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Three categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to When I Work, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 524 of the 648 answers collected in the three categories where When I Work 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
Connecteam86
UKG Pro43
Blink19
Staffbase18
Dayforce16
Calendly14
First choices in the 524 answers that did not name When I Work, 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 When I Work is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWhen I Work is #4 of 7 here at 7% of first choices, 46 labels.

Thirty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name When I Work; it was the first choice in seven. The first choices in those thirty-nine answers, six products in all:

Homebase8 of 39Head to head →
Connecteam6 of 39Head to head →
Calendly3 of 39
Sling2 of 39Head to head →
Square Appointments2 of 39
SimplyBook.me1 of 39
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWhen I Work is #5 of 9 here at 6% of first choices, 28 labels.

Fifty-four of the seventy-two answers did not name When I Work; it was the first choice in five. The first choices in those fifty-four answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Calendly8 of 54
Sling6 of 54Head to head →
Homebase4 of 54Head to head →
Connecteam3 of 54Head to head →
Deputy3 of 54Head to head →
Assembled2 of 54
Paycor2 of 54
TimeTrex2 of 54
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWhen I Work holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

UKG Pro9 of 69
UKG Pro Workforce Management6 of 69
Deputy5 of 69Head to head →
Shiftboard5 of 69
Workday4 of 69
Workday Workforce Management4 of 69
Calendly3 of 69
Quinyx3 of 69
17 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 When I Work is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWhen I Work is #1 of 9 here at 18% of first choices, 45 labels.

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

Connecteam5 of 30Head to head →
Gusto4 of 30
Rippling3 of 30Head to head →
BambooHR2 of 30
Zoho People2 of 30Head to head →
Assembled1 of 30
Harvest1 of 30
Homebase1 of 30Head to head →
3 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWhen I Work is #7 of 16 here at 6% of first choices, 24 labels.

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

ADP Workforce Now7 of 57Head to head →
UKG Ready6 of 57Head to head →
UKG Pro5 of 57
Dayforce4 of 57
Deputy4 of 57Head to head →
Rippling3 of 57Head to head →
Paycor2 of 57
Workforce.com2 of 57
7 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWhen I Work holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

UKG Pro26 of 71
Dayforce12 of 71
UKG Pro Workforce Management7 of 71
Workday3 of 71
Workday Workforce Management3 of 71
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM2 of 71
ADP WorkForce Suite1 of 71
Connecteam1 of 71Head to head →
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 When I Work is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessWhen I Work holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-three of the seventy-two answers did not name When I Work; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-three answers, eight products in all:

Connecteam42 of 63
Blink2 of 63
Jobber2 of 63
Deputy1 of 63
Frontline ONE1 of 63
Homebase1 of 63
PointeCast1 of 63
RedeApp1 of 63
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketWhen I Work is #14 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 10 labels.

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

Connecteam26 of 69
Blink7 of 69
Beekeeper5 of 69
RedeApp3 of 69
Staffbase2 of 69
WorkJam2 of 69
HubEngage1 of 69
MangoApps1 of 69
5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseWhen I Work holds 2 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

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

Staffbase16 of 72
Blink10 of 72
MangoApps5 of 72
Beekeeper4 of 72
Microsoft Teams4 of 72
WorkJam4 of 72
Connecteam3 of 72
UKG Pro3 of 72
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 When I Work 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 When I Work 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 When I Work'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 When I Work was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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