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September 2026 Edition

Published September 17, 2026. This page is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition: the standing of every category as measured in it, under vendor table vv2026-09.1. It is also the edition the site carries now.

50 categories · 12 models · 300 prompts · 3,672 answers · 20,802 judge labels, all published

The leaderboard

The first choice in all 50 categories · 42 unsettled
This edition, with filters →
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models. Each row opens that category's page for this edition.What the verdicts mean
Talent acquisition
Candidate assessment
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
TestGorillaClear leader
SMB
71%
Mid-market
68%
SHLContested
Enterprise
24%
Onboarding and employee experience
Frontline employee apps
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
ConnecteamClear leader
SMB
85%
Mid-market
56%
StaffbaseContested
Enterprise
31%
Talent acquisition
Video interviewing
A different leader in every segment
HireflixContested
SMB
38%
Spark HireConsensus
Mid-market
55%
HireVueClear leader
Enterprise
74%
Learning and development
Learning management systems
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
TalentLMSClear leader
SMB
74%
Mid-market
48%
DoceboClear leader
Enterprise
44%
Talent acquisition
Applicant tracking systems
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Breezy HRClear leader
SMB
41%
GreenhouseClear leader
Mid-market
47%
Enterprise
47%
Talent acquisition
Background screening
A different leader in every segment
GoodHireContested
SMB
38%
CheckrClear leader
Mid-market
43%
First AdvantageContested
Enterprise
38%
Performance and talent management
Performance management
A different leader in every segment
Effy AIContested
SMB
19%
LatticeClear leader
Mid-market
41%
WorkdayContested
Enterprise
32%
Onboarding and employee experience
Employee engagement surveys
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Workleap OfficevibeContested
SMB
40%
Culture AmpClear leader
Mid-market
40%
Enterprise
30%
Performance and talent management
360 feedback
A different leader in every segment
PrimalogikContested
SMB
20%
LatticeContested
Mid-market
40%
Culture AmpContested
Enterprise
33%
Learning and development
Mentoring software
A different leader in every segment
PushFarContested
SMB
39%
TogetherContested
Mid-market
37%
QooperContested
Enterprise
29%
Workforce planning and analytics
Contingent workforce management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
SimpleVMSContested
SMB
31%
Mid-market
35%
SAP FieldglassContested
Enterprise
39%
Learning and development
Online course libraries
A different leader in every segment
LinkedIn LearningContested
SMB
24%
Udemy BusinessContested
Mid-market
32%
LinkedIn LearningContested
Enterprise
30%
Performance and talent management
Succession planning
A different leader in every segment
PaycorContested
SMB
27%
LatticeContested
Mid-market
31%
SAP SuccessFactorsContested
Enterprise
24%
Workforce planning and analytics
Workforce planning
A different leader in every segment
HomebaseContested
SMB
22%
ChartHopContested
Mid-market
31%
AnaplanClear leader
Enterprise
47%
Onboarding and employee experience
Employee wellbeing and mental health
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
WellableContested
SMB
29%
Mid-market
30%
Personify HealthContested
Enterprise
27%
Compensation and total rewards
Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts
One leader in all three segments
ComptContested
SMB
37%
Mid-market
30%
Enterprise
38%
Onboarding and employee experience
Employee onboarding
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
BambooHRContested
SMB
38%
Mid-market
29%
WorkdayClear leader
Enterprise
49%
Performance and talent management
Goals and OKRs
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
TabilityContested
SMB
37%
Mid-market
29%
BetterworksContested
Enterprise
33%
Compensation and total rewards
Earned wage access
A different leader in every segment
ZayZoonClear leader
SMB
55%
TapcheckContested
Mid-market
29%
DailyPayClear leader
Enterprise
61%
Learning and development
Learning experience platforms
A different leader in every segment
GoSkillsClear leader
SMB
57%
Learn AmpContested
Mid-market
28%
DoceboContested
Enterprise
32%
Core HR and payroll
Leave and absence management
A different leader in every segment
TimetasticContested
SMB
25%
BambooHRContested
Mid-market
28%
WorkdayContested
Enterprise
37%
Talent acquisition
Technical hiring assessments
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
CoderPadContested
SMB
26%
HackerRankClear leader
Mid-market
28%
Enterprise
42%
Core HR and payroll
Payroll software
A different leader in every segment
GustoClear leader
SMB
57%
RipplingContested
Mid-market
28%
ADPContested
Enterprise
30%
Workforce planning and analytics
Org charts and org design
A different leader in every segment
OrganimiContested
SMB
31%
ChartHopContested
Mid-market
27%
OrgvueContested
Enterprise
22%
Onboarding and employee experience
HR help desk and case management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Zoho DeskContested
SMB
27%
Mid-market
26%
ServiceNow HR Service DeliveryClear leader
Enterprise
53%
Performance and talent management
Internal talent marketplace
A different leader in every segment
TalentGuardContested
SMB
24%
Fuel50Contested
Mid-market
26%
GloatClear leader
Enterprise
49%
Learning and development
Coaching platforms
A different leader in every segment
Boon HealthContested
SMB
28%
GrowthspaceContested
Mid-market
26%
BetterUpClear leader
Enterprise
49%
Core HR and payroll
Workforce scheduling
