# ChartHop vs Planful: which do AI models recommend for workforce planning, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Workforce planning. Six of fourteen models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; two named Planful. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/workforce-planning/charthop-vs-planful/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChartHop | 37% | #1 of 15 | 5% | 39 | 13 of 14 |
| Planful | 5% | #6 of 15 | 7% | 15 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop, HiBob) (alternatives: Paylocity, Planful, Visier)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Lative, Mosaic, Pigment, Runn, TeamOhana)
- Mistral Small: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Planful, Rippling, Visier)
- Kimi K2: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Abacum, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: charthop first (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: planful first (first choices: Abacum, Planful) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: planful first (first choices: Abacum, Planful) (alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Vena, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Paylocity) (alternatives: ChartHop, Drivetrain, HiBob, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: HiBob, Rippling) (alternatives: ChartHop)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: HiBob) (alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Rippling)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: TeamOhana) (alternatives: Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning)

## What the models said about ChartHop

- "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 Planful

- "Planful has a steep learning curve and an unintuitive user interface" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Planful or Abacum will deliver the strongest value without enterprise-level costs and complexity." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)
- "These are the most commonly recommended for mid-market teams that want FP&A grade modeling without enterprise complexity." (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)
- "sweet spot for Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful, Abacum, and Visier" (MiniMax M2.5, scale prompt, first choice)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.