Index › Performance and talent management › Succession planning › Small business › October 2026 Edition
Succession planning for small business buyers
Asked as “succession planning software”, and as “talent review tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 56 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
18%
Contested · SuccessionNow 16%
18BambooHR16SuccessionNow11PerformYard55others
18% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: BambooHR (18%) replaces Paycor (27% then, 6% now), 12 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.BambooHR leads at 18%, replacing Paycor, which led at 27% and stands at 6% now: 12 points clear, inside the floor, so the swap reads as unsettled.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
BambooHR18%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: BambooHR (18%) replaces Paycor (27% then, 6% now), 12 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.This pageMid-market
Lattice28%Contested▼−1Since September 2026: 31% → 30%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Enterprise
Workday Succession Planning39%Contested▼−4Since September 2026: 42% → 38%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
BambooHR18%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: BambooHR (18%) replaces Paycor (27% then, 6% now), 12 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.This pageMid-marketLattice28%Contested▼−1Since September 2026: 31% → 30%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →EnterpriseWorkday Succession Planning39%Contested▼−4Since September 2026: 42% → 38%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01BambooHR18%10%42accepted challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 25% → 18%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.25% → 18%
BambooHR18%10%42accepted challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 25% → 18%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.25% → 18%02
SuccessionNow16%13%31accepted challenger▲+10Since September 2026: 6% → 16%, +10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 16%
SuccessionNow16%13%31accepted challenger▲+10Since September 2026: 6% → 16%, +10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 16%03
PerformYard11%0%34accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 6% → 12%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 12%
PerformYard11%0%34accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 6% → 12%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 12%04
Paycor9%5%19accepted challenger▼−21Since September 2026: 27% → 6%, −21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 6%
Paycor9%5%19accepted challenger▼−21Since September 2026: 27% → 6%, −21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 6%05Lattice9%31%35criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 10% → 10%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 10%
Lattice9%31%35criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 10% → 10%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 10%06
Teamflect7%0%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 4%
Teamflect7%0%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 4%07
Creately7%9%11accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 2% → 8%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 8%
Creately7%9%11accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 2% → 8%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 8%08
15Five4%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
15Five4%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%09
Leapsome4%27%15criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
Leapsome4%27%15criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development0%100%20criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development0%100%20criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%10Workday Succession Planning0%95%21criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Workday Succession Planning0%95%21criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Lattice vs BambooHRLattice vs PerformYardLattice vs LeapsomeLattice vs Workday Succession PlanningEngagedly vs SuccessionNowEngagedly vs TeamflectEngagedly vs BambooHREngagedly vs PerformYardEngagedly vs LeapsomeEngagedly vs Workday Succession PlanningSuccessionNow vs TeamflectSuccessionNow vs BambooHRSuccessionNow vs PerformYardSuccessionNow vs LeapsomeSuccessionNow vs Workday Succession PlanningTeamflect vs BambooHRTeamflect vs PerformYardTeamflect vs LeapsomeTeamflect vs Workday Succession PlanningBambooHR vs PerformYardBambooHR vs LeapsomeBambooHR vs Workday Succession PlanningPerformYard vs LeapsomePerformYard vs Workday Succession PlanningLeapsome vs Workday Succession Planning
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
0102030405060708091011Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative30%
Key
01BambooHR18%
BambooHR18%02SuccessionNow16%
SuccessionNow16%03PerformYard11%
PerformYard11%04Paycor9%
Paycor9%05Lattice9%
Lattice9%06Teamflect7%
Teamflect7%07Creately7%
Creately7%0815Five4%
15Five4%09Leapsome4%
Leapsome4%10Workday Succession Planning0%
Workday Succession Planning0%11SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development0%
SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development0%What they warned about
One of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development100%
20 of 20 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 12 hard negative
“you do not need (and should actively avoid) heavy, enterprise-level succession planning platforms like SAP SuccessFactors, Dayforce, or Workday” Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt
Workday Succession Planning95%
20 of 21 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 12 hard negative
“Many enterprise-grade platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Eightfold AI) are **overkill and prohibitively expensive** for a company your size” DeepSeek V4 Flash, scale prompt
Lattice31%
11 of 35 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Avoid pricier ones like Lattice (~$8+/user, $4k min)” Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM100%
4 of 4 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“Enterprise-Level HR Software Suites (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM) ... Why avoid or be cautious” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
78 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1003 links across 195 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 31 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · FirstHR49 answers · 52 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Workhuman48 answers · 48 citations · 12 models
vendor site · TalentGuard45 answers · 47 citations · 12 models
vendor site · SkillPanel44 answers · 73 citations · 11 models
33 answers · 37 citations · 11 models
25 answers · 28 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Monday.com24 answers · 32 citations · 10 models
24 answers · 30 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G223 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Guideflow21 answers · 24 citations · 12 models
20 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Engagedly20 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
