# When I Work alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 371 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where When I Work 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/when-i-work/alternatives/

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

- UKG Pro: 39
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: 28
- Homebase: 21
- Sling: 14
- Rippling: 13
- Calendly: 12

## Workforce scheduling

**Small business**: 48 of 84 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #3 of 9 at 19%).

- Homebase: first choice in 12 of those 48
- Sling: first choice in 11 of those 48
- Connecteam: first choice in 4 of those 48
- Acuity Scheduling: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 48
- ClinicSense: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Deputy: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Ordio: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Deputy: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Sling: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Cal.com: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 54
- 7shifts: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Float: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- 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
- Calendly: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Deputy: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 81

## Workforce management suites

**Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #6 of 14 at 5%).

- Homebase: first choice in 7 of those 32
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 32
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 32
- BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Deputy Core: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Float: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name When I Work (When I Work is #10 of 17 at 2%).

- Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 72
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 72
- UKG Pro: first choice in 4 of those 72
- UKG Pro / UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 72
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 3 of those 72
- UKG Ready: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name When I Work.

- UKG Pro: first choice in 26 of those 84
- UKG Pro Workforce Management: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Dayforce: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Workday Workforce Management: first choice in 4 of those 84
- UKG Pro Suite: first choice in 3 of those 84
- WorkForce Software: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 84
- UKG Workforce Central: first choice in 2 of those 84

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