Workforce.com vs Deputy
Zero of fourteen models named Workforce.com first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. Workforce.com was named by ten of the fourteen models and Deputy by fourteen and Workforce.com carries 15 labels and Deputy 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
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 workforce management suites page.
By framing
Workforce.comFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Workforce.com and Deputy were named in the same answer thirty-five times, of the 59 answers naming Workforce.com and the 280 naming Deputy. In those answers Deputy took the first choice twelve times and Workforce.com three.
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 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Workforce.com Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Workforce.com on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
13 of 14 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
Deputy7%#5 of 14Workforce.com2%#– of 14Workforce.com6%#5 of 17Deputy4%#6 of 17Deputy2%#8 of 13Workforce.com0%#– of 13What the models said about Workforce.com
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Complaints about nonexistent customer service ("You can't even talk to anyone")” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Customer support problems — users report being unable to reach anyone” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Strong reviews overall, but several recurring drawbacks” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Workforce.com - an all-in-one payroll, HR, scheduling, time and attendance, and workforce management platform built for hourly and shift-based teams.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Workforce.com is another top choice, praised for its centralized dashboard” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Workforce.com as the top WFM platform.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy, and similar SMB-first tools” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Great for very small teams, but they often hit "walls" when trying to integrate with larger ERP or Payroll ecosystems.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“if looking for the strongest all-around fit for a mid-sized operation, I recommend Deputy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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.