Workforce planning · October 2026 Edition
Abacum vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Two of fourteen models named Abacum first on the direct prompt; one named Workday Adaptive Planning. Abacum was named by eight of the fourteen models and Workday Adaptive Planning by twelve and Abacum carries 12 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%25%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1236A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Abacum reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs Abacum · ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning · Homebase vs Abacum
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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 workforce planning page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AbacumFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Direct212 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Paraphrase214 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Comparative03
Budget-constrained002 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Scale-constrained11
Negative001 against Abacum · 1 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Abacum and Workday Adaptive Planning 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 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Abacum Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Abacum on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Abacum and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
Abacum first, Workday Adaptive Planning an alternative
2 of 14 modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashAbacum, Planful alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Workday Adaptive Planning
Muse Glimmer 30BAbacum, Planful alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Vena, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning
Workday Adaptive Planning first, Abacum not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAbacum was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarPaylocity alternatives: ChartHop, Drivetrain, HiBob, Workday Adaptive Planning
Kimi K2ChartHop alternatives: Abacum, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning
GPT-6 LunaTeamOhana alternatives: Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, HiBob alternatives: Paylocity, Planful, Visier
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Lative, Mosaic, Pigment, Runn, TeamOhana
Grok 4.1 FastHiBob, Rippling alternatives: ChartHop
Mistral SmallChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Planful, Rippling, Visier
MiniMax M2.5HiBob alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Rippling
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Abacum0%#– of 13Workday Adaptive Planning0%#12 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Abacum leads by four points.
Abacum9%#3 of 15Workday Adaptive Planning5%#4 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Workday Adaptive Planning leads at enterprise.
Workday Adaptive Planning29%#2 of 10Abacum0%#– of 10What the models said about Abacum
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“avoid Abacum/Rippling for large enterprises” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you need Finance and HR to plan in the same model with scenario what-ifs and budget alignment, start with Abacum.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Abacum as the top pick if you need cross-functional planning with solid finance integration” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Planful or Abacum will deliver the strongest value without enterprise-level costs and complexity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid jumping straight to enterprise platforms like ... Workday Adaptive Planning” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“$140K–$250K/year; only worth it if already on Workday HCM” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“enterprise-level tools like Workday Adaptive Planning or Anaplan are often too expensive, complex, and slow to implement” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“I'd usually recommend Workday Adaptive Planning if you want a strong balance of headcount planning, finance integration, and scenario modeling.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best for organizations already on Workday HCM/Finance... Strengths are ease of use, version control and Workday-native integration.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“The search results specifically mention this segment as the sweet spot for Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful, Abacum, and Visier.” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
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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.