Succession planning · September 2026 Edition
Lattice vs SuccessionStack
Five of twelve models named Lattice first on the direct prompt; two named SuccessionStack. Lattice was named by twelve of the twelve models and SuccessionStack by eight and Lattice carries 38 labels and SuccessionStack 14, 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#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3814A 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 modelsSuccessionStack
Direct52
Paraphrase100
Comparative00
Budget-constrained002 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 SuccessionStack 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 SuccessionStack first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lattice on the left and SuccessionStack on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lattice and SuccessionStack stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GLM 4.7 FlashXDayforce, Engagedly, Lattice, SuccessionStack alternatives: Cornerstone OnDemand, Leapsome, SAP SuccessFactors, SuccessionNow, TalentGuard, UKG Pro Succession Planning, Workday HCM
Lattice first, SuccessionStack an alternative
4 of 12 modelsSuccessionStack 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
SuccessionStack first, Lattice an alternative
1 of 12 modelsLattice was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2SuccessionStack alternatives: ClearCompany, Engagedly, Lattice, Paylocity
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.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
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 ten points.
Lattice10%#3 of 9SuccessionStack0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Lattice leads by twenty-seven points.
Lattice31%#1 of 13SuccessionStack4%#7 of 13Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Lattice2%#– of 11SuccessionStack2%#– of 11What the models said about Lattice
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about SuccessionStack
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If succession planning is a strategic priority and you want best-in-class depth without enterprise complexity → SuccessionStack” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Engagedly, Lattice, Dayforce, or SuccessionStack strike the best balance of functionality, usability, and pricing” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“if you want succession as the entire product, choose a dedicated tool (SuccessionStack, TalentGuard, SuccessionNow)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Lattice vs EngagedlyLattice vs EmpxtrackLattice vs TeamflectLattice vs SuccessionNowLattice vs TalentGuardEngagedly vs SuccessionStackEmpxtrack vs SuccessionStackTeamflect vs SuccessionStackSuccessionNow vs SuccessionStackTalentGuard 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.