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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,150 of the 1,512 answers in the 6 categories where Connecteam 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/connecteam/alternatives/

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

- UKG Pro: 61
- Rippling: 54
- BambooHR: 46
- Homebase: 45
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 36
- Workday: 33

## Frontline employee apps

**Small business**: 18 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #1 of 10 at 79%).

- Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 18
- When I Work: first choice in 2 of those 18
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Blink: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers: first choice in 1 of those 18

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #1 of 12 at 49%).

- Blink: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Beekeeper: first choice in 2 of those 38
- DeskAlerts: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Flip: first choice in 1 of those 38
- MangoApps: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers: first choice in 1 of those 38
- RedeApp: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Skedulo: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #5 of 11 at 4%).

- Staffbase: first choice in 15 of those 63
- Blink: first choice in 11 of those 63
- Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers: first choice in 4 of those 63
- MangoApps: first choice in 3 of those 63
- WorkJam: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Beekeeper: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Beekeeper, now the LumApps Frontline Platform: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Microsoft Teams with Microsoft 365 F1: first choice in 1 of those 63

## Internal communications and intranet

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #2 of 16 at 18%).

- Slack: first choice in 11 of those 54
- Notion: first choice in 9 of those 54
- Google Sites: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Microsoft SharePoint: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Happeo: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Jostle: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Pebb: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Softr: first choice in 2 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #4 of 18 at 11%).

- Simpplr: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Microsoft Teams: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Microsoft SharePoint: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Slack: first choice in 5 of those 75
- MangoApps: first choice in 4 of those 75
- ThoughtFarmer: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Workvivo: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Bitrix24: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam.

- Simpplr: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Microsoft SharePoint: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Staffbase: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Microsoft Teams: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Unily: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Viva Connections: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Workvivo: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Elcom: first choice in 2 of those 83

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #4 of 9 at 18%).

- Homebase: first choice in 10 of those 45
- When I Work: first choice in 7 of those 45
- Sling: first choice in 6 of those 45
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 45
- ClinicSense: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Float: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #3 of 11 at 10%).

- Deputy: first choice in 12 of those 62
- Calendly: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Sling: first choice in 5 of those 62
- When I Work: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Cal.com: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 62
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam.

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 12 of those 82
- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Dayforce: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 82
- ADP WorkForce Suite: first choice in 2 of those 82

## Time and attendance

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #5 of 12 at 6%).

- Harvest: first choice in 10 of those 50
- Clockify: first choice in 7 of those 50
- Homebase: first choice in 4 of those 50
- QuickBooks Time: first choice in 2 of those 50
- TimeTrex: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Jibble: first choice in 1 of those 50
- OnTheClock: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #6 of 15 at 8%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 66
- BigTime: first choice in 5 of those 66
- UKG Pro: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Clockify: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Toggl Track: first choice in 4 of those 66
- UKG Ready: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- UKG Pro: first choice in 18 of those 78
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 78
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 78
- UKG Ready: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 78
- QuickBooks Time: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 78

## Employee onboarding

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #5 of 9 at 5%).

- BambooHR: first choice in 27 of those 74
- Gusto: first choice in 22 of those 74
- Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 74
- GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 74
- TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Trainual: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 74
- CharlieHR: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #6 of 12 at 5%).

- Rippling: first choice in 21 of those 77
- BambooHR: first choice in 15 of those 77
- HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Personio: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 77
- GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam.

- Workday: first choice in 33 of those 83
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Enboarder: first choice in 9 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 83
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Trainual: first choice in 2 of those 83
- ClearCompany: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Disprz: first choice in 1 of those 83

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #3 of 14 at 9%).

- Homebase: first choice in 21 of those 49
- Deputy: first choice in 5 of those 49
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 49
- When I Work: first choice in 4 of those 49
- Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 49
- BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Workforce.com: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam (Connecteam is #8 of 17 at 4%).

- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 71
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 71
- UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 71
- UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 71
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 71
- UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Workforce.com: first choice in 3 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Connecteam.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 25 of those 82
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 13 of those 82
- Dayforce: first choice in 6 of those 82
- UKG Pro Suite: first choice in 3 of those 82
- WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 82
- UKG Workforce Central: first choice in 2 of those 82

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