# Buddy Punch alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 213 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Buddy Punch holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/buddy-punch/alternatives

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

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 33
- Rippling: 16
- Clockify: 13
- Homebase: 13
- Deputy: 12
- Toggl Track: 12

## Time and attendance

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Buddy Punch (Buddy Punch is #6 of 17 at 6%).

- Clockify: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Harvest: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Toggl Track: first choice in 6 of those 54
- QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 54
- ClockShopper: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Buddy Punch (Buddy Punch is #9 of 17 at 2%).

- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 76
- Deputy: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Toggl Track: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Clockify: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Jibble: first choice in 5 of those 76
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Synerion: first choice in 3 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Buddy Punch.

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Dayforce Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 83
- UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Replicon: first choice in 4 of those 83
- actiTIME: first choice in 3 of those 83

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