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Nine categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Workday, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 1,696 of the 1,944 answers collected in the nine categories where Workday 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
Gusto117
BambooHR104
Lattice59
Rippling56
Pave48
Gloat43
First choices in the 1,696 answers that did not name Workday, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Compensation management

Compensation and total rewards. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Pave28 of 72
BambooHR14 of 72
Comprehensive11 of 72
Gusto11 of 72
Compease9 of 72
QuotaPath9 of 72
Ravio7 of 72
Salary.com5 of 72
25 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #29 of 29 here at 0% of first choices, 23 labels.

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

Pave20 of 68
Comprehensive14 of 68
Aeqium6 of 68
CompLogix5 of 68
Payscale Ascent5 of 68
Ravio5 of 68
HiBob4 of 68
QuotaPath4 of 68
28 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #3 of 22 here at 8% of first choices, 27 labels.

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

beqom18 of 56
Workday Compensation15 of 56
Workday Compensation Management7 of 56
Workday Advanced Compensation4 of 56
CompLogix3 of 56
Compport3 of 56
Varicent3 of 56
CaptivateIQ2 of 56
20 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Performance management

Performance and talent management. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Effy AI14 of 72
Lattice13 of 72
15Five8 of 72
BambooHR8 of 72
ThriveSparrow8 of 72
Small Improvements5 of 72
Zoho People5 of 72
Leapsome4 of 72
9 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #13 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 23 labels.

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

Lattice22 of 68
Effy AI5 of 68
PerformYard4 of 68
15Five3 of 68
HiBob3 of 68
Small Improvements3 of 68
Betterworks2 of 68
AssessTEAM1 of 68
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #1 of 9 here at 32% of first choices, 51 labels.

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

Betterworks5 of 34
Lattice2 of 34
OneStream2 of 34
Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM2 of 34
SAP SuccessFactors2 of 34
Cornerstone OnDemand1 of 34
Dayforce1 of 34
Leapsome1 of 34
3 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Succession planning

Performance and talent management. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday is #8 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

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

Paycor13 of 72
BambooHR12 of 72
SuccessionNow11 of 72
Teamflect7 of 72
Lattice6 of 72
PerformYard4 of 72
ChartHop2 of 72
Empxtrack2 of 72
10 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 20 labels.

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

Lattice15 of 67
Engagedly9 of 67
Empxtrack4 of 67
Teamflect3 of 67
BambooHR2 of 67
Paycor2 of 67
SuccessionNow2 of 67
SuccessionStack2 of 67
13 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #2 of 11 here at 14% of first choices, 27 labels.

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

SAP SuccessFactors6 of 54
Workday Human Capital Management5 of 54
SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development4 of 54
Workday HCM4 of 54
TalentGuard2 of 54
ChartHop1 of 54
Cornerstone OnDemand1 of 54
Lattice1 of 54
7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Employee onboarding

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

BambooHR23 of 71
Gusto21 of 71
Zoho People6 of 71
Rippling4 of 71
FirstHR3 of 71
Dock2 of 71
Arrows1 of 71
Connecteam1 of 71
5 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #9 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 19 labels.

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

BambooHR14 of 65
Rippling13 of 65
Zoho People8 of 65
Gusto3 of 65
HiBob3 of 65
Connecteam1 of 65
ExactHire1 of 65
FirstHR1 of 65
2 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #1 of 12 here at 49% of first choices, 55 labels.

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

Rippling3 of 29
WalkMe3 of 29
BambooHR2 of 29
Apty1 of 29
Doozy1 of 29
GUIDEcx1 of 29
Pendo1 of 29
Whatfix1 of 29
1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HR AI assistants

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday is #10 of 10 here at 0% of first choices, 10 labels.

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

Gusto18 of 72
MeBeBot11 of 72
BambooHR7 of 72
Leena AI3 of 72
Playroll Orbit3 of 72
Workativ Assistant3 of 72
Windmill2 of 72
Ask BambooHR1 of 72
12 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #11 of 11 here at 0% of first choices, 16 labels.

