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Time and attendance · November 2026 Edition

Deputy vs TimeCamp

Four of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; zero named TimeCamp. Deputy was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and TimeCamp by nine and Deputy carries 35 labels and TimeCamp 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Deputy

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

TimeCamp

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share10%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels3514A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Deputy 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 Deputy · Rippling vs TimeCamp · Clockify vs Deputy

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.
DeputyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTimeCamp
Direct40
Paraphrase10
Comparative40
Budget-constrained021 against Deputy
Scale-constrained00
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Deputy and TimeCamp 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
Deputy TimeCamp first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deputy on the left and TimeCamp on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Deputy first, TimeCamp an alternative

4 of 14 modelsTimeCamp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeputy alternatives: OnTheClock, QuickBooks Time, Synerion
GLM 4.7 FlashXDeputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, QuickBooks Time, Synerion, TimeCamp
MiniMax M2.5Deputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Muse Glimmer 30BDeputy, Synerion alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, TimeClock Plus, UKG Pro Workforce Management

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.
Perplexity SonarRippling alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Connecteam, Deputy, Paycor, Synerion, UKG Ready
DeepSeek V4 FlashTCP Humanity alternatives: Buddy Punch, Connecteam, Deputy, Rippling, UKG Ready

Neither was named

8 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
Grok 4.20Rippling alternatives: Paycom, UKG Ready
Mistral SmallSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
Llama 4 MaverickSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Paylocity, Synerion, UKG Ready
GPT-6 LunaRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Deputy4%#8 of 17
TimeCamp4%#11 of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Deputy leads by six points.
Deputy10%#5 of 17
TimeCamp4%#7 of 17
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Deputy leads by five points.
Deputy6%#4 of 13
TimeCamp2%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

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

What the models said about TimeCamp

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

“The best time and attendance system for a company with a limited budget is TimeCamp, which is extremely affordable” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For the lowest-cost paid option, TimeCamp's $3.99 per user plan is hard to beat.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“suitable for mid-sized B2B companies looking to optimize workflow and track billable hours” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
Rippling vs DeputyRippling vs TimeCampClockify vs DeputyClockify vs TimeCampHomebase vs DeputyHomebase vs TimeCampToggl Track vs DeputyToggl Track vs TimeCampDeputy vs JibbleDeputy vs ConnecteamJibble vs TimeCampTimeCamp vs ConnecteamAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full time and attendance standing

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.