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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Vena 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/vena/alternatives

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

- Anaplan: 31
- ChartHop: 22
- Workday Adaptive Planning: 20
- Homebase: 17
- Connecteam: 10
- Rippling: 10

## Workforce planning

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

- Homebase: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 83
- ChartHop: first choice in 9 of those 83
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Connecteam: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Runn: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Float: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Lative: first choice in 3 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Vena (Vena is #12 of 20 at 0%).

- ChartHop: first choice in 10 of those 74
- Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Anaplan: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Pigment: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 74
- 4PLAN HR: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Disprz: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Vena.

- Anaplan: first choice in 26 of those 81
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 16 of those 81
- ChartHop: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Pigment: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Visier Workforce Planning: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Adaptive from Workday: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Limelight: first choice in 1 of those 81

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