Homebase vs Deputy
Zero of fourteen models named Homebase first on the direct prompt; four named Deputy. Both were named by all fourteen models and Homebase carries 23 labels and Deputy 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve 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
HomebaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Homebase and Deputy were named in the same answer 202 times, of the 382 answers naming Homebase and the 401 naming Deputy. In those answers Deputy took the first choice seventeen times and Homebase sixty-three.
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 | | |
Homebase Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Homebase on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
Deputy first, Homebase not the choice
4 of 14 modelsHomebase 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
Homebase22%#1 of 17Deputy4%#8 of 17Deputy6%#4 of 13Homebase0%#– of 13What 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
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.