# Gusto alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 920 of the 1,296 answers in the 6 categories where Gusto 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/gusto/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Rippling: 98 - Workday: 72 - Workday HCM: 69 - BambooHR: 37 - ADP Workforce Now: 34 - Vacation Tracker: 25 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 19 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #1 of 13 at 68%). - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 19 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 1 of those 19 **Mid-market**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #4 of 14 at 18%). - PlanSource: first choice in 10 of those 47 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 47 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 4 of those 47 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Workday HCM: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #15 of 15 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 21 of those 71 - bswift: first choice in 12 of those 71 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 11 of those 71 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Businessolver: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 71 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 30 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #1 of 7 at 25%). - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 30 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 30 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 30 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 30 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 30 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 1 of those 30 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 30 - SHRM: first choice in 1 of those 30 **Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #2 of 11 at 12%). - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 55 - AirMason: first choice in 4 of those 55 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 55 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 55 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 55 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 55 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 55 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Gusto. - Workday: first choice in 14 of those 70 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 70 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 70 - NAVEX One: first choice in 3 of those 70 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 3 of those 70 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 70 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 70 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 22 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #2 of 8 at 21%). - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 22 - Dock: first choice in 2 of those 22 - Arrows: first choice in 1 of those 22 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 22 **Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #5 of 9 at 7%). - BambooHR: first choice in 13 of those 55 - Rippling: first choice in 13 of those 55 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 55 - Namely: first choice in 1 of those 55 - isolved: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 27 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 13 of those 72 - Enboarder: first choice in 3 of those 72 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 72 - WalkMe: first choice in 3 of those 72 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Doozy: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Apty: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 27 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #1 of 10 at 57%). - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 8 of those 27 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 27 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 27 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 27 **Mid-market**: 40 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #6 of 13 at 4%). - Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 40 - Paylocity: first choice in 8 of those 40 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 5 of those 40 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 40 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 40 - Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 40 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Gusto. - ADP: first choice in 18 of those 72 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 11 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 72 - Workday: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 72 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 72 - ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 20 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #1 of 10 at 42%). - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 20 **Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #8 of 12 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 53 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 53 - HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 53 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 53 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Workday HCM: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 53 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 53 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Gusto. - Workday HCM: first choice in 45 of those 72 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 72 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 72 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Darwinbox: first choice in 1 of those 72 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #5 of 11 at 6%). - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 17 of those 57 - Timetastic: first choice in 15 of those 57 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 57 - Day Off: first choice in 5 of those 57 - PurelyHR: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Absenca: first choice in 1 of those 57 - AttendanceBot: first choice in 1 of those 57 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Gusto (Gusto is #12 of 13 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 11 of those 66 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 8 of those 66 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 6 of those 66 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 66 - Timetastic: first choice in 6 of those 66 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 66 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Day Off: first choice in 1 of those 66 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Gusto. - Workday: first choice in 25 of those 72 - UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 72 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 72 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Stiira: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Time Off Manager 365: 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.