The library
Guides. With receipts.
Pricing, comparisons and AI how-tos, each reviewed by a corporate finance practitioner, 11+ years at one of the largest US private companies and a public company and fully sourced.
Contents · 13 entries
- 01Best AI FP&A software (2026)ReadA sourced shortlist by team size.
- 02FP&A & planning software pricing comparisonReadVendr medians and published price lists in one table.
- 03Claude for finance teamsReadExcel add-in, connectors, read vs write.
- 04ChatGPT for finance teamsReadExcel add-in (GA), connectors, which plan unlocks write.
- 05Datarails pricing (2026)ReadVendr median $33,300/yr and the AI-connector cost question.
- 06Vena pricing, incl. Vena CopilotReadVendr median $34,286/yr and Vena's GA MCP server.
- 07Pigment pricing (2026)ReadVendr median $74,000/yr across 117 purchases.
- 08Cube pricing (2026)ReadVendr median $22,098/yr; why the MCP connector needs Silver.
- 09Planful pricing (2026)ReadVendr median $40,352/yr, and which numbers are unverified.
- 10Datarails vs VenaReadNear-identical medians; different AI connector reach.
- 11Pigment vs AnaplanRead$74,000 vs $114,609 medians; Classic vs Polaris; AI access.
- 12Anaplan alternativesRead8 options with price benchmarks and connector status.
- 13AI Connector TrackerReadFinance systems × Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Grok.