# Handbook: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/handbook

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HR compliance and policy management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/hr-compliance-and-policy-management/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Handbook is a strong fit for mid-sized organizations because it supports policy distribution, version control, approval workflows" (GPT-5.4 mini, HR compliance)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Handbook, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- airmason.com: 1
- blissbook.com: 1
- businesspowertools.com: 1
- handbooks.io: 1 (its own site)
- slite.com: 1
- waybook.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/p/10023046/Handbook: 3
- https://g2.com/products/sixfifty/reviews: 2
- https://airmason.com/: 1
- https://airmason.com/blog/top-hr-software-platforms-in-2026: 1
- https://airmason.com/employee-handbook-builder: 1
- https://blissbook.com/blog/employee-handbook-software-for-audit-ready-hr: 1
- https://businesspowertools.com/project/employee-policy-policies-manual-handbook-software-template-updated: 1
- https://capterra.com/policy-management-software/s/small-businesses: 1

## In its own words

What Handbook's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The most trusted employee handbook builder (https://handbooks.io/)
- For: companies (https://handbooks.io/)
- Price stated: Free $0; Starter $179 one-time / $179/year; Growth $369 one-time / $369/year; Scale $659 one-time / $659/year; Custom Handbook Update $899 (https://handbooks.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://handbooks.io/)
- Free plan or trial: No Credit Card Required (https://handbooks.io/)
- Customers named: New Beginnings School, Bonitas, RTP Designs

## What it publishes

Every page handbooks.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 171 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 78 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.