# Deputy vs Rippling: which do AI models recommend for workforce scheduling, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Workforce scheduling. Ten of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; two named Rippling. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/core/workforce-scheduling/deputy-vs-rippling/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy | 37% | #1 of 11 | 6% | 36 | 14 of 14 |
| Rippling | 4% | #6 of 11 | 20% | 10 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Homebase, Rippling)
- Perplexity Sonar: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, TimeTrex, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, When I Work)
- Mistral Small: deputy first (first choices: Dayforce, Deputy, Legion WFM, UKG Pro Workforce Management) (alternatives: Connecteam, Homebase, When I Work)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Rippling, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Kimi K2: deputy first (first choices: Deputy, When I Work) (alternatives: Homebase, ZoomShift)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Planday, Workforce.com)
- MiniMax M2.5: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: Connecteam, Quinyx, TimeTrex, Workforce.com)
- GPT-6 Luna: deputy first (first choices: Deputy) (alternatives: UKG Pro Workforce Management, UKG Ready, Workday Resource Scheduling)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: deputy first (first choices: Deputy, Workforce.com) (alternatives: Shiftboard, When I Work)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: rippling first (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deputy, Paychex Flex, UKG Pro, When I Work, Workforce.com)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: rippling first (first choices: Rippling) (alternatives: Deputy, Workforce.com)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Float) (alternatives: Assembled, Connecteam, Deputy, Kantata, Runn)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named

## What the models said about Deputy

- "I'd pick Deputy for a mid-market B2B company because it appears most often as the strongest general-purpose mid-market scheduling platform" (Perplexity Sonar, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Recommendation: Start with a demo for Deputy. It generally offers the highest ceiling for growth" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "Deputy - Great for mid-market companies, offers flexible scheduling and compliance tools" (MiniMax M2.5, direct prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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.