--- title: "Deputy vs Workday Workforce Management: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Deputy or Workday Workforce Management more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workforce management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/deputy-vs-workday-workforce-management" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Deputy vs Workday Workforce Management: Which is searched more? Is Deputy or Workday Workforce Management more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workforce management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Deputy and Workday Workforce Management - **Competitive set**: Workforce management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Deputy Share of Search**: 0.09% - **Workday Workforce Management Share of Search**: 0.03% ## Is Deputy or Workday Workforce Management more popular in search? - In September 2026, Deputy had more branded searches than Workday Workforce Management among workforce management platforms worldwide. Deputy had about 630 branded searches, while Workday Workforce Management had 210. Deputy made up 0.09% of all workforce management platform searches we track, and Workday Workforce Management accounted for 0.03%. - Deputy was ahead of Workday Workforce Management in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Deputy’s share of searches among workforce management platforms worldwide moved from 0.13% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 790 to 630. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Workday Workforce Management’s share of searches among workforce management platforms worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 210. ## Top workforce management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Deputy was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Workday Workforce Management was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Deputy was listed before Workday Workforce Management in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Deputy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | UKG | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | When I Work | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | 7shifts | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Workday Workforce Management | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Planday | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sling | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about workforce management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which workforce management platform should I use?": 1. UKG, 2. Deputy, 3. Workday Workforce Management - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best workforce management platforms?": 1. UKG, 2. Deputy, 3. Workday Workforce Management - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best workforce management platform for hourly teams?": 1. Deputy, 2. 7shifts, 3. When I Work, 4. UKG - Searched Google, AI Overview "employee scheduling software": 1. Deputy, 2. When I Work, 3. 7shifts - Searched Google, AI Overview "time tracking software": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Planday and Sling. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for workforce management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Deputy’s share of searches among workforce management platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.3% to 0.09% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Workday Workforce Management worldwide rose 23.5% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Deputy estimated searches | Deputy Share of Search | Deputy rank | Workday Workforce Management estimated searches | Workday Workforce Management Share of Search | Workday Workforce Management rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 790 | 0.13% | 6 | 170 | 0.03% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 750 | 0.11% | 6 | 170 | 0.02% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 640 | 0.11% | 6 | 140 | 0.02% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 790 | 0.11% | 6 | 140 | 0.02% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 640 | 0.11% | 6 | 170 | 0.03% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 990 | 0.14% | 6 | 210 | 0.03% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 790 | 0.11% | 6 | 140 | 0.02% | 7 | | May 2026 | 27.7K | 4.2% | 5 | 480 | 0.07% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 27.7K | 4.3% | 5 | 320 | 0.05% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 640 | 0.11% | 6 | 260 | 0.04% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 620 | 0.09% | 6 | 170 | 0.02% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 630 | 0.09% | 6 | 210 | 0.03% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deputy’s and Workday Workforce Management’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Deputy**: Measured on the search terms “deputy com” and “deputy employee scheduling”, summed into one figure. - **Workday Workforce Management**: Measured on the search term “workday workforce management”. - [Deputy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/deputy) - [Workday Workforce Management profile](/demand/global-en/brands/workday-workforce-management) - [All workforce management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/workforce-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Deputy or Workday Workforce Management more popular in search? In September 2026, Deputy had more branded searches than Workday Workforce Management among workforce management platforms worldwide. Deputy had about 630 branded searches, while Workday Workforce Management had 210. Deputy made up 0.09% of all workforce management platform searches we track, and Workday Workforce Management accounted for 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Deputy vs Workday Workforce Management: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/deputy-vs-workday-workforce-management This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/deputy-vs-workday-workforce-management. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.