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Four categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Deputy, as AI models named them

In the November 2026 Edition, 761 of the 1,008 answers collected in the four categories where Deputy 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
First choices in the 761 answers that did not name Deputy, 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, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #5 of 8 here at 6% of first choices, 39 labels.

Fifty-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those fifty-five answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

2 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #1 of 11 here at 29% of first choices, 40 labels.

Fifty-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in sixteen. The first choices in those fifty-five answers, seven products in all:

The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy is #2 of 13 here at 17% of first choices, 34 labels.

Sixty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in ten. The first choices in those sixty-one answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Workforce management suites

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #2 of 12 here at 17% of first choices, 62 labels.

Thirty-five of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in eleven. The first choices in those thirty-five answers, eight products in all:

The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #2 of 15 here at 16% of first choices, 43 labels.

Fifty-six of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in nine. The first choices in those fifty-six answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

12 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy holds 7 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-four answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

3 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Time and attendance

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #8 of 17 here at 4% of first choices, 36 labels.

Sixty of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in two. The first choices in those sixty answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

6 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #5 of 17 here at 10% of first choices, 35 labels.

Sixty of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in nine. The first choices in those sixty answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

9 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy is #4 of 13 here at 6% of first choices, 29 labels.

Seventy of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in four. The first choices in those seventy answers, twenty-one products in all, the eight most named:

13 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Frontline employee apps

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Deputy is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessDeputy is #8 of 11 here at 0% of first choices, 13 labels.

Seventy-four of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-four answers, four products in all:

The full small business standing →
Mid-marketDeputy is #5 of 13 here at 2% of first choices, 14 labels.

Seventy-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

5 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseDeputy holds 6 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Deputy; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-nine answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Deputy 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 Deputy 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 Deputy's side.

The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Deputy was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.