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Alternatives to Blink, as AI models named them

In the October 2026 Edition, 391 of the 504 answers collected in the two categories where Blink holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Connecteam66
Microsoft SharePoint20
Staffbase20
Simpplr19
Slack14
Microsoft Teams12
First choices in the 391 answers that did not name Blink, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Frontline employee apps

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Blink is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessBlink is #2 of 10 here at 8% of first choices, 39 labels.

Fifty-three of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-three answers, six products in all:

Connecteam33 of 53Head to head →
Homebase9 of 53
Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers2 of 53Head to head →
When I Work2 of 53
7shifts1 of 53
Deputy1 of 53
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketBlink is #2 of 12 here at 20% of first choices, 49 labels.

Forty-seven of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in thirteen. The first choices in those forty-seven answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

Connecteam11 of 47Head to head →
Deputy3 of 47
Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers2 of 47Head to head →
Staffbase2 of 47Head to head →
Breakroom Chat1 of 47
MangoApps1 of 47Head to head →
Pumble1 of 47
Sling1 of 47
1 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseBlink is #2 of 11 here at 24% of first choices, 45 labels.

Fifty-one of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in fifteen. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, fifteen products in all, the eight most named:

Staffbase9 of 51Head to head →
Microsoft 365 for Frontline Workers3 of 51Head to head →
Connecteam2 of 51Head to head →
UKG Pro2 of 51
WorkForce Software2 of 51
WorkJam2 of 51
Beekeeper1 of 51Head to head →
Beekeeper, now the LumApps Frontline Platform1 of 51
7 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Internal communications and intranet

Onboarding and employee experience. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Blink is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessBlink holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Eighty of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Connecteam15 of 80
Slack10 of 80
Notion9 of 80
Jostle7 of 80
Google Sites5 of 80
Bitrix244 of 80
Microsoft SharePoint4 of 80
Zoho Connect4 of 80
15 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketBlink is #14 of 18 here at 0% of first choices, 12 labels.

Seventy-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-eight answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

Microsoft SharePoint7 of 78
Microsoft Teams7 of 78
Connecteam5 of 78
Simpplr5 of 78
MangoApps4 of 78
Slack4 of 78
ThoughtFarmer4 of 78
Bitrix243 of 78
12 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseBlink is #14 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 10 labels.

Eighty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Blink; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those eighty-two answers, twenty-three products in all, the eight most named:

Simpplr14 of 82
Microsoft SharePoint9 of 82
Staffbase9 of 82
Microsoft Teams5 of 82
Unily4 of 82
Viva Connections3 of 82
Workvivo3 of 82
Elcom2 of 82
15 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Blink neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Blink only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Blink's side.

Every answer and every label behind these figures is in the record, sent on request. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Blink was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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