# BambooHR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 2,142 of the 2,772 answers in the 11 categories where BambooHR 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/bamboohr/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Lattice: 79 - Workday: 71 - Visier: 65 - Workday HCM: 65 - ChartHop: 52 - Rippling: 51 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 31 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 10 at 47%). - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 31 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 31 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 31 - Zoho People: first choice in 1 of those 31 **Mid-market**: 37 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #2 of 12 at 24%). - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 37 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Innform: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Personio: first choice in 1 of those 37 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 37 **Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #9 of 12 at 2%). - Workday: first choice in 30 of those 77 - Enboarder: first choice in 9 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 77 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 4 of those 77 - Darwinbox: first choice in 2 of those 77 - WalkMe: first choice in 2 of those 77 - ApplaudHR: first choice in 1 of those 77 - Click Boarding: first choice in 1 of those 77 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #6 of 12 at 10%). - LeaveBoard: first choice in 13 of those 56 - Calamari: first choice in 8 of those 56 - Timetastic: first choice in 6 of those 56 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 5 of those 56 - CharlieHR: first choice in 4 of those 56 - Day Off: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 56 - actiPLANS: first choice in 2 of those 56 **Mid-market**: 50 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #3 of 14 at 14%). - LeaveBoard: first choice in 9 of those 50 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Absenca: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Absence.io: first choice in 1 of those 50 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Calamari: first choice in 1 of those 50 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 50 **Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #9 of 12 at 2%). - Workday: first choice in 19 of those 75 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 75 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 4 of those 75 - UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 75 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 75 - SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central – Time Off: first choice in 3 of those 75 - actiPLANS: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Stiira: first choice in 2 of those 75 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 28 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 12 at 39%). - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 28 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 28 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 28 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 28 **Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #3 of 15 at 8%). - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 43 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 43 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 43 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 43 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 43 - UKG Pro: first choice in 1 of those 43 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 44 of those 84 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 84 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 84 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 84 - ADP Vantage HCM: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## People analytics **Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 17 at 46%). - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 23 - ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 23 - Charted.io: first choice in 1 of those 23 - Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 23 - Zoho Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 23 **Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 13 at 5%). - Visier: first choice in 17 of those 64 - ChartHop: first choice in 10 of those 64 - Crunchr: first choice in 6 of those 64 - HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Leapsome: first choice in 2 of those 64 - One Model: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Claude: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Crunchr People Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Visier: first choice in 48 of those 84 - Crunchr: first choice in 5 of those 84 - One Model: first choice in 5 of those 84 - ChartHop: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Workday People Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Lattice: first choice in 1 of those 84 - PeopleInsight: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Workday HCM: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 47 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #3 of 11 at 9%). - Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 47 - SixFifty: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Blissbook: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Trainual: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Bambee: first choice in 1 of those 47 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Handbooks.io Employee Handbook Builder - Starter: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #7 of 14 at 4%). - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 66 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 66 - SixFifty: first choice in 5 of those 66 - Deel: first choice in 4 of those 66 - Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 66 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 66 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 2 of those 66 **Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #14 of 14 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 19 of those 80 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 80 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 80 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 80 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 80 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 2 of those 80 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 80 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #3 of 10 at 5%). - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 13 of those 42 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 42 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Heartland: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Maxwell Health: first choice in 1 of those 42 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 42 - PeopleKeep: first choice in 1 of those 42 **Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #6 of 16 at 2%). - Employee Navigator: first choice in 13 of those 62 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 62 - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 4 of those 62 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 