# Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 211 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan 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/employee-fiduciary-401-k-plan/alternatives

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

- Fidelity Investments: 43
- Human Interest: 26
- Fidelity Advantage 401: 22
- Guideline: 17
- ADP Retirement Services: 15
- Vanguard Workplace Solutions: 14

## 401(k) providers

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan (Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan is #4 of 11 at 11%).

- Guideline: first choice in 14 of those 58
- Human Interest: first choice in 10 of those 58
- ADP Retirement Services: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Fidelity Advantage 401: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Gusto 401(k) powered by Guideline: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Paychex Retirement Services: first choice in 2 of those 58
- ADP 401k Essential: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Betterment for Business: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan (Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan is #7 of 18 at 6%).

- Human Interest: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Fidelity Workplace Investing: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Fidelity Advantage 401: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Fidelity Investments: first choice in 7 of those 69
- ADP Retirement Services: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Empower Retirement: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Guideline: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Vanguard Workplace Solutions: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Employee Fiduciary 401(k) Plan.

- Fidelity Investments: first choice in 36 of those 84
- Vanguard Workplace Solutions: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Fidelity Advantage 401: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Empower Retirement: first choice in 6 of those 84
- ADP Retirement Services: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Human Interest: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Charles Schwab: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Principal: first choice in 2 of those 84

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