A different leader in every segment
HomebaseClear leader
SMB
43%
DeputyContested
Mid-market
26%
UKG Pro Workforce ManagementContested
Enterprise
14%
Compensation and total rewards
Compensation benchmarking data
A different leader in every segment
PaveContested
SMB
32%
PayscaleContested
Mid-market
24%
MercerContested
Enterprise
26%
Core HR and payroll
Benefits administration
A different leader in every segment
GustoConsensus
SMB
68%
PlanSourceContested
Mid-market
23%
Workday HCMContested
Enterprise
29%
Core HR and payroll
HRIS and HCM platforms
A different leader in every segment
GustoClear leader
SMB
42%
Rippling tiedContested
Mid-market
22%
Workday HCMClear leader
Enterprise
70%
Learning and development
Course authoring tools
One leader in all three segments
Articulate 360Clear leader
SMB
20%
Mid-market
22%
Enterprise
52%
Learning and development
Compliance training
A different leader in every segment
TalentLMSContested
SMB
35%
Traliant tiedContested
Mid-market
22%
NAVEXContested
Enterprise
21%
Onboarding and employee experience
Recognition and rewards
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Bonusly tiedClear leader
SMB
60%
Mid-market
22%
AchieversContested
Enterprise
38%
Core HR and payroll
Global payroll and employer of record
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
DeelContested
SMB
29%
Mid-market
22%
RemoteContested
Enterprise
19%
Talent acquisition
Interview scheduling
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
CalendlyClear leader
SMB
62%
Mid-market
21%
GoodTimeClear leader
Enterprise
56%
Talent acquisition
Job advertising and distribution
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
JobTarget tiedContested
SMB
19%
Mid-market
21%
AppcastContested
Enterprise
36%
Talent acquisition
Recruiting CRM and sourcing
A different leader in every segment
PinContested
SMB
23%
LeverContested
Mid-market
20%
BeameryContested
Enterprise
20%
Performance and talent management
Skills intelligence
A different leader in every segment
Skills BaseContested
SMB
35%
TalentGuardContested
Mid-market
19%
Eightfold AIContested
Enterprise
33%
Core HR and payroll
Workforce management suites
A different leader in every segment
When I WorkContested
SMB
18%
ADP Workforce NowContested
Mid-market
19%
UKG ProClear leader
Enterprise
42%
Talent acquisition
AI recruiting assistants
A different leader in every segment
ManatalContested
SMB
25%
GoPerfectContested
Mid-market
19%
Eightfold AIContested
Enterprise
32%
Compensation and total rewards
Compensation management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
PaveContested
SMB
17%
Mid-market
18%
beqomContested
Enterprise
19%
Compensation and total rewards
Pay equity
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
GustoContested
SMB
21%
SyndioClear leader
Mid-market
17%
Enterprise
53%
Performance and talent management
Talent intelligence
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
PinContested
SMB
18%
Mid-market
17%
Eightfold AIClear leader
Enterprise
72%
Core HR and payroll
HR compliance and policy management
A different leader in every segment
GustoContested
SMB
25%
RipplingContested
Mid-market
16%
WorkdayContested
Enterprise
22%
Onboarding and employee experience
Internal communications and intranet
A different leader in every segment
Microsoft SharePoint tiedContested
SMB
24%
Happeo tiedContested
Mid-market
16%
SimpplrContested
Enterprise
24%
Talent acquisition
Recruitment marketing and career sites
A different leader in every segment
100HiresContested
SMB
20%
Teamtailor tiedContested
Mid-market
16%
PhenomClear leader
Enterprise
41%
Core HR and payroll
Time and attendance
A different leader in every segment
HomebaseContested
SMB
21%
UKG ReadyContested
Mid-market
15%
UKG ProContested
Enterprise
29%
Workforce planning and analytics
People analytics
A different leader in every segment
BambooHRClear leader
SMB
41%
HiBobContested
Mid-market
15%
VisierClear leader
Enterprise
65%
Onboarding and employee experience
HR AI assistants
A different leader in every segment
GustoContested
SMB
29%
Workativ AssistantContested
Mid-market
12%
Leena AIContested
Enterprise
36%

The record

Every prompt, every answer with its version string and search flag, every raw judge label, and the vendor table the edition was scored under. Free to download and free to cite.
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Raw judge labels
One row per named product, with the name exactly as written and a verbatim evidence quote.
21.0 MB
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Full responses
Every call with its full answer text, timestamp, version string, search flag, cited URLs, latency and token counts.
64.9 MB
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Vendor table vv2026-09.1
Canonical names, aliases, category-scoped readings, exclusions and the change log.
628 KB
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Prompts
Every prompt verbatim: six variants across 50 categories for each buyer segment, 300 per segment. Each prompt carries its set; the September 2026 mid-market set, asked as a B2B software company, is kept under its own ids beside the current one.
427 KB
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Model set
Pinned models, endpoints, search tools and list prices as of the edition.
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Edition report
The derived report for the edition, including the appendix on loose paraphrase stability.
429 KB
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Data dictionary
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Cite this edition
HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. hr-ai-index.com. Scored under vendor table vv2026-09.1.