Sling vs Connecteam
Zero of twelve models named Sling first on the direct prompt; zero named Connecteam. Sling was named by twelve of the twelve models and Connecteam by ten and Sling carries 18 labels and Connecteam 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four 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
SlingFirst choices, of twelve modelsConnecteam
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Sling and Connecteam were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 85 answers naming Sling and the 512 naming Connecteam. In those answers Connecteam took the first choice twenty-seven times and Sling eight.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | |
Sling Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sling on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 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 7Sling12%#3 of 7Sling15%#3 of 9Connecteam9%#4 of 9Connecteam2%#– of 8Sling0%#– of 8What the models said about Sling
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Sling or Homebase (note: these cap out quickly at mid-scale)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Sling: Best for Teams of Up to 30 (On a $0 Budget) ... It is the only reliable platform offering free shift scheduling for up to 30 users.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need a schedule for under 30 employees without paying anything, Sling is widely considered the best budget choice.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Homebase and Sling are the top choices, especially for one-location or small teams” 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. 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.