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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sling 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/sling/alternatives/

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

- Deputy: 24
- Homebase: 18
- When I Work: 16
- Connecteam: 15
- Calendly: 12
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 12

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Sling (Sling is #2 of 9 at 23%).

- Homebase: first choice in 15 of those 62
- Connecteam: first choice in 12 of those 62
- When I Work: first choice in 12 of those 62
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Buddy Punch: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 62
- ClinicSense: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Float: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Sling (Sling is #2 of 11 at 24%).

- Deputy: first choice in 20 of those 68
- Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 68
- When I Work: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Cal.com: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 68
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Sling.

- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 12 of those 84
- UKG Pro: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Dayforce: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Shiftboard: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Deputy: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84

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