# Workday Workforce Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 195 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Workday Workforce Management 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/workday-workforce-management/alternatives

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

- Homebase: 42
- Deputy: 19
- When I Work: 15
- Connecteam: 13
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 11
- Rippling: 10

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Workday Workforce Management (Workday Workforce Management is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 32 of those 84
- Deputy: first choice in 11 of those 84
- When I Work: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Connecteam: first choice in 9 of those 84
- BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Workforce.com: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Clockify: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Workday Workforce Management (Workday Workforce Management is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 10 of those 72
- Deputy: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 72
- When I Work: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 72
- HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Workforce.com: first choice in 4 of those 72
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Workday Workforce Management (Workday Workforce Management is #2 of 9 at 16%).

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 11 of those 39
- Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 39

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