# UKG Pro alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 424 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where UKG Pro 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/ukg-pro/alternatives

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

- Gusto: 88
- Rippling: 52
- BambooHR: 33
- Patriot Payroll: 25
- Workday HCM: 20
- Zoho People: 20

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro.

- Gusto: first choice in 48 of those 84
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 84
- OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 84
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro (UKG Pro is #10 of 18 at 2%).

- Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 80
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 80
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro (UKG Pro is #6 of 15 at 2%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 48
- ADP: first choice in 7 of those 48
- Workday: first choice in 7 of those 48
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 48
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Ceridian Dayforce HCM: first choice in 1 of those 48
- OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 48

## HRIS and HCM platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro.

- BambooHR: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 83
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 83
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro (UKG Pro is #9 of 15 at 2%).

- Rippling: first choice in 19 of those 73
- Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 73
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 73
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 73
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Deel: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name UKG Pro (UKG Pro is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Workday HCM: first choice in 20 of those 56
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 56
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 56
- ADP Vantage HCM: first choice in 1 of those 56
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 56
- HarmonyHR: first choice in 1 of those 56

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