# Dayforce alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 632 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Dayforce 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/dayforce/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Gusto: 61
- Homebase: 59
- Anaplan: 32
- Rippling: 31
- ChartHop: 26
- Patriot Payroll: 25

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce.

- Homebase: first choice in 32 of those 83
- Deputy: first choice in 10 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**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #10 of 15 at 3%).

- Homebase: first choice in 10 of those 63
- Deputy: first choice in 6 of those 63
- Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 63
- When I Work: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Workforce.com: first choice in 4 of those 63
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 63
- NICE Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #3 of 9 at 6%).

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 17 of those 45
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 45
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 1 of those 45
- WorkForce Software: first choice in 1 of those 45
- WorkForce Software WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 45

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce.

- 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**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #13 of 18 at 0%).

- Gusto: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 75
- Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 75
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 75
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 75
- ADP Workforce Now®: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Namely: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #4 of 15 at 6%).

- ADP: first choice in 7 of those 41
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 41
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 41
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 41
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Ceridian Dayforce HCM: first choice in 1 of those 41
- OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 41

## Workforce planning

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce.

- Homebase: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 84
- ChartHop: first choice in 9 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Connecteam: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Runn: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Lative: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #14 of 20 at 0%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 14 of those 76
- Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Pigment: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Anaplan: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 5 of those 76
- TeamOhana: first choice in 3 of those 76
- 4PLAN HR: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Dayforce (Dayforce is #4 of 14 at 6%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 27 of those 81
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 18 of those 81
- Visier Workforce Planning: first choice in 4 of those 81
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Adaptive from Workday: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Limelight: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Nakisa: first choice in 1 of those 81

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