# SAP SuccessFactors alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 655 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where SAP SuccessFactors 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/sap-successfactors/alternatives/

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

- Zoho People: 52
- Homebase: 50
- Lattice: 45
- BambooHR: 43
- Rippling: 38
- Gusto: 37

## Performance management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors.

- 15Five: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Lattice: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Zoho People: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Effy AI: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Leapsome: first choice in 8 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 84
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 7 of those 84
- PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #15 of 15 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 27 of those 81
- Effy AI: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 81
- 15Five: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 81
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Profit.co: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #4 of 12 at 10%).

- Betterworks: first choice in 17 of those 58
- Lattice: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Workday HCM Performance Management: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 58
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 58
- OneStream: first choice in 1 of those 58
- SuccessFactors: first choice in 1 of those 58

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- 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**: 79 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #13 of 17 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 79
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 79
- UKG Pro: first choice in 3 of those 79
- UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 79
- UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Workforce.com: first choice in 3 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- UKG Pro: first choice in 16 of those 68
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 10 of those 68
- Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 68
- UKG Pro Suite: first choice in 3 of those 68
- WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 68
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Calabrio ONE: first choice in 1 of those 68

## HRIS and HCM platforms

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors.

- Gusto: first choice in 32 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 27 of those 84
- Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 84
- TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Deel: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Zoho People: first choice in 13 of those 76
- BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 76
- HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 76
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 76
- UKG Pro: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 41 of 84 answers did not name SAP SuccessFactors (SAP SuccessFactors is #5 of 9 at 2%).

- Workday HCM: first choice in 7 of those 41
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 41
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 41
- HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 41
- IceHrm Pro: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Personio: first choice in 1 of those 41

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