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Four categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Deputy, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 699 of the 864 answers collected in the four categories where Deputy holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
First choices in the 699 answers that did not name Deputy, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Workforce scheduling

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #5 of 7 here at 0% of first choices, 36 labels.

Fifty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those fifty-two answers, seven products in all:

The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #1 of 9 here at 26% of first choices, 26 labels.

Fifty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in fifteen. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy is #3 of 8 here at 8% of first choices, 20 labels.

Sixty of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in five. The first choices in those sixty answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

15 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Workforce management suites

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #6 of 9 here at 8% of first choices, 43 labels.

Thirty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in sixteen. The first choices in those thirty-four answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

3 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #5 of 16 here at 6% of first choices, 31 labels.

Fifty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

9 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:

10 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Time and attendance

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #9 of 12 here at 2% of first choices, 20 labels.

Fifty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those fifty-nine answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

Homebase12 of 59
Harvest6 of 59
Jibble6 of 59
Clockify5 of 59
Connecteam4 of 59
5 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #12 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 19 labels.

Fifty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those fifty-nine answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Clockify5 of 59
Homebase5 of 59
UKG Ready5 of 59
Connecteam4 of 59
Jibble3 of 59
Rippling3 of 59
TimeCamp3 of 59
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy is #9 of 10 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

11 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Frontline employee apps

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #4 of 8 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

Sixty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-one answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Connecteam40 of 61
Blink2 of 61
Jobber2 of 61
Homebase1 of 61
PointeCast1 of 61
RedeApp1 of 61
1 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #9 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

Sixty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-four answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy holds 4 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, twenty-one products in all, the eight most named:

Staffbase16 of 71
Blink10 of 71
MangoApps5 of 71
Beekeeper4 of 71
WorkJam4 of 71
Connecteam3 of 71
UKG Pro3 of 71
13 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Deputy neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Deputy only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Deputy's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Deputy was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.