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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 696 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Paycom 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/paycom/alternatives

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

- Gusto: 91
- Rippling: 67
- Workday HCM: 44
- BambooHR: 32
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 32
- Homebase: 28

## Payroll software

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

- 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**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #6 of 18 at 4%).

- Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 69
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 69
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 2 of those 69
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 69
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #5 of 15 at 6%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 12 of those 62
- ADP: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Workday: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 62
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 62
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 62
- OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 62

## Time and attendance

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

- 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**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #12 of 17 at 2%).

- Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Deputy: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 78
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Synerion: first choice in 3 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #8 of 13 at 3%).

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 27 of those 75
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Dayforce Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Replicon: first choice in 3 of those 75
- UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 75
- actiTIME: first choice in 2 of those 75

## HRIS and HCM platforms

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycom.

- BambooHR: first choice in 28 of those 82
- Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 82
- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 82
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 82
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 21 of those 80
- Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 80
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 80
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 80
- HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycom.

- Workday HCM: first choice in 44 of those 82
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 82
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 82
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 82
- ADP Vantage HCM: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 82

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