# Deputy alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 699 of the 864 answers in the 4 categories where Deputy 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/deputy/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Connecteam: 91 - UKG Pro: 57 - Homebase: 49 - Blink: 19 - Staffbase: 18 - UKG Ready: 18 ## Workforce scheduling **Small business**: 52 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #5 of 7 at 0%). - Homebase: first choice in 15 of those 52 - Connecteam: first choice in 10 of those 52 - Sling: first choice in 6 of those 52 - When I Work: first choice in 4 of those 52 - Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 52 - Square Appointments: first choice in 2 of those 52 - SimplyBook.me: first choice in 1 of those 52 **Mid-market**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #1 of 9 at 26%). - Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 51 - Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 51 - Sling: first choice in 6 of those 51 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 51 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 51 - Shiftboard: first choice in 2 of those 51 - TimeTrex: first choice in 2 of those 51 - When I Work: first choice in 2 of those 51 **Enterprise**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #3 of 8 at 8%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 8 of those 60 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 60 - Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Quinyx: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Shiftboard: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Workday: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 60 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 2 of those 60 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 34 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #6 of 9 at 8%). - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 34 - Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 34 - Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 34 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 34 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 34 - When I Work: first choice in 2 of those 34 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 34 - Jibble: first choice in 1 of those 34 **Mid-market**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #5 of 16 at 6%). - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 51 - Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 51 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 51 - UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 51 - UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 51 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 51 - Workforce.com: first choice in 2 of those 51 - Assembled: first choice in 1 of those 51 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Deputy. - UKG Pro: first choice in 26 of those 70 - Dayforce: first choice in 12 of those 70 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Workday: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 70 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 70 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #9 of 12 at 2%). - Homebase: first choice in 12 of those 59 - Harvest: first choice in 6 of those 59 - Jibble: first choice in 6 of those 59 - Clockify: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 59 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 59 - TimeClock Plus: first choice in 2 of those 59 **Mid-market**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #12 of 15 at 0%). - Clockify: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 59 - UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 59 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 59 - Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 59 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 59 - TimeCamp: first choice in 3 of those 59 **Enterprise**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #9 of 10 at 0%). - UKG Pro: first choice in 15 of those 67 - UKG Ready: first choice in 9 of those 67 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 67 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 67 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 67 - UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 67 - UKG Ready/UKG: first choice in 2 of those 67 ## Frontline employee apps **Small business**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #4 of 8 at 0%). - Connecteam: first choice in 40 of those 61 - Blink: first choice in 2 of those 61 - Jobber: first choice in 2 of those 61 - Frontline ONE: first choice in 1 of those 61 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 61 - PointeCast: first choice in 1 of those 61 - RedeApp: first choice in 1 of those 61 - When I Work: first choice in 1 of those 61 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #9 of 15 at 0%). - Connecteam: first choice in 22 of those 64 - Blink: first choice in 7 of those 64 - Beekeeper: first choice in 4 of those 64 - RedeApp: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Staffbase: first choice in 2 of those 64 - HubEngage: first choice in 1 of those 64 - MangoApps: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Microsoft 365 for frontline workers / Teams + Shifts: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Deputy. - Staffbase: first choice in 16 of those 71 - Blink: first choice in 10 of those 71 - MangoApps: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Beekeeper: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Microsoft Teams: first choice in 4 of those 71 - WorkJam: first choice in 4 of those 71 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 71 - UKG Pro: first choice in 3 of those 71 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.