# Workday Adaptive Planning alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 154 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Workday Adaptive Planning 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/workday-adaptive-planning/alternatives/

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

- Homebase: 30
- ChartHop: 21
- Rippling: 12
- Anaplan: 5
- BambooHR: 4
- Connecteam: 4

## Workforce planning

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Workday Adaptive Planning (Workday Adaptive Planning is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 71
- Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 71
- ChartHop: first choice in 7 of those 71
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Thrivea: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Agentnoon: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 50 of 72 answers did not name Workday Adaptive Planning (Workday Adaptive Planning is #4 of 13 at 8%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 12 of those 50
- Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 50
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 50
- APS: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Abacum: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Agentnoon: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 33 of 72 answers did not name Workday Adaptive Planning (Workday Adaptive Planning is #2 of 9 at 29%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 5 of those 33
- ChartHop: first choice in 2 of those 33
- Oracle Workforce Modeling: first choice in 2 of those 33
- Visier: first choice in 2 of those 33
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 33
- One Model: first choice in 1 of those 33

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