Budgeting and forecasting Category leader
Adaptive Planning
AI-driven financial, workforce and operational planning from Workday
Key features
- Scenario modelling
- Driver-based planning
Our picks · 6 tools reviewed
Best Budgeting and forecasting software for 2026
Financial planning tools for budgets, forecasts, scenarios and management reporting. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.
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| Pricing | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | $599/mo |
| Best for | — | Large enterprises with dedicated finance and planning teams that model several planning areas in one connected platform. | Finance teams of mid-sized companies that want to keep planning in spreadsheets while consolidating several entities. | Mid-sized finance teams that need budgeting, entity consolidation and board reporting in one platform. | — | Small and mid-sized businesses on QuickBooks or Xero that want weekly cash forecasts without a finance-systems project. |
| Team size | 51–500+ people | 500+ people | 2–500+ people | 51–500+ people | 51–500+ people | 2–500 people |
| Budget versus actuals | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Scenario modelling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Driver-based planning | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Cash flow forecasting | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Accounting data sync | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Multi-entity consolidation | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Category leaders
The best-known budgeting and forecasting tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.
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Budgeting and forecasting Category leader
Anaplan
Connected planning platform for large-enterprise finance teams
Key features
- Scenario modelling
- Driver-based planning
- Multi-entity consolidation
Budgeting and forecasting Category leader
Cube
FP&A platform built on Excel and Google Sheets
Key features
- Budget versus actuals
- Scenario modelling
- Multi-entity consolidation
Budgeting and forecasting Category leader
Planful
Financial performance management for planning, close and reporting
Key features
- Scenario modelling
- Multi-entity consolidation
Budgeting and forecasting Category leader
Vena
Excel-native FP&A platform for planning, reporting and close
Key features
- Scenario modelling
- Driver-based planning
- Cash flow forecasting
Rising picks
Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.
Budgeting and forecasting Rising
Clockwork
AI-assisted cash flow forecasting for QuickBooks and Xero users
Key features
- Scenario modelling
- Cash flow forecasting
- Accounting data sync