The Cuts
Legacy SaaS leaderboard · week of 2026-04-20
Composite decline score — layoff severity (40%), headcount contraction (40%), stock moves (10%), and at-risk category bonus (10%). Normalized within the cohort weekly.
Cuts cohort · aggregate momentum
Sum of headcount across 50 companies · indexed to 100 at week 1 · 156 weeks1092d change
+9.9%
cohort stability
Aggregate headcount
349.0k
from 317.6k
Contracting >-5% MoM
0 / 50
in this week
The AI Index
Why the cohort is contracting. Not every Cut is the same story. 32 companies announced layoffs in the last 180 days — about 56% cited AI as the reason.
14 under pressure
18 AI efficiency
18 attrition only
Filter50 companies
#
Cuts
Score
30d Δ
90d Δ
Headcount
12W
01
ClariAI efficiency
sales_tech · Sunnyvale
100.0
score
0.0%
30d
-10.6%
90d
556
headcount
02
HighspotUnder pressure
sales_tech · Seattle
97.0
score
0.0%
30d
-2.0%
90d
799
headcount
03
ServiceNowAI efficiency
NOW · enterprise_search · Santa Clara
96.0
score
0.0%
30d
+0.3%
90d
29.8k
headcount
04
WorkdayAI efficiency
WDAY · hr_tech · Pleasanton
92.8
score
0.0%
30d
-0.6%
90d
20.2k
headcount
05
MicroStrategyAI efficiency
MSTR · data_software · Tysons Corner
92.5
score
0.0%
30d
-1.7%
90d
1.2k
headcount
06
CornerstoneAI efficiency
hr_tech · Santa Monica
68.7
score
0.0%
30d
-1.8%
90d
3.1k
headcount
07
ProcoreAI efficiency
PCOR · productivity · Carpinteria
68.6
score
0.0%
30d
-1.3%
90d
4.2k
headcount
08
AnaplanUnder pressure
finance_software · San Francisco
67.2
score
0.0%
30d
+0.8%
90d
2.3k
headcount
09
AdobeAI efficiency
ADBE · marketing_tech · San Jose
64.3
score
0.0%
30d
-0.1%
90d
58.6k
headcount
10
GreenhouseUnder pressure
hr_tech · New York
58.4
score
0.0%
30d
+0.7%
90d
727
headcount
11
BlackLineUnder pressure
BL · finance_software · Woodland Hills
58.2
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
1.8k
headcount
12
LegalZoomAI efficiency
LZ · legal_tech · Glendale
56.0
score
0.0%
30d
-2.3%
90d
970
headcount
13
SalesloftAttrition
sales_tech · Atlanta
53.3
score
0.0%
30d
-8.7%
90d
591
headcount
14
DomoUnder pressure
DOMO · data_software · American Fork
52.5
score
0.0%
30d
-1.5%
90d
969
headcount
15
SalesforceAI efficiency
CRM · sales_tech · San Francisco
50.5
score
0.0%
30d
+1.3%
90d
78.5k
headcount
16
NICEAI efficiency
NICE · contact_center · Hoboken
49.8
score
0.0%
30d
-0.6%
90d
8.5k
headcount
17
SeismicAI efficiency
sales_tech · San Diego
49.3
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
1.1k
headcount
18
LeverAI efficiency
hr_tech · San Francisco
47.6
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
0
headcount
19
TwilioAI efficiency
TWLO · dev_tools · San Francisco
44.2
score
0.0%
30d
-1.0%
90d
5.5k
headcount
20
UKGUnder pressure
hr_tech · Lowell
44.0
score
0.0%
30d
-0.7%
90d
13.6k
headcount
21
HubSpotAI efficiency
HUBS · marketing_tech · Cambridge
42.6
score
0.0%
30d
+0.6%
90d
9.9k
