# Cal.com alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 446 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cal.com 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/cal-com/alternatives/

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

- GoodTime: 58
- Calendly: 46
- Homebase: 30
- Deputy: 26
- Sling: 25
- When I Work: 20

## Interview scheduling

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com (Cal.com is #6 of 15 at 3%).

- Calendly: first choice in 27 of those 64
- Koalendar: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Ashby: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 64
- YouCanBookMe: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com (Cal.com is #6 of 12 at 8%).

- GoodTime: first choice in 17 of those 69
- Calendly: first choice in 10 of those 69
- ModernLoop: first choice in 10 of those 69
- Lever: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Koalendar: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 69
- candidate.fyi: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com (Cal.com is #7 of 13 at 2%).

- GoodTime: first choice in 41 of those 74
- ModernLoop: first choice in 6 of those 74
- candidate.fyi: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Calendly: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Workday Recruiting: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Microsoft Bookings: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Avature: first choice in 1 of those 74

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com.

- Homebase: first choice in 24 of those 80
- Connecteam: first choice in 14 of those 80
- When I Work: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Sling: first choice in 13 of those 80
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com (Cal.com is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Deputy: first choice in 21 of those 78
- Sling: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Homebase: first choice in 6 of those 78
- When I Work: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Calendly: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 78
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Cal.com.

- 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
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 81
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 2 of those 81

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