# Workday alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 813 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Workday 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/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 121 - Rippling: 80 - BambooHR: 72 - LeaveBoard: 26 - Patriot Payroll: 25 - Vacation Tracker: 18 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday. - BambooHR: first choice in 31 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 21 of those 84 - Connecteam: first choice in 7 of those 84 - TalentHR: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 18 of those 77 - BambooHR: first choice in 14 of those 77 - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 77 - Workable HR: first choice in 4 of those 77 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 77 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 77 - TalentHR: first choice in 3 of those 77 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #1 of 12 at 45%). - Enboarder: first choice in 4 of those 32 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 32 - ApplaudHR: first choice in 1 of those 32 - ExactHire: first choice in 1 of those 32 - OnboardingHub: first choice in 1 of those 32 - WalkMe: first choice in 1 of those 32 - Whatfix: first choice in 1 of those 32 - Workable HR: first choice in 1 of those 32 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday. - LeaveBoard: first choice in 17 of those 84 - Timetastic: first choice in 11 of those 84 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 10 of those 84 - Calamari: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 84 - CharlieHR: first choice in 7 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #14 of 14 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 80 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 9 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 80 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 8 of those 80 - Calamari: first choice in 3 of those 80 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 2 of those 80 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 80 - Absenca: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #1 of 12 at 24%). - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 47 - actiPLANS: first choice in 3 of those 47 - Keka: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Stiira: first choice in 2 of those 47 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 47 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Calamari: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Care Roster: first choice in 1 of those 47 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday. - Gusto: first choice in 21 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 84 - SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 84 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #14 of 14 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 79 - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 79 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 79 - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 79 - SixFifty: first choice in 5 of those 79 - Deel: first choice in 3 of those 79 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 79 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 79 **Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #1 of 14 at 22%). - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 4 of those 46 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 46 - Blissbook: first choice in 2 of those 46 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 1 of those 46 - ADP SmartCompliance®: first choice in 1 of those 46 - AirMason: first choice in 1 of those 46 - ClickUp: first choice in 1 of those 46 - CompliSolv: first choice in 1 of those 46 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday. - 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**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #17 of 18 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 81 - Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 81 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 81 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 81 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 81 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 81 **Enterprise**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Workday (Workday is #3 of 15 at 19%). - ADP: first choice in 5 of those 35 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 35 - Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 35 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 35 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 35 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.