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Eight categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Paylocity, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 1,612 of the 1,728 answers collected in the eight categories where Paylocity holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Gusto187
Rippling86
Homebase75
Workday HCM68
BambooHR60
Pave49
First choices in the 1,612 answers that did not name Paylocity, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Payroll software

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 2 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, eight products in all:

Gusto37 of 71Head to head →
Patriot Payroll13 of 71Head to head →
OnPay4 of 71
Rippling4 of 71Head to head →
ADP RUN1 of 71
BambooHR1 of 71
BrightPay1 of 71
Payroll4Free1 of 71
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #3 of 13 here at 17% of first choices, 35 labels.

Fifty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in eight. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, seven products in all:

Patriot Payroll12 of 51Head to head →
Gusto11 of 51Head to head →
ADP4 of 51Head to head →
Rippling4 of 51Head to head →
Paycom1 of 51Head to head →
Paycor1 of 51Head to head →
Payroll4Free1 of 51
The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 21 labels.

Sixty-three of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-three answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

ADP14 of 63Head to head →
ADP Workforce Now9 of 63Head to head →
Rippling7 of 63Head to head →
Workday5 of 63
Dayforce4 of 63
Paycom3 of 63Head to head →
SAP SuccessFactors2 of 63
ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM1 of 63
5 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HR compliance and policy management

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto25 of 72Head to head →
BambooHR12 of 72Head to head →
Rippling6 of 72Head to head →
Blissbook4 of 72
SixFifty4 of 72Head to head →
Trainual4 of 72Head to head →
AirMason2 of 72Head to head →
Deel2 of 72
9 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #3 of 11 here at 8% of first choices, 20 labels.

Sixty of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those sixty answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto6 of 60Head to head →
Rippling6 of 60Head to head →
AirMason4 of 60Head to head →
Homebase4 of 60Head to head →
Trainual4 of 60Head to head →
Blissbook3 of 60
BambooHR2 of 60Head to head →
Deel2 of 60
12 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 2 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

Workday15 of 72
Rippling9 of 72Head to head →
ADP SmartCompliance3 of 72
Blissbook3 of 72
NAVEX One3 of 72
NAVEX PolicyTech3 of 72
SAP SuccessFactors3 of 72
BambooHR2 of 72Head to head →
14 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Time and attendance

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 1 label here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase15 of 72
Jibble7 of 72
Clockify6 of 72
Connecteam6 of 72
Harvest6 of 72
Toggl Track4 of 72
Deputy3 of 72
QuickBooks Time3 of 72
9 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #9 of 15 here at 6% of first choices, 11 labels.

Sixty-six of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those sixty-six answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Clockify6 of 66
Connecteam5 of 66
Homebase5 of 66
Toggl Track5 of 66
UKG Ready5 of 66
Rippling4 of 66
Deputy3 of 66
Jibble3 of 66
8 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 3 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-nine answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

UKG Pro15 of 69
UKG Ready10 of 69
Rippling4 of 69
Jibble3 of 69
UKG Pro Workforce Management3 of 69
Replicon2 of 69
UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Ready2 of 69
UKG Ready/UKG2 of 69
12 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HRIS and HCM platforms

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 5 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, five products in all:

Gusto33 of 72
BambooHR19 of 72
Zoho People7 of 72
Rippling2 of 72
TalentHR1 of 72
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #9 of 12 here at 2% of first choices, 25 labels.

Fifty-five of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those fifty-five answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Zoho People8 of 55
Rippling6 of 55
BambooHR3 of 55
Gusto3 of 55
Workday HCM3 of 55
ADP Workforce Now2 of 55
HiBob2 of 55
Deel1 of 55
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 4 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Workday HCM45 of 72
SAP SuccessFactors8 of 72
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM5 of 72
Dayforce2 of 72
ADP Workforce Now1 of 72
Darwinbox1 of 72
HiBob1 of 72
Rippling1 of 72
1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Compensation management

Compensation and total rewards. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 3 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, thirty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Pave28 of 72
BambooHR14 of 72
Comprehensive11 of 72
Gusto11 of 72
Compease9 of 72
QuotaPath9 of 72
Ravio7 of 72
Salary.com5 of 72
25 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #14 of 29 here at 2% of first choices, 10 labels.

Sixty-six of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those sixty-six answers, thirty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Pave21 of 66
Comprehensive15 of 66
Aeqium7 of 66
Ravio5 of 66
Salary.com CompAnalyst4 of 66
CaptivateIQ3 of 66
CompLogix3 of 66
QuotaPath3 of 66
25 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, thirty-three products in all, the eight most named:

beqom28 of 72
Workday Compensation16 of 72
Workday7 of 72
Workday Compensation Management7 of 72
Compport6 of 72
CompLogix4 of 72
HRSoft4 of 72
Workday Advanced Compensation4 of 72
25 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Benefits administration

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, six products in all:

Gusto41 of 67
Ease5 of 67
Employee Navigator5 of 67
Rippling4 of 67
TriNet Zenefits3 of 67
OnPay1 of 67
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #10 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 22 labels.

Sixty of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto10 of 60
PlanSource8 of 60
Rippling7 of 60
Employee Navigator5 of 60
ADP Workforce Now3 of 60
ADP2 of 60
Ease2 of 60
Benefitfocus1 of 60
5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Workday HCM20 of 67
bswift11 of 67
ADP Workforce Now10 of 67
Benefitfocus5 of 67
Businessolver4 of 67
Rippling4 of 67
Employee Navigator2 of 67
PlanSource2 of 67
6 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Workforce planning

Workforce planning and analytics. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase21 of 72
Rippling8 of 72
ChartHop7 of 72
BambooHR4 of 72
Float4 of 72
Gusto4 of 72
Thrivea3 of 72
Agentnoon2 of 72
14 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #10 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 13 labels.

Sixty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-one answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

ChartHop14 of 61
Homebase9 of 61
Anaplan4 of 61
Connecteam4 of 61
Rippling4 of 61
Abacum2 of 61
HiBob2 of 61
Planful2 of 61
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 1 label here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

Anaplan29 of 72
Workday Adaptive Planning19 of 72
ChartHop3 of 72
One Model2 of 72
Oracle Workforce Modeling2 of 72
Pigment2 of 72
Visier2 of 72
Workday2 of 72
2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Workforce management suites

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Deputy16 of 72
When I Work16 of 72
Homebase14 of 72
Connecteam10 of 72
Gusto6 of 72
Zoho People5 of 72
BambooHR3 of 72
Rippling3 of 72
7 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #12 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

Sixty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-four answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase7 of 64
ADP Workforce Now6 of 64
UKG Ready6 of 64
Zoho People5 of 64
Deputy4 of 64
Connecteam3 of 64
Dayforce3 of 64
Rippling3 of 64
9 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

UKG Pro27 of 72
Dayforce12 of 72
UKG Pro Workforce Management7 of 72
Workday3 of 72
Workday Workforce Management3 of 72
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM2 of 72
ADP WorkForce Suite1 of 72
Connecteam1 of 72
11 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Paylocity neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Paylocity only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Paylocity's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Paylocity was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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