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Time and attendance · November 2026 Edition

Clockify vs Homebase

Zero of fourteen models named Clockify first on the direct prompt; zero named Homebase. Clockify was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Homebase by fourteen and Clockify carries 28 labels and Homebase 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Clockify

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Homebase

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

First-choice share12%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels2823A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Clockify reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rippling was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Rippling vs Clockify · Rippling vs Homebase · Clockify vs Toggl Track

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ClockifyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHomebase
Direct001 against Clockify
Paraphrase00
Comparative011 against Homebase
Budget-constrained661 against Clockify · 1 against Homebase
Scale-constrained001 against Clockify
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Clockify and Homebase were named in the same answer sixty-eight times, of the 150 answers naming Clockify and the 382 naming Homebase. In those answers Homebase took the first choice twenty-four times and Clockify thirteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Clockify and Homebase stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 Homebase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clockify on the left and Homebase on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Clockify and Homebase stood in it.

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Paycom alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, Paylocity, Rippling
GPT-5.4 miniUKG Ready alternatives: Connecteam, Gusto, QuickBooks Time, Rippling
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, ClickTime, Paylocity, Replicon, UKG Ready
Perplexity SonarRippling alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Connecteam, Deputy, Paycor, Synerion, UKG Ready
Grok 4.20Rippling alternatives: Paycom, UKG Ready
Mistral SmallSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
DeepSeek V4 FlashTCP Humanity alternatives: Buddy Punch, Connecteam, Deputy, Rippling, UKG Ready
Llama 4 MaverickSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeputy alternatives: OnTheClock, QuickBooks Time, Synerion
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Paylocity, Synerion, UKG Ready
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, QuickBooks Time, Synerion, TimeCamp
MiniMax M2.5Deputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, Paylocity, UKG Ready
GPT-6 LunaRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready
Muse Glimmer 30BDeputy, Synerion alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, TimeClock Plus, UKG Pro Workforce Management

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Homebase leads by seven points.
Homebase22%#1 of 17
Clockify15%#2 of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Clockify12%#2 of 17
Homebase12%#3 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Clockify0%#– of 13
Homebase0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 Homebase

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“I'm not citing this one because the best current comparison would depend on the specific package you're evaluating” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Homebase also has a free option, but it is limited to one location and up to 10 employees.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“For the tightest budgets, Homebase (free tier) or Clockify (free up to 5 users) are excellent starting points.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.