When I Work vs Connecteam
Zero of twelve models named When I Work first on the direct prompt; zero named Connecteam. When I Work was named by twelve of the twelve models and Connecteam by nine and When I Work carries 24 labels and Connecteam 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 workforce management suites page.
By framing
When I WorkFirst choices, of twelve modelsConnecteam
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, When I Work and Connecteam were named in the same answer 132 times, of the 222 answers naming When I Work and the 512 naming Connecteam. In those answers Connecteam took the first choice forty times and When I Work twelve.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | |
When I Work Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, When I Work on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
11 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
When I Work18%#1 of 9Connecteam14%#3 of 9When I Work6%#7 of 16Connecteam6%#8 of 16Connecteam2%#– of 11When I Work0%#– of 11What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“you've outgrown basic SMB tools like When I Work's free tier” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“start with Zoho People or When I Work... When I Work excels if your primary need is shift scheduling” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For the absolute lowest cost, When I Work and Homebase are the most budget-friendly” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Connecteam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Connecteam is widely considered the best option for small businesses on a strict budget because it offers one of the most robust free plans available.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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.