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Alternatives to SAP SuccessFactors, as AI models named them

In the October 2026 Edition, 655 of the 756 answers collected in the three categories where SAP SuccessFactors holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
First choices in the 655 answers that did not name SAP SuccessFactors, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Performance management

Performance and talent management. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when SAP SuccessFactors is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessSAP SuccessFactors holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

15Five16 of 84
Lattice10 of 84
Zoho People10 of 84
Effy AI9 of 84
Leapsome8 of 84
BambooHR7 of 84
9 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketSAP SuccessFactors is #15 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 20 labels.

Eighty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-one answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Lattice27 of 81
Effy AI7 of 81
15Five5 of 81
Leapsome3 of 81
Teamflect3 of 81
HiBob2 of 81
Profit.co2 of 81
6 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseSAP SuccessFactors is #4 of 12 here at 10% of first choices, 47 labels.

Fifty-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in eight. The first choices in those fifty-eight answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Workforce management suites

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when SAP SuccessFactors is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessSAP SuccessFactors is #12 of 14 here at 0% of first choices, 17 labels.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase43 of 84
When I Work11 of 84
Deputy8 of 84
Connecteam7 of 84
Rippling5 of 84
Gusto3 of 84
BambooHR2 of 84
5 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketSAP SuccessFactors is #13 of 17 here at 0% of first choices, 18 labels.

Seventy-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-nine answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

14 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseSAP SuccessFactors is #10 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 36 labels.

Sixty-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-eight answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

11 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

HRIS and HCM platforms

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when SAP SuccessFactors is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessSAP SuccessFactors holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, eight products in all:

Gusto32 of 84
BambooHR27 of 84
Zoho People11 of 84
Rippling8 of 84
Factorial2 of 84
TalentHR2 of 84
ADP RUN1 of 84
Deel1 of 84
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketSAP SuccessFactors is #12 of 13 here at 0% of first choices, 16 labels.

Seventy-six of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-six answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Rippling16 of 76
Zoho People13 of 76
BambooHR7 of 76
HiBob6 of 76
Paylocity3 of 76
Gusto2 of 76
UKG Pro2 of 76
5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseSAP SuccessFactors is #5 of 9 here at 2% of first choices, 59 labels.

Forty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those forty-one answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

1 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled SAP SuccessFactors neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named SAP SuccessFactors only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from SAP SuccessFactors's side.

Every answer and every label behind these figures is in the record, sent on request. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of SAP SuccessFactors was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.