Homebase vs Connecteam
Zero of fourteen models named Homebase first on the direct prompt; zero named Connecteam. Homebase was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Connecteam by twelve and Homebase carries 22 labels and Connecteam 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Named in eighteen 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 workforce management suites page.
By framing
HomebaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsConnecteam
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Homebase and Connecteam were named in the same answer 248 times, of the 382 answers naming Homebase and the 718 naming Connecteam. In those answers Connecteam took the first choice fifty-six times and Homebase sixty-seven.
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 Connecteam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Homebase on the left and Connecteam on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
13 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
Homebase31%#1 of 12Connecteam15%#3 of 12Homebase0%#– of 9Connecteam0%#– of 9What the models said about Homebase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“far more robust and compliant than entry-level tools (like Homebase or 7shifts)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“consistently top ranked for small business workforce management... Need zero cost to start and basic scheduling/time clocks: Homebase free plan” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Strictly $0 Budget | Homebase or Connecteam | Generous free tiers for essential clock-in/out and scheduling.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Homebase is usually the safest first pick for small teams because it's explicitly positioned as budget-friendly” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Connecteam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“not designed to replace the HR department for salaried employee benefits” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
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.