Succession planning · September 2026 Edition
Lattice vs SuccessionNow
Five of twelve models named Lattice first on the direct prompt; zero named SuccessionNow. Lattice was named by twelve of the twelve models and SuccessionNow by seven and Lattice carries 38 labels and SuccessionNow 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share31%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3816A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lattice reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Engagedly was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Lattice vs Engagedly · Lattice vs Empxtrack · Lattice vs Teamflect
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 succession planning page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LatticeFirst choices, of twelve modelsSuccessionNow
Direct50
Paraphrase100
Comparative00
Budget-constrained022 against Lattice
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
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 Lattice and SuccessionNow 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 | | | |
Lattice SuccessionNow first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lattice on the left and SuccessionNow on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lattice and SuccessionNow stood in it.
Lattice first, SuccessionNow an alternative
5 of 12 modelsSuccessionNow was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Engagedly, Lattice alternatives: ChartHop, ELMO Software, Fuel50, TalentGuard
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: ChartHop, OrgChart, PerformYard, SuccessionNow, Teamflect
Mistral SmallEngagedly, Lattice alternatives: SuccessionNow, SuccessionStack, TalentGuard
DeepSeek V4 FlashEngagedly, Lattice alternatives: Leapsome, Paylocity, SuccessionNow, SuccessionStack
GLM 4.7 FlashXDayforce, Engagedly, Lattice, SuccessionStack alternatives: Cornerstone OnDemand, Leapsome, SAP SuccessFactors, SuccessionNow, TalentGuard, UKG Pro Succession Planning, Workday HCM
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.Grok 4.1 FastEngagedly alternatives: Lattice, SuccessionNow, SuccessionStack
Llama 4 MaverickEngagedly alternatives: Lattice, SuccessionStack, UKG Pro Succession Planning
Qwen 3.7 FlashEngagedly alternatives: Lattice, SuccessionStack, SuccessionWizard, TalentGuard
Kimi K2SuccessionStack alternatives: ClearCompany, Engagedly, Lattice, Paylocity
MiniMax M2.5Engagedly alternatives: Lattice, TalentGuard, UKG Pro
Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniUKG Pro alternatives: Cornerstone Succession, Quantum Workplace, SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Perplexity SonarTalentGuard alternatives: Engagedly
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
Lattice leads by four points.
Lattice10%#3 of 9SuccessionNow6%#4 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Lattice leads by twenty-seven points.
Lattice31%#1 of 13SuccessionNow4%#5 of 13Enterprise
What the models said about Lattice
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about SuccessionNow
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“For <50 employees, try SuccessionNow or templates first—it's the sweet spot for dedicated features without per-user pain.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want a standalone succession tool with a flat price, go with SuccessionNow.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“It is the only dedicated succession planning software with published, flat-rate pricing that small businesses can afford.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
Lattice vs EngagedlyLattice vs EmpxtrackLattice vs TeamflectLattice vs TalentGuardLattice vs SuccessionStackEngagedly vs SuccessionNowEmpxtrack vs SuccessionNowTeamflect vs SuccessionNowSuccessionNow vs TalentGuardSuccessionNow vs SuccessionStackAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full succession planning 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.