Clockify vs Deputy
Zero of fourteen models named Clockify first on the direct prompt; four named Deputy. Clockify was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Deputy by fourteen and Clockify carries 28 labels and Deputy 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in nine 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 time and attendance page.
By framing
ClockifyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Clockify and Deputy were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 150 answers naming Clockify and the 401 naming Deputy. In those answers Deputy took the first choice six times and Clockify ten.
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 4.20 | | | ||||
| 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 | | | |
Clockify Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clockify on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
Deputy first, Clockify not the choice
4 of 14 modelsClockify was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
Clockify15%#2 of 17Deputy4%#8 of 17Deputy6%#4 of 13Clockify0%#– of 13What the models said about Clockify
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid basic time trackers like Clockify unless your needs are simple” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · hard negative
“I wouldn't choose Clockify just because its free plan is generous: its attendance and overtime reporting are on a paid tier” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“Clockify / Toggl (more basic, free tier available)” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · soft negative
“Clockify's unlimited free plan makes it the go-to time and attendance solution for bootstrapped teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Homebase (free tier) or Clockify (free up to 5 users) are excellent starting points” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget 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. Two of two in this category shown.
“Deputy offers the strongest overall combination of time tracking, attendance management, scheduling, and workforce controls” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Recommendation: Start with a trial of Deputy. It offers the broadest feature set for a mid-sized team” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.