# Fringe alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 230 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fringe 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/fringe/alternatives/

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

- Forma: 52
- Compt: 50
- Benepass: 27
- JOON: 12
- Gusto: 10
- Rippling: 3

## Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Fringe (Fringe is #7 of 10 at 2%).

- Compt: first choice in 23 of those 76
- Benepass: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Forma: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 76
- JOON: first choice in 9 of those 76
- GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 76
- PeopleKeep: first choice in 1 of those 76
- PeopleKeep WorkPerks: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Fringe (Fringe is #7 of 10 at 2%).

- Compt: first choice in 16 of those 74
- Forma: first choice in 14 of those 74
- Benepass: first choice in 8 of those 74
- JOON: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Alight Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Alloy Benefits: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Benefex: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Fringe.

- Forma: first choice in 28 of those 80
- Compt: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Benepass: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Workday: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Alight Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Ben: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Benefex: first choice in 1 of those 80
- BenefitHub: first choice in 1 of those 80

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