Small business▼−7Since September 2026: 85% → 78%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
78%from 85% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 6 pointsRank 1 of 89, unchanged
19 categories · RankedConnecteam
578Judge labels
129First choices
37Negative labels
14 / 14Models named it
19Categories
October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.7, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
79% in Frontline employee apps for small business buyers
Rank 1 of 106 in the mid-market standingendorsed leader
9 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 0% of its 58 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of Connecteam →By buyer segmentStrongest at small business.
Small business1 of 90
79%72 labels
endorsed leader
Mid-market1 of 106
49%58 labels
endorsed leader
Enterprise5 of 91
4%35 labels
accepted challenger
In frontline employee apps · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named Connecteam for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant | Since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline employee apps | Onboarding and employee experience | 49% | 1 of 106 | 0% | 58 | endorsed leader | ▼−8Since September 2026: 56% → 48%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Internal communications and intranet | Onboarding and employee experience | 11% | 4 of 86 | 0% | 14 | accepted challenger | ▲+4Since September 2026: 6% → 10%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Workforce scheduling | Core HR and payroll | 10% | 3 of 108 | 4% | 27 | accepted challenger | ▲+3Since September 2026: 9% → 11%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Time and attendance | Core HR and payroll | 8% | 7 of 86 | 0% | 21 | accepted challenger | ▲+1Since September 2026: 8% → 9%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Employee onboarding | Onboarding and employee experience | 5% | 6 of 87 | 9% | 11 | accepted challenger | ▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Workforce management suites | Core HR and payroll | 4% | 10 of 78 | 16% | 19 | accepted challenger | ▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Workforce planning | Workforce planning and analytics | 2% | 13 of 98 | 0% | 8 | under 10 labels · led by ChartHop at 37% | ▼−6Since September 2026: 8% → 2%, −6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Leave and absence management | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 29 of 95 | 20% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by BambooHR at 28% | ▼−7Since September 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Employee engagement surveys | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 22 of 58 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by Culture Amp at 37% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Employee monitoring | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 21 of 75 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by ActivTrak at 33% | |
| Recognition and rewards | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 21 of 98 | 0% | 3 | under 10 labels · led by Bonusly at 29% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Contingent workforce management | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 96 of 121 | 50% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by VectorVMS at 16% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| HRIS and HCM platforms | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 18 of 66 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by Rippling at 26% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| Learning experience platforms | Learning and development | 0% | 23 of 89 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by 360Learning at 26% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| Online course libraries | Learning and development | 0% | 24 of 95 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by Udemy Business at 48% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| Org charts and org design | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 32 of 95 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by ChartHop at 30% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| HR AI assistants | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 97 of 142 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by MeBeBot at 21% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| HR help desk and case management | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 68 of 108 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Zoho Desk at 19% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Staffing agency platforms | Talent acquisition | 0% | 52 of 136 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Zoho Recruit at 22% |
Movement
Since September 2026, Connecteam held within the floor in all nineteen categories: no change cleared 13 points.
Best category · Frontline employee apps · by segment
Mid-market▼−8Since September 2026: 56% → 48%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
48%from 56% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 5 pointsRank 1 of 100, unchanged
Enterprise▲+1Since September 2026: 4% → 5%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
5%from 4% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 12 pointsRank 6 → 4 of 82
All categories · Mid-market
| Category | September 2026 | Now | Change | Reading | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline employee apps | 56% | 48% | ▼−8Since September 2026: 56% → 48%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 1 of 106, unchanged |
| Leave | 7% | 0% | ▼−7Since September 2026: 7% → 0%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 5 → 29 of 95 |
| Workforce planning | 8% | 2% | ▼−6Since September 2026: 8% → 2%, −6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 6 → 13 of 98 |
| Internal communications | 6% | 10% | ▲+4Since September 2026: 6% → 10%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 7 → 4 of 86 |
| Employee onboarding | 2% | 6% | ▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 8 → 6 of 87 |
| Workforce scheduling | 9% | 11% | ▲+3Since September 2026: 9% → 11%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 4 → 3 of 108 |
| Workforce management sui | 6% | 5% | ▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 8 → 10 of 78 |
| Time and attendance | 8% | 9% | ▲+1Since September 2026: 8% → 9%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 6 → 7 of 86 |
| Employee engagement surv | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 24 → 22 of 58 |
| Employee monitoring | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 21 of 75, unchanged |
| Recognition and rewards | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 21 of 98, unchanged |
| Contingent workforce man | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 61 → 96 of 121 |
| HRIS and HCM platforms | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 18 of 66, unchanged |
| Learning experience plat | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 23 of 89, unchanged |
| Online course libraries | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 24 of 95, unchanged |
| Org charts | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 29 → 32 of 95 |
| HR AI assistants | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 97 of 142, unchanged |
| HR help desk | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 65 → 68 of 108 |
| Staffing agency tools | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 52 of 136, unchanged |
Shares here are read over the models both editions asked, so they can differ by a point or two from the standing above, which counts every model in this edition.
