# BambooHR alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 2,155 of the 2,772 answers in the 11 categories where BambooHR 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/bamboohr/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Workday: 78 - Workday HCM: 70 - Rippling: 65 - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: 58 - Gusto: 56 - Zoho People: 56 ## Leave and absence management **Small business**: 55 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #2 of 14 at 21%). - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 12 of those 55 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 55 - Timetastic: first choice in 4 of those 55 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Day Off: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Calamari: first choice in 2 of those 55 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 55 - Absenca: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 14 at 28%). - LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 53 - Vacation Tracker: first choice in 7 of those 53 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Timetastic: first choice in 3 of those 53 - actiPLANS: first choice in 3 of those 53 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Absenca: first choice in 1 of those 53 - Calamari: first choice in 1 of those 53 **Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 10 at 4%). - Workday: first choice in 26 of those 74 - AbsenceSoft: first choice in 7 of those 74 - UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 74 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 74 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 74 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 74 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 35 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 9 at 34%). - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 35 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 35 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 35 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 35 - Dock: first choice in 1 of those 35 - Factorial: first choice in 1 of those 35 - FirstHR: first choice in 1 of those 35 - Freshteam: first choice in 1 of those 35 **Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #2 of 12 at 22%). - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 40 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 40 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 40 - Personio: first choice in 2 of those 40 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 40 - Freshteam: first choice in 1 of those 40 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 40 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 40 **Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 11 at 5%). - Workday: first choice in 31 of those 78 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 11 of those 78 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 78 - Enboarder: first choice in 8 of those 78 - ClearCompany: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Disprz: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Docebo: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 1 of those 78 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 28 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #2 of 10 at 29%). - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 28 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 28 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 28 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 28 **Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #4 of 13 at 9%). - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 42 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 42 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 42 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 42 - UKG Pro: first choice in 2 of those 42 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 42 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Workday HCM: first choice in 1 of those 42 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #9 of 9 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 47 of those 84 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 84 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 84 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 84 - HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## People analytics **Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 16 at 53%). - Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 23 - ThriveSparrow: first choice in 2 of those 23 - ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 23 - ChartHop Core: first choice in 1 of those 23 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 23 - IntelliHR: first choice in 1 of those 23 - Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 23 - Peoplelogic's IMPACT plan: first choice in 1 of those 23 **Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #4 of 11 at 9%). - Crunchr: first choice in 13 of those 65 - Visier: first choice in 11 of those 65 - HiBob: first choice in 10 of those 65 - ChartHop: first choice in 8 of those 65 - One Model: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Orgnostic: first choice in 2 of those 65 - Culture Amp: first choice in 1 of those 65 - Factorial: first choice in 1 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Visier: first choice in 44 of those 84 - ChartHop: first choice in 5 of those 84 - One Model: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Workday People Analytics: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Crunchr: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Looker Studio: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Ordio: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 53 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #2 of 9 at 12%). - Gusto: first choice in 5 of those 53 - Justworks: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 53 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 3 of those 53 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 53 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 2 of those 53 **Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #6 of 12 at 4%). - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 64 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Trainual: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 64 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #7 of 10 at 2%). - Workday: first choice in 21 of those 81 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 8 of those 81 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 81 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 81 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 81 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 81 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 81 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 1 of those 81 ## Succession planning **Small business**: 53 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 11 at 18%). - PerformYard: first choice in 7 of those 53 - SuccessionNow: first choice in 7 of those 53 - Creately: first choice in 5 of those 53 - Teamflect: first choice in 5 of those 53 - Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 53 - ChartHop: first choice in 2 of those 53 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 53 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 53 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 13 at 4%). - Lattice: first choice in 12 of those 70 - SuccessionNow: first choice in 6 of those 70 - Teamflect: first choice in 4 of those 70 - SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Workday Succession Planning: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Engagedly: first choice in 2 of those 70 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Leapsome: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Workday Succession Planning: first choice in 24 of those 84 - SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development: first choice in 23 of those 84 - Betterworks: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Eightfold AI: first choice in 3 of those 84 - SuccessionHR: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Cornerstone Succession: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 84 - ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #8 of 14 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 26 of those 57 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 57 - GoCo: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 57 - OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 57 - TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Ease: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #8 of 13 at 2%). - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 73 - Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 73 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 7 of those 73 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 73 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 73 - Ease: first choice in 2 of those 73 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 73 - BerniePortal: first choice in 1 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #11 of 12 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 22 of those 83 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 20 of those 83 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 8 of those 83 - bswift: first choice in 7 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Businessolver: first choice in 4 of those 83 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 83 ## HR help desk and case management **Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #1 of 13 at 26%). - Zoho Desk: first choice in 12 of those 52 - HelpDesk.com: first choice in 6 of those 52 - Hiver: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Jira Service Management: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 52 - Siit: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Freshdesk: first choice in 1 of those 52 - Freshservice: first choice in 1 of those 52 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #8 of 10 at 2%). - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 11 of those 73 - Zoho Desk: first choice in 8 of those 73 - Freshservice: first choice in 6 of those 73 - HappyFox Help Desk: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Zendesk: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Dovetail Software: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Freshservice for Business Teams: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 47 of those 84 - Zendesk: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Jira Service Management: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Freshdesk: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Freshservice: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Freshservice for Business Teams: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Freshservice for HR / business teams: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Hiver: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Performance management **Small business**: 43 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #5 of 12 at 9%). - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 43 - Effy AI: first choice in 5 of those 43 - ThriveSparrow: first choice in 4 of those 43 - 15Five: first choice in 3 of those 43 - Leapsome: first choice in 2 of those 43 - Small Improvements: first choice in 2 of those 43 - Lattice: first choice in 1 of those 43 - PerformYard: first choice in 1 of those 43 **Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #12 of 15 at 0%). - Lattice: first choice in 23 of those 76 - Effy AI: first choice in 7 of those 76 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 76 - 15Five: first choice in 5 of those 76 - Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 76 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 76 - Profit.co: first choice in 2 of those 76 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Betterworks: first choice in 23 of those 83 - Workday HCM Performance Management: first choice in 15 of those 83 - Lattice: first choice in 11 of those 83 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 83 - OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 83 - 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Applicant tracking systems **Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #9 of 11 at 0%). - Breezy HR: first choice in 21 of those 70 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 13 of those 70 - JazzHR: first choice in 12 of those 70 - Workable: first choice in 5 of those 70 - ApplicantStack: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Ashby: first choice in 3 of those 70 - 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Dover ATS: first choice in 1 of those 70 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #10 of 15 at 0%). - Greenhouse: first choice in 27 of those 74 - Breezy HR: first choice in 7 of those 74 - Ashby: first choice in 5 of those 74 - Workable: first choice in 5 of those 74 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 74 - Lever: first choice in 4 of those 74 - Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - Greenhouse: first choice in 27 of those 84 - iCIMS: first choice in 19 of those 84 - Workday Recruiting: first choice in 9 of those 84 - Pinpoint: first choice in 3 of those 84 - SmartRecruiters: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Oracle Taleo: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Workable: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #8 of 14 at 3%). - Homebase: first choice in 38 of those 72 - When I Work: first choice in 8 of those 72 - Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Deputy: first choice in 6 of those 72 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 72 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Deputy Core: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR (BambooHR is #15 of 17 at 0%). - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 81 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 81 - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 81 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 81 - UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 81 - UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 81 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 81 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name BambooHR. - UKG Pro: first choice in 26 of those 84 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 13 of those 84 - Dayforce: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 84 - UKG Pro Suite: first choice in 3 of those 84 - WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 84 - UKG Workforce Central: first choice in 2 of those 84 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.