# Connecteam: how AI models rank it, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 185 judge labels across 19 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/connecteam/ ## Standing by category | Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | |---|---|---|---|---| | Frontline employee apps | 49% | 1 | 0% | 58 | | Internal communications and intranet | 11% | 4 | 0% | 14 | | Workforce scheduling | 10% | 3 | 4% | 27 | | Time and attendance | 8% | 7 | 0% | 21 | | Employee onboarding | 5% | 6 | 9% | 11 | | Workforce management suites | 4% | 10 | 16% | 19 | | Workforce planning | 2% | 13 | 0% | 8 | | Leave and absence management | 0% | 29 | 20% | 5 | | Employee engagement surveys | 0% | 22 | 0% | 3 | | Employee monitoring | 0% | 21 | 0% | 3 | | Recognition and rewards | 0% | 21 | 0% | 3 | | Contingent workforce management | 0% | 96 | 50% | 2 | | HRIS and HCM platforms | 0% | 18 | 0% | 2 | | Learning experience platforms | 0% | 23 | 0% | 2 | | Online course libraries | 0% | 24 | 0% | 2 | | Org charts and org design | 0% | 32 | 0% | 2 | | HR AI assistants | 0% | 97 | 0% | 1 | | HR help desk and case management | 0% | 68 | 0% | 1 | | Staffing agency platforms | 0% | 52 | 0% | 1 | ## What the models said for it - "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) - "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) - "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) - "If you need operations + communication: Connecteam offers the best value with its all-in-one approach and transparent pricing." (Kimi K2, Frontline employee apps) ## And against it - "Small-business / lightweight tools like Homebase, When I Work, Connecteam, Deputy" (Llama 4 Maverick, Workforce management sui) - "lacks the analytical depth B2B service firms often need" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce scheduling) - "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) - "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) ## Movement since September 2026 Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise. - Frontline employee apps: 56% to 49%, −8. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 1 of 106, unchanged. - Leave and absence management: 7% to 0%, −7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 29 of 95. - Workforce planning: 8% to 2%, −6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 13 of 98. - Internal communications and intranet: 6% to 11%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 4 of 86. - Employee onboarding: 2% to 5%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 6 of 87. - Workforce scheduling: 9% to 10%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 4 → 3 of 108. - Workforce management suites: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 10 of 78. - Time and attendance: 8% to 8%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 6 → 7 of 86. - Employee engagement surveys: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 24 → 22 of 58. - Employee monitoring: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 21 of 75. - Recognition and rewards: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 21 of 98, unchanged. - Contingent workforce management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 61 → 96 of 121. - HRIS and HCM platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 18 of 66. - Learning experience platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 23 of 89. - Online course libraries: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 24 of 95. - Org charts and org design: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 29 → 32 of 95. - HR AI assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 97 of 142. - HR help desk and case management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 65 → 68 of 108. - Staffing agency platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 52 of 136. ## In its own words What Connecteam's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index. - Positioning: The World's #1 Employee Management App (https://connecteam.com/) - For: frontline teams (https://connecteam.com/) - Price stated: Pay only for what you need. Under 10 employees? Enjoy full access 100% free! (https://connecteam.com/) - Starting price: 0 (https://connecteam.com/) - Free plan or trial: Under 10 employees? Enjoy full access 100% free! (https://connecteam.com/) - Certifications: GDPR Ready, GDPR Aligned, ISO 27001, SOC 2 certified, HIPAA compliant - Customers named: Visiting Angels, HAP, Hempies, Treeman Tom, Fundaes, Happy Paws, F45, Dog Drop ## What it publishes Every page connecteam.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3428 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days: - blog: 701 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22 - case study: 73 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-09 - webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-09 - conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated - report or ebook: 11 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31 - comparison: 172 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13 - template or tool: 239 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07 - glossary or explainer: 70 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-28 - podcast or video: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-02-20 - news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated - Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: E what is workforce scheduling https://connecteam.com/e-what-is-workforce-scheduling - Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Best engineering staff scheduling software https://connecteam.com/best-engineering-staff-scheduling-software - Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: Best hotel staff scheduling software https://connecteam.com/best-hotel-staff-scheduling-software - Recent: 2026-09-07 template or tool: Digital Forms & Checklist App for Employees - Try it 100% Free | Connecteam https://connecteam.com/forms-checklist-app - Recent: 2026-08-31 report or ebook: E employee time theft statistics https://connecteam.com/research/e-employee-time-theft-statistics - Recent: 2026-08-19 report or ebook: E state of frontline ai https://connecteam.com/research/e-state-of-frontline-ai ## Record - Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/ - Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/ - License: CC BY 4.0. 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