# Paycor alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,438 of the 1,512 answers in the 6 categories where Paycor 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/paycor/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 201 - Rippling: 119 - BambooHR: 83 - Workday HCM: 71 - Workday: 69 - Zoho People: 59 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Homebase: first choice in 43 of those 84 - When I Work: first choice in 11 of those 84 - Deputy: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Connecteam: first choice in 7 of those 84 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #9 of 17 at 4%). - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 74 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 74 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 74 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 74 - UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 74 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 74 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - 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 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Justworks: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #7 of 12 at 4%). - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 73 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 73 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 73 - Trainual: first choice in 6 of those 73 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 5 of those 73 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Deel: first choice in 3 of those 73 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Workday: first choice in 22 of those 82 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 8 of those 82 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 82 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 82 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 82 - ADP SmartCompliance®: first choice in 1 of those 82 ## Benefits administration **Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #9 of 14 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 45 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 77 - GoCo: first choice in 4 of those 77 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 77 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 3 of those 77 - Justworks: first choice in 3 of those 77 - TriNet Zenefits: first choice in 2 of those 77 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 77 **Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #9 of 13 at 2%). - Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 75 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 75 - Employee Navigator: first choice in 7 of those 75 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 75 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Namely: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Ease: first choice in 2 of those 75 - PlanSource: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - 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 - Businessolver: first choice in 4 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 83 - PlanSource: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 2 of those 83 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Gusto: first choice in 31 of those 81 - BambooHR: first choice in 24 of those 81 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 81 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 81 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 81 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 81 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 81 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 81 **Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #10 of 13 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 16 of those 76 - Zoho People: first choice in 13 of those 76 - BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 76 - HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 76 - Workday HCM: first choice in 4 of those 76 - Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 76 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 76 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 76 **Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Workday HCM: first choice in 45 of those 81 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 81 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 81 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 81 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 81 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 81 - HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 81 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - 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**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #9 of 14 at 2%). - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 77 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 77 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 77 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 77 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 3 of those 77 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - ADP: first choice in 25 of those 84 - Workday: first choice in 16 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 11 of those 84 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 84 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 84 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - BambooHR: first choice in 27 of those 82 - Gusto: first choice in 23 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Deel: first choice in 2 of those 82 - FirstHR: first choice in 2 of those 82 - GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 82 **Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Paycor (Paycor is #9 of 12 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 18 of those 76 - BambooHR: first choice in 11 of those 76 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 76 - HiBob: first choice in 5 of those 76 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 76 - Personio: first choice in 2 of those 76 - Deel: first choice in 1 of those 76 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Paycor. - Workday: first choice in 31 of those 82 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 11 of those 82 - Enboarder: first choice in 9 of those 82 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 82 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 82 - Trainual: first choice in 2 of those 82 - ClearCompany: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Disprz: first choice in 1 of those 82 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.