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Frontline employee apps · November 2026 Edition

Connecteam vs Deputy

Eight of fourteen models named Connecteam first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. Connecteam was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Deputy by nine and Connecteam carries 57 labels and Deputy 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Connecteam

endorsed leader

Named in eighteen categories this edition.

Deputy

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

First-choice share62%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5714A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Connecteam reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Blink was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Connecteam vs Beekeeper · Connecteam vs Blink · Connecteam vs Pebb

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.
ConnecteamFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Direct80
Paraphrase131
Comparative70
Budget-constrained120
Scale-constrained10
Negative101 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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Connecteam and Deputy were named in the same answer 240 times, of the 718 answers naming Connecteam and the 401 naming Deputy. In those answers Deputy took the first choice forty-one times and Connecteam forty-seven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Connecteam and Deputy 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
Connecteam Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Connecteam on the left and Deputy on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Connecteam first, Deputy not the choice

8 of 14 modelsDeputy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Speakap, Workvivo
Gemini 3.5 FlashBeekeeper, Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers, Yourco, Zello
Perplexity SonarConnecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers, Staffbase
Grok 4.20Connecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink, Staffbase, WorkJam
Mistral SmallBeekeeper, Connecteam alternatives: Blink, Staffbase
DeepSeek V4 FlashConnecteam alternatives: Beekeeper, Blink
Qwen 3.7 FlashConnecteam alternatives: Blink, MangoApps, Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers
Kimi K2Connecteam alternatives: Blink

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.
Llama 4 MaverickBeekeeper alternatives: Connecteam, Staffbase
GLM 4.7 FlashXBeekeeper alternatives: Blink, Connecteam, Staffbase
MiniMax M2.5Blink alternatives: Beekeeper, Connecteam, Staffbase
GPT-6 LunaBlink alternatives: Connecteam, Staffbase
Muse Glimmer 30BBeekeeper, Blink, LumApps alternatives: Connecteam, MangoApps, Staffbase

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniWorkvivo alternatives: Blink, Staffbase, WorkJam

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
Connecteam leads by ninety-four points.
Connecteam94%#1 of 11
Deputy0%#8 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Connecteam leads by sixty points.
Connecteam62%#1 of 13
Deputy2%#5 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Connecteam leads by two points.
Connecteam2%#7 of 13
Deputy0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Connecteam

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

“For a mostly frontline workforce, start with Connecteam: schedules, time clock and updates in one mobile app, free with full features up to 10 users.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Connecteam stands out for its generous free tier and modular approach... Connecteam offers the most accessible entry point with its free tier” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“The best frontline employee communication app for a company with a limited budget is Connecteam, as it offers a free plan with full features” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Deputy

No label in this category carried a quote.

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.