# Acuity Scheduling alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Acuity Scheduling 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/acuity-scheduling/alternatives/

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

- Homebase: 28
- Deputy: 25
- Sling: 25
- Connecteam: 19
- When I Work: 18
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 12

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Acuity Scheduling (Acuity Scheduling is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Homebase: first choice in 23 of those 80
- Connecteam: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Sling: first choice in 13 of those 80
- When I Work: first choice in 13 of those 80
- Calendly: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 80
- ClinicSense: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Acuity Scheduling (Acuity Scheduling is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Deputy: first choice in 20 of those 74
- Sling: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Homebase: first choice in 5 of those 74
- When I Work: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 74
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Assembled: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Acuity Scheduling.

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 12 of those 83
- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 83
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 2 of those 83

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