# ChartHop vs Rippling: which do AI models recommend for people analytics, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, People analytics. Two of twelve models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; zero named Rippling. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/people-analytics/charthop-vs-rippling/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChartHop | 8% | #5 of 12 | 10% | 29 | 9 of 12 |
| Rippling | 4% | #7 of 12 | 6% | 17 | 9 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop, Crunchr) (alternatives: Culture Amp, Lattice, Leapsome, Orgnostic)
- Llama 4 Maverick: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: HiBob) (alternatives: Rippling, UKG People Analytics)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Visier) (alternatives: ChartHop, Crunchr, Workday Peakon)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Knoetic) (alternatives: ChartHop, Culture Amp, Illoominus, Paradox)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Crunchr, HiBob) (alternatives: ChartHop, Culture Amp)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Crunchr) (alternatives: ChartHop, Lattice)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Crunchr) (alternatives: ChartHop, Visier)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Crunchr) (alternatives: BambooHR, ChartHop, Personio)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Crunchr) (alternatives: HiBob, Lattice)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Visier) (alternatives: Culture Amp, HiBob, Looker, Tableau)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Visier) (alternatives: Lattice, Workday HCM)

## What the models said about ChartHop

- "avoid it if your main goal is engagement analytics, sentiment analysis, or performance management" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "*Warning:* While the entry cost is low, ChartHop is highly modular... which can quickly drive up the price." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.