# AbsenceSoft alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 191 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where AbsenceSoft holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/absencesoft/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Vacation Tracker: 30
- Timetastic: 25
- BambooHR: 17
- Workday: 16
- LeaveBoard: 14
- Rippling: 10

## Leave and absence management

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name AbsenceSoft.

- Vacation Tracker: first choice in 20 of those 72
- Timetastic: first choice in 19 of those 72
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Day Off: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 72
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- PurelyHR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- AttendanceBot: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name AbsenceSoft (AbsenceSoft is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- BambooHR: first choice in 13 of those 66
- Vacation Tracker: first choice in 10 of those 66
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Timetastic: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Day Off: first choice in 1 of those 66
- HROne: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 53 of 72 answers did not name AbsenceSoft (AbsenceSoft is #4 of 9 at 6%).

- Workday: first choice in 16 of those 53
- UKG Pro: first choice in 7 of those 53
- Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 53
- BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Cocoon: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Day Off: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 53

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