# AbsenceSoft alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where AbsenceSoft 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/absencesoft/alternatives/

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

- BambooHR: 29
- Vacation Tracker: 28
- Workday: 25
- LeaveBoard: 18
- Rippling: 8
- Timetastic: 8

## Leave and absence management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name AbsenceSoft.

- Vacation Tracker: first choice in 21 of those 83
- BambooHR: first choice in 10 of those 83
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Timetastic: first choice in 8 of those 83
- AttendanceBot: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Buddy Punch: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Calamari: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Day Off: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name AbsenceSoft (AbsenceSoft is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- BambooHR: first choice in 17 of those 75
- LeaveBoard: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Vacation Tracker: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 75
- HiBob: first choice in 4 of those 75
- actiPLANS: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Float: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name AbsenceSoft (AbsenceSoft is #3 of 10 at 8%).

- Workday: first choice in 25 of those 66
- UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 66
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 66
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 66
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 66
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 66
- ADP Total Absence Management: first choice in 1 of those 66

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