Connecteam vs When I Work
Zero of twelve models named Connecteam first on the direct prompt; zero named When I Work. Connecteam was named by ten of the twelve models and When I Work by eleven and Connecteam carries 25 labels and When I Work 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in five 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 scheduling page.
By framing
ConnecteamFirst choices, of twelve modelsWhen I Work
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Connecteam and When I Work were named in the same answer 132 times, of the 512 answers naming Connecteam and the 222 naming When I Work. In those answers When I Work took the first choice twelve times and Connecteam forty.
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 | | |
Connecteam When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Connecteam on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Connecteam38%#2 of 7When I Work7%#4 of 7Connecteam9%#4 of 9When I Work6%#5 of 9Connecteam2%#– of 8When I Work2%#– of 8What the models said about Connecteam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“strongest for deskless, field, or mobile-heavy teams, but it may be more than you need if your workforce is not frontline-heavy” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“or Connecteam if you have deskless/field workers and want an all-in-one solution. Both are specifically rated highly for mid-market companies” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Employee Scheduling Tools (7shifts, HotSchedules, When I Work)... caution is about your own operational hygiene.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“does not appear to offer the same free-plan value as Connecteam” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“I'd suggest starting with When I Work if budget is a concern and you need something that's easy to implement” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, When I Work or Homebase are excellent starting points” Mistral Small · 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.