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Two categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Workday HCM, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 322 of the 432 answers collected in the two categories where Workday HCM holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often

Gusto88

First choices in the 322 answers that did not name Workday HCM, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

HRIS and HCM platforms

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday HCM is not its first choice or an alternative in it.

Small businessWorkday HCM is #10 of 10 here at 0% of first choices, 10 labels.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, five products in all:

Gusto33 of 72

BambooHR19 of 72

Zoho People7 of 72

Rippling2 of 72

TalentHR1 of 72

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketWorkday HCM is #10 of 12 here at 2% of first choices, 36 labels.

Fifty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those fifty-nine answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Zoho People9 of 59

Rippling8 of 59

HiBob6 of 59

ADP Workforce Now5 of 59

BambooHR3 of 59

Deel2 of 59

Gusto1 of 59

Paycor1 of 59

1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →

EnterpriseWorkday HCM is #1 of 10 here at 70% of first choices, 62 labels.

Twenty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in forty-five. The first choices in those twenty-four answers, three products in all:

Dayforce1 of 24

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM1 of 24

SAP SuccessFactors1 of 24

The full enterprise standing →

Benefits administration

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday HCM is not its first choice or an alternative in it.

Small businessWorkday HCM holds 4 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, six products in all:

Gusto45 of 72

Ease5 of 72

Employee Navigator5 of 72

Rippling4 of 72

TriNet Zenefits3 of 72

OnPay1 of 72

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketWorkday HCM is #14 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 16 labels.

Sixty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-four answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

PlanSource11 of 64

Rippling10 of 64

Employee Navigator9 of 64

Gusto9 of 64

Ease2 of 64

ADP1 of 64

ADP Workforce Now1 of 64

Benefitfocus1 of 64

3 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →

EnterpriseWorkday HCM is #1 of 15 here at 29% of first choices, 54 labels.

Thirty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday HCM; it was the first choice in twenty-two. The first choices in those thirty-one answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

bswift5 of 31

ADP Workforce Now2 of 31

Alight Solutions2 of 31

Businessolver2 of 31

PlanSource2 of 31

Rippling2 of 31

Benefitfocus1 of 31

Collective Health1 of 31

2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Workday HCM neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Workday HCM only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Workday HCM's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Workday HCM was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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