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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Planful 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/planful/alternatives

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

- Anaplan: 27
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 19
- Homebase: 17
- ChartHop: 16
- Connecteam: 10
- Rippling: 10

## Workforce planning

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

- Homebase: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 84
- ChartHop: first choice in 9 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Connecteam: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Runn: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Lative: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Planful (Planful is #6 of 20 at 4%).

- Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 60
- ChartHop: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Anaplan: first choice in 3 of those 60
- 4PLAN HR: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Leapsome: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Planful (Planful is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Anaplan: first choice in 24 of those 78
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 15 of those 78
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Visier Workforce Planning: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Adaptive from Workday: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Limelight: first choice in 1 of those 78

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