The industry's two big advisor surveys, the T3/Inside Information Software Survey 2026 and the Kitces AdvisorTech study 2025, on one score out of 10 for every tool they rate. Of the tools both surveys rate, Clearnomics comes out on top at 8.81.
¹ Rated by one of the two surveys. Categories are each tool's main category on Advicer.bio.
Change in rating out of 10 from 2023, in the same survey category, averaged when both surveys have it.
| # | Tool | Category | Combined | T3 2026 | T3 share | Kitces 2025 | Kitces share | Kitces value | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panoramix1 survey | Portfolio Management | 9.60 | 9.6 | 1.9% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.4 |
| 2 | CRM | 9.47 | 9.5 | 1.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 | Risk Tolerance | 8.90 | 8.9 | 1.4% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.7 | |
| 4 | Digital Marketing | 8.81 | 8.2 | 1.9% | 9.4 | 0.6% | 9.4 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 5 | Zoom Scheduler1 survey | Schedule Apps | 8.80 | – | – | 8.8 | 1.0% | 9.4 | – |
| 6 | Client Texting | 8.80 | 8.8 | 0.9% | – | – | – | – | |
| 7 | Tax Planning | 8.73 | 8.9 | 38.9% | 8.6 | 51.7% | 8.3 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 8 | E-Signature | 8.70 | 8.7 | 53.8% | 8.7 | 59.1% | 8.6 | ▼ 0.0 | |
| 9 | Client Meeting Support | 8.69 | 8.7 | 1.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.66 | 8.3 | 2.7% | 9.0 | 1.5% | 9.0 | ▲ 0.5 | |
| 11 | Client Meeting Support | 8.63 | 8.6 | 22.7% | 8.7 | 9.7% | 8.4 | – | |
| 12 | Planning Light | 8.63 | 8.3 | 10.2% | 8.9 | 7.6% | 8.7 | ▼ 0.0 | |
| 13 | Retirement Planning | 8.62 | 8.6 | 0.9% | – | – | – | ▲ 1.3 | |
| 14 | Email & Office Suites | 8.60 | – | – | 8.6 | 7.1% | 9.0 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 15 | Risk Tolerance | 8.58 | 8.6 | 1.1% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 16 | Trading/Rebalancing | 8.56 | 8.6 | 0.6% | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | Schedule Apps | 8.55 | 8.4 | 26.9% | 8.7 | 41.1% | 8.7 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 18 | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.52 | 8.1 | 4.1% | 8.9 | 5.0% | 8.7 | ▲ 0.0 | |
| 19 | Dropbox | Client File Sharing | 8.51 | 8.5 | 4.5% | 8.5 | 5.3% | 8.8 | ▲ 0.2 |
| 20 | Custodial Platform | 8.50 | 8.3 | 6.3% | 8.7 | 3.6% | 9.1 | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 21 | Financial Planning | 8.50 | 8.4 | 21.4% | 8.6 | 25.4% | 8.7 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 22 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 8.50 | – | – | 8.5 | 14.3% | 8.7 | – | |
| 23 | Financial Planning | 8.50 | 8.5 | 1.2% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.6 | |
| 24 | Vanguard Portfolio Analytics1 survey | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.50 | – | – | 8.5 | 1.0% | 9.3 | ▼ 0.3 |
| 25 | GReminders | Schedule Apps | 8.48 | 8.5 | 2.4% | 8.5 | 1.0% | 7.4 | – |
| 26 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 8.43 | 8.4 | 1.4% | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | Google Voice1 survey | Phone & VoIP | 8.40 | – | – | 8.4 | 4.1% | 8.7 | – |
| 28 | Financial Planning | 8.37 | 7.7 | 2.1% | 9.0 | 1.5% | 9.2 | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 29 | Client File Sharing | 8.36 | 8.4 | 6.2% | 8.3 | 6.8% | 8.4 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 30 | Portfolio Visualizer | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.33 | 8.0 | 1.6% | 8.7 | 1.0% | 8.8 | ▼ 0.2 |
