Best Workforce Planning Software in 2026

In short: Arrange is ranked #1 of 27 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Workday Adaptive Planning and Pave Market Data. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Pave Market Data. The lowest first paid tier on this page is ChartHop at $3/mo.

Workforce planning software can help organizations consider staffing needs alongside compensation and budgets. Compare headcount forecasting with compensation planning, org chart planning, and scenario modeling to understand the planning areas represented. Budget variance tracking, planning horizon, free plan availability, and paid-from pricing are also listed criteria. Arrange opens the ranking, followed by Workday Adaptive Planning and Radix Workforce Planning; TalentNeuron is another of the early entries. Consider how far ahead your organization plans and which staffing or financial questions it needs to address, then weigh those priorities against the capabilities shown.

27 workforce planning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

27ranked
2free plans on this page
$3/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Arrange Top pick · 7.5 Free plan · $29/mo #2 Workday Adaptive Planning Runner-up · 7.2 #3 Pave Market Data Also great · 6.8 Free plan · Free
  1. 1 7.5
    Free planFree trial Web
    Free plan
    Yes
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $29/mofirst paid tier About ArrangeVisit site
  2. Free trial AndroidapiiOSmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  3. Free plan Web
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  4. Free trial apiWeb
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  5. 5 6.6
    Free trial Web
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    SAR 275/mofirst paid tier About TafanyVisit site
  6. Free trial Web
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $79/mofirst paid tier About FunctionlyVisit site
  7. apiWeb
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  8. 8 6.2
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $3/mofirst paid tier About ChartHopVisit site
  9. 9 6.2
    apiWeb
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  10. AndroidiOSWeb
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  11. apiWeb
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  12. 12 6.2
    WebWindows
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  13. 13 6.1
    self-hosted
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  14. 14 6.1
    Web
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  15. 15 6.1
    apiWeb
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  16. WebiOSAndroid
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  17. 17 5.9
    WebiOSAndroid
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  18. Web
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  19. Web
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  20. 20 5.8
    Web
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  21. Web
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    No
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    Org chart planning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  22. 22 5.8
    Web
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    $833.33/mofirst paid tier About JiravVisit site
  23. Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  24. Web
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
  25. Web
    Free plan
    No
    Scenario modeling
    Yes
    Compensation planning
    Yes
    Headcount forecasting
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms

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Questions about this list

Which workforce planning software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?

Arrange is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 7.5. Workday Adaptive Planning is second and Pave Market Data third.

How many of these have a free plan?

2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, ChartHop has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.

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