Homebase vs Zoho People
Zero of fourteen models named Homebase first on the direct prompt; zero named Zoho People. Homebase was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Zoho People by twelve and Homebase carries 19 labels and Zoho People 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eighteen categories this edition.
Named in sixteen 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 management suites page.
By framing
HomebaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZoho People
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Homebase and Zoho People were named in the same answer seventy-eight times, of the 412 answers naming Homebase and the 286 naming Zoho People. In those answers Zoho People took the first choice twenty-four times and Homebase twenty-one.
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 4.1 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 | | |
Homebase Zoho People first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Homebase on the left and Zoho People on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
13 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
Homebase45%#1 of 14Zoho People10%#2 of 14Homebase13%#3 of 17Zoho People11%#4 of 17Homebase2%#– of 13Zoho People—not namedWhat the models said about Homebase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy, and similar SMB-first tools” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Homebase is 100% negative, 4 of 4 labels negative” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“This is an affordable workforce management solution for small businesses ... with a free plan that makes it especially attractive” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Zoho People
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Suites to be cautious about: BambooHR, Zoho People ... often lack the heavy lifting required for true workforce management.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best workforce management software for a company with a limited budget is Zoho People, as it is considered the best for businesses on a budget” 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.