# Rippling alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 2,536 of the 3,240 answers in the 15 categories where Rippling 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/rippling/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 127 - BambooHR: 107 - Homebase: 72 - Workday: 70 - Visier: 55 - Compt: 52 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 52 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 10 at 5%). - Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 52 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 11 of those 52 - OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 52 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 52 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 52 **Mid-market**: 37 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #1 of 13 at 28%). - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 37 - ADP: first choice in 4 of those 37 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 37 **Enterprise**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 13 at 14%). - ADP: first choice in 13 of those 51 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 51 - Workday: first choice in 4 of those 51 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 51 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 51 - ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 51 - ADP Vantage/Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 51 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 51 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 50 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #4 of 8 at 9%). - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 50 - BambooHR: first choice in 11 of those 50 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 50 - FirstHR: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Dock: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Arrows: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 50 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 50 **Mid-market**: 44 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 9 at 27%). - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 44 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 44 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 44 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 44 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 44 - ExactHire: first choice in 1 of those 44 - FirstHR: first choice in 1 of those 44 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 44 **Enterprise**: 38 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 12 at 27%). - Workday: first choice in 9 of those 38 - WalkMe: first choice in 3 of those 38 - Doozy: first choice in 2 of those 38 - Enboarder: first choice in 2 of those 38 - Apty: first choice in 1 of those 38 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 38 - GUIDEcx: first choice in 1 of those 38 - Pendo: first choice in 1 of those 38 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 36 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #4 of 10 at 5%). - Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 36 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 36 - BambooHR: first choice in 5 of those 36 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 36 **Mid-market**: 46 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #1 of 12 at 22%). - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 46 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 46 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 46 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 46 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 46 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 46 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 46 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 46 **Enterprise**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #6 of 10 at 2%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 35 of those 59 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 7 of those 59 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 5 of those 59 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 59 - Darwinbox: first choice in 1 of those 59 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 59 - UKG Pro: first choice in 1 of those 59 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 41 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #4 of 13 at 6%). - Gusto: first choice in 19 of those 41 - Ease: first choice in 3 of those 41 - TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 3 of those 41 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 41 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 41 **Mid-market**: 41 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 14 at 20%). - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 41 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 6 of those 41 - PlanSource: first choice in 4 of those 41 - Ease: first choice in 2 of those 41 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 1 of those 41 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 41 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 41 **Enterprise**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #4 of 15 at 11%). - bswift: first choice in 11 of those 49 - Workday HCM: first choice in 9 of those 49 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 49 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 4 of those 49 - Businessolver: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 49 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Collective Health: first choice in 1 of those 49 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 52 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 7 at 12%). - Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 52 - BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 52 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 52 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 52 - OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 52 **Mid-market**: 52 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #1 of 11 at 16%). - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 52 - AirMason: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 52 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 52 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 52 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 52 **Enterprise**: 53 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 9 at 17%). - Workday: first choice in 7 of those 53 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 53 - NAVEX One: first choice in 3 of those 53 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 3 of those 53 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 2 of those 53 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 53 - SixFifty: first choice in 2 of those 53 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #11 of 11 at 0%). - Timetastic: first choice in 19 of those 69 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 19 of those 69 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 69 - Day Off: first choice in 5 of those 69 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 69 - PurelyHR: first choice in 3 of those 69 - AttendanceBot: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 13 at 13%). - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 54 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 7 of those 54 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 6 of those 54 - Timetastic: first choice in 5 of those 54 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Day Off: first choice in 1 of those 54 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 54 - Keka: first choice in 1 of those 54 **Enterprise**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 9 at 10%). - Workday: first choice in 15 of those 54 - UKG Pro: first choice in 8 of those 54 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 5 of those 54 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Stiira: first choice in 3 of those 54 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 54 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 54 - Cocoon: first choice in 1 of those 54 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Homebase: first choice in 13 of those 65 - Jibble: first choice in 7 of those 65 - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 65 - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Harvest: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 65 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 65 **Mid-market**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 15 at 12%). - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 59 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 59 - UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 59 - Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 59 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 59 **Enterprise**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 10 at 2%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 8 of those 49 - UKG Ready: first choice in 6 of those 49 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 49 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Hirebase: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 49 ## Workforce planning **Small business**: 50 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 12 at 18%). - Homebase: first choice in 17 of those 50 - ChartHop: first choice in 4 of those 50 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Float: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Thrivea: first choice in 2 of those 50 - 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 50 **Mid-market**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #3 of 13 at 10%). - Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 49 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 49 - ChartHop: first choice in 4 of those 49 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 49 - Anaplan: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Planful: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Abacum: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 49 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Anaplan: first choice in 29 of those 70 - Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 19 of those 70 - One Model: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Oracle Workforce Modeling: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Visier: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Workday: first choice in 2 of those 70 - ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 70 ## Global payroll and employer of record **Small business**: 58 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #5 of 7 at 7%). - Deel: first choice in 14 of those 58 - RemoFirst: first choice in 10 of those 58 - Remote: first choice in 8 of those 58 - Oyster: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Remote People: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Playroll: first choice in 1 of those 58 **Mid-market**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #6 of 8 at 9%). - Deel: first choice in 7 of those 47 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 5 of those 47 - RemoFirst: first choice in 5 of those 47 - Oyster: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Remote: first choice in 3 of those 47 - Native Teams: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Papaya Global: first choice in 2 of those 47 - G-P: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Enterprise**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #8 of 10 at 0%). - Remote: first choice in 9 of those 59 - Deel: first choice in 8 of those 59 - ADP: first choice in 4 of those 59 - ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 4 of those 59 - G-P: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Velocity Global: first choice in 3 of those 59 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 59 - Papaya Global: first choice in 2 of those 59 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #7 of 9 at 6%). - When I Work: first choice in 16 of those 57 - Deputy: first choice in 13 of those 57 - Homebase: first choice in 13 of those 57 - Connecteam: first choice in 7 of those 57 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 57 - Surfboard: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Assembled: first choice in 1 of those 57 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #6 of 16 at 6%). - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 7 of those 57 - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 57 - Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 57 - UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 57 - Assembled: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 57 **Enterprise**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #8 of 11 at 2%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 24 of those 65 - Dayforce: first choice in 10 of those 65 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 65 - Workday: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 65 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 65 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 65 - Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 65 ## People analytics **Small business**: 50 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #2 of 16 at 10%). - BambooHR: first choice in 26 of those 50 - Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 50 - 15Five: first choice in 4 of those 50 - Culture Amp: first choice in 4 of those 50 - Personio: first choice in 4 of those 50 - Google Sheets + Looker Studio: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 50 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 50 **Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #7 of 12 at 4%). - Visier: first choice in 13 of those 62 - BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 62 - Crunchr: first choice in 7 of those 62 - ChartHop: first choice in 5 of those 62 - HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 62 - 15Five: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Culture Amp: first choice in 1 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Visier: first choice in 40 of those 70 - One Model: first choice in 7 of those 70 - ChartHop: first choice in 4 of those 70 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Workday HCM: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Workday People Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 70 - AHA!: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Crunchr: first choice in 1 of those 70 ## Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts **Small business**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #7 of 7 at 0%). - Compt: first choice in 19 of those 62 - Forma: first choice in 11 of those 62 - JOON: first choice in 11 of those 62 - Benepass: first choice in 10 of those 62 - Gusto: first choice in 5 of those 62 - GoKlaim: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Kota: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Fringe: first choice in 1 of those 62 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #5 of 6 at 2%). - Compt: first choice in 15 of those 64 - Forma: first choice in 12 of those 64 - Benepass: first choice in 9 of those 64 - JOON: first choice in 5 of those 64 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Benafica: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Divvy: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Forma: first choice in 20 of those 68 - Compt: first choice in 18 of those 68 - Benepass: first choice in 9 of those 68 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Benify: first choice in 2 of those 68 - bswift: first choice in 2 of those 68 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 68 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 68 ## HR AI assistants **Small business**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #7 of 10 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 61 - MeBeBot: first choice in 11 of those 61 - BambooHR: first choice in 5 of those 61 - Leena AI: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Playroll Orbit: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Windmill: first choice in 2 of those 61 - Workativ Assistant: first choice in 2 of those 61 - Ask BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 61 **Mid-market**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #7 of 11 at 2%). - ChatGPT: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Leena AI: first choice in 5 of those 65 - MeBeBot: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Workativ Assistant: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Moveworks: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Claude: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Leena AI: first choice in 17 of those 67 - Moveworks: first choice in 12 of those 67 - Workativ Assistant: first choice in 3 of those 67 - MeBeBot: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Coworker AI: first choice in 1 of those 67 - IBM watsonx Orchestrate: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Kinfolk: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 1 of those 67 ## Performance management **Small business**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Effy AI: first choice in 13 of those 68 - Lattice: first choice in 12 of those 68 - ThriveSparrow: first choice in 8 of those 68 - 15Five: first choice in 7 of those 68 - BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 68 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 68 - Small Improvements: first choice in 4 of those 68 - AssessTEAM: first choice in 3 of those 68 **Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #11 of 14 at 0%). - Lattice: first choice in 19 of those 66 - Effy AI: first choice in 5 of those 66 - PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 66 - 15Five: first choice in 3 of those 66 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 66 - Small Improvements: first choice in 3 of those 66 - Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 66 - AssessTEAM: first choice in 1 of those 66 **Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - Workday: first choice in 23 of those 72 - Betterworks: first choice in 19 of those 72 - Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 72 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 6 of those 72 - OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 72 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 72 ## Compensation management **Small business**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #13 of 22 at 1%). - Pave: first choice in 22 of those 60 - BambooHR: first choice in 12 of those 60 - Compease: first choice in 9 of those 60 - Comprehensive: first choice in 9 of those 60 - QuotaPath: first choice in 8 of those 60 - Ravio: first choice in 6 of those 60 - Gusto: first choice in 5 of those 60 - Salary.com: first choice in 5 of those 60 **Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Rippling (Rippling is #25 of 29 at 0%). - Pave: first choice in 19 of those 67 - Comprehensive: first choice in 14 of those 67 - Aeqium: first choice in 5 of those 67 - CompLogix: first choice in 5 of those 67 - Payscale Ascent: first choice in 5 of those 67 - QuotaPath: first choice in 4 of those 67 - Ravio: first choice in 4 of those 67 - CaptivateIQ: first choice in 3 of those 67 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Rippling. - beqom: first choice in 28 of those 71 - Workday Compensation: first choice in 16 of those 71 - Workday: first choice in 7 of those 71 - Workday Compensation Management: first choice in 7 of those 71 - Compport: first choice in 6 of those 71 - CompLogix: first choice in 4 of those 71 - HRSoft: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Workday Advanced Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 71 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.