48 answers · 11 models
47 answers · 12 models
44 answers · 12 models
34 answers · 10 models
24 answers · 10 models
22 answers · 10 models
22 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best succession planning software”, “succession planning software”, “succession planning tools”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BambooHR bamboohr.com | 18% | 1082 | 90,500 | 551 | 1,055,247 | $44,698 | 106 |
| SuccessionNow successionnow.com | 16% | 53 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| PerformYard performyard.com | 11% | 147 | 9,900 | 34 | 58,643 | $25 | 47 |
| Paycor paycor.com | 9% | 228 | 673,000 | 1,818 | 1,002,900 | 120 | |
| Lattice lattice.com | 9% | 662 | 90,500 | 13,900 | 122,123 | $1,328 | 120 |
| Teamflect teamflect.com | 7% | 149 | 880 | 12 | 12,592 | 30 | |
| Creately creately.com | 7% | 82 | 2,400 | 797,895 | 383,446 | 3 | |
| ChartHop charthop.com | 4% | 365 | 2,900 | 16 | 6,238 | 0 | |
| 15Five 15five.com | 4% | 296 | 6,600 | 32 | 32,362 | 22 | |
| Leapsome leapsome.com | 4% | 298 | 2,900 | 32 | 51,450 | $18,531 | 60 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 17 sites; 2 of them are among the sites the models cited here (peoplemanagingpeople.com, talentguard.com). The first result for “best succession planning software” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best succession planning software for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which talent review tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top succession planning tools for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best succession planning software for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a succession planning software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which succession planning tools should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5PaycorBambooHRChangedPaycoragainst: BambooHRDayforce, PerformYardno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
BambooHR, Peoplebox, PerformYard, SuccessionNow, Zoho PeopleTwo alternatives
Lattice, TalentHRFour alternatives
PerformYard, Succession Wizard, SuccessionNow, TeamflectTwo alternatives
Paycor, SuccessionNowGPT-5.4 miniPlumagainst: SAP SuccessFactors HCM, Succession WizardPerformYardChangedPerformYard, SuccessionNowagainst: Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, UKG Pro Succession PlanningFactorialagainst: Spidergap, SuccessionHRno first choicenothing named
One alternative
UKG Pro Succession PlanningThree alternatives
Lattice, Leapsome, Small ImprovementsFour alternatives
ClayHR, EmployeeConnect/Talent Management Suite, Plum, WisnioGemini 3.5 FlashLatticeagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession PlanningTeamflectChangedagainst: LatticePerformYardagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession PlanningPerformYardagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession PlanningBuilt, ChartHopagainst: Dayforce, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planningagainst: Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planning
Three alternatives
Built, Deel HR, PerformYardThree alternatives
15Five, Effy AI, LeapsomeFive alternatives
Deel HR, Monday.com, Paycor, SIGMA Assessment Systems, TeamflectThree alternatives
Built for Teams, Deel HR, EmpxtrackOne alternative
PerformYardPerplexity SonarBambooHR, PerformYardagainst: Dayforce, UKG Pro Succession PlanningTestGorillaChangedSuccessionNowagainst: BambooHRSuccessionNowagainst: Latticeno first choicenothing named
One alternative
LatticeOne alternative
BambooHRFive alternatives
ChartHop, Creately, Lattice, PerformYard, TeamflectTwo alternatives
BambooHR, PaycorGrok 4.1 FastSuccessionNowagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & DevelopmentBambooHRChangedBambooHRagainst: SuccessFactors, Workday Succession PlanningZoho Peopleagainst: Lattice, PaycorBambooHRagainst: BambooHR, Google Sheets, Lattice, Leapsome, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, SuccessionNow, Workday Succession Planning
Four alternatives
BambooHR, Paycor, PerformYard, monday.com Work ManagementFive alternatives
15Five, Effy AI, Express Evaluations, Lattice, LeapsomeTwo alternatives
PerformYard, SuccessionNowFour alternatives
Bitrix24, Creately, OrangeHRM, TeamflectSeven alternatives
Engagedly, Guideflow, Quantum Workplace, SkillPanel, UKG Pro Succession Planning, Workday Succession Planning, WorkhumanMistral SmallSuccessionNowBambooHRChangedBambooHR, PerformYardBambooHRno first choiceagainst: Cornerstone Succession, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Developmentnothing named
Three alternatives
Lattice, Leapsome, Monday.comTwo alternatives
15Five, TrakstarOne alternative
FirstHRDeepSeek V4 FlashSuccessionNowBambooHR, LatticeChangedagainst: Workday Succession PlanningSuccessionStackCreatelyagainst: BambooHRSuccessionNowagainst: 15Five, Cornerstone, Eightfold AI, Lattice, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planningagainst: Cornerstone Succession, Lattice, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, SuccessionNow, Workday Succession Planning
Two alternatives
BambooHR, LatticeThree alternatives
PerformYard, TalentHR, TrakstarThree alternatives
BambooHR, Paycor, PerformYardTwo alternatives
PerformYard, SuccessionNowLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceno first choiceHeldno first choicePaycorno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
BambooHR, PerformYardQwen 3.7 FlashPaycor, PerformYardBambooHRChangedagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession PlanningPerformYardCreately, Teamflectno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planningagainst: 1Password, Asana, Excel, Google Sheets, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Trello, Workday Succession Planning
Two alternatives
BambooHR, MausOne alternative
LatticeThree alternatives
BambooHR, Lattice, PaycorTwo alternatives
Excel, SuccessionNowFour alternatives
15Five, Lattice, Peoplebox, SuccessionNowKimi K2ChartHopagainst: Lattice, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP, Workday Succession Planning15FiveChangedPerformYard, SuccessionNowCreatelyPerformYardagainst: Cornerstone, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planningagainst: Lattice, Leapsome, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, UKG Pro Succession Planning, Workday Succession Planning
Three alternatives
BambooHR, Leapsome, SuccessionNowTwo alternatives
BambooHR, LatticeThree alternatives
BambooHR, Lattice, LeapsomeThree alternatives
ChartHop, Excel/Google Sheets templates, PerformYardFive alternatives
BambooHR, HiBob, Lattice, Paycor, SuccessionNowGLM 4.7 FlashXSuccessionNowLatticeChangedPerformYardSuccessionNowno first choiceagainst: Cornerstone, Lattice, Leapsome, PeopleFluent Succession Management, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planning
Three alternatives
ChartHop, Monday.com, PerformYardThree alternatives
15Five, BambooHR, ThriveSparrowTwo alternatives
Monday.com, Succession WizardThree alternatives
ChartHop, PerformYard, TeamflectMiniMax M2.5Lattice, SuccessionNowBambooHR, LeapsomeChangedPerformYard, Workhumanagainst: SuccessionHRCreately, Zoho PeopleLattice, Leapsomeagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, Workday Succession Planningagainst: SuccessionNow
