# When I Work alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 524 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where When I Work 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/when-i-work/alternatives/

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

- Connecteam: 86
- UKG Pro: 43
- Blink: 19
- Staffbase: 18
- Dayforce: 16
- Calendly: 14

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 39 of 72 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #4 of 7 at 7%).

- Homebase: first choice in 8 of those 39
- Connecteam: first choice in 6 of those 39
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Sling: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Square Appointments: first choice in 2 of those 39
- SimplyBook.me: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 54 of 72 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Sling: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Assembled: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 54
- TimeTrex: first choice in 2 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name When I Work.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 69
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Deputy: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Workday: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Quinyx: first choice in 3 of those 69

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 30 of 72 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #1 of 9 at 18%).

- Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 30
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 30
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 30
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Assembled: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Harvest: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 30

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #7 of 16 at 6%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 7 of those 57
- UKG Ready: first choice in 6 of those 57
- UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Workforce.com: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name When I Work.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 26 of those 71
- Dayforce: first choice in 12 of those 71
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Workday: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 71
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 71

## Frontline employee apps

**Small business**: 63 of 72 answers did not name When I Work.

- Connecteam: first choice in 42 of those 63
- Blink: 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
- Homebase: 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**: 69 of 72 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Connecteam: first choice in 26 of those 69
- Blink: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Beekeeper: first choice in 5 of those 69
- RedeApp: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Staffbase: first choice in 2 of those 69
- WorkJam: first choice in 2 of those 69
- HubEngage: first choice in 1 of those 69
- MangoApps: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name When I Work.

- 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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