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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 194 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Pigment 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/pigment/alternatives/

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

- Homebase: 30
- Anaplan: 25
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 21
- ChartHop: 19
- Rippling: 13
- Connecteam: 4

## Workforce planning

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Pigment.

- Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 70
- Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 70
- ChartHop: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 70
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Thrivea: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Agentnoon: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Pigment (Pigment is #9 of 13 at 0%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Anaplan: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Planful: first choice in 3 of those 61
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Pigment (Pigment is #4 of 9 at 4%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 22 of those 63
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 17 of those 63
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 63
- One Model: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Oracle Workforce Modeling: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Visier: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Orgvue: first choice in 1 of those 63

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