# Paycor alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 967 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Paycor 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/paycor/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 113 - Rippling: 90 - Workday HCM: 62 - Gusto Benefits: 60 - ADP Workforce Now: 45 - BambooHR: 41 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 49 of those 83 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 8 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 83 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Heartland: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #5 of 16 at 4%). - Employee Navigator: first choice in 14 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 77 - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 11 of those 77 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 77 - GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 77 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 77 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 77 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Workday HCM: first choice in 18 of those 82 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 13 of those 82 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 12 of those 82 - bswift: first choice in 9 of those 82 - Businessolver Benefitsolver: first choice in 6 of those 82 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 5 of those 82 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 82 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Gusto: first choice in 21 of those 82 - BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 82 - SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 82 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 82 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 82 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #11 of 14 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 77 - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 77 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 77 - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 77 - Deel: first choice in 5 of those 77 - SixFifty: first choice in 5 of those 77 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 2 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Workday: first choice in 20 of those 79 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 79 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 79 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 79 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 79 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 2 of those 79 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 79 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 79 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #8 of 12 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 25 of those 78 - Gusto: first choice in 22 of those 78 - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 78 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 78 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 78 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #15 of 15 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 22 of those 79 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 79 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 79 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 79 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 79 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 79 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - 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 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #13 of 13 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 47 of those 83 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 83 - OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 83 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 83 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #18 of 18 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 15 of those 82 - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 82 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 82 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 82 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 82 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 82 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 82 **Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - ADP: first choice in 19 of those 81 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 18 of those 81 - Workday: first choice in 13 of those 81 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 81 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 81 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 81 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 81 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.