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Frontline employee apps · November 2026 Edition

Beekeeper vs MangoApps

Five of fourteen models named Beekeeper first on the direct prompt; zero named MangoApps. Beekeeper was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and MangoApps by seven and Beekeeper carries 34 labels and MangoApps 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Beekeeper

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

MangoApps

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3415A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Beekeeper reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Connecteam was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Connecteam vs Beekeeper · Connecteam vs MangoApps · Beekeeper vs Blink

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 frontline employee apps page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BeekeeperFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMangoApps
Direct501 against Beekeeper · 1 against MangoApps
Paraphrase00
Comparative20
Budget-constrained002 against Beekeeper
Scale-constrained11
Negative00
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Beekeeper and MangoApps were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 95 answers naming Beekeeper and the 75 naming MangoApps. In those answers MangoApps took the first choice three times and Beekeeper four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Beekeeper and MangoApps stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Beekeeper MangoApps first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Beekeeper on the left and MangoApps on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Beekeeper and MangoApps stood in it.

Beekeeper first, MangoApps an alternative

5 of 14 modelsMangoApps was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashBeekeeper, Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers, Yourco, Zello
Mistral SmallBeekeeper, Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Staffbase
Llama 4 MaverickBeekeeper alternatives: Connecteam, Staffbase
GLM 4.7 FlashXBeekeeper alternatives: Blink, Connecteam, Staffbase
Muse Glimmer 30BBeekeeper, Blink, LumApps alternatives: Connecteam, MangoApps, Staffbase

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.
Perplexity SonarConnecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers, Staffbase
Grok 4.20Connecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink, Staffbase, WorkJam
DeepSeek V4 FlashConnecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink
Qwen 3.7 FlashConnecteam alternatives: Blink, MangoApps, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers
MiniMax M2.5Blink alternatives: Beekeeper, Connecteam, Staffbase

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Speakap, Workvivo
GPT-5.4 miniWorkvivo alternatives: Blink, Staffbase, WorkJam
Kimi K2Connecteam alternatives: Blink
GPT-6 LunaBlink alternatives: Connecteam, Staffbase

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
MangoApps is not named for this buyer.
Beekeeper0%#7 of 11
MangoApps—not named
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Beekeeper leads by nine points.
Beekeeper11%#2 of 13
MangoApps2%#6 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: MangoApps leads at enterprise.
MangoApps10%#3 of 13
Beekeeper4%#6 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Beekeeper

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid: Beekeeper (now owned by LumApps) and WorkJam, as they start at $799+/month” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“enterprise tools such as Staffbase, Blink, or Beekeeper, which commonly require custom quotes” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Recently acquired by LumApps, integration ongoing” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Choose Beekeeper / Blink / WorkJam / YOOBIC if you need mobile-first engagement, SOP/training delivery and two-way communication for deskless workers without corporate email.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“For Operations + Comm Combined: *Connecteam*, *Beekeeper* (strong for shift management, workflows, and comms in one place).” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Beekeeper: A mobile-first frontline success platform designed to connect deskless workers across various industries.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about MangoApps

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“less frontline-focused but good for hybrid B2B” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Blink / MangoApps: Strong all-in-one platforms (HR + Comms + Scheduling). Good for replacing multiple silos.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Enterprise-grade frontline communication with full workflow depth across comms, operations, HR and learning on one platform.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“Strong on backend integrations and avoiding "bolted-on" features; frequently shortlisted alongside WorkJam and Staffbase.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.