# People analytics for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "people analytics platform" and as "HR analytics software", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/people-analytics/enterprise/

**Standing:** Visier leads with 65% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 43 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visier | 65% | 21% | 62 |
| 2 | Workday People Analytics | 9% | 16% | 38 |
| 3 | ChartHop | 9% | 21% | 29 |
| 4 | One Model | 5% | 7% | 30 |
| 5 | Crunchr | 0% | 4% | 27 |
| 6 | SAP SuccessFactors | 0% | 20% | 15 |
| 7 | SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 8 | Culture Amp | 0% | 17% | 12 |
| 9 | SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics | 0% | 20% | 10 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Visier; alternatives One Model, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors
- GPT-5.4 mini: Visier; alternatives ChartHop, Perceptyx, Qualtrics EmployeeXM, Workday
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: One Model, Visier; alternatives Agile HR Analytics, Crunchr, Workday Prism Analytics
- Perplexity Sonar: Visier; alternatives One Model, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday People Analytics
- Grok 4.1 Fast: Visier; alternatives Crunchr, Culture Amp, One Model, SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics
- Mistral Small: Visier; alternatives SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics, Workday People Analytics
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Visier; alternatives Crunchr, One Model, SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics, Workday People Analytics
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Visier; alternatives ChartHop, Culture Amp
- Kimi K2: Visier; alternatives ADP DataCloud / Workforce Now Analytics, Workday People Analytics
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Visier; alternatives ADP Workforce Now + DataCloud, One Model, SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics, Workday People Analytics
- MiniMax M2.5: no first choice

## Sources the answers cite

67 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com: 31 answers, 36 citations
- workhuman.com: 29 answers, 31 citations
- hrbench.com: 24 answers, 26 citations
- hr.university: 24 answers, 24 citations
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 22 answers, 27 citations
- agile-hr-analytics.com: 21 answers, 23 citations
- eletive.com: 20 answers, 20 citations
- thrivesparrow.com: 20 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/10-best-hr-analytics-tools-for-enterprises/133883578 (31 answers)
- https://workhuman.com/blog/people-analytics-software (29 answers)
- https://hr.university/tools/hr-analytics-software (24 answers)
- https://hrbench.com/blog/best-people-analytics-software (23 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-people-analytics-software (21 answers)
- https://eletive.com/blog/people-analytics-tools (20 answers)
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/best-people-analytics-software (20 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-hr-analytics-software (17 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/analytics-tools (16 answers)
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/hr-analytics-software (13 answers)

## Warned against

- Visier: 13 of 62 labels negative. "Visier-class standalone tools — these are not “avoid” choices by default, but ... can be risky if your team lacks IT/data capacity" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- BambooHR: 6 of 7 labels negative. "lacks the advanced predictive workforce modeling, AI-powered insights, and scalability needed for large enterprises" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- ChartHop: 6 of 29 labels negative. "Smaller tools like ChartHop ($2–$8/employee/month) or Lattice lack enterprise depth for thousands of users." (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt)
- Workday People Analytics: 6 of 38 labels negative. "Platforms with Significant Integration & Performance Issues ... API limitations ... Performance issues: Slow report generation" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.