team needs
    Planning areas
    Finance, sales, HR, supply chain, ESG
    AI agents
    Modeler, Analyst, Planner
    Integrations
    MCP plus native connectors

    Visit pigment.com|Read the full Pigment review

  4. No. 4

    Centage

    Budgeting, forecasting and consolidation software for mid-market finance teams, sold with US-based onboarding.

    8.4of 10

    Best for Mid-market companies with a 2 to 10 person finance team

    Features
    8.4
    Ease of use
    8.4
    Value
    8.4

    Price

    From $699 per month, billed annually; most customers pay $18,000 to $40,000 per year

    Quoted from the Centage pricing page on November 12, 2026: Software starts at $699 per month, billed annually

    Centage is one of the few mid-market FP&A vendors that publishes a number: software starts at $699 per month billed annually, and the company says most mid-market customers land between $18,000 and $40,000 per year all-in. The quote depends on legal entities, the size of the chart of accounts and seats, but Centage does not gate core features behind tiers. Every subscription includes driver-based budgeting, rolling forecasts, multi-entity consolidation with intercompany eliminations, a Personnel Module for headcount, wages, benefits and payroll tax, and an Excel plug-in. Payroll integrations with ADP, UKG and Paylocity come without a module fee. Centage targets CFOs and controllers at $25M to $500M companies with 2 to 10 people in finance, and promises go-live in 4 to 6 weeks with US-based onboarding. The trade-off is depth in AI and cross-department planning compared with Pigment or Workday.

    What works

    • +Published starting price of $699 per month
    • +Core features are not gated behind tiers
    • +US-based onboarding and a Customer Success Manager on every subscription

    What does not

    • −Final price depends on entities, chart of accounts and seats
    • −Aimed at $25M to $500M companies, more than a startup needs
    • −Fewer AI agent features than Pigment or Cube
    Starting price
    $699 per month, billed annually
    Typical spend
    $18,000 to $40,000 per year (vendor figure)
    Go-live
    4 to 6 weeks

    Visit centage.com|Read the full Centage review

  5. No. 5

    Datarails

    FP&A platform for Excel users that consolidates data behind existing spreadsheet models.

    8.3of 10

    Best for Small and midsize finance teams that build everything in Excel

    Features
    8.4
    Ease of use
    8.6
    Value
    7.8

    Price

    See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

    US price check pending. See the Datarails pricing page.

    Datarails is aimed at finance teams that do not want to leave Excel. It consolidates data from ERP, CRM and HR systems, maps general ledger accounts and departments once, and feeds that data into the spreadsheet models the team already trusts, adding version control, audit trails and permissions that plain Excel lacks. Budget owners get a Submit button, so the finance team stops chasing workbooks by email. Datarails sells three plans by quote: Professional includes 2 users and 1 integration, Premium includes 5 users, 2 integrations and spend tools such as cards and bill pay, and Expert includes 15 users plus 50 viewers, 3 integrations, cash management and month-end close. AI chat and agents work on the governed data on every plan. The limits are the low user and integration counts on the entry plan and the lack of any published price.

    What works

    • +Finance staff keep the Excel formulas they know
    • +Plans list exact user and integration counts
    • +Spend and close modules available in higher plans

    What does not

    • −All three plans are priced by quote
    • −Professional plan includes only 2 users and 1 integration
    • −Cash management and close need the Expert plan
    Plans
    Professional, Premium, Expert
    Users included
    2, 5 or 15 (plus 50 viewers on Expert)
    Integrations included
    1, 2 or 3

    Visit datarails.com|Read the full Datarails review

  6. No. 6

    Jirav

    Planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting software for small and midsize businesses and their accounting firms.

