Best Zenefits alternatives
Ranked by Share of Answer — how often each vendor is the AI's single first pick for HR software (HRIS), pooled across GPT-5.5, Claude, and Gemini. Updated weekly (2026-06-28).
When buyers ask AI for the best hr software (hris), Zenefits is the first pick 0% of the time — strongest with Anthropic (0%). The alternative the models recommend most instead is Rippling at 21%. Here are the 12 alternatives ranked by what the models actually recommend.
Zenefits alternatives, ranked by AI
| # | Alternative | Share of Answer | Considered | Anthropic | OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rippling | | 45% | 11% | 52% | · |
| 2 | Bamboohr | | 49% | 42% | 1% | · |
| 3 | Workday | | 30% | 27% | 9% | · |
| 4 | Gusto | | 22% | 3% | 18% | · |
| 5 | ADP Workforce NOW | | 16% | 8% | · | · |
| 6 | Deel | | 5% | · | 6% | · |
| 7 | Hibob | | 5% | · | 4% | · |
| 8 | Remote | | 4% | · | 4% | · |
| 9 | SAP Successfactors | | 13% | 3% | · | · |
| 10 | Lattice | | 4% | · | 3% | · |
| 11 | Homebase | | 1% | · | 2% | · |
| 12 | Oracle HCM | | 6% | · | · | · |
Per-model cells = that model's Share of Answer for the vendor. · = never first-picked by that model. How this is measured →
See where Zenefits and every alternative rank head-to-head, with confidence intervals and weekly movement, on the full HR software (HRIS) leaderboard →