Workforce management suites · November 2026 Edition
When I Work vs UKG Ready
Zero of fourteen models named When I Work first on the direct prompt; one named UKG Ready. When I Work was named by twelve of the fourteen models and UKG Ready by nine and When I Work carries 37 labels and UKG Ready 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3714A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, When I Work reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rippling was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Homebase vs When I Work · Homebase vs UKG Ready · Deputy vs When I Work
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workforce management suites page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
When I WorkFirst choices, of fourteen modelsUKG Ready
Direct01
Paraphrase02
Comparative001 against When I Work
Budget-constrained40
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where When I Work and UKG Ready stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
When I Work UKG Ready first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, When I Work on the left and UKG Ready on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where When I Work and UKG Ready stood in it.
UKG Ready first, When I Work not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWhen I Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-6 LunaUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Rippling
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5ADP Workforce Now alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Ready
GPT-5.4 miniRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paycor, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Grok 4.20UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: Rippling, When I Work
DeepSeek V4 FlashHiBob, Rippling alternatives: Dayforce, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Llama 4 MaverickHiBob alternatives: Clockify, Dayforce, Deputy, HiveDesk, Hubstaff, NICE CXone, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors WFM, When I Work, Zoho People
Qwen 3.7 FlashRippling alternatives: ConnectWise Manage, Deel, Monday.com, UKG Ready
GLM 4.7 FlashXDayforce, Rippling alternatives: Deputy, UKG Pro Workforce Management, When I Work, Workday Workforce Management
Muse Glimmer 30BDayforce, Deputy, UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: HiBob, Paycom, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors WFM, When I Work, Workday Workforce Management
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Perplexity SonarHiBob alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deputy, Rippling, UKG Pro Workforce Management
Mistral SmallDeputy, HiBob alternatives: Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors WFM
Kimi K2Rippling, UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, Workday Workforce Management
MiniMax M2.5Rippling alternatives: BambooHR, Dayforce, UKG Pro Workforce Management
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
When I Work leads by twelve points.
When I Work12%#4 of 12UKG Ready0%#– of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
When I Work leads by three points.
When I Work9%#4 of 15UKG Ready5%#8 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
When I Work0%#– of 9UKG Ready0%#– of 9What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“For a company on a tight budget, When I Work (from $2.50/user/month) or Homebase ... are your best bets.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about UKG Ready
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“My default recommendation is UKG Ready for a mid-sized company” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be UKG Ready” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Homebase vs When I WorkHomebase vs UKG ReadyDeputy vs When I WorkDeputy vs UKG ReadyRippling vs When I WorkRippling vs UKG ReadyWhen I Work vs ConnecteamWhen I Work vs UKG Pro Workforce ManagementWhen I Work vs Workforce.comConnecteam vs UKG ReadyUKG Pro Workforce Management vs UKG ReadyWorkforce.com vs UKG ReadyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full workforce management sui standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.