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Workforce planning · October 2026 Edition

ChartHop vs Abacum

Six of fourteen models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; two named Abacum. ChartHop was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Abacum by eight and ChartHop carries 39 labels and Abacum 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ChartHop

endorsed leader

Named in eight categories this edition.

Abacum

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share37%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3912A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChartHop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop vs Homebase · ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning · ChartHop vs TeamOhana

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 planning page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChartHopFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAbacum
Direct62
Paraphrase102
Comparative00
Budget-constrained301 against ChartHop
Scale-constrained21
Negative001 against ChartHop · 1 against Abacum
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 ChartHop and Abacum stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
ChartHop Abacum first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChartHop on the left and Abacum on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChartHop and Abacum stood in it.

ChartHop first, Abacum an alternative

6 of 14 modelsAbacum was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, HiBob alternatives: Paylocity, Planful, Visier
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Lative, Mosaic, Pigment, Runn, TeamOhana
Mistral SmallChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Planful, Rippling, Visier
Kimi K2ChartHop alternatives: Abacum, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning

Abacum first, ChartHop an alternative

2 of 14 modelsChartHop was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashAbacum, Planful alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Workday Adaptive Planning
Muse Glimmer 30BAbacum, Planful alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Vena, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarPaylocity alternatives: ChartHop, Drivetrain, HiBob, Workday Adaptive Planning
Grok 4.1 FastHiBob, Rippling alternatives: ChartHop
MiniMax M2.5HiBob alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Rippling

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GPT-6 LunaTeamOhana alternatives: Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning

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
ChartHop leads by thirty-one points.
ChartHop31%#1 of 13
Abacum0%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
ChartHop leads by twenty-eight points.
ChartHop37%#1 of 15
Abacum9%#3 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
ChartHop leads by seven points.
ChartHop7%#3 of 10
Abacum0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ChartHop

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“Tools like Float/ChartHop for resource scheduling don't scale to enterprise skills-aware modeling” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“My top recommendation for most mid-market B2B companies: ChartHop - it offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“ChartHop suits smaller and mid-market teams that need to see and plan the org without standing up an enterprise modeling platform.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“This is currently the most recommended tool for modern mid-market companies (roughly 50–500 employees) moving away from Excel.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Abacum

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“avoid Abacum/Rippling for large enterprises” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you need Finance and HR to plan in the same model with scenario what-ifs and budget alignment, start with Abacum.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Abacum as the top pick if you need cross-functional planning with solid finance integration” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Planful or Abacum will deliver the strongest value without enterprise-level costs and complexity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.