Workforce management suites · October 2026 Edition
ADP Workforce Now vs Deputy
Six of fourteen models named ADP Workforce Now first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. Both were named by all fourteen models and ADP Workforce Now carries 37 labels and Deputy 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share13%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate22%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels3728A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ADP Workforce Now reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rippling was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Rippling vs ADP Workforce Now · Rippling vs Deputy · ADP Workforce Now vs Homebase
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workforce management suites page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ADP Workforce NowFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Direct60
Paraphrase121 against Deputy
Comparative10
Budget-constrained001 against ADP Workforce Now · 1 against Deputy
Scale-constrained00
Negative007 against ADP Workforce Now · 3 against Deputy
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ADP Workforce Now and Deputy stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
ADP Workforce Now Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP Workforce Now on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ADP Workforce Now and Deputy stood in it.
ADP Workforce Now first, Deputy not the choice
6 of 14 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Legion WFM, UKG Pro
Grok 4.1 FastADP Workforce Now alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Pro
Mistral SmallADP Workforce Now, Rippling alternatives: Paylocity, UKG Pro
DeepSeek V4 FlashADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Paycor, Rippling, UKG Pro
MiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now alternatives: Oracle Workforce Management, Paylocity, UKG Ready, Workday Workforce Management
Muse Glimmer 30BADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, UKG Pro / UKG Ready alternatives: Paycor, Rippling
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Rippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity, UKG Pro
Perplexity SonarHiBob alternatives: Dayforce, Deputy, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors
Qwen 3.7 FlashUKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, ConnectWise Manage, Dayforce, Rippling, WhenWorked
GLM 4.7 FlashXRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Dayforce, Peopleware, Zoho People
GPT-6 LunaRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashKantata, Rippling alternatives: Float, Paycor, Paylocity, Productive
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Dayforce, Paylocity, UKG Pro
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Deputy leads by seven points.
Deputy7%#5 of 14ADP Workforce Now0%#10 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ADP Workforce Now leads at mid-market.
ADP Workforce Now13%#2 of 17Deputy4%#6 of 17Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
ADP Workforce Now2%#6 of 13Deputy2%#8 of 13What the models said about ADP Workforce Now
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Users have reported it as a "wretched experience" with ongoing problems with payroll, scheduling, and clock in/out functions” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Restrictive reporting, complex permissions/logins, limited payroll-WFM sync, and slow support.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“ADP Workforce Now (G2 and Forbes highlight for mid-market) ... All-in-one HCM with payroll, benefits, time/attendance, scheduling, and compliance.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy, and similar SMB-first tools” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Great for very small teams, but they often hit "walls" when trying to integrate with larger ERP or Payroll ecosystems.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“if looking for the strongest all-around fit for a mid-sized operation, I recommend Deputy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.