# Paylocity alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,166 of the 1,260 answers in the 5 categories where Paylocity 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/paylocity/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 112 - Rippling: 82 - Workday HCM: 62 - Gusto Benefits: 60 - BambooHR: 43 - ADP Workforce Now: 41 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - Gusto: first choice in 46 of those 81 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 81 - OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 81 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 81 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 81 - Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 81 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 81 - QuickBooks Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 81 **Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #4 of 18 at 8%). - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 61 - Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 61 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 61 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 61 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 61 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 61 - Namely: first choice in 1 of those 61 **Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #12 of 15 at 0%). - ADP: first choice in 17 of those 77 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 15 of those 77 - Workday: first choice in 13 of those 77 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 77 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 77 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 77 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #9 of 12 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 26 of those 80 - Gusto: first choice in 22 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 80 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 80 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #7 of 15 at 4%). - Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 64 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 64 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 64 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 64 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #10 of 12 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 43 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 - Dayforce: 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 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - Gusto: first choice in 21 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 83 - SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 83 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #9 of 14 at 4%). - Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 74 - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 74 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 74 - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 74 - SixFifty: first choice in 5 of those 74 - Deel: first choice in 3 of those 74 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 74 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - Workday: first choice in 21 of those 84 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 84 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 84 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 3 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - 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**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #11 of 17 at 2%). - Deputy: first choice in 8 of those 74 - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 74 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 74 - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 74 - Toggl Track: first choice in 6 of those 74 - Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 74 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 74 - Synerion: first choice in 3 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 29 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Dayforce Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 82 - UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 82 - Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Replicon: first choice in 4 of those 82 - actiTIME: first choice in 3 of those 82 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - 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**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity (Paylocity is #11 of 16 at 0%). - Employee Navigator: first choice in 15 of those 73 - Gusto Benefits: first choice in 11 of those 73 - Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 73 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 73 - GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 73 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 73 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 73 - Paycor: first choice in 1 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paylocity. - Workday HCM: first choice in 19 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 14 of those 84 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 12 of those 84 - bswift: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Businessolver Benefitsolver: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 5 of those 84 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 2 of those 84 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.