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Workforce planning · November 2026 Edition
ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Ten of fourteen models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; one named Workday Adaptive Planning. ChartHop was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Workday Adaptive Planning by fourteen and ChartHop carries 42 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share28%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 20; printed, not drawn.
Labels4243A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChartHop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Planful was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs Pigment · ChartHop vs Homebase · ChartHop vs TeamOhana
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 workforce planning page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChartHopFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Direct1011 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Paraphrase512 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Comparative03
Budget-constrained002 against ChartHop · 3 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Scale-constrained10
Negative001 against ChartHop · 7 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ChartHop and Workday Adaptive Planning were named in the same answer sixty-seven times, of the 419 answers naming ChartHop and the 142 naming Workday Adaptive Planning. In those answers Workday Adaptive Planning took the first choice twelve times and ChartHop seventeen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ChartHop and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
| 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 | | | | | |
ChartHop Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChartHop on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChartHop and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
ChartHop first, Workday Adaptive Planning an alternative
10 of 14 modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, Paylocity alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Rippling, Vena, Visier Workforce Planning
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop, Pigment, TeamOhana alternatives: Cube, Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
Perplexity SonarChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Runn, Saviom, TeamOhana
Grok 4.20ChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Rippling, Visier Workforce Planning
DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Pigment, Planful, TeamOhana, Workday Adaptive Planning
Llama 4 MaverickChartHop alternatives: Vena
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Deel Workforce Planning, Monday.com, Planful, Rotageek, Visier Workforce Planning, Workday Adaptive Planning
Kimi K2ChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Dayforce, Planful, TeamOhana, UKG Pro Workforce Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Dayforce, UKG Pro Workforce Management, Visier Workforce Planning
Muse Glimmer 30BChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Centage, Disprz, Orgvue, Planful, Prophix, Vena
Workday Adaptive Planning first, ChartHop not the choice
1 of 14 modelsChartHop was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallDisprz alternatives: ChartHop, Orgvue, Planful
MiniMax M2.5Disprz alternatives: ChartHop, HiBob, Orgvue, Planful, TeamOhana
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-6 LunaPigment alternatives: Adaptive from Workday, Planful, TeamOhana
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ChartHop leads by fifteen points.
ChartHop15%#1 of 15Workday Adaptive Planning0%#14 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
ChartHop leads by twenty-five points.
ChartHop28%#1 of 20Workday Adaptive Planning4%#7 of 20Enterprise
The order flips: Workday Adaptive Planning leads at enterprise.
Workday Adaptive Planning24%#2 of 14ChartHop4%#6 of 14What the models said about ChartHop
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“its current site asks you to request a tailored proposal rather than showing a public price, so check the quote before shortlisting it” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Enterprise options like Visier, Workday, or ChartHop ... start at $10k+/year, making them unsuitable for limited budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“ChartHop's real entry rate is $5 per employee per month for Core, not the $8 that circulates on comparison sites.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“ChartHop | Top Pick for Mid-Market | Extremely user-friendly; offers real-time org visibility, headcount, and compensation planning in one dashboard.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“ChartHop – frequently cited for mid-market org design, headcount and compensation planning with a modular per-employee pricing model.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Workday Adaptive Planning
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Steep learning curve requiring significant training - Complex setup challenges often requiring professional help” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid starting with Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, or similar enterprise platforms” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, or Visier” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“I'd usually recommend Workday Adaptive Planning if your priority is a straightforward, finance-friendly headcount planning process” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Oracle are best when you need a flexible, finance‑aligned planning engine.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning due to the need for complex financial controls.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.