| 31 | Retirement Planning | 8.30 | 8.2 | 9.1% | 8.4 | 7.3% | 8.3 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 32 | Compliance Consulting | 8.30 | – | – | 8.3 | 3.2% | 8.6 | – | |
| 33 | Client Data Gathering | 8.30 | – | – | 8.3 | 2.8% | 8.9 | – | |
| 34 | AI Assistants/Agents | 8.30 | – | – | 8.3 | 1.2% | 8.3 | – | |
| 35 | BlackRock Advisor Center1 survey | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.30 | – | – | 8.3 | 0.8% | 8.9 | ▲ 1.0 |
| 36 | RIA Compliance Technology | Compliance | 8.24 | 7.8 | 1.0% | 8.7 | 1.1% | 8.5 | – |
| 37 | Advice Engagement | 8.23 | 7.9 | 12.2% | 8.6 | 2.3% | 8.3 | ▲ 0.0 | |
| 38 | Custodial Platform | 8.22 | 8.0 | 38.8% | 8.5 | 15.6% | 9.0 | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 39 | Client Meeting Support | 8.21 | 8.1 | 1.9% | 8.3 | 1.8% | 8.5 | – | |
| 40 | ESG/SRI | 8.21 | 8.2 | 1.1% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 41 | Phone & VoIP | 8.20 | – | – | 8.2 | 13.7% | 8.3 | – | |
| 42 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 8.19 | 8.2 | 1.1% | – | – | – | – | |
| 43 | iRebal | Trading/Rebalancing | 8.18 | 8.1 | 11.8% | 8.3 | 5.2% | 8.6 | ▼ 0.3 |
| 44 | Client Data Gathering | 8.18 | 8.3 | 10.2% | 8.0 | 3.1% | 9.0 | – | |
| 45 | Financial Planning | 8.17 | 8.1 | 35.6% | 8.2 | 31.1% | 8.4 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 46 | E-Signature | 8.17 | 8.2 | 10.6% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.2 | |
| 47 | CRM | 8.16 | 8.1 | 17.5% | 8.2 | 28.7% | 8.3 | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 48 | Compliance | 8.15 | 8.2 | 1.1% | – | – | – | – | |
| 49 | Advisory Fee Billing | 8.14 | 8.2 | 15.5% | 8.1 | 16.8% | 8.1 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 50 | FP Alpha | Tax Planning | 8.10 | 7.9 | 4.8% | 8.3 | 4.5% | 8.0 | ▲ 0.2 |
| 51 | Website Builders | 8.10 | – | – | 8.1 | 7.4% | 8.6 | – | |
| 52 | Investment Data/Analytics | 8.09 | 8.3 | 14.4% | 7.9 | 11.3% | 7.7 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 53 | Estate Planning | 8.09 | 8.2 | 3.9% | 8.0 | 3.8% | 8.0 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 54 | Education Planning | 8.08 | 8.1 | 0.8% | – | – | – | ▲ 1.6 | |
| 55 | Arch1 survey | Account Aggregation | 8.07 | 8.1 | 0.5% | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | Compliance | 8.04 | 8.0 | 2.3% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 57 | Client File Sharing | 8.03 | 8.9 | 3.4% | 7.2 | 4.7% | 7.4 | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 58 | Retirement Planning | 8.00 | – | – | 8.0 | 2.5% | 7.9 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 59 | Buckler1 survey | Cybersecurity | 8.00 | 8.0 | 0.6% | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | Fi360 | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.99 | 7.9 | 4.6% | 8.1 | 1.4% | 8.4 | ▲ 0.1 |
| 61 | Retirement Planning | 7.98 | 7.9 | 1.2% | 8.1 | 0.7% | 8.3 | ▲ 0.7 | |
| 62 | Outsourced Estate Document Preparation | 7.98 | 8.0 | 1.6% | – | – | – | – | |
| 63 | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.97 | 8.5 | 3.3% | 7.4 | 2.0% | 7.1 | ▼ 0.7 | |
