Workforce management suites · November 2026 Edition
Deputy vs Rippling
Two of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; seven named Rippling. Deputy was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Rippling by thirteen and Deputy carries 43 labels and Rippling 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in thirty-three categories this edition.
First-choice share16%16%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4323A 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.Dayforce was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Homebase vs Deputy · Homebase vs Rippling · Deputy vs When I Work
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 workforce management suites 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 modelsRippling
Direct27
Paraphrase62
Comparative002 against Deputy
Budget-constrained002 against Deputy
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against Deputy
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 Rippling 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 | | | |
Deputy Rippling first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deputy on the left and Rippling on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Deputy and Rippling stood in it.
Deputy first, Rippling an alternative
2 of 14 modelsRippling was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallDeputy, HiBob alternatives: Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors WFM
Muse Glimmer 30BDayforce, Deputy, UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: HiBob, Paycom, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors WFM, When I Work, Workday Workforce Management
Rippling first, Deputy an alternative
7 of 14 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Connecteam, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paycor, Paylocity, UKG Ready
DeepSeek V4 FlashHiBob, Rippling alternatives: Dayforce, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Qwen 3.7 FlashRippling alternatives: ConnectWise Manage, Deel, Monday.com, UKG Ready
Kimi K2Rippling, UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, Workday Workforce Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXDayforce, Rippling alternatives: Deputy, UKG Pro Workforce Management, When I Work, Workday Workforce Management
MiniMax M2.5Rippling alternatives: BambooHR, Dayforce, UKG Pro Workforce Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5ADP Workforce Now alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Ready
Perplexity SonarHiBob alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deputy, Rippling, UKG Pro Workforce Management
Grok 4.20UKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: Rippling, When I Work
Llama 4 MaverickHiBob alternatives: Clockify, Dayforce, Deputy, HiveDesk, Hubstaff, NICE CXone, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors WFM, When I Work, Zoho People
GPT-6 LunaUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Rippling
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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Deputy16%#2 of 15Rippling16%#3 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Deputy0%#– of 9Rippling0%#9 of 9What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“smaller or specialized tools (e.g., Deputy, When I Work, Homebase) are better for SMBs or hourly/shift work but not full "suites."” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · soft negative
What the models said about Rippling
No label in this category carried a quote.
Also compared
Homebase vs DeputyHomebase vs RipplingDeputy vs When I WorkDeputy vs ConnecteamDeputy vs UKG Pro Workforce ManagementDeputy vs Workforce.comDeputy vs UKG ReadyRippling vs When I WorkRippling vs ConnecteamRippling vs UKG Pro Workforce ManagementRippling vs Workforce.comRippling vs UKG ReadyAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full workforce management sui 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.