Sixty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-nine answers, twenty-five products in all, the eight most named:

Leena AI6 of 69
Workativ Assistant6 of 69
ChatGPT5 of 69
MeBeBot5 of 69
Moveworks4 of 69
Claude3 of 69
Gusto3 of 69
HiBob3 of 69
17 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #4 of 6 here at 2% of first choices, 10 labels.

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

Leena AI19 of 70
Moveworks13 of 70
Workativ Assistant3 of 70
MeBeBot2 of 70
Coworker AI1 of 70
IBM watsonx Orchestrate1 of 70
Kinfolk1 of 70
Microsoft 365 Copilot1 of 70
10 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Leave and absence management

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Vacation Tracker20 of 72
Timetastic19 of 72
LeaveBoard8 of 72
Day Off5 of 72
Gusto4 of 72
BambooHR3 of 72
PurelyHR3 of 72
AttendanceBot2 of 72
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

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

BambooHR14 of 70
Vacation Tracker11 of 70
Rippling6 of 70
Timetastic6 of 70
LeaveBoard5 of 70
Connecteam3 of 70
AbsenceSoft1 of 70
Day Off1 of 70
10 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #1 of 9 here at 37% of first choices, 53 labels.

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

Rippling3 of 32
Dayforce2 of 32
Stiira2 of 32
AbsenceSoft1 of 32
BambooHR1 of 32
Cocoon1 of 32
Day Off1 of 32
Deel1 of 32
7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Payroll software

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 1 label here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Gusto38 of 72
Patriot Payroll13 of 72
OnPay4 of 72
Rippling4 of 72
ADP RUN1 of 72
BambooHR1 of 72
BrightPay1 of 72
Payroll4Free1 of 72
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #13 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

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

Gusto13 of 69
Patriot Payroll12 of 69
Rippling12 of 69
ADP6 of 69
Paylocity6 of 69
Paycom3 of 69
ADP Workforce Now2 of 69
Paycor1 of 69
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #4 of 13 here at 10% of first choices, 50 labels.

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

Rippling4 of 36
ADP3 of 36
ADP Workforce Now3 of 36
Dayforce3 of 36
Paycom2 of 36
Deel1 of 36
Papaya Global1 of 36
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Pro & Ready1 of 36
The full enterprise standing →

Workforce management suites

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Deputy16 of 72
When I Work16 of 72
Homebase14 of 72
Connecteam10 of 72
Gusto6 of 72
Zoho People5 of 72
BambooHR3 of 72
Rippling3 of 72
7 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #14 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

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

ADP Workforce Now9 of 68
Homebase7 of 68
UKG Ready7 of 68
Zoho People5 of 68
Deputy4 of 68
Rippling4 of 68
Connecteam3 of 68
Dayforce3 of 68
8 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #5 of 11 here at 4% of first choices, 23 labels.

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

UKG Pro19 of 60
Dayforce6 of 60
UKG Pro Workforce Management6 of 60
Workday Workforce Management3 of 60
Connecteam1 of 60
Deputy1 of 60
NICE1 of 60
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM1 of 60
8 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Internal talent marketplace

Performance and talent management. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Workday is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWorkday holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Workday; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy answers, thirty-four products in all, the eight most named:

TalentGuard11 of 70
Toptal6 of 70
Upwork6 of 70
Airtable5 of 70
Fuel504 of 70
Fiverr3 of 70
Gloat3 of 70
Notion3 of 70
26 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWorkday is #10 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

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

Fuel5011 of 70
Gloat8 of 70
365Talents7 of 70
Engagedly4 of 70
Toptal4 of 70
Upwork3 of 70
Nestor2 of 70
TalentGuard2 of 70
15 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWorkday is #4 of 9 here at 4% of first choices, 14 labels.

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

Gloat32 of 66
Fuel5011 of 66
Workday Talent Marketplace3 of 66
Docebo2 of 66
365Talents1 of 66
Eightfold AI1 of 66
JobCannon1 of 66
MentorcliQ1 of 66
6 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 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 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'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 was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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