Workforce management suites · September 2026 Edition
ADP Workforce Now vs When I Work
Six of twelve models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; zero named When I Work. Both were named by all twelve models and ADP Workforce Now carries 31 labels and When I Work 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share19%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels3124A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ADP Workforce Now reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ADP Workforce Now vs UKG Ready · ADP Workforce Now vs Homebase · ADP Workforce Now vs Zoho People
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 workforce management suites page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ADP Workforce NowFirst choices, of twelve modelsWhen I Work
Direct60
Paraphrase211 against When I Work
Comparative001 against ADP Workforce Now
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against ADP Workforce Now
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ADP Workforce Now and When I Work stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP Workforce Now on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ADP Workforce Now and When I Work stood in it.
ADP Workforce Now first, When I Work an alternative
6 of 12 modelsWhen I Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarADP Workforce Now alternatives: Deputy, HiBob, Paylocity, UKG Pro, When I Work
Grok 4.1 FastADP Workforce Now alternatives: Rippling, UKG Ready
Mistral SmallADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Paylocity
Qwen 3.7 FlashADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Deputy, HiBob, UKG Pro
Kimi K2ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR alternatives: Dayforce, HiBob, UKG Pro / UKG Dimensions
MiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now alternatives: BambooHR, Paylocity, UKG Pro
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paycor, Synerion
Gemini 3.5 FlashKantata alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Float, Paycor, Paylocity, Productive.io, Rippling, Runn, Scoro, UKG Ready
DeepSeek V4 FlashUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Rippling
GLM 4.7 FlashXRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniUKG Ready alternatives: Dayforce, Oracle, Workday HCM
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
When I Work leads by eighteen points.
When I Work18%#1 of 9ADP Workforce Now0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ADP Workforce Now leads at mid-market.
ADP Workforce Now19%#1 of 16When I Work6%#7 of 16Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
ADP Workforce Now0%#10 of 11When I Work0%#– of 11What the models said about ADP Workforce Now
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“For most mid-market B2B firms, ADP Workforce Now is often the safest choice because it minimizes risk through deep payroll integration.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with ADP Workforce Now if you want a reliable, payroll-integrated suite—it's the most frequently cited "go-to" for mid-market” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“you've outgrown basic SMB tools like When I Work's free tier” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“start with Zoho People or When I Work... When I Work excels if your primary need is shift scheduling” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For the absolute lowest cost, When I Work and Homebase are the most budget-friendly” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
ADP Workforce Now vs UKG ReadyADP Workforce Now vs HomebaseADP Workforce Now vs Zoho PeopleADP Workforce Now vs DeputyADP Workforce Now vs RipplingADP Workforce Now vs ConnecteamUKG Ready vs When I WorkHomebase vs When I WorkZoho People vs When I WorkDeputy vs When I WorkRippling vs When I WorkWhen I Work vs ConnecteamAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full workforce management sui standing
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.