Deputy vs Connecteam
Five of twelve models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; zero named Connecteam. Deputy was named by eleven of the twelve models and Connecteam by ten and Deputy carries 26 labels and Connecteam 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight 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 scheduling page.
By framing
DeputyFirst choices, of twelve modelsConnecteam
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Deputy and Connecteam were named in the same answer 139 times, of the 273 answers naming Deputy and the 512 naming Connecteam. In those answers Connecteam took the first choice forty-one times and Deputy nineteen.
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 | |
Deputy Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deputy on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
Deputy first, Connecteam an alternative
5 of 12 modelsConnecteam was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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 7Deputy0%#5 of 7Deputy26%#1 of 9Connecteam9%#4 of 9What 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.
“1. Deputy (Best Overall Balance) ... Deputy strikes the best balance between sophisticated feature sets (like AI forecasting) and user-friendly design.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Deputy if you have multiple locations or compliance needs, or Connecteam if you have deskless/field workers” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Look at Homebase, Deputy, or When I Work\u2014these are entirely different tools from the booking apps above.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative 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. 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
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.