# Homebase vs Rippling: which do AI models recommend for workforce planning, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Workforce planning. Zero of twelve models named Homebase first on the direct prompt; two named Rippling. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/planning/workforce-planning/homebase-vs-rippling/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homebase | 17% | #2 of 13 | 0% | 11 | 10 of 12 |
| Rippling | 10% | #3 of 13 | 8% | 26 | 11 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: rippling first (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Kimi K2: rippling first (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, HiBob, Paylocity, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: HiBob) (alternatives: Anaplan, Rippling, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Abacum, Mosaic, Pigment, Rippling, TeamOhana)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: ChartHop) (alternatives: Deel, HiBob, Paylocity, Pigment)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: Abacum, HiBob, Paylocity, Visier)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, HiBob, Paylocity, Planful, Visier)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, ChartHop, Paylocity, Pigment, Visier)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: Abacum, HiBob, Paylocity, Planful, Visier)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Abacum, Orgvue, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: HiBob) (alternatives: Planful, Visier)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Dayforce, Visier) (alternatives: Workday)

## What the models said about Homebase

- "The best workforce planning software for a company with a limited budget is Homebase, which is free for up to 10 employees." (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.