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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 378 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where Sling 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/sling/alternatives/

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

- Connecteam: 85
- Blink: 19
- Deputy: 19
- Staffbase: 18
- Calendly: 14
- Homebase: 13

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Sling (Sling is #3 of 7 at 12%).

- Connecteam: first choice in 13 of those 47
- Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 47
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Square Appointments: first choice in 2 of those 47
- SimplyBook.me: first choice in 1 of those 47
- When I Work: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Sling (Sling is #3 of 9 at 15%).

- Deputy: first choice in 13 of those 57
- Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 57
- When I Work: first choice in 5 of those 57
- TimeTrex: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Assembled: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Sling.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 72
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Deputy: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Quinyx: first choice in 3 of those 72

## Frontline employee apps

**Small business**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Sling.

- Connecteam: first choice in 42 of those 63
- Blink: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Jobber: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Frontline ONE: first choice in 1 of those 63
- PointeCast: first choice in 1 of those 63
- RedeApp: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Sling (Sling is #6 of 15 at 2%).

- Connecteam: first choice in 25 of those 67
- Blink: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Beekeeper: first choice in 5 of those 67
- RedeApp: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Staffbase: first choice in 2 of those 67
- HubEngage: first choice in 1 of those 67
- MangoApps: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft 365 for frontline workers / Teams + Shifts: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Sling.

- Staffbase: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Blink: first choice in 10 of those 72
- MangoApps: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Beekeeper: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Microsoft Teams: first choice in 4 of those 72
- WorkJam: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 72
- UKG Pro: first choice in 3 of those 72

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