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Time and attendance · October 2026 Edition

Clockify vs Homebase

Zero of fourteen models named Clockify first on the direct prompt; zero named Homebase. Clockify was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Homebase by twelve and Clockify carries 28 labels and Homebase 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Clockify

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

Homebase

accepted challenger

Named in eighteen categories this edition.

First-choice share12%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2817A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Clockify reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Paylocity was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Clockify vs Paylocity · Clockify vs ADP Workforce Now · Clockify vs Jibble

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 time and attendance page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ClockifyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHomebase
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained65
Scale-constrained001 against Homebase
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Clockify and Homebase stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
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
Clockify Homebase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clockify on the left and Homebase on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Factorial alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Jibble, Paylocity, Synerion
GPT-5.4 miniADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Everhour, Harvest, Jibble, TCP Software, TimeClock Plus
Perplexity SonarPaylocity alternatives: Factorial, Paycor, QuickBooks Time, UKG Ready
Grok 4.1 FastPaylocity, UKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Buddy Punch, QuickBooks Time
Mistral SmallADP Workforce Now alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Paycor
DeepSeek V4 FlashUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paycom, QuickBooks Time
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Humanity Time, Paycor
Qwen 3.7 FlashPaylocity alternatives: Deputy, Replicon, UKG Pro
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Connecteam, Deputy, Paylocity, UKG Ready
GLM 4.7 FlashXConnecteam, Paylocity alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Buddy Punch, Paycom, QuickBooks Time
MiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity alternatives: Rippling, TimeCamp, UKG Pro
GPT-6 LunaUKG Ready alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Deputy, Paylocity
Muse Glimmer 30BADP Workforce Now alternatives: BambooHR Time Tracking, Calamari, Connecteam, UKG Pro / UKG Ready

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
Clockify leads by six points.
Clockify19%#2 of 12
Homebase13%#3 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Clockify leads by two points.
Clockify12%#1 of 15
Homebase10%#5 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Homebase leads at enterprise.
Homebase2%#– of 13
Clockify0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Clockify

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

“If you want zero upfront cost and can manage basic payroll separately: Go with Clockify (free) + a cheap tablet or USB time clock.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“For the smallest budgets, Clockify or Connecteam would be the best starting points since they offer free tiers.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Clockify and Jibble stand out due to their free, unlimited-user plans.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Homebase

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

“likely to be a cloud-based software that offers a free or low-cost plan, such as Homebase or TimeCamp. Homebase offers a free plan with basic features” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Homebase if you have a small, single-location team, or Connecteam if you want a free or very low-cost option” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
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.