Sling vs Homebase
Zero of fourteen models named Sling first on the direct prompt; zero named Homebase. Both were named by all fourteen models and Sling carries 36 labels and Homebase 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in twelve 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
SlingFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHomebase
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sling and Homebase were named in the same answer seventy-four times, of the 103 answers naming Sling and the 382 naming Homebase. In those answers Homebase took the first choice fifteen times and Sling eighteen.
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 | | |
Sling Homebase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sling on the left and Homebase on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
Sling25%#2 of 11Homebase10%#4 of 11Sling0%#– of 13Homebase0%#– of 13What 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
What the models said about Homebase
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.