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Workforce planning · September 2026 Edition
ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Two of twelve models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; four named Workday Adaptive Planning. ChartHop was named by eleven of the twelve models and Workday Adaptive Planning by twelve and ChartHop carries 37 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share31%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3739A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChartHop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Paylocity was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. ChartHop vs Homebase · ChartHop vs Rippling · ChartHop vs Planful
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 workforce 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.
ChartHopFirst choices, of twelve modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Direct241 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Paraphrase904 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Comparative01
Budget-constrained101 against ChartHop · 1 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Scale-constrained401 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Negative101 against Workday Adaptive Planning
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 ChartHop 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 | |
ChartHop Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChartHop on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChartHop and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
ChartHop first, Workday Adaptive Planning not the choice
2 of 12 modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop alternatives: Deel, HiBob, Paylocity, Pigment
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Abacum, Mosaic, Pigment, Rippling, TeamOhana
Workday Adaptive Planning first, ChartHop an alternative
4 of 12 modelsChartHop was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Abacum, HiBob, Paylocity, Visier
Mistral SmallWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, HiBob, Paylocity, Planful, Visier
DeepSeek V4 FlashPlanful, Workday Adaptive Planning alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, ChartHop, Paylocity, Pigment, Visier
Llama 4 MaverickWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Abacum, HiBob, Paylocity, Planful, Visier
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.GPT-5.4 miniHiBob alternatives: Anaplan, Rippling, Workday Adaptive Planning
Grok 4.1 FastRippling alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning
Qwen 3.7 FlashPlanful alternatives: Abacum, Orgvue, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, HiBob, Paylocity, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GLM 4.7 FlashXHiBob alternatives: Planful, Visier
MiniMax M2.5Dayforce, Visier alternatives: Workday
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
ChartHop leads by thirteen points.
ChartHop13%#3 of 12Workday Adaptive Planning0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
ChartHop leads by twenty-three points.
ChartHop31%#1 of 13Workday Adaptive Planning8%#4 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: Workday Adaptive Planning leads at enterprise.
Workday Adaptive Planning29%#2 of 9ChartHop7%#3 of 9What the models said about ChartHop
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“ChartHop is known for its ease of use and strong visualization capabilities, particularly for mid-market organizations seeking greater organizational visibility” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“ChartHop: Highly visual, built around interactive org charts with excellent "what-if" scenario planning and strong mid-market integrations.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose ChartHop if you want a visual, collaborative, and HR-friendly tool... (This is the most common crowd-pleaser for mid-sized teams)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.
“you do not need the extreme complexity, high licensing costs, and long implementation times of enterprise legacy tools like Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“without the extreme cost and complexity of enterprise tools (like Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“avoid the heavy implementation overhead of enterprise tools like Workday Adaptive Planning or Anaplan” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Best for: Finance-led headcount planning... making it the best option for aligning recruiting plans directly with the CFO's budget.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“the best default choice is usually Workday Adaptive Planning if you need serious headcount, scenario, and budget planning” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Ideal if you're already using Workday HCM and want seamless integration for workforce planning alongside financial planning.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
ChartHop vs HomebaseChartHop vs RipplingChartHop vs PlanfulChartHop vs HiBobChartHop vs AbacumChartHop vs VisierHomebase vs Workday Adaptive PlanningRippling vs Workday Adaptive PlanningWorkday Adaptive Planning vs PlanfulWorkday Adaptive Planning vs HiBobWorkday Adaptive Planning vs AbacumWorkday Adaptive Planning vs VisierAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full workforce 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.