ADP Workforce Now vs Gusto
Five of twelve models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; zero named Gusto. Both were named by all twelve models and ADP Workforce Now carries 34 labels and Gusto 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in eighteen categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the HRIS and HCM platforms page.
By framing
ADP Workforce NowFirst choices, of twelve modelsGusto
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, ADP Workforce Now and Gusto were named in the same answer eighty-six times, of the 369 answers naming ADP Workforce Now and the 802 naming Gusto. In those answers Gusto took the first choice eleven times and ADP Workforce Now seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
ADP Workforce Now Gusto first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP Workforce Now on the left and Gusto on the right.The direct prompt
ADP Workforce Now first, Gusto not the choice
5 of 12 modelsGusto was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Gusto42%#1 of 10ADP Workforce Now0%#– of 10ADP Workforce Now15%#4 of 12Gusto2%#8 of 12ADP Workforce Now2%#7 of 10Gusto0%#– of 10What the models said about ADP Workforce Now
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Platforms to be cautious about include: ADP Workforce Now: Users frequently report that the system is clunky and not user-friendly... Why avoid them?” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Sentiment skews strongly negative at roughly 70 to 85 percent negative, with common themes including a clunky interface, difficult implementations” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Possibly the most widely criticized for user experience and support.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“| ADP Workforce Now | ~$160/employee | Midsize + enterprise | Decades of payroll expertise, global compliance, AI-powered tools |” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Gusto
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“What to avoid for a pure B2B mid-market company - Gusto / BambooHR — Great for small teams (<100 employees) but typically too limited as you scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.