The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured · The editions
By model
How each model treated Connecteam across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated Connecteam across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Mistral Small | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
By framing
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct90 labels33
Paraphrase68 labels32
Comparative113 labels28not counted in share
Budget-constrained212 labels55
Scale-constrained46 labels9
Negative49 labels12not counted in share
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative578 labels in all, every segment counted; 129 of the 169 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Connecteam bundles everything—shift scheduling, GPS time-clock tracking, task checklists, HR files, and instant chat—into a single, highly intuitive mobile app” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Frontline employee apps · comparative prompt · first choice
“Connecteam – free for up to 10 users across every hub... Best for frontline / deskless teams that need mobile-first communication and a free entry tier.” Muse Glimmer 30B · Internal communications · budget prompt · first choice
“Connecteam (free tier up to 10 users, then ~$29/month for up to 30) is widely cited as the best value for SMBs with large frontline teams.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · Frontline employee apps · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need operations + communication: Connecteam offers the best value with its all-in-one approach and transparent pricing.” Kimi K2 · Frontline employee apps · direct prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy” Llama 4 Maverick · Workforce management sui · negative prompt · hard negative
“lacks the analytical depth B2B service firms often need” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Workforce scheduling · direct prompt · hard negative
“only if you want a very small-business-friendly option with a free plan, but it is less clearly positioned for contingent-worker VMS use cases” Perplexity Sonar · Contingent workforce man · budget prompt · soft negative
“The mobile app can be slow or unreliable when clocking in, and leave management tools lack flexibility for complex rosters” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Workforce management sui · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Connecteam, over the 578 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Connecteam was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Connecteam, over the 578 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Connecteam was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Connecteam. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 573 of the 578 answers that named Connecteam and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
peoplemanagingpeople.com232
guideflow.com222
firsthr.app202
g2.com184
connecteam.comYour site162
forbes.com157
joinhomebase.com153
capterra.com124
learn.g2.com119
mangoapps.com116
1,509 of the 1,671 domain citations in answers naming Connecteam came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Search and answers
Where Connecteam stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.ShowHide
Search and answers
Where Connecteam stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.
ShowHideIn search
Google, US estimatesPosition for “frontline apps”
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not in the top ten
Position for “frontline employee communication app”
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not in the top ten
- Searches for its name, Google
- 49,500 a month (“connecteam”)
- AI search demand for its name, est.
- 288 a month
- Organic visits to its site
- about 312,449 a month
- Searches its site ranks for
- 65,359 · 1,031 in the top three
- Sites linking to it
- 7,397
- Paid Google search
- 3 searches its ads show for, about 460 clicks and $13,504 a month (estimate)
In answers
This editionShare of first choices
49%
rank 1 of 106 in frontline employee apps
First choices
129
across its categories
- Named in
- 578 answers
- Its own site cited
- in 573 of the answers that named it
Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
What it publishes
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What it publishes
ShowHideAddresses on connecteam.com
3,428
subdomains included
Content
1,289
counted in the table below
Documentation
1,147
Product · Integration
8 · 17
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 701 | 4 | 2026-09-22 | ||
| Template or tool | 239 | 1 | 2026-09-07 | ||
| Comparison | 172 | 1 | 2026-07-13 | ||
| Case study | 73 | 14 | 2026-08-09 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 70 | 1 | 2026-07-28 | ||
| Report or ebook | 11 | 2 | 2026-08-31 | ||
| Podcast or video | 11 | 0 | 2023-02-20 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 10 | 0 | 2025-09-09 | ||
| Conference or event | 1 | undated | |||
| News or press | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-22E what is workforce scheduling blog
- 2026-09-16Best engineering staff scheduling software blog
- 2026-09-16Best hotel staff scheduling software blog
- 2026-09-07Digital Forms & Checklist App for Employees - Try it 100% Free | Connecteam template or tool
- 2026-08-31E employee time theft statistics report or ebook
- 2026-08-19E state of frontline ai report or ebook
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page connecteam.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.
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The company
Connecteam is its own company.ShowHide
The company
Connecteam is its own company.
ShowHideIn its own words
Stated by the vendor, not checked- Positioning
- The World's #1 Employee Management App
- For
- frontline teams
- Price stated
- Pay only for what you need. Under 10 employees? Enjoy full access 100% free! connecteam.com
- Starting price
- 0 connecteam.com
- Free plan or trial
- Under 10 employees? Enjoy full access 100% free! connecteam.com
- Certifications
- GDPR ReadyGDPR AlignedISO 27001SOC 2 certifiedHIPAA compliant
- Customers named
- Visiting AngelsHAPHempiesTreeman TomFundaesHappy PawsF45Dog Drop
- Not stated on the pages read
- Integrations, hosting
What Connecteam's own pages state, read September 28, 2026: connecteam.com, connecteam.com/pricing, trust.connecteam.com, connecteam.com/solutions/compliance, connecteam.com/customers. A claimed page can correct any of them.
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A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for Connecteam by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:
- where Connecteam is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
- the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
- its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
- who was chosen in the answers that did not name Connecteam, and every reason the record gives;
- a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
- one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.
Badges
Wins only: a badge exists where Connecteam is ranked in a category's top three this edition. Three sizes, one file each, light and dark; the code is under each.ShowHide
Badges
Wins only: a badge exists where Connecteam is ranked in a category's top three this edition. Three sizes, one file each, light and dark; the code is under each.
ShowHideFrontline employee apps
AI models recommend Connecteam first in Frontline employee apps this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.
Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges
Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides
Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer
Workforce scheduling
Connecteam is among the products AI models recommend first in Workforce scheduling this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.
Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges
Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides
Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer
Badges read on light and dark pages. Alt text carries the claim, the category, the edition and the index, so it stays a citation where the image does not load.