# Workday Recruiting alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 424 of the 490 answers in the 2 categories where Workday Recruiting 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/workday-recruiting/alternatives

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

- Workable: 49
- Breezy HR: 41
- Manatal: 41
- Greenhouse: 31
- Zoho Recruit: 21
- 100Hires: 17

## Applicant tracking systems

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Breezy HR: first choice in 31 of those 84
- 100Hires: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 10 of those 84
- JazzHR: first choice in 8 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Recruitee: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #15 of 17 at 0%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 22 of those 78
- Workable: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Breezy HR: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Ashby: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Lever: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 78
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #3 of 10 at 16%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 5 of those 38
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 38
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 38
- iCIMS: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 38

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting.

- Manatal: first choice in 25 of those 84
- Workable: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Hirevire: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 84
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- JazzHR: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Workable: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Manatal: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Ashby: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Leelu AI: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Enterprise**: 56 of 70 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 17 of those 56
- HireVue: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Paradox: first choice in 5 of those 56
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 56
- candidate.fyi: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Alex AI: first choice in 1 of those 56
- BrightHire Screen: first choice in 1 of those 56
- GoPerfect: first choice in 1 of those 56

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