# 7shifts alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 228 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where 7shifts holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/7shifts/alternatives/

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

- Deputy: 25
- Homebase: 23
- Sling: 21
- Connecteam: 16
- When I Work: 16
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 12

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name 7shifts (7shifts is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 19 of those 70
- Connecteam: first choice in 12 of those 70
- When I Work: first choice in 12 of those 70
- Sling: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 70
- ClinicSense: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name 7shifts (7shifts is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Deputy: first choice in 21 of those 77
- Sling: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Calendly: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 77
- When I Work: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Cal.com: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name 7shifts.

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 12 of those 81
- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Shiftboard: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 81

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