# Workday Recruiting alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 450 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Workday Recruiting 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/workday-recruiting/alternatives/

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

- Greenhouse: 43
- Manatal: 41
- Workable: 41
- Breezy HR: 33
- Zoho Recruit: 32
- Eightfold AI: 22

## Applicant tracking systems

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting.

- Breezy HR: first choice in 22 of those 84
- JazzHR: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Ashby: first choice in 4 of those 84
- ApplicantStack: first choice in 3 of those 84
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Lever: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 29 of those 78
- Breezy HR: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Ashby: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Lever: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Workable: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Freshteam: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #3 of 9 at 13%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 9 of those 51
- iCIMS: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Pinpoint: first choice in 3 of those 51
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Gem: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Lever: first choice in 1 of those 51

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting.

- Manatal: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Workable: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Hirevire: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Juicebox: first choice in 3 of those 84
- AvaHR: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #15 of 15 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 83
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Greenhouse: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Gem: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Humanly: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Workday Recruiting (Workday Recruiting is #11 of 13 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 19 of those 70
- HireVue: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Paradox: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Phenom: first choice in 3 of those 70
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 70
- GoPerfect: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Noon AI: first choice in 2 of those 70

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