# Monday.com: how AI models rank it, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 8 categories by 9 of 12 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/monday-com/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Succession planning | 2% | 17 | 33% | 3 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 34 | 22% | 9 |
| Employee onboarding | 0% | 103 | 60% | 5 |
| Goals and OKRs | 0% | 50 | 60% | 5 |
| Time and attendance | 0% | 69 | 50% | 2 |
| Applicant tracking systems | 0% | 32 | 0% | 1 |
| Internal talent marketplace | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |
| Workforce scheduling | 0% | 80 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Monday.com ($9/seat) or Empxtrack (~$3/seat) are solid choices." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Succession planning)
- "For finance‑heavy organizations, DATABASICS or monday Work Management are worth evaluating." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Time and attendance)
- "OR use Monday.com (Basic) to track 10-20 key roles for ~$300/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Succession planning)
- "Best for Visual Workflows (Small Teams): Monday.com" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee onboarding)

## And against it

- "Avoid using your internal tools (like Asana, ClickUp, or Monday) as customer-facing onboarding portals." (Mistral Small, Employee onboarding)
- "avoid running customer onboarding through internal PM tools like Monday.com, Asana, ClickUp" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee onboarding)
- "these are dangerous to rely on for HR due to security concerns" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee onboarding)
- "Many PM tools (e.g., Asana, standard Monday.com boards, ClickUp basics) offer "goal features" that are often described by users as "half-baked"" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Goals and OKRs)

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.