Clockwork vs. Cube: keep building spreadsheets, or have the model built
Cube is a spreadsheet-native FP&A tool. Finance teams keep building models in Excel or Google Sheets, and Cube handles the data, versions, and workflow behind them. Clockwork takes the other approach: it builds a 5-year driver-based financial model and a 52-week cash flow forecast from QuickBooks or Xero automatically, so nobody maintains formulas.
The 30-second comparison
| Clockwork | Cube | |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Forecasting platform that builds the model for you | Data layer and workflow behind your spreadsheets |
| Where the work happens | Purpose-built FP&A app, with Excel export | Inside Excel and Google Sheets |
| Financial model | ✓ 5-year, driver-based, three-statement, built automatically | ✓ You build and maintain it in spreadsheets |
| Cash flow forecast | ✓ 52-week, transaction-level, built automatically | ✓ Whatever your team builds |
| AI financial analyst | ✓ Mira, built in | ✓ AI features |
| Integrations | QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Excel/CSV, Google Sheets, and 50+ payroll systems | Many ERPs and systems, including mid-market ERPs |
| Pricing | From $719/mo for businesses on annual billing; firm plans from $1,499/mo | Quote only |
| Free trial | ✓ 14 days, no card | ✕ Demo only |
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What Cube does well
Cube is a good fit for finance teams that want to stay in spreadsheets. It adds a database, version control, and workflow behind Excel and Google Sheets, so a team can keep its models and formulas while cutting the copy and paste. It connects to a wide range of systems, including mid-market ERPs.
The model is still yours to build and maintain. Pricing is quote only.
Where Clockwork differs
The model builds itself
Connect QuickBooks or Xero and Clockwork builds a 5-year, driver-based, three-statement financial model and a 52-week cash flow forecast from the books in about five minutes, with the chart of accounts mapped automatically. Every open invoice, bill, loan payment, and payroll run lands in the week it will clear. Nothing to implement, and nothing to rebuild when the books change.
Weekly cash, not just monthly
Cash runs out on a specific Friday, and a month-end total can hide it. Clockwork forecasts cash a week at a time, 52 weeks out, so the tight week shows up before it arrives.
Reports, forecast, and an analyst on one model
Monthly, quarterly, and annual report packs, dashboards, scenarios, and Mira, our AI FP&A analyst, all read from the same live model, so the numbers always tie out. Clockwork is the real AI-native FP&A software, built by a CFO who ran an outsourced CFO firm.
When Cube is the better fit
If your team has a dedicated FP&A analyst who wants full spreadsheet control, or your general ledger is NetSuite or another ERP, Cube may suit you better. Clockwork connects to QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero.
Compare Clockwork to other FP&A tools
“Clockwork is BY FAR the easiest financial modeling software around. I have tried 10-15 FP&A pieces of software and NONE of them come close to Clockwork.ai. When I say that it’s easy, I mean VERY easy. It’s intuitive and user friendly!”
Brendan Aronsohn
Frequently asked questions
Is Cube an FP&A tool or a spreadsheet add-on?
Both, in a sense. Cube is spreadsheet-native FP&A: your team works in Excel or Google Sheets and Cube manages the data, versions, and workflow behind them. You still build the model.
What is the main difference between Clockwork and Cube?
Cube helps you manage the model you build. Clockwork builds the model for you: a 5-year driver-based financial model and a 52-week cash flow forecast, generated from QuickBooks or Xero in about five minutes.
How much does Cube cost?
Cube's pricing is quote only. Clockwork business plans start at $719 a month on annual billing, with a 14-day trial and no card.
Does Clockwork work with NetSuite?
Not today. Clockwork connects to QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero.
See why teams are choosing Clockwork over Cube
A 15-minute demo walks you through the report pack, the 52-week cash forecast, and the 5-year model, all built from the same numbers.
