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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 1,612 of the 1,728 answers in the 8 categories where Paylocity 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/paylocity/alternatives/

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

- Gusto: 187
- Rippling: 86
- Homebase: 75
- Workday HCM: 68
- BambooHR: 60
- Pave: 49

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Gusto: first choice in 37 of those 71
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 71
- OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 71
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 71
- BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 71
- BrightPay: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #3 of 13 at 17%).

- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 51
- Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 51
- ADP: first choice in 4 of those 51
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 51
- Paycom: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- ADP: first choice in 14 of those 63
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 63
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 63
- Workday: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 63
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 63
- ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 63

## HR compliance and policy management

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Gusto: first choice in 25 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 12 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 72
- SixFifty: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 72
- AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Deel: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #3 of 11 at 8%).

- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 60
- AirMason: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 60
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Deel: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Workday: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 72
- ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 72
- NAVEX One: first choice in 3 of those 72
- NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 3 of those 72
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 72

## Time and attendance

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Homebase: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Jibble: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Harvest: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 72
- QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #9 of 15 at 6%).

- Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 66
- UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 15 of those 69
- UKG Ready: first choice in 10 of those 69
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 69
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 69
- UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 69
- UKG Ready/UKG: first choice in 2 of those 69

## HRIS and HCM platforms

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Gusto: first choice in 33 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 19 of those 72
- Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 72
- TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #9 of 12 at 2%).

- Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 55
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 55
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Workday HCM: first choice in 3 of those 55
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 55
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Deel: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- 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

## Compensation management

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Pave: first choice in 28 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Comprehensive: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Compease: first choice in 9 of those 72
- QuotaPath: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Ravio: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Salary.com: first choice in 5 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #14 of 29 at 2%).

- Pave: first choice in 21 of those 66
- Comprehensive: first choice in 15 of those 66
- Aeqium: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Ravio: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 4 of those 66
- CaptivateIQ: first choice in 3 of those 66
- CompLogix: first choice in 3 of those 66
- QuotaPath: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- beqom: first choice in 28 of those 72
- Workday Compensation: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Workday Compensation Management: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Compport: first choice in 6 of those 72
- CompLogix: first choice in 4 of those 72
- HRSoft: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Workday Advanced Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 72

## Benefits administration

**Small business**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Gusto: first choice in 41 of those 67
- Ease: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Employee Navigator: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 67
- TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 3 of those 67
- OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 60
- PlanSource: first choice in 8 of those 60
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 60
- Employee Navigator: first choice in 5 of those 60
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 60
- ADP: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Ease: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Benefitfocus: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Workday HCM: first choice in 20 of those 67
- bswift: first choice in 11 of those 67
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Benefitfocus: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Businessolver: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 67
- PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 67

## Workforce planning

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- 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**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 14 of those 61
- Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Anaplan: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 61
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Planful: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 72
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 19 of those 72
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 72
- One Model: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Oracle Workforce Modeling: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Visier: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 72

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- Deputy: first choice in 16 of those 72
- When I Work: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Homebase: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 10 of those 72
- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #12 of 16 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 64
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 64
- UKG Ready: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Paylocity.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 27 of those 72
- Dayforce: first choice in 12 of those 72
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 72
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 72

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