Workforce management suites · October 2026 Edition
Zoho People vs Deputy
Zero of fourteen models named Zoho People first on the direct prompt; zero named Deputy. Zoho People was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Deputy by fourteen and Zoho People carries 15 labels and Deputy 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in sixteen categories this edition.
Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 17; printed, not drawn.
Labels1528A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zoho People reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rippling was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Rippling vs Zoho People · Rippling vs Deputy · ADP Workforce Now vs Zoho People
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zoho PeopleFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDeputy
Direct00
Paraphrase021 against Deputy
Comparative00
Budget-constrained601 against Deputy
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Zoho People · 3 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zoho People and Deputy stood in it.
| 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 | | |
Zoho People Deputy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoho People on the left and Deputy on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zoho People and Deputy stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarHiBob alternatives: Dayforce, Deputy, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors
GLM 4.7 FlashXRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Dayforce, Peopleware, Zoho People
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Rippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity, UKG Pro
GPT-5.4 miniADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Legion WFM, UKG Pro
Gemini 3.5 FlashKantata, Rippling alternatives: Float, Paycor, Paylocity, Productive
Grok 4.1 FastADP Workforce Now alternatives: Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Pro
Mistral SmallADP Workforce Now, Rippling alternatives: Paylocity, UKG Pro
DeepSeek V4 FlashADP Workforce Now alternatives: Dayforce, Paycor, Rippling, UKG Pro
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashUKG Pro Workforce Management alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, ConnectWise Manage, Dayforce, Rippling, WhenWorked
Kimi K2Rippling alternatives: Dayforce, Paylocity, UKG Pro
MiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now alternatives: Oracle Workforce Management, Paylocity, UKG Ready, Workday Workforce Management
GPT-6 LunaRippling alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, UKG Ready
Muse Glimmer 30BADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, UKG Pro / UKG Ready alternatives: Paycor, Rippling
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
Zoho People leads by three points.
Zoho People10%#2 of 14Deputy7%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Zoho People leads by eight points.
Zoho People11%#4 of 17Deputy4%#6 of 17Enterprise
Zoho People is not named for this buyer.
Deputy2%#8 of 13Zoho People—not namedWhat 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
What the models said about Deputy
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
“Great for very small teams, but they often hit "walls" when trying to integrate with larger ERP or Payroll ecosystems.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“if looking for the strongest all-around fit for a mid-sized operation, I recommend Deputy.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.