Three alternatives
ChartHop, Deel HR, WorkhumanTwo alternatives
Lattice, PerformYardThree alternatives
BambooHR, Paycor, SuccessionNowThree alternatives
Bitrix24, Peoplebox, SuccessionlyOne alternative
PerformYardGPT-6 LunaTeamflect15FiveChangedGoogle Sheets or Excelagainst: 15FiveTeamflectagainst: Createlyno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Successionly, WorkzoomOne alternative
LatticeTwo alternatives
Leapsome, StaffCircleMuse Glimmer 30BBambooHR, PaycorPaycorChangedagainst: LatticePerformYard, SuccessionNowagainst: Cornerstone Succession, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, TalentGuard Succession Planning, UKG Pro Succession Planning, Workday Succession PlanningSuccessionNowno first choiceagainst: Eightfold AI, Lattice, Leapsome, SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development, SuccessionNow, Workday Succession Planning
One alternative
SuccessionNowOne alternative
BambooHRFour alternatives
BambooHR, Lattice, Leapsome, PaycorFive alternatives
BambooHR, Creately, Paycor, PerformYard, TeamflectBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:26 | yes | 2 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:42 | yes | 23 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:33 | yes | 15 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:18 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:51 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:06 | yes | 20 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:12 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:23 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:47 | yes | 23 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:14 | yes | 21 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:01 | yes | 9 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:32 | yes | 3 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:45 | yes | 10 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 07:57 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:32 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 9 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 07:38 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:45 | yes | 21 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:08 | yes | 14 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:17 | yes | 23 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 5 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:24 | yes | 18 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:30 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 19 | 52 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:55 | yes | 2 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:16 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 07:49 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:39 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:16 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:07 | yes | 17 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 07:59 | yes | 16 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:34 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:05 | yes | 21 | 35 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:58 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:41 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:10 | yes | 19 | 27 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:02 | yes | 20 | 41 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:00 | yes | 12 | 27 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:46 | yes | 3 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:52 | yes | 17 | 48 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:12 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:43 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:22 | yes | 17 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:07 | yes | 17 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:07 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:43 | yes | 23 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:38 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:57 | yes | 22 | 65 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:46 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:22 | yes | 13 | 108 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:44 | yes | 9 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 2 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 10 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:50 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:59 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:50 | yes | 14 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:30 | yes | 19 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:13 | yes | 14 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:58 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:36 | yes | 17 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:31 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:30 | yes | 12 | 41 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 16 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:07 | yes | 12 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:01 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:42 | yes | 4 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:13 | no | 0 | 1 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:45 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:03 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 07:56 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:51 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:08 | yes | 16 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:18 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:15 | yes | 23 | 36 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:08 | yes | 8 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:43 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:51 | yes | 18 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:24 | yes | 19 | 64 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:43 | yes | 16 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:03 | yes | 4 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:43 | yes | 18 | 22 s |
Normalization in this category
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Cornerstone OnDemand read as Cornerstone Succession
Deel read as Deel HR
Oracle read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
PeopleFluent read as PeopleFluent Succession Management
SAP SuccessFactors read as SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development
TalentGuard read as TalentGuard Succession Planning
UKG read as UKG Pro Succession Planning
UKG Pro read as UKG Pro Succession Planning
Workday read as Workday Succession Planning
Workday HCM read as Workday Succession Planning
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1Password
BambooHR Talent Management
BetterInterviews
Business-in-a-Box
ClayHR
EmployeeConnect/Talent Management Suite
GetApp
Google Sheets or Excel
LeaderLens
Maus
Successively
WPS
Wisnio
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.