Time and attendance · October 2026 Edition
Paylocity vs Connecteam
Five of fourteen models named Paylocity first on the direct prompt; one named Connecteam. Paylocity was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Connecteam by eleven and Paylocity carries 22 labels and Connecteam 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty categories this edition.
Named in nineteen categories this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2221A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Paylocity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ADP Workforce Now was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Clockify vs Paylocity · Clockify vs Connecteam · Paylocity vs ADP Workforce Now
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the time and attendance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PaylocityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConnecteam
Direct51
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative011 against Paylocity
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Paylocity and Connecteam stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Paylocity Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Paylocity on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Paylocity and Connecteam stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GLM 4.7 FlashXConnecteam, Paylocity alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Buddy Punch, Paycom, QuickBooks Time
Paylocity first, Connecteam not the choice
4 of 14 modelsConnecteam was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarPaylocity alternatives: Factorial, Paycor, QuickBooks Time, UKG Ready
Grok 4.1 FastPaylocity, UKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Buddy Punch, QuickBooks Time
Qwen 3.7 FlashPaylocity alternatives: Deputy, Replicon, UKG Pro
MiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity alternatives: Rippling, TimeCamp, UKG Pro
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Factorial alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Jibble, Paylocity, Synerion
GPT-5.4 miniADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, Deputy, Paylocity, UKG Ready
GPT-6 LunaUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paylocity
Muse Glimmer 30BADP Workforce Now alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Calamari, Connecteam, UKG Pro / UKG Ready
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Everhour, Harvest, Jibble, TCP Software, TimeClock Plus
Mistral SmallADP Workforce Now alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Paycor
DeepSeek V4 FlashUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paycom, QuickBooks Time
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Humanity Time, Paycor
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Connecteam leads by six points.
Connecteam6%#5 of 12Paylocity0%#– of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Paylocity leads at mid-market.
Paylocity12%#2 of 15Connecteam8%#6 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Paylocity0%#– of 13Connecteam0%#12 of 13What the models said about Paylocity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Paylocity is a strong fit for small and mid-sized businesses... If you need comprehensive HR integration with payroll, Paylocity is ideal” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Paylocity or ADP Workforce Now typically offer the best balance of features, integration, and scalability” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Connecteam
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
Clockify vs PaylocityClockify vs ConnecteamPaylocity vs ADP Workforce NowPaylocity vs JibblePaylocity vs HomebasePaylocity vs Toggl TrackPaylocity vs UKG ReadyADP Workforce Now vs ConnecteamJibble vs ConnecteamHomebase vs ConnecteamConnecteam vs Toggl TrackConnecteam vs UKG ReadyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full time and attendance standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.