headcount
22
ZendeskUnder pressure
cx_software · San Francisco
42.0
score
0.0%
30d
+0.2%
90d
6.0k
headcount
23
WorkivaUnder pressure
WK · finance_software · Ames
39.6
score
0.0%
30d
-0.2%
90d
2.9k
headcount
24
TableauUnder pressure
data_software · Seattle
39.3
score
0.0%
30d
-1.4%
90d
1.8k
headcount
25
DropboxUnder pressure
DBX · productivity · San Francisco
38.2
score
0.0%
30d
+0.1%
90d
2.8k
headcount
26
CoupaAI efficiency
finance_software · San Mateo
36.4
score
0.0%
30d
-0.6%
90d
3.2k
headcount
27
SplunkAI efficiency
data_software · San Francisco
34.7
score
0.0%
30d
-1.6%
90d
8.0k
headcount
28
MindtickleAttrition
sales_tech · San Francisco
34.2
score
0.0%
30d
-4.3%
90d
563
headcount
29
BoxUnder pressure
BOX · productivity · Redwood City
33.6
score
0.0%
30d
-0.3%
90d
3.1k
headcount
30
AtlassianAI efficiency
TEAM · productivity · Sydney
33.2
score
0.0%
30d
+0.1%
90d
16.5k
headcount
31
VeevaUnder pressure
VEEV · enterprise_search · Pleasanton
30.6
score
0.0%
30d
-0.3%
90d
8.5k
headcount
32
ZoomAI efficiency
ZM · productivity · San Jose
26.9
score
0.0%
30d
-0.9%
90d
6.5k
headcount
33
SlackUnder pressure
productivity · San Francisco
23.2
score
0.0%
30d
-0.5%
90d
2.4k
headcount
34
FreshworksAttrition
FRSH · cx_software · San Mateo
22.2
score
0.0%
30d
-1.5%
90d
5.2k
headcount
35
ClickUpUnder pressure
productivity · San Diego
22.1
score
0.0%
30d
-0.6%
90d
1.3k
headcount
36
DriftAttrition
marketing_tech · Boston
19.3
score
0.0%
30d
-0.8%
90d
119
headcount
37
SmartsheetAttrition
productivity · Bellevue
19.0
score
0.0%
30d
-3.5%
90d
2.9k
headcount
38
Five9Attrition
FIVN · contact_center · San Ramon
17.3
score
0.0%
30d
-0.4%
90d
2.4k
headcount
39
DocuSignAttrition
DOCU · legal_tech · San Francisco
17.2
score
0.0%
30d
-0.3%
90d
7.2k
headcount
40
OutreachAttrition
sales_tech · Seattle
15.7
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
13
headcount
41
GongAttrition
sales_tech · San Francisco
15.7
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
18
headcount
42
IroncladAttrition
legal_tech · San Francisco
15.7
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
34
headcount
43
Chorus.aiAttrition
sales_tech · San Francisco
15.7
score
0.0%
30d
0.0%
90d
4
headcount
44
Bill.comAttrition
BILL · finance_software · San Jose
8.0
score
0.0%
30d
-1.0%
90d
2.2k
headcount
45
IntercomAttrition
cx_software · San Francisco
7.4
score
0.0%
30d
+1.9%
90d
1.4k
headcount
46
AsanaAttrition
ASAN · productivity · San Francisco
7.3
score
0.0%
30d
-0.8%
90d
2.2k
headcount
47
Monday.comAttrition
MNDY · productivity · Tel Aviv
6.3
score
0.0%
30d
-0.6%
90d
3.4k
headcount
48
Sumo LogicAttrition
data_software · Redwood City
4.9
score
0.0%
30d
-0.3%
90d
693
headcount
49
OktaAttrition
OKTA · dev_tools · San Francisco
1.8
score
0.0%
30d
+0.4%
90d
6.3k
headcount
50
DatadogAttrition
DDOG · dev_tools · New York
0.0
score
0.0%
30d
+0.8%
90d
8.1k
headcount