| 64 | Schedule Apps | 7.96 | 8.0 | 1.5% | 7.9 | 2.6% | 8.7 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 65 | Performance Reporting | 7.96 | 8.0 | 1.6% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 66 | Tax Planning | 7.95 | 8.4 | 13.7% | 7.5 | 6.4% | 7.3 | – | |
| 67 | Custodial Platform | 7.95 | 8.0 | 1.3% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.5 | |
| 68 | Education Planning | 7.94 | 8.1 | 1.5% | 7.8 | 3.0% | 7.6 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 69 | Client File Sharing | 7.90 | – | – | 7.9 | 15.5% | 8.1 | – | |
| 70 | Account Aggregation | 7.90 | – | – | 7.9 | 5.3% | 8.0 | – | |
| 71 | E-Signature | 7.88 | 7.5 | 1.8% | 8.3 | 2.0% | 8.5 | – | |
| 72 | FactSet | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.88 | 8.0 | 2.8% | 7.8 | 1.5% | 7.5 | ▼ 0.3 |
| 73 | Custodial Platform | 7.87 | 7.7 | 17.1% | 8.0 | 1.4% | 8.8 | 0.0 | |
| 74 | MyComplianceOffice (MCO) | Compliance | 7.86 | 7.8 | 2.9% | 7.9 | 1.6% | 7.6 | – |
| 75 | Custodial Platform | 7.86 | 7.9 | 1.1% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.5 | |
| 76 | Estate Planning | 7.86 | 7.4 | 6.6% | 8.3 | 3.5% | 8.5 | ▲ 0.8 | |
| 77 | Schedule Apps | 7.83 | 7.9 | 5.4% | 7.8 | 8.1% | 7.9 | – | |
| 78 | Alternatives Marketplace | 7.83 | 7.8 | 5.4% | – | – | – | – | |
| 79 | Video Meetings & Messaging | 7.80 | – | – | 7.8 | 5.8% | 8.1 | – | |
| 80 | Asana1 survey | Project Management | 7.80 | – | – | 7.8 | 1.3% | 8.0 | ▼ 1.1 |
| 81 | Legacy Planning | 7.80 | 7.8 | 0.5% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.7 | |
| 82 | SS&C Black Diamond | Portfolio Management | 7.78 | 8.1 | 7.5% | 7.5 | 8.5% | 7.5 | ▼ 0.0 |
| 83 | Client Texting | 7.78 | 7.8 | 19.1% | 7.8 | 15.1% | 8.3 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 84 | Planning Light | 7.75 | 7.3 | 4.5% | 8.2 | 1.3% | 8.2 | ▼ 0.6 | |
| 85 | Digital Marketing | 7.75 | 7.8 | 14.8% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 86 | CRM | 7.75 | 8.4 | 1.2% | 7.1 | 3.6% | 6.8 | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 87 | Client Data Gathering | 7.74 | 7.7 | 9.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 88 | CRM | 7.71 | 7.7 | 9.6% | 7.7 | 11.9% | 7.9 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 89 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 7.70 | 8.0 | 1.0% | 7.4 | 2.7% | 7.8 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 90 | Advisory Fee Billing | 7.70 | – | – | 7.7 | 4.0% | 7.7 | ▼ 0.8 | |
| 91 | E-Signature | 7.70 | – | – | 7.7 | 1.1% | 8.3 | – | |
| 92 | Alternatives Marketplace | 7.68 | 7.7 | 10.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 93 | Advisor Lead Gen | 7.68 | 7.7 | 1.2% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.5 | |
| 94 | Planning Light | 7.66 | 7.7 | 4.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 95 | Performance Reporting | 7.64 | 7.7 | 18.6% | 7.6 | 18.4% | 7.4 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 96 | Document Management | 7.64 | 7.6 | 4.0% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 97 | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.63 | 7.6 | 1.4% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 98 | Workflow Templates | 7.63 | 7.6 | 0.6% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.2 | |
| 99 | Advisor Websites1 survey | Website Design | 7.60 | – | – | 7.6 | 2.7% | 7.6 | – |
| 100 | Equity Compensation | 7.60 | – | – | 7.6 | 1.9% | 7.9 | – | |
| 101 | Compliance Consulting | 7.60 | – | – | 7.6 | 1.8% | 7.6 | – | |
