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Tech Stack

The tools finance teams use to get the job done.


An Early Look: 2026 CFO Tech Guide Results

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

An Early Look: 2026 CFO Tech Guide Results

What tools do finance leaders use to get the job done

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
🚨 Announcing: The “2026 Finance Tech Stack” Survey

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

🚨 Announcing: The “2026 Finance Tech Stack” Survey

Tracking the most commonly used (and beloved) tools in the office of the CFO

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
What's the best vendor proposal you’ve seen, and why?

Aug 28, 2025

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19 min read

What's the best vendor proposal you’ve seen, and why?

And other August reader questions from the mailbag

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
10 Predictions for the Future of the Finance Tech Stack

Mar 18, 2025

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9 min read

10 Predictions for the Future of the Finance Tech Stack

Based on +1,000 responses to our 2025 tech stack survey

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Presenting: The 2025 Tech Stack Report

Mar 11, 2025

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5 min read

Presenting: The 2025 Tech Stack Report

What tools finance teams of all sizes are using the get the job done

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Turning the screws to your vendors

Dec 24, 2024

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8 min read

Turning the screws to your vendors

It rarely works

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Tips for Negotiating Non Pricing Terms

Sep 3, 2024

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5 min read

Tips for Negotiating Non Pricing Terms

8 Non Pricing Levers to Pull During Software Negotiations

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
The CFO Tech Stack going into 2024

Nov 14, 2023

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10 min read

The CFO Tech Stack going into 2024

Observations, Opinions, and a Prediction

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Why AWS wants you to spend LESS with them

Oct 17, 2023

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9 min read

Why AWS wants you to spend LESS with them

Cost optimization as a customer retention strategy

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
How to manage runaway SaaS spend

Aug 15, 2023

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12 min read

How to manage runaway SaaS spend

Do we really need four project management tools? Vendor sprawl and orphaned apps

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
The state of the CFOtech stack

May 9, 2023

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13 min read

The state of the CFOtech stack

A deep dive on the evolution of finance tools with "The FP&A Guy"

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
How CFOs think about software spend

Jan 24, 2023

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10 min read

How CFOs think about software spend

For the love of God, please stop it with the Miro licenses

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson

yo, btw…

none of this is intended to be financial or legal advice. do your own homework. call your mom once a week. and make sure to hydrate.