# ADP Workforce Now alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 1,120 of the 1,296 answers in the 6 categories where ADP Workforce Now holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/adp-workforce-now/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 150 - Homebase: 71 - Rippling: 54 - Workday HCM: 44 - UKG Pro: 36 - Anaplan: 33 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Deputy: first choice in 16 of those 72 - When I Work: first choice in 16 of those 72 - Homebase: first choice in 14 of those 72 - Connecteam: first choice in 10 of those 72 - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 72 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 50 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #1 of 16 at 19%). - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 50 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 50 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 50 - UKG Pro: first choice in 3 of those 50 - When I Work: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Assembled: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 50 **Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #10 of 11 at 0%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 21 of those 63 - Dayforce: first choice in 11 of those 63 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 63 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 63 - Workday: first choice in 2 of those 63 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 63 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 63 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 33 of those 72 - BambooHR: first choice in 19 of those 72 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 72 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 48 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #4 of 12 at 15%). - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 48 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 48 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 48 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 48 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 48 - Workday HCM: first choice in 2 of those 48 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 48 - Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 48 **Enterprise**: 59 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #7 of 10 at 2%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 33 of those 59 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 3 of those 59 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 59 - Darwinbox: first choice in 1 of those 59 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 59 - UKG Pro: first choice in 1 of those 59 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 38 of those 72 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 72 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 72 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 72 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 72 - BrightPay: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 58 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #7 of 13 at 4%). - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 58 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 58 - ADP: first choice in 6 of those 58 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 58 - Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 58 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 58 **Enterprise**: 56 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 13 at 18%). - ADP: first choice in 18 of those 56 - Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 56 - Workday: first choice in 4 of those 56 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 56 - ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 56 - ADP Vantage/Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 56 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 56 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 56 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 45 of those 72 - Ease: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 72 - TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 3 of those 72 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #7 of 14 at 2%). - Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 53 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 8 of those 53 - PlanSource: first choice in 6 of those 53 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 53 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Ease: first choice in 2 of those 53 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 53 - Namely: first choice in 1 of those 53 **Enterprise**: 40 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 15 at 20%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 9 of those 40 - bswift: first choice in 6 of those 40 - Businessolver: first choice in 3 of those 40 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 40 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 2 of those 40 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 40 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 40 - UKG Pro: first choice in 2 of those 40 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Homebase: first choice in 15 of those 72 - Jibble: first choice in 7 of those 72 - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Harvest: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 72 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #13 of 15 at 0%). - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 64 - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 64 - UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 64 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 58 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 10 at 2%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 58 - UKG Ready: first choice in 8 of those 58 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 58 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 58 - UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 58 - Harvest: first choice in 1 of those 58 ## Workforce planning **Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 71 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 71 - ChartHop: first choice in 7 of those 71 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Float: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Thrivea: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Agentnoon: first choice in 2 of those 71 **Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #12 of 13 at 0%). - ChartHop: first choice in 16 of those 68 - Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 68 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 68 - Anaplan: first choice in 4 of those 68 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 68 - Planful: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 68 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 72 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 19 of those 72 - ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 72 - One Model: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Oracle Workforce Modeling: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Visier: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Workday: first choice in 2 of those 72 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.