| 102 | CRM | 7.60 | 7.6 | 0.7% | – | – | – | – | |
| 103 | Client Data Gathering | 7.60 | 7.7 | 6.1% | 7.5 | 11.4% | 7.5 | – | |
| 104 | Retirement Planning | 7.57 | 7.6 | 7.0% | 7.5 | 9.4% | 7.8 | ▼ 0.6 | |
| 105 | Financial Planning | 7.51 | 7.6 | 24.2% | 7.4 | 18.6% | 7.9 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 106 | Smarsh | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 7.50 | 7.9 | 11.7% | 7.1 | 10.1% | 7.0 | – |
| 107 | Workflow Support | 7.50 | – | – | 7.5 | 3.3% | 6.9 | ▼ 0.7 | |
| 108 | Portfolio Management | 7.49 | 7.5 | 2.5% | – | – | – | – | |
| 109 | Performance Reporting | 7.45 | 7.4 | 9.1% | 7.5 | 9.1% | 7.9 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 110 | Advisory Fee Billing | 7.43 | 7.4 | 2.2% | – | – | – | – | |
| 111 | Custodial Platform | 7.41 | 7.4 | 5.6% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 112 | Custodial Platform | 7.41 | 7.4 | 5.2% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.0 | |
| 113 | Microsoft Teams1 survey | Video Meetings & Messaging | 7.40 | – | – | 7.4 | 4.4% | 7.6 | – |
| 114 | Risk Tolerance | 7.40 | – | – | 7.4 | 1.4% | 7.9 | ▼ 1.1 | |
| 115 | Advice Engagement | 7.40 | 7.4 | 0.9% | – | – | – | ▲ 1.0 | |
| 116 | Schedule Apps | 7.38 | 7.3 | 3.1% | 7.5 | 3.1% | 8.4 | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 117 | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.37 | 7.5 | 19.3% | 7.2 | 22.5% | 7.4 | ▼ 0.2 | |
| 118 | Custodial Platform | 7.33 | 7.3 | 1.6% | – | – | – | – | |
| 119 | Compliance | 7.31 | 7.2 | 4.2% | 7.4 | 12.1% | 7.8 | – | |
| 120 | Digital Marketing | 7.30 | 8.0 | 2.3% | 6.6 | 1.3% | 6.5 | – | |
| 121 | Proposal Generation/Sales Enablement | 7.29 | 7.9 | 15.7% | 6.7 | 12.5% | 6.7 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 122 | CRM | 7.28 | 7.3 | 42.5% | 7.2 | 20.3% | 7.7 | ▼ 0.6 | |
| 123 | Investment Data/Analytics | 7.20 | 7.2 | 0.5% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.3 | |
| 124 | Fee-Only Network | Advisor Lead Gen | 7.15 | 7.5 | 2.3% | 6.8 | 0.8% | 7.0 | – |
| 125 | Retirement Planning | 7.15 | 7.8 | 2.2% | 6.5 | 3.6% | 7.3 | ▼ 0.5 | |
| 126 | Cybersecurity | 7.15 | 7.2 | 1.6% | – | – | – | ▼ 1.1 | |
| 127 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 7.13 | 7.4 | 5.9% | 6.9 | 8.0% | 6.9 | ▼ 1.0 | |
| 128 | Digital Marketing | 7.13 | 6.9 | 4.1% | 7.4 | 1.7% | 7.1 | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 129 | Estate Planning | 7.11 | 7.1 | 3.4% | 7.1 | 1.8% | 7.4 | ▲ 0.7 | |
| 130 | Docupace | Document Management | 7.10 | 7.1 | 4.1% | 7.1 | 1.7% | 7.6 | ▲ 0.6 |
| 131 | Digital Marketing | 7.10 | – | – | 7.1 | 3.4% | 7.3 | ▼ 1.4 | |
| 132 | Equity Compensation | 7.08 | 6.5 | 0.7% | 7.7 | 2.8% | 8.1 | – | |
| 133 | TAMP | 7.06 | 7.1 | 0.6% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 134 | Client Meeting Support | 7.02 | 7.0 | 2.8% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.8 | |
| 135 | Wix1 survey | Website Builders | 7.00 | – | – | 7.0 | 4.9% | 7.6 | – |
| 136 | AdvisorStream1 survey | Digital Marketing | 7.00 | – | – | 7.0 | 2.6% | 7.3 | ▼ 0.2 |
| 137 | ActiveCampaign1 survey | Other | 7.00 | – | – | 7.0 | 1.1% | 8.4 | ▼ 0.7 |
| 138 | Client Meeting Support | 6.98 | 7.0 | 1.8% | – | – | – | – | |
| 139 | Document Management | 6.98 | 7.0 | 1.6% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.5 | |
