Time and attendance · November 2026 Edition
Rippling vs Deputy
Seven of fourteen models named Rippling first on the direct prompt; four named Deputy. Rippling was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Deputy by fourteen and Rippling carries 27 labels and Deputy 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in thirty-three categories this edition.
Named in nine categories this edition.
First-choice share15%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels2735A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rippling reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.UKG Ready was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Rippling vs Clockify · Rippling vs Homebase · Rippling 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.
RipplingFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Direct74
Paraphrase11
Comparative24
Budget-constrained001 against Deputy
Scale-constrained00
Negative20
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 Rippling and Deputy stood in it.
| 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 | | |
Rippling Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rippling on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rippling and Deputy stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GLM 4.7 FlashXDeputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, QuickBooks Time, Synerion, TimeCamp
MiniMax M2.5Deputy, Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Rippling first, Deputy an alternative
5 of 14 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Paylocity, Synerion, UKG Ready
GPT-6 LunaRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready
Deputy first, Rippling not the choice
2 of 14 modelsRippling was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashDeputy alternatives: OnTheClock, QuickBooks Time, Synerion
Muse Glimmer 30BDeputy, Synerion alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, TimeClock Plus, UKG Pro Workforce Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Paycom alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, Paylocity, Rippling
GPT-5.4 miniUKG Ready alternatives: Connecteam, Gusto, QuickBooks Time, Rippling
DeepSeek V4 FlashTCP Humanity alternatives: Buddy Punch, Connecteam, Deputy, Rippling, UKG Ready
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
Llama 4 MaverickSynerion alternatives: Factorial, Microsoft Teams, isolved Time
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.
Rippling4%#9 of 17Deputy4%#8 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Rippling
No label in this category carried a quote.
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
Also compared
Rippling vs ClockifyRippling vs HomebaseRippling vs Toggl TrackRippling vs JibbleRippling vs TimeCampRippling vs ConnecteamClockify vs DeputyHomebase vs DeputyToggl Track vs DeputyDeputy vs JibbleDeputy vs TimeCampDeputy 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.