# ADP Workforce Now alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,267 of the 1,512 answers in the 6 categories where ADP Workforce Now holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/adp-workforce-now/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 118 - Rippling: 82 - Homebase: 70 - Gusto Benefits: 60 - BambooHR: 48 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: 48 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 48 of those 84 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 84 - OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 84 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #3 of 18 at 10%). - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 64 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 64 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 64 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 64 - ADP Workforce Now®: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 15 at 26%). - ADP: first choice in 21 of those 58 - Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 58 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Workday: first choice in 2 of those 58 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 58 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 58 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 58 - Ceridian Dayforce HCM: first choice in 1 of those 58 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - BambooHR: first choice in 28 of those 83 - Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 83 - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 83 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 83 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 15 at 8%). - Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 59 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 59 - HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 59 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 59 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 59 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 59 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 59 **Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #6 of 12 at 4%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 37 of those 75 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 75 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 6 of those 75 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 75 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 75 - ADP Vantage HCM: first choice in 1 of those 75 - HarmonyHR: first choice in 1 of those 75 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #10 of 12 at 0%). - Homebase: first choice in 32 of those 83 - Deputy: first choice in 11 of those 83 - When I Work: first choice in 10 of those 83 - Connecteam: first choice in 9 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Workforce.com: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Clockify: first choice in 1 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #9 of 15 at 3%). - Homebase: first choice in 10 of those 62 - Deputy: first choice in 6 of those 62 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 62 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 62 - When I Work: first choice in 5 of those 62 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 62 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 62 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 9 at 2%). - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 32 of those 66 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 66 - WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 66 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 66 - NICE CXone: first choice in 1 of those 66 - Nextra: first choice in 1 of those 66 - UKG Ready: first choice in 1 of those 66 - WorkForce Software WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 66 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #10 of 10 at 0%). - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 49 of those 84 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 8 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 84 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Heartland: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #9 of 16 at 0%). - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 11 of those 57 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 9 of those 57 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 57 - GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 57 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 57 - PlanSource: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #4 of 16 at 12%). - Businessolver Benefitsolver: first choice in 5 of those 47 - Workday HCM: first choice in 5 of those 47 - bswift: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 3 of those 47 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 47 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 1 of those 47 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 84 - Clockify: first choice in 13 of those 84 - Harvest: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Toggl Track: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 5 of those 84 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #14 of 17 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 69 - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Deputy: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Toggl Track: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 69 - ClickTime: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Synerion: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #9 of 13 at 2%). - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 10 of those 58 - Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 6 of those 58 - Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 58 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 58 - UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 58 - ADP Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Dayforce Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 58 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 58 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 21 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 84 - SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 84 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #12 of 14 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 75 - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 75 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 75 - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 75 - Deel: first choice in 5 of those 75 - SixFifty: first choice in 5 of those 75 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #6 of 14 at 4%). - Workday: first choice in 17 of those 75 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 75 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 75 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 75 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 75 - SixFifty: first choice in 2 of those 75 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.