# SAP SuccessFactors alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 575 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where SAP SuccessFactors 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/sap-successfactors/alternatives/

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

- Lattice: 63
- BambooHR: 25
- Deputy: 21
- Homebase: 21
- UKG Pro: 20
- Effy AI: 19

## Succession planning

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Paycor: first choice in 13 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 12 of those 72
- SuccessionNow: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Teamflect: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 72
- PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 72
- ChartHop: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Empxtrack: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 14 of those 66
- Engagedly: first choice in 8 of those 66
- Empxtrack: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 66
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 66
- SuccessionNow: first choice in 2 of those 66
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 40 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #1 of 11 at 24%).

- SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development: first choice in 4 of those 40
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Workday Human Capital Management: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Succession Planning: first choice in 1 of those 40
- SuccessionHR: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Workday HCM: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Workday Succession: first choice in 1 of those 40

## Performance management

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors.

- Effy AI: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Lattice: first choice in 13 of those 72
- 15Five: first choice in 8 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 72
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Small Improvements: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Leapsome: first choice in 4 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 70 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 24 of those 70
- Effy AI: first choice in 5 of those 70
- PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 70
- 15Five: first choice in 3 of those 70
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Small Improvements: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 70
- AssessTEAM: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 48 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #4 of 9 at 11%).

- Betterworks: first choice in 12 of those 48
- Workday: first choice in 11 of those 48
- Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 48
- OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 48
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 48

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors.

- 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**: 70 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #15 of 16 at 0%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 70
- UKG Ready: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 65 of 72 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- UKG Pro: first choice in 20 of those 65
- Dayforce: first choice in 11 of those 65
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 65
- NICE: first choice in 1 of those 65

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