# Planday: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/planday

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 11 | 0% | 12 |
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "Mid-range tools like Deputy, When I Work, and Planday typically cost between $2 to $5 per user per month." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Workforce scheduling)
- "Combine labor forecasting with scheduling, time, attendance, payroll, and operational execution" (Perplexity Sonar, Workforce planning)
- "If you have multiple departments/locations with complex coordination: Consider Planday" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce scheduling)
- "Frontline/hourly shift scheduling and forecasting? → Planday or Connecteam" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce planning)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Planday, from 38 of the 40 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 20
- leadchangegroup.com: 19
- capterra.com: 16
- softwareadvice.com: 12
- forbes.com: 10
- guideflow.com: 10
- resources.rework.com: 10
- getapp.com: 9
- disprz.ai: 8
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-employee-scheduling-software: 10
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-scheduling-software/mid-market: 10
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-workforce-planning-software: 10
- https://disprz.ai/blog/workforce-planning-software: 8
- https://walkme.com/blog/workforce-planning-tools: 8
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-employee-scheduling-software: 8
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-management/best-workforce-planning-software-2026: 7
- https://capterra.com/employee-scheduling-software: 6

## 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.