ADP Workforce Now vs Gusto
Zero of fourteen models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; zero named Gusto. Both were named by all fourteen models and ADP Workforce Now carries 39 labels and Gusto 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
Named in twenty-one categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the HRIS and HCM platforms page.
By framing
ADP Workforce NowFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGusto
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
ADP Workforce Now Gusto first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP Workforce Now on the left and Gusto on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Gusto20%#2 of 12ADP Workforce Now0%#– of 12ADP Workforce Now8%#5 of 15Gusto6%#6 of 15ADP Workforce Now4%#6 of 12Gusto0%#– of 12What the models said about ADP Workforce Now
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“platforms that users have had negative experiences with. Some of the platforms mentioned include ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, UKG, and Paycor. These platforms have been criticized for their poor customer service, limited functionality, and high costs.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Gusto
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Users report frequent failures in paying payroll taxes and lackluster customer support, making it a risky choice” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.