62 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 62 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 62 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 62 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Workday HCM: first choice in 18 of those 83 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 14 of those 83 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 12 of those 83 - bswift: first choice in 9 of those 83 - Businessolver Benefitsolver: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 5 of those 83 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 83 ## HR help desk and case management **Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 15 at 5%). - Jira Service Management: first choice in 9 of those 54 - Zoho Desk: first choice in 8 of those 54 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 54 - Freshdesk: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Hiver: first choice in 2 of those 54 - LiveAgent: first choice in 2 of those 54 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 54 - Suptask: first choice in 2 of those 54 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #7 of 12 at 2%). - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 11 of those 70 - Zoho Desk: first choice in 11 of those 70 - Dovetail Software: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Freshservice: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Jira Service Management: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Freshservice for Business Teams: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Serval: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Atomicwork: first choice in 1 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 40 of those 84 - Zendesk: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Freshservice: first choice in 3 of those 84 - HelpSpot: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Jira Service Management: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Workday HCM: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Desk365: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Freshdesk: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Performance management **Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #7 of 13 at 4%). - AssessTEAM: first choice in 9 of those 52 - Effy AI: first choice in 8 of those 52 - Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 52 - Leapsome: first choice in 5 of those 52 - 15Five: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Profit.co: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 52 - ThriveSparrow: first choice in 2 of those 52 **Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #10 of 13 at 0%). - Lattice: first choice in 27 of those 71 - 15Five: first choice in 7 of those 71 - AssessTEAM: first choice in 6 of those 71 - Effy AI: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Small Improvements: first choice in 1 of those 71 - ThriveSparrow: first choice in 1 of those 71 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #10 of 10 at 0%). - Betterworks: first choice in 22 of those 83 - Workday HCM Performance Management: first choice in 16 of those 83 - Lattice: first choice in 9 of those 83 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 83 - 15Five: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 83 ## Applicant tracking systems **Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 14 at 5%). - Breezy HR: first choice in 20 of those 61 - 100Hires: first choice in 10 of those 61 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 8 of those 61 - Workable: first choice in 7 of those 61 - JazzHR: first choice in 4 of those 61 - Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Dover: first choice in 1 of those 61 - Join.com: first choice in 1 of those 61 **Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #11 of 17 at 0%). - Greenhouse: first choice in 19 of those 71 - Workable: first choice in 8 of those 71 - Breezy HR: first choice in 7 of those 71 - Ashby: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Lever: first choice in 4 of those 71 - 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 71 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Greenhouse: first choice in 31 of those 82 - iCIMS: first choice in 14 of those 82 - Workday Recruiting: first choice in 12 of those 82 - SmartRecruiters: first choice in 6 of those 82 - Workable: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Lever: first choice in 3 of those 82 - SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 82 ## Org charts and org design **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #10 of 13 at 0%). - Organimi: first choice in 37 of those 78 - Lucidchart: first choice in 11 of those 78 - Pingboard: first choice in 10 of those 78 - Canva: first choice in 4 of those 78 - Miro: first choice in 4 of those 78 - diagrams.net: first choice in 4 of those 78 - ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Creately: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #13 of 15 at 0%). - ChartHop: first choice in 21 of those 78 - Lucidchart: first choice in 13 of those 78 - Organimi: first choice in 8 of those 78 - Pingboard: first choice in 7 of those 78 - OrgChart: first choice in 6 of those 78 - Functionly: first choice in 5 of those 78 - Orgvue: first choice in 2 of those 78 - draw.io: first choice in 2 of those 78 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Ingentis org.manager: first choice in 17 of those 84 - ChartHop: first choice in 15 of those 84 - Orgvue: first choice in 13 of those 84 - OrgChart: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Nakisa Org Chart Suite: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Lucidchart: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Organimi: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Workday: first choice in 3 of those 84 ## 360 feedback **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #12 of 14 at 0%). - Spidergap: first choice in 29 of those 78 - FeedbackPulse: first choice in 14 of those 78 - Small Improvements: first choice in 8 of those 78 - Lattice: first choice in 4 of those 78 - Primalogik: first choice in 4 of those 78 - Effy AI: first choice in 3 of those 78 - Google Forms: first choice in 2 of those 78 - Bonusly: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #16 of 18 at 0%). - Lattice: first choice in 26 of those 80 - Spidergap: first choice in 13 of those 80 - Culture Amp: first choice in 9 of those 80 - Effy AI: first choice in 6 of those 80 - FeedbackPulse: first choice in 4 of those 80 - Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 80 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 80 - 360Feedbacks / G360 Surveys: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Culture Amp: first choice in 38 of those 84 - Qualtrics EmployeeXM: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Betterworks: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Lattice: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Qualtrics 360 Development: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Spidergap: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Workday Talent Management: first choice in 2 of those 84 - 360 Unlimited Feedback: first choice in 1 of those 84 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.