# Workday HCM Performance Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 212 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Workday HCM Performance Management 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-hcm-performance-management/alternatives/

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

- Lattice: 42
- 15Five: 22
- Effy AI: 16
- Zoho People: 16
- Betterworks: 13
- Leapsome: 11

## Performance management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday HCM Performance Management (Workday HCM Performance Management is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- 15Five: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Lattice: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Zoho People: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Effy AI: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Leapsome: first choice in 8 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 84
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 7 of those 84
- PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Workday HCM Performance Management (Workday HCM Performance Management is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 26 of those 78
- Effy AI: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 78
- 15Five: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 78
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Profit.co: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Workday HCM Performance Management (Workday HCM Performance Management is #2 of 12 at 20%).

- Betterworks: first choice in 13 of those 50
- Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 50
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 50
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Proliant: first choice in 1 of those 50
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Workhuman: first choice in 1 of those 50

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