    8.2of 10

    Best for Small finance teams that want a published annual price

    Features
    8.0
    Ease of use
    8.4
    Value
    8.2

    Price

    Starter $10,000 per year; Pro $15,000 per year; Enterprise by quote

    Quoted from the Jirav pricing page on November 12, 2026: Unlimited Read-Only Sharing STARTER $10,000/year

    Jirav publishes its business prices, which makes it easy to compare against hiring an analyst: Starter costs $10,000 per year and Pro $15,000 per year, with Enterprise by quote. Every plan includes integrated balance sheet and cash flow projections, annual operating plans, rolling forecasts, what-if scenarios, workforce planning, budget versus actuals and board-ready report templates, plus guided implementation and unlimited read-only sharing. The tiers set the limits: Starter gives 2 admins or editors, 2 active plans, 3 dashboards and up to 24 months of data from actuals start to forecast end; Pro raises that to 5 editors, departmental planning and 48 months; Enterprise reaches 15 editors and 84 months. Accounting and CFO advisory firms can buy wholesale plans from $50 per month per client. The constraint for growing teams is the editor cap and the short model window on Starter.

    What works

    • +Published prices: Starter $10,000 and Pro $15,000 per year
    • +Unlimited read-only sharing on every plan
    • +Wholesale plans for accounting and CFO firms from $50 per month

    What does not

    • −Starter allows 2 admins or editors and 24 months of model data
    • −Long-range planning up to 84 months only on Enterprise
    • −Enterprise pricing is by quote
    Plans
    Starter $10,000/year, Pro $15,000/year, Enterprise by quote
    Admins and editors
    2, 5 or 15 by plan
    Model duration
    24, 48 or 84 months by plan

    Visit jirav.com|Read the full Jirav review

  7. No. 7

    Anaplan

    Enterprise planning platform with a deterministic calculation engine, purpose-built applications and AI.

    8.1of 10

    Best for Large enterprises with complex, connected planning models

    Features
    9.4
    Ease of use
    7.4
    Value
    7.2

    Price

    See vendor pricing (USD check pending)

    US price check pending. See the Anaplan pricing page.

    Anaplan is the heavyweight here, built for enterprises where finance plans connect to sales, supply chain and workforce models across many business units. Its deterministic calculation engines give results that are auditable and traceable to source data, and its application lifecycle management lets administrators move model changes through development, testing and production without disrupting planners. Purpose-built applications provide ready-made capabilities for specific planning domains on top of the core platform, and Anaplan AI combines predictive, generative and agentic features with connected enterprise data. Planners can view dashboards, update plans and complete tasks from the Anaplan Mobile app. Anaplan says more than 2,800 brands use its platform. The trade-offs are cost and effort: there is no public price, and building and maintaining models usually takes dedicated specialists, which is why it scores lower on ease of use and value than the mid-market tools on this list.

    What works

    • +Anaplan says 2,800+ brands use the platform
    • +Built for very large, multi-team planning models
    • +Formal lifecycle management for model changes

    What does not

    • −No published pricing
    • −Model building usually needs certified specialists
    • −More than a single-entity company needs
    Customers
    2,800+ brands (vendor figure)
    Mobile app
    Yes, Anaplan Mobile
    Environments
    Development, testing and production

    Visit anaplan.com|Read the full Anaplan review

  8. No. 8

    PlanGuru

    Budgeting and forecasting software for small businesses, nonprofits and their advisors.

    8.1of 10

    Best for Small businesses and nonprofits on a tight budget

    Features
    7.2
    Ease of use
    8.2
    Value
    9.2

    Price

    Single Entity $83 per month billed annually ($99 monthly), 1 user; extra users $25 per month

    Quoted from the PlanGuru pricing page on November 12, 2026: single-entity organizations. $ 83 99 /mo. Paid Annually

    PlanGuru is the lowest-cost way on this list to move a small company's budget out of a spreadsheet. The Single Entity plan costs $83 per month paid annually or $99 monthly, with one user included and extra users at $25 per month. It brings in actuals from QuickBooks Online, Xero or Excel, up to five years of history, and builds budgets and forecasts up to 10 years out on a pre-built 3-way structure, so the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow stay linked. There are more than 20 standard forecasting methods, a formula builder for custom methods, unlimited scenarios, workforce planning and tools for loans and lines of credit. Dashboards come with the $166 Analytics plan, and consolidating departments or locations needs the $333 Multi-Unit plan with three users. PlanGuru lacks the collaboration, ERP connectors and AI features of the larger platforms, so it fits owner-led businesses and nonprofits rather than finance teams of several people.

