Independent intelligence for the Office of the CFO
The independent research platform CFOs consult before every technology decision — organized around the automation domains finance leaders actually own, with every claim traced to evidence. Never influenced by who pays.
Finance technology decisions have become genuinely hard
Finance software has grown dramatically more complex, and AI is reshaping every category faster than teams can track it. Hundreds of overlapping vendors compete for the same budget. The implementation partners who advise on selection often carry their own commercial incentives. And the independent analyst research that might settle the question is expensive and hard to reach. Finance leaders are left making seven-figure decisions on incomplete, conflicted information.
Finance organizations commit hundreds of thousands — often millions — to software, consulting and transformation. Those decisions keep getting harder: hundreds of overlapping vendors, an AI wave reshaping every category, implementation ecosystems with their own commercial interests, and analyst research locked behind five-figure subscriptions. We built dilynx because we made these decisions ourselves, as finance leaders. Our objective is not to sell software — it is to help finance leaders decide well, through independent, evidence-backed research.
No placement fees, no pay-to-play. Commercial relationships never influence a ranking or a claim.
Every recommendation is traced to cited, independent sources — nothing here is opinion or unsourced.
We made these decisions ourselves. The purpose is not to sell software — it is to help you decide well.
One connected decision journey — not a pile of reports
Every asset here is a step in the same journey, from understanding the market to personalising the decision for your organisation. Here is the path we recommend, and why each step exists.
Market Reports
Start with the shape of the market — how it is consolidating, where AI is actually landing, and where investment should go. Read the 2026 Landscape →
Automation Domains
You are not buying software — you are changing a finance process. Browse by the domain you own (the close, AP, reconciliation) to understand the process before the products. Browse domains →
Guides · Rankings · Reviews · Comparisons
Once you understand the process, evaluate the tools: the Buyer's Guide frames the decision, the Ranking shortlists on evidence, Vendor Reviews go deep on one platform, and Comparisons resolve the final two.
Executive Finance Assessment
Research explains the market; the Assessment personalises the decision. Before committing budget to software, consulting or transformation, benchmark your finance organisation and see where your highest-impact opportunities are. Start the Assessment →
These are consecutive steps in a single decision journey — the Assessment complements the research, it does not replace it.
Browse by Automation domain
All domains →The primary way executives navigate — by the problem they own, not the document type.
Featured research
Market Reports →Latest research
All comparisons →BlackLine vs Trintech (Cadency)
Winner by scenario across shared capabilities — a diff over sourced claims.
BlackLine vs FloQast
Winner by scenario across shared capabilities — a diff over sourced claims.
BlackLine vs Workiva
Winner by scenario across shared capabilities — a diff over sourced claims.
BlackLine
AI-powered account reconciliation, automated journal entries, transaction matching ML, anomaly detection in close
FloQast
AI-assisted close checklist, automated reconciliation, intelligent task assignment, AI flux analysis
Trintech (Cadency)
Best fit: Enterprise.
Browse by research type
Why you can trust it
Independence →One source, no contradictions
Every guide, ranking, comparison and review draws on the same independent research base — 59 vendors, 17 categories, 22 carrying evidence-backed assessments.
Nothing unsourced
dilynx asserts nothing without a citation. 34 independent sources currently back the published claims. See the evidence →
Independent by design
Independent — no paid placements. Rankings are never influenced by commercial relationships.
Benchmark your finance organisation.
Research explains the market; the Executive Finance Assessment personalises the decision. Before you commit budget to software, consulting or transformation, benchmark your finance organisation and see where the highest-impact opportunities are.
Begins with a free Executive Brief — about three minutes. Anonymous, no account. It complements the research; it does not replace it.