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Workforce planning · November 2026 Edition
Pigment vs Workday Adaptive Planning
Two of fourteen models named Pigment first on the direct prompt; one named Workday Adaptive Planning. Pigment was named by ten of the fourteen models and Workday Adaptive Planning by fourteen and Pigment carries 32 labels and Workday Adaptive Planning 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 20; printed, not drawn.
Labels3243A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Pigment reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ChartHop vs Pigment · ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning · Pigment vs Homebase
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.
PigmentFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning
Direct211 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Paraphrase312 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Comparative03
Budget-constrained003 against Workday Adaptive Planning
Scale-constrained101 against Pigment
Negative004 against Pigment · 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, Pigment and Workday Adaptive Planning were named in the same answer sixty-two times, of the 76 answers naming Pigment and the 142 naming Workday Adaptive Planning. In those answers Workday Adaptive Planning took the first choice eight times and Pigment six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Pigment 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 | | | | | |
Pigment Workday Adaptive Planning first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pigment on the left and Workday Adaptive Planning on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Pigment and Workday Adaptive Planning stood in it.
Pigment first, Workday Adaptive Planning an alternative
2 of 14 modelsWorkday Adaptive Planning was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop, Pigment, TeamOhana alternatives: Cube, Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
GPT-6 LunaPigment alternatives: Adaptive from Workday, Planful, TeamOhana
Workday Adaptive Planning first, Pigment not the choice
1 of 14 modelsPigment 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.DeepSeek V4 FlashChartHop alternatives: Pigment, Planful, TeamOhana, Workday Adaptive Planning
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Deel Workforce Planning, Monday.com, Planful, Rotageek, Visier Workforce Planning, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, Paylocity alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Rippling, Vena, Visier Workforce Planning
Perplexity SonarChartHop alternatives: HiBob, Planful, Runn, Saviom, TeamOhana
Grok 4.20ChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Rippling, Visier Workforce Planning
Mistral SmallDisprz alternatives: ChartHop, Orgvue, Planful
Llama 4 MaverickChartHop alternatives: Vena
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
MiniMax M2.5Disprz alternatives: ChartHop, HiBob, Orgvue, Planful, TeamOhana
Muse Glimmer 30BChartHop alternatives: 4PLAN HR, Centage, Disprz, Orgvue, Planful, Prophix, Vena
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Pigment0%#– of 15Workday Adaptive Planning0%#14 of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Pigment leads by seven points.
Pigment11%#2 of 20Workday Adaptive Planning4%#7 of 20Enterprise
The order flips: Workday Adaptive Planning leads at enterprise.
Workday Adaptive Planning24%#2 of 14Pigment6%#3 of 14What the models said about Pigment
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“like Anaplan, Pigment, or Workday Adaptive Planning) are top-tier enterprise solutions, but they are frequently oversold to mid-market companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“can be powerful, but they are poor choices if no one on your team can design, maintain, and govern the planning model” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“These require heavy building/customization rather than providing out-of-the-box methods.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Pigment if Finance is leading the charge, and you need agile scenario modeling” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Dedicated tools: 4PLAN HR, Pigment, or similar platforms designed for mid-market” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Modern FP&A & Dynamic Scenario Modeling: Pigment” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase 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.