Workforce planning · October 2026 Edition
ChartHop vs Homebase
Six of fourteen models named ChartHop first on the direct prompt; zero named Homebase. ChartHop was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Homebase by ten and ChartHop carries 39 labels and Homebase 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in eighteen categories this edition.
First-choice share37%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3910A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChartHop reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChartHop vs Abacum · ChartHop vs Workday Adaptive Planning · ChartHop vs TeamOhana
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 planning page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChartHopFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHomebase
Direct60
Paraphrase100
Comparative00
Budget-constrained371 against ChartHop
Scale-constrained20
Negative001 against ChartHop
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 ChartHop and Homebase 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 | | | |
ChartHop Homebase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChartHop on the left and Homebase on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChartHop and Homebase stood in it.
ChartHop first, Homebase not the choice
6 of 14 modelsHomebase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5ChartHop, HiBob alternatives: Paylocity, Planful, Visier
Gemini 3.5 FlashChartHop alternatives: Aleph, Cube, Lative, Mosaic, Pigment, Runn, TeamOhana
Mistral SmallChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier
Qwen 3.7 FlashChartHop alternatives: Planful, Rippling, Visier
Kimi K2ChartHop alternatives: Abacum, Paylocity, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning
GLM 4.7 FlashXChartHop alternatives: Anaplan, Paylocity, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarPaylocity alternatives: ChartHop, Drivetrain, HiBob, Workday Adaptive Planning
Grok 4.1 FastHiBob, Rippling alternatives: ChartHop
MiniMax M2.5HiBob alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Rippling
Muse Glimmer 30BAbacum, Planful alternatives: ChartHop, Paylocity, Vena, Visier, Workday Adaptive Planning
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniWorkday Adaptive Planning alternatives: Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
DeepSeek V4 FlashAbacum, Planful alternatives: ADP Workforce Now, Workday Adaptive Planning
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GPT-6 LunaTeamOhana alternatives: Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning
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
ChartHop leads by ten points.
ChartHop31%#1 of 13Homebase20%#2 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
ChartHop leads by twenty-five points.
ChartHop37%#1 of 15Homebase12%#2 of 15Enterprise
Homebase is not named for this buyer.
ChartHop7%#3 of 10Homebase—not namedWhat the models said about ChartHop
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Tools like Float/ChartHop for resource scheduling don't scale to enterprise skills-aware modeling” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“My top recommendation for most mid-market B2B companies: ChartHop - it offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“ChartHop suits smaller and mid-market teams that need to see and plan the org without standing up an enterprise modeling platform.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“This is currently the most recommended tool for modern mid-market companies (roughly 50–500 employees) moving away from Excel.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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. One of one in this category shown.
“For most budget-constrained companies, Homebase (if you have an hourly workforce) or Zoho People ... offer the best value.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
ChartHop vs AbacumChartHop vs Workday Adaptive PlanningChartHop vs TeamOhanaChartHop vs PlanfulChartHop vs HiBobChartHop vs RipplingHomebase vs AbacumHomebase vs Workday Adaptive PlanningHomebase vs TeamOhanaHomebase vs PlanfulHomebase vs HiBobHomebase vs RipplingAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full workforce planning standing
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.