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Five categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Paylocity, as AI models named them

In the November 2026 Edition, 1,166 of the 1,260 answers collected in the five categories where Paylocity holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Gusto112
Rippling82
Workday HCM62
Gusto Benefits60
BambooHR43
ADP Workforce Now41
First choices in the 1,166 answers that did not name Paylocity, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Payroll software

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those eighty-one answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto46 of 81Head to head →
Patriot Payroll12 of 81Head to head →
OnPay3 of 81
ADP RUN2 of 81
ADP1 of 81Head to head →
Patriot Full Service Payroll1 of 81
Paychex Flex1 of 81Head to head →
QuickBooks Payroll1 of 81
1 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #4 of 18 here at 8% of first choices, 32 labels.

Sixty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those sixty-one answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Patriot Payroll13 of 61Head to head →
Gusto11 of 61Head to head →
Paychex Flex3 of 61Head to head →
Rippling3 of 61Head to head →
ADP2 of 61Head to head →
ADP RUN1 of 61
ADP Workforce Now1 of 61Head to head →
Namely1 of 61
6 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity is #12 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 19 labels.

Seventy-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-seven answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

ADP17 of 77Head to head →
ADP Workforce Now15 of 77Head to head →
Workday13 of 77
ADP RUN2 of 77
Dayforce2 of 77
Paycom2 of 77Head to head →
ADP Global Payroll1 of 77
ADP Lyric HCM1 of 77
5 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HRIS and HCM platforms

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity is #9 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

Eighty of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty answers, six products in all:

BambooHR26 of 80Head to head →
Gusto22 of 80Head to head →
Rippling10 of 80Head to head →
Zoho People9 of 80Head to head →
ADP RUN1 of 80
LeaveBoard1 of 80
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #7 of 15 here at 4% of first choices, 31 labels.

Sixty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those sixty-four answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

Rippling12 of 64Head to head →
Zoho People11 of 64Head to head →
ADP Workforce Now4 of 64Head to head →
Gusto3 of 64Head to head →
HiBob2 of 64Head to head →
BambooHR1 of 64Head to head →
Dayforce1 of 64
Deel1 of 64Head to head →
3 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity is #10 of 12 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

Eighty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-two answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

Workday HCM43 of 82
SAP SuccessFactors9 of 82
Rippling6 of 82Head to head →
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM4 of 82
ADP Workforce Now2 of 82Head to head →
Dayforce2 of 82
ADP Lyric HCM1 of 82
ADP Vantage HCM1 of 82
3 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HR compliance and policy management

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 1 label here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto21 of 83
BambooHR9 of 83
Rippling8 of 83
Blissbook6 of 83
SixFifty6 of 83
Mitratech Mineral4 of 83
Trainual3 of 83
AirMason2 of 83
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #9 of 14 here at 4% of first choices, 13 labels.

Seventy-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those seventy-four answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

Rippling11 of 74
Blissbook8 of 74
Zoho People8 of 74
Gusto6 of 74
SixFifty5 of 74
Deel3 of 74
AirMason2 of 74
BambooHR2 of 74
11 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 3 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Workday21 of 84
NAVEX PolicyTech6 of 84
Blissbook4 of 84
Mitratech Mineral4 of 84
ADP3 of 84
ADP SmartCompliance3 of 84
ADP Workforce Now3 of 84
Rippling2 of 84
15 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Time and attendance

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 0 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase21 of 84
Clockify13 of 84
Harvest8 of 84
Toggl Track6 of 84
Buddy Punch5 of 84
QuickBooks Time4 of 84
Gusto3 of 84
Rippling3 of 84
8 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #11 of 17 here at 2% of first choices, 16 labels.

Seventy-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-four answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

Deputy8 of 74
Homebase7 of 74
Rippling7 of 74
Clockify6 of 74
Toggl Track6 of 74
Jibble5 of 74
UKG Pro Workforce Management4 of 74
Synerion3 of 74
11 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those eighty-two answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

UKG Pro Workforce Management29 of 82
Rippling7 of 82
Workday Time Tracking7 of 82
Dayforce Workforce Management5 of 82
UKG Ready5 of 82
Deputy4 of 82
Replicon4 of 82
actiTIME3 of 82
15 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Benefits administration

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Paylocity is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPaylocity holds 5 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-three answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Gusto Benefits49 of 83
Employee Navigator8 of 83
BambooHR4 of 83
Rippling2 of 83
Ease1 of 83
GoCo1 of 83
Heartland1 of 83
Justworks1 of 83
5 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPaylocity is #11 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 22 labels.

Seventy-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-three answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

Employee Navigator15 of 73
Gusto Benefits11 of 73
Rippling11 of 73
ADP Workforce Now2 of 73
GoCo2 of 73
BambooHR1 of 73
Ease1 of 73
Paycor1 of 73
3 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePaylocity holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Paylocity; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Workday HCM19 of 84
ADP Workforce Now14 of 84
Benefitfocus12 of 84
bswift9 of 84
Businessolver Benefitsolver6 of 84
Alight Solutions5 of 84
PlanSource3 of 84
Employee Navigator2 of 84
7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Paylocity neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Paylocity only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Paylocity's side.

The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Paylocity was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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