# Paycom alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 943 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Paycom 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/paycom/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 90 - Workday HCM: 51 - Pave: 40 - ADP Workforce Now: 36 - BambooHR: 36 - Rippling: 33 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycom. - Gusto: first choice in 39 of those 84 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 11 of those 84 - OnPay: first choice in 6 of those 84 - QuickBooks Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 2 of those 84 - QuickBooks Workforce: first choice in 2 of those 84 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #5 of 14 at 7%). - Gusto: first choice in 13 of those 68 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 68 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 68 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 68 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 3 of those 68 - Netchex: first choice in 1 of those 68 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 68 **Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #8 of 14 at 3%). - ADP: first choice in 21 of those 72 - Workday: first choice in 15 of those 72 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 72 - Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 72 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 2 of those 72 ## Compensation management **Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #15 of 16 at 0%). - Pave: first choice in 22 of those 75 - Compease: first choice in 8 of those 75 - BambooHR Compensation: first choice in 6 of those 75 - Comprehensive: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Comprehensive.io: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Ravio: first choice in 3 of those 75 - CompUp: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #6 of 13 at 4%). - Pave: first choice in 15 of those 74 - Comprehensive: first choice in 5 of those 74 - CaptivateIQ: first choice in 4 of those 74 - CompUp: first choice in 4 of those 74 - Ravio: first choice in 3 of those 74 - Compport: first choice in 2 of those 74 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycom. - beqom: first choice in 20 of those 82 - Workday Compensation: first choice in 14 of those 82 - Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 82 - SAP SuccessFactors Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 82 - HRSoft Compensation Management: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Pave: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Beqom Compensation Management: first choice in 2 of those 82 - CaptivateIQ: first choice in 2 of those 82 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycom. - Gusto: first choice in 31 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 26 of those 83 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 83 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 83 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #13 of 13 at 0%). - Rippling: first choice in 17 of those 82 - Zoho People: first choice in 13 of those 82 - BambooHR: first choice in 10 of those 82 - HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 82 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Workday HCM: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 82 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycom. - Workday HCM: first choice in 47 of those 83 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 83 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 83 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 83 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 83 - HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycom. - Homebase: first choice in 14 of those 84 - Clockify: first choice in 13 of those 84 - Harvest: first choice in 12 of those 84 - Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Jibble: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 84 - OnTheClock: first choice in 3 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #15 of 15 at 0%). - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 80 - Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 80 - Jibble: first choice in 6 of those 80 - UKG Pro: first choice in 6 of those 80 - BigTime: first choice in 5 of those 80 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 80 - Paylocity: first choice in 5 of those 80 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 80 **Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Paycom (Paycom is #11 of 13 at 0%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 17 of those 76 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 11 of those 76 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 76 - UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 76 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 76 - UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 76 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.