    What works

    • +Lowest published price on this list at $83 per month
    • +Unlimited scenarios per company
    • +30-day money-back guarantee

    What does not

    • −Single Entity plan includes 1 user
    • −Dashboards need the $166 per month Analytics plan
    • −Consolidation starts at $333 per month
    Plans
    $83, $166 and $333 per month billed annually
    Forecast horizon
    Up to 10 years
    Guarantee
    30-day money back

    Visit planguru.com|Read the full PlanGuru review

  9. No. 9

    Oracle Cloud EPM

    Oracle's enterprise performance management cloud, covering financial, workforce, capital, project and sales planning.

    8.0of 10

    Best for Large enterprises, especially those on Oracle ERP

    Features
    9.2
    Ease of use
    7.0
    Value
    7.4

    Price

    EPM Standard $250 per named user per month (10-user minimum); EPM Enterprise $500 (25-user minimum)

    Quoted from the Oracle Cloud EPM pricing page on November 12, 2026: Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Service 250.00 Hosted Named User 10 B91073

    Oracle Cloud EPM is the most feature-dense planning suite here and one of the few enterprise options with a public USD list price. Oracle's Fusion Cloud price list shows EPM Standard at $250 per hosted named user per month with a 10-user minimum and EPM Enterprise at $500 with a 25-user minimum, and the standard subscription term is three years. Planning covers financials with a fully integrated balance sheet and cash flow, prebuilt expense drivers, predictive cash forecasting that can generate daily or weekly cash forecasts, Monte Carlo simulations and Freeform modeling for ad-hoc scenarios. Workforce planning integrates with Oracle Cloud HCM, and there are modules for capital assets, projects and sales forecasting. The minimums mean the entry cost is $2,500 per month before implementation, and building out the modules takes trained administrators. It fits best where Oracle ERP or HCM is already in place.

    What works

    • +Public USD list price in Oracle's price list
    • +Prebuilt drivers for expense, capital and project planning
    • +Monte Carlo simulation for scenario likelihoods

    What does not

    • −10-user minimum puts entry cost at $2,500 per month
    • −Oracle's standard subscription term is three years
    • −Administration needs specialist skills
    EPM Standard
    $250 per named user per month, 10-user minimum
    EPM Enterprise
    $500 per named user per month, 25-user minimum
    Standard term
    3 years

    Visit oracle.com|Read the full Oracle Cloud EPM review

  10. No. 10

    Float

    Cash flow forecasting and scenario planning software that connects to Xero and QuickBooks.

    7.9of 10

    Best for Growing companies on Xero or QuickBooks that mainly need cash forecasts

    Features
    6.8
    Ease of use
    9.0
    Value
    8.2

    Price

    Growth $215 per month billed annually ($265 monthly); Scale $315 per month billed annually

    Quoted from the Float pricing page on November 12, 2026: A$300/mo A$379/mo $215/mo $265/mo

    Float is the narrowest tool on this list: it replaces the cash flow spreadsheet rather than the whole budget. It connects to Xero or QuickBooks Online and builds a 13-week rolling cash forecast for day-to-day decisions alongside a monthly forecast that runs up to three years for board conversations and annual budgets. The Growth plan costs $215 per month billed annually or $265 monthly and includes unlimited users, eight scenarios and an onboarding call. Scale, at $315 per month billed annually, adds multi-entity consolidation for up to five entities, with more entities charged extra. Permissions use Admin, Editor and Viewer roles. Float points companies with under 2 million pounds in revenue to a lighter small business plan. The limits are clear: no ERP connectors beyond Xero and QuickBooks, and no departmental budgeting, so it works best next to the accounting system rather than as a full FP&A platform.

