# Top Free Workforce Planning Software - Page 2

## How Many Workforce Planning Software Products Does G2 Track?

**Total Products under this Category:** 31

### Category Stats (Jul 2026)

- **Average Rating:** 4.51/5 The average rating of products in this category, based on all submitted ratings
- **Top Trending Product:** Unit4 FP&A (+2.15%) - Among all products in this category, Unit4 FP&A recorded the largest rating increase compared to last month

_Last updated: July 31, 2026_

## How Does G2 Rank Workforce Planning Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
- 26,600+ Authentic Reviews
- 31+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

## G2 Grid® for Workforce Planning Software
 ![G2 Grid® for Workforce Planning Software plotting products by satisfaction and market presence](https://www.g2.com/categories/workforce-planning/grids.png?focus%5B%5D=53090&focus%5B%5D=39249&focus%5B%5D=582&focus%5B%5D=101290&focus%5B%5D=3027&focus%5B%5D=21135&focus%5B%5D=52827&focus%5B%5D=3969)

Highlighted products: Rippling, HiBob HRIS, Workday Adaptive Planning, Employment Hero, Anaplan, Keka, IBM Planning Analytics, and Paycor.

Underlying data: [Grid® JSON](https://www.g2.com/categories/workforce-planning/grids.json?focus%5B%5D=rippling&focus%5B%5D=hibob-hris&focus%5B%5D=workday-adaptive-planning&focus%5B%5D=employment-hero&focus%5B%5D=anaplan&focus%5B%5D=keka&focus%5B%5D=ibm-planning-analytics&focus%5B%5D=paycor)

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Insightful is a Work Intelligence platform that helps organizations understand how work actually happens across people, processes, and AI, so they can improve performance, optimize workflows, and reduce operational waste. When work is spread across people, locations, and tools, small gaps add up fast. Time goes missing. Work slows down. Problems surface late. Insightful brings this together in one platform, built to help organizations optimize People, Process, and Technology through three core capabilities: 1. Workforce Analytics: Measure workforce productivity, utilization, and performance with real-time visibility into how work gets done. 2. Workflow Optimization: Identify bottlenecks, eliminate inefficiencies, and optimize workflows across teams and processes. 3. Work Intelligence: Measure AI adoption, usage, and business impact to maximize the ROI of your AI investments. With a customizable dashboard, users can create a custom layout with configurable widgets to surface the KPIs and insights most relevant to their role. You can see where time is going, how AI is being absorbed across your organization, how teams are performing, and where work is breaking down, without relying on manual tracking or guesswork. With Insightful, you can: - Understand how work happens across teams, processes, and AI - Spot drops in utilization and output early - Track AI adoption, usage, and business impact - See your most important KPIs and insights at a glance with a customizable homepage - See where work slows, stalls, or creates rework across workflows - Compare performance across teams, roles, or locations - Use real activity data to review work and resolve disputes - Automate time tracking and reporting This is not just another monitoring tool. It’s a precision Work Intelligence for actionable bottom line impact. Insightful helps you run better operations. You get clear data you can use in weekly reviews, planning, and day-to-day decisions. It combines automatic time tracking, activity data, and reporting in one place — so you can improve performance without adding overhead. Teams choose Insightful because it delivers strong visibility and control without the cost or complexity of heavier tools.

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