# ADP Workforce Now alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,451 of the 1,764 answers in the 7 categories where ADP Workforce Now holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/adp-workforce-now/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 175 - Homebase: 71 - BambooHR: 65 - Rippling: 62 - Zoho People: 48 - Workday: 38 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 37 of those 82 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 11 of those 82 - QuickBooks Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 82 - OnPay: first choice in 5 of those 82 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 2 of those 82 - QuickBooks Workforce: first choice in 2 of those 82 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 82 **Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 14 at 19%). - Gusto: first choice in 13 of those 60 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 60 - ADP: first choice in 5 of those 60 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 60 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 60 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 60 - Patriot Payroll's Full Service plan: first choice in 1 of those 60 **Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #3 of 14 at 13%). - ADP: first choice in 24 of those 67 - Workday: first choice in 9 of those 67 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 67 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 67 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #11 of 14 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 47 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 80 - GoCo: first choice in 4 of those 80 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 80 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 80 - TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 3 of those 80 - Justworks: first choice in 2 of those 80 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 13 at 18%). - Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 57 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 4 of those 57 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Ease: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Namely: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 57 - BerniePortal: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #1 of 12 at 30%). - bswift: first choice in 3 of those 37 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Businessolver: first choice in 2 of those 37 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Workday HCM: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Empyrean: first choice in 1 of those 37 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 1 of those 37 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #10 of 14 at 0%). - Homebase: first choice in 42 of those 83 - When I Work: first choice in 11 of those 83 - Deputy: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Connecteam: first choice in 7 of those 83 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 17 at 13%). - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 61 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 61 - UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 61 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 61 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 61 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 61 - UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 61 **Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #6 of 13 at 2%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 19 of those 69 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 10 of those 69 - Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 69 - WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 69 - UKG Pro Suite: first choice in 2 of those 69 - UKG Workforce Central: first choice in 2 of those 69 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Homebase: first choice in 14 of those 83 - Clockify: first choice in 13 of those 83 - Harvest: first choice in 12 of those 83 - Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 83 - OnTheClock: first choice in 3 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #3 of 15 at 10%). - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 65 - BigTime: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 65 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #2 of 13 at 14%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 7 of those 54 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 54 - UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 54 - Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 3 of those 54 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 54 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 2 of those 54 - Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 54 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 54 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #9 of 10 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 29 of those 80 - BambooHR: first choice in 23 of those 80 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 80 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 80 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 80 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 80 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Mid-market**: 56 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 13 at 7%). - Zoho People: first choice in 13 of those 56 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 56 - HiBob: first choice in 5 of those 56 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 56 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 56 - HiBob's Bob: first choice in 1 of those 56 **Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #7 of 9 at 2%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 32 of those 67 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 67 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 67 - HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 67 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 67 - IceHrm Pro: first choice in 1 of those 67 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Gusto: first choice in 24 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Justworks: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 12 at 6%). - Gusto: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Trainual: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Deel: first choice in 3 of those 70 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #5 of 10 at 4%). - Workday: first choice in 11 of those 67 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 67 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 6 of those 67 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 67 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 67 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 1 of those 67 - ADP SmartCompliance®: first choice in 1 of those 67 - AirMason: first choice in 1 of those 67 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now. - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 21 of those 84 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 11 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 10 of those 84 - Timetastic: first choice in 9 of those 84 - AttendanceBot: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Day Off: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Calamari: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #8 of 14 at 2%). - BambooHR: first choice in 15 of those 76 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 9 of those 76 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 76 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 76 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Timetastic: first choice in 3 of those 76 - actiPLANS: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 76 **Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name ADP Workforce Now (ADP Workforce Now is #4 of 10 at 4%). - Workday: first choice in 18 of those 69 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 6 of those 69 - UKG Pro: first choice in 6 of those 69 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 69 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 69 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 69 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.