# Deputy alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 761 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Deputy 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/deputy/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Connecteam: 103 - UKG Pro Workforce Management: 95 - Homebase: 39 - Rippling: 21 - Sling: 20 - Staffbase: 17 ## Workforce scheduling **Small business**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #5 of 8 at 6%). - Connecteam: first choice in 9 of those 55 - Homebase: first choice in 9 of those 55 - Sling: first choice in 8 of those 55 - Calendly: first choice in 4 of those 55 - When I Work: first choice in 3 of those 55 - 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Google Calendar: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Planday: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Mid-market**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #1 of 11 at 29%). - Sling: first choice in 11 of those 55 - Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 55 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Deputy Core: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Proton Calendar: first choice in 1 of those 55 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 55 **Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #2 of 13 at 17%). - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 18 of those 61 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Shiftboard: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 61 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 61 - ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 1 of those 61 - BMC Control-M: first choice in 1 of those 61 - Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 61 ## Workforce management suites **Small business**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #2 of 12 at 17%). - Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 35 - Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 35 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 35 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 35 - When I Work: first choice in 2 of those 35 - DeskTime: first choice in 1 of those 35 - Sling: first choice in 1 of those 35 - Workforce.com: first choice in 1 of those 35 **Mid-market**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #2 of 15 at 16%). - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 9 of those 56 - Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 56 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 56 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 56 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 56 - NICE Workforce Management: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 56 - UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 56 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Deputy. - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 44 of those 84 - Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 3 of those 84 - WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 84 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 84 - NICE CXone: first choice in 1 of those 84 - Nextra: first choice in 1 of those 84 ## Time and attendance **Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #8 of 17 at 4%). - Homebase: first choice in 12 of those 60 - Clockify: first choice in 10 of those 60 - Harvest: first choice in 7 of those 60 - Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 60 - Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 60 - QuickBooks Time: first choice in 2 of those 60 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 60 - ClockShark: first choice in 1 of those 60 **Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #5 of 17 at 10%). - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 60 - Toggl Track: first choice in 5 of those 60 - Clockify: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Jibble: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Synerion: first choice in 2 of those 60 - BambooHR Time Tracking: first choice in 1 of those 60 - Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 60 **Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #4 of 13 at 6%). - UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 24 of those 70 - Dayforce Workforce Management: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Workday Time Tracking: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Replicon: first choice in 3 of those 70 - UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 70 - UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 2 of those 70 - actiTIME: first choice in 2 of those 70 ## Frontline employee apps **Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #8 of 11 at 0%). - Connecteam: first choice in 50 of those 74 - Jobber: first choice in 1 of those 74 - Pebb: first choice in 1 of those 74 - Pumble: first choice in 1 of those 74 **Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Deputy (Deputy is #5 of 13 at 2%). - Connecteam: first choice in 33 of those 72 - Beekeeper: first choice in 7 of those 72 - Blink: first choice in 4 of those 72 - Pebb: first choice in 4 of those 72 - LumApps: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers: first choice in 1 of those 72 - Slack Frontline: first choice in 1 of those 72 - TeamViewer Frontline: first choice in 1 of those 72 **Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Deputy. - Staffbase: first choice in 17 of those 79 - Blink: first choice in 11 of those 79 - Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers: first choice in 8 of those 79 - MangoApps: first choice in 7 of those 79 - WorkJam: first choice in 6 of those 79 - Beekeeper: first choice in 2 of those 79 - AgilityPortal: first choice in 1 of those 79 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 79 Published under CC BY 4.0. 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