# Anaplan alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 167 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Anaplan 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/anaplan/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Homebase: 30
- ChartHop: 27
- Rippling: 14
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 10
- BambooHR: 4
- Connecteam: 4

## Workforce planning

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Anaplan (Anaplan is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 72
- ChartHop: first choice in 7 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Thrivea: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Agentnoon: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Anaplan (Anaplan is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 17 of those 62
- Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 62
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Planful: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 62
- APS: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 33 of 72 answers did not name Anaplan (Anaplan is #1 of 9 at 47%).

- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 33
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 33
- Visier: first choice in 2 of those 33
- One Model: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Workday: first choice in 1 of those 33

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.