# JOON alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 223 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where JOON 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/joon/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Forma: 54
- Compt: 44
- Benepass: 32
- Gusto: 11
- Rippling: 3
- Workday: 3

## Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts

**Small business**: 67 of 84 answers did not name JOON (JOON is #2 of 10 at 19%).

- Compt: first choice in 17 of those 67
- Benepass: first choice in 11 of those 67
- Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 67
- Forma: first choice in 9 of those 67
- ThrivePass: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Fringe: first choice in 1 of those 67
- GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 67
- PeopleKeep: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name JOON (JOON is #4 of 10 at 8%).

- Compt: first choice in 16 of those 74
- Forma: first choice in 16 of those 74
- Benepass: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Alight Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Alloy Benefits: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Fringe: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Holisticly: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name JOON.

- Forma: first choice in 29 of those 82
- Compt: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Benepass: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Workday: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Alight Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Ben: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Benefex: first choice in 1 of those 82
- BenefitHub: first choice in 1 of those 82

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