Deputy vs Sling
Six of fourteen models named Deputy first on the direct prompt; zero named Sling. Both were named by all fourteen models and Deputy carries 40 labels and Sling 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in six 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 scheduling page.
By framing
DeputyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSling
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Deputy and Sling were named in the same answer sixty-five times, of the 401 answers naming Deputy and the 103 naming Sling. In those answers Sling took the first choice nine times and Deputy sixteen.
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 | | | |
Deputy Sling first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Deputy on the left and Sling on the right.The direct prompt
Deputy first, Sling an alternative
6 of 14 modelsSling was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
Deputy29%#1 of 11Sling25%#2 of 11What the models said about Deputy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Multiple reviewers report "zero customer service"... the platform has stagnated—features haven't kept up with competitors despite increasing prices.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“my default pick is Deputy for a mid-market company that wants scheduling without replacing its HR/payroll system” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Deputy (*Best Overall*) ... a market leader for mid-sized businesses needing robust workforce management” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sling
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“more capable than lightweight tools such as Sling, without immediately requiring an enterprise workforce-management platform” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Good starter option (~$2–$4/user/month) but may lack depth in compliance/reporting for growing mid-sized firms.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Sling is likely your best bet—it offers the most comprehensive free plan combined with very affordable paid upgrades” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're on a very tight budget, start with Sling or Homebase as both offer genuinely useful free plans” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“The best employee scheduling software for a company with a limited budget is Sling, which is a free option” Llama 4 Maverick · budget 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.