# UKG Ready alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 389 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where UKG Ready 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/ukg-ready/alternatives/

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

- UKG Pro: 52
- Homebase: 41
- Connecteam: 25
- Deputy: 21
- When I Work: 19
- Dayforce: 17

## Time and attendance

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready.

- Homebase: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Jibble: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Harvest: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 72
- QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 59 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready (UKG Ready is #1 of 15 at 15%).

- Clockify: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Jibble: first choice in 3 of those 59
- TimeCamp: first choice in 3 of those 59
- UKG Pro: first choice in 3 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 59 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready (UKG Ready is #2 of 10 at 20%).

- UKG Pro: first choice in 17 of those 59
- Replicon: first choice in 2 of those 59
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 59
- UKG Pro Workforce Management / UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 59
- UKG Ready/UKG: first choice in 2 of those 59
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Harvest: first choice in 1 of those 59

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready.

- When I Work: first choice in 16 of those 70
- Deputy: first choice in 15 of those 70
- Homebase: first choice in 14 of those 70
- Connecteam: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 70
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready (UKG Ready is #2 of 16 at 15%).

- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 57
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 57
- UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 57
- When I Work: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Assembled: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name UKG Ready.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 27 of those 72
- Dayforce: first choice in 12 of those 72
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 72
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 72

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