    What works

    • +Unlimited users on the Growth plan
    • +14-day free trial with no credit card
    • +Short-term and three-year cash views in one tool

    What does not

    • −Integrates only with Xero and QuickBooks Online
    • −Focused on cash flow rather than full budgeting
    • −Growth plan is for companies over 2 million pounds in revenue
    Plans
    Growth $215, Scale $315 per month billed annually
    Forecast horizon
    13 weeks rolling and up to 36 months
    Free trial
    14 days, no credit card

    Visit floatapp.com|Read the full Float review

Before you choose

Start with the process you are replacing

List what the spreadsheets do today: the annual budget, a monthly reforecast, headcount plans, cash flow, board packs. A team that mainly needs budget versus actuals and a 3-statement forecast can start with Jirav, Centage or PlanGuru. Teams planning sales capacity, supply chain and workforce together across many departments need a platform such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Pigment, Anaplan or Oracle EPM.

Decide whether Excel stays

Some tools keep spreadsheets as the main interface and fix the data behind them. Datarails is built for Excel users, Cube syncs actuals into Excel and Google Sheets and writes edits back, and Centage and PlanGuru both ship Excel add-ins. Pigment and Anaplan replace the spreadsheet with their own modeling environment, which takes more training but removes version sprawl.

Count entities and seats the way each vendor prices

Pricing drivers differ. Cube tiers by legal entities (1, up to 10 or up to 50) and includes unlimited users. Datarails plans include 2, 5 or 15 users. Jirav limits admins and editors to 2, 5 or 15 but allows unlimited read-only sharing. Oracle EPM Standard is priced per named user with a 10-user minimum, so its entry cost is $2,500 per month.

Budget for implementation time

Centage says customers go live in 4 to 6 weeks with US-based onboarding included. Jirav includes guided implementation on every plan, and Cube includes 4 or 12 training hours depending on the plan. Enterprise platforms are usually rolled out with a partner over a longer project, so ask for a fixed-scope implementation quote alongside the licence.

Check the integrations before the demo

An FP&A tool is only as current as its data feeds. Confirm a direct connector to your ERP or general ledger, payroll system and CRM. Float connects only to Xero and QuickBooks Online, PlanGuru imports from QuickBooks Online, Xero and Excel, and Centage integrates directly with ADP, UKG and Paylocity for headcount planning.

Questions readers ask

What is the best FP&A software?
Workday Adaptive Planning is the best FP&A software for most finance teams in 2026. It covers financial, workforce and operational planning on one platform, and Workday says more than 7,000 teams use it. Cube and Pigment are the closest alternatives.
How much does FP&A software cost?
FP&A software ranges from about $83 per month to tens of thousands of dollars per year. PlanGuru starts at $83 per month billed annually, Centage at $699 per month billed annually, Jirav at $10,000 per year, and Oracle EPM Standard at $250 per user per month with a 10-user minimum. Workday, Anaplan, Pigment, Cube and Datarails price by quote.
What is the best FP&A software for small businesses?
PlanGuru is the best FP&A software for small businesses on a budget, at $83 per month billed annually for 3-way budgeting and forecasting. Jirav suits small finance teams that need departmental planning, starting at $10,000 per year with implementation included.
Which FP&A software works with Excel?
Cube and Datarails are the strongest choices for teams that want to keep Excel. Cube syncs governed numbers into Excel and Google Sheets and writes edits back, and Datarails connects consolidated data to existing Excel models. Centage and PlanGuru also offer Excel add-ins.
Is Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning better?
Workday Adaptive Planning is the better fit for most midsize companies, while Anaplan suits large enterprises with very complex connected models. Anaplan offers lifecycle management across development, test and production environments, but model building usually needs specialists. Neither vendor publishes prices.
Does any FP&A software have a free plan?
No, none of the 10 tools on this list has a permanent free plan. Float offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card, PlanGuru has a 30-day money-back guarantee, and Cube and Workday Adaptive Planning offer free trials from their websites.
How long does it take to implement FP&A software?
Mid-market FP&A tools typically take a few weeks to implement. Centage says customers go live in 4 to 6 weeks, and Jirav includes guided implementation in every plan. Enterprise platforms such as Anaplan and Oracle EPM usually need a longer partner-led project.

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