| 140 | Outsourced Life Insurance/LTC/Annuities Solutions | 6.94 | 6.9 | 6.2% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 141 | Advice Engagement | 6.91 | 6.9 | 0.8% | – | – | – | – | |
| 142 | Constant Contact1 survey | Email Newsletters | 6.90 | – | – | 6.9 | 3.6% | 7.7 | ▼ 0.7 |
| 143 | Tax Planning | 6.88 | 6.9 | 0.6% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.6 | |
| 144 | Orion Risk Intelligence | Stress Testing | 6.85 | 7.3 | 4.7% | 6.4 | 4.1% | 6.9 | ▲ 0.5 |
| 145 | Held-Away Assets | 6.83 | 6.9 | 5.1% | 6.8 | 16.0% | 6.5 | ▼ 0.8 | |
| 146 | CRM | 6.82 | 7.7 | 1.3% | 5.9 | 1.8% | 6.1 | ▲ 0.9 | |
| 147 | MirrorWeb1 survey | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 6.80 | – | – | 6.8 | 2.2% | 6.8 | – |
| 148 | Business Valuation | 6.80 | – | – | 6.8 | 1.9% | 7.0 | – | |
| 149 | Business Valuation | 6.80 | – | – | 6.8 | 1.6% | 6.8 | – | |
| 150 | Blueleaf | Portfolio Management | 6.77 | 7.6 | 0.6% | 5.9 | 1.3% | 6.1 | ▼ 0.2 |
| 151 | Portfolio Management | 6.72 | 6.7 | 5.0% | – | – | – | ▼ 0.5 | |
| 152 | FMG Suite1 survey | Other | 6.70 | – | – | 6.7 | 17.3% | 7.1 | – |
| 153 | Website Builders | 6.70 | – | – | 6.7 | 5.5% | 7.4 | – | |
| 154 | Advisor Lead Gen | 6.70 | – | – | 6.7 | 0.8% | 6.8 | – | |
| 155 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 6.67 | 6.8 | 2.0% | 6.5 | 6.3% | 6.4 | – | |
| 156 | Outsourced Estate Document Preparation | 6.67 | 6.7 | 0.7% | – | – | – | – | |
| 157 | Financial Planning | 6.64 | 6.8 | 1.0% | 6.5 | 1.7% | 7.2 | ▲ 0.1 | |
| 158 | Portfolio Management | 6.56 | 6.8 | 0.6% | 6.3 | 2.3% | 7.1 | ▼ 0.1 | |
| 159 | Investorcom1 survey | Rollover Compliance | 6.50 | – | – | 6.5 | 1.6% | 7.3 | – |
| 160 | Broadridge | All-in-One Marketing | 6.47 | 7.5 | 3.8% | 5.5 | 2.5% | 6.1 | ▲ 0.2 |
| 161 | CRM | 6.46 | 7.7 | 6.9% | 5.2 | 2.6% | 6.7 | ▼ 0.4 | |
| 162 | Custodial Platform | 6.45 | 6.5 | 1.4% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.7 | |
| 163 | CRM | 6.43 | 6.6 | 0.6% | 6.3 | 1.0% | 6.3 | ▲ 0.8 | |
| 164 | Advisor Lead Gen | 6.40 | – | – | 6.4 | 2.0% | 6.7 | ▲ 0.5 | |
| 165 | Tax Planning | 6.40 | – | – | 6.4 | 1.3% | 7.3 | – | |
| 166 | Document Management | 6.37 | 7.1 | 1.3% | 5.6 | 1.7% | 6.7 | ▼ 1.7 | |
| 167 | Quickbooks1 survey | Accounting & Bookkeeping | 6.30 | – | – | 6.3 | 3.8% | 6.6 | ▼ 1.6 |
| 168 | Custodial Platform | 6.27 | 6.3 | 0.5% | – | – | – | ▼ 2.0 | |
| 169 | Nexa Insights1 survey | Client Feedback | 6.20 | – | – | 6.2 | 1.2% | 6.6 | – |
| 170 | SS&C Advent1 survey | Portfolio Management | 6.20 | – | – | 6.2 | 0.8% | 6.5 | – |
| 171 | WiserAdvisor1 survey | Advisor Lead Gen | 6.20 | – | – | 6.2 | – | 6.4 | ▼ 1.3 |
| 172 | Custodial Platform | 6.13 | 6.1 | 1.0% | – | – | – | ▲ 0.5 | |
| 173 | SmartAsset1 survey | Advisor Lead Gen | 6.10 | – | – | 6.1 | 3.8% | 6.2 | ▲ 1.1 |
| 174 | Account Aggregation | 5.80 | – | – | 5.8 | 4.4% | 6.6 | ▼ 0.8 | |
| 175 | Communications Archiving/Monitoring | 5.80 | – | – | 5.8 | 0.9% | 6.8 | – | |
| 176 | Account Aggregation | 5.69 | 6.1 | 2.1% | 5.3 | 1.4% | 6.1 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 177 | Proposal Generation/Sales Enablement | 5.53 | 5.5 | 0.7% | – | – | – | ▼ 1.5 | |
| 178 | Account Aggregation | 5.40 | – | – | 5.4 | 12.1% | 6.1 | ▼ 0.3 | |
| 179 | CRM | 3.60 | – | – | 3.6 | 1.6% | 5.1 | ▼ 2.2 |
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