Payroll software
Asked as “payroll software”, and as “payroll provider”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 54 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
20%
Contested · ADP Workforce Now 19%
20Rippling19ADP Workforce Now17Patriot Payroll44others
20% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026▼−5Since September 2026: 28% → 23%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Rippling held the lead, −5 points on 28%, inside the 13-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Gusto49%Clear leader▼−7Since September 2026: 57% → 50%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Mid-market
Rippling20%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 28% → 23%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageEnterprise
ADP31%Contested▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
Gusto49%Clear leader▼−7Since September 2026: 57% → 50%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Mid-marketRippling20%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 28% → 23%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageEnterpriseADP31%Contested▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
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. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Rippling20%5%43accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 28% → 23%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.28% → 23%
Rippling20%5%43accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 28% → 23%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.28% → 23%02
ADP Workforce Now19%4%26accepted challenger▲+12Since September 2026: 4% → 17%, +12 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 17%
ADP Workforce Now19%4%26accepted challenger▲+12Since September 2026: 4% → 17%, +12 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 17%03
Patriot Payroll17%11%18accepted challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 23% → 17%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.23% → 17%
Patriot Payroll17%11%18accepted challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 23% → 17%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.23% → 17%04ADP9%33%30criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 11% → 10%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 10%
ADP9%33%30criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 11% → 10%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 10%05
Paycom7%9%22accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 6% → 8%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 8%
Paycom7%9%22accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 6% → 8%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 8%06Gusto6%27%49criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 6%
Gusto6%27%49criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 4% → 6%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 6%07
Paylocity4%19%31accepted challenger▼−15Since September 2026: 17% → 2%, −15 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.17% → 2%
Paylocity4%19%31accepted challenger▼−15Since September 2026: 17% → 2%, −15 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.17% → 2%08
Paychex Flex2%26%35criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
Paychex Flex2%26%35criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%09
Paycor2%23%13accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%
Paycor2%23%13accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 2%Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
13QuickBooks Payroll0%29%21criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
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Square Payroll0%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Square Payroll0%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%12
Dayforce0%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Dayforce0%10%10accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%11
Deel0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Deel0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%10
OnPay0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
OnPay0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%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
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Rippling vs PaycomRippling vs GustoRippling vs PaylocityRippling vs Paychex FlexADP Workforce Now vs Patriot PayrollADP Workforce Now vs ADPADP Workforce Now vs PaycomADP Workforce Now vs GustoADP Workforce Now vs PaylocityADP Workforce Now vs Paychex FlexPatriot Payroll vs ADPPatriot Payroll vs PaycomPatriot Payroll vs GustoPatriot Payroll vs PaylocityPatriot Payroll vs Paychex FlexADP vs PaycomADP vs GustoADP vs PaylocityADP vs Paychex FlexPaycom vs GustoPaycom vs PaylocityPaycom vs Paychex FlexGusto vs PaylocityGusto vs Paychex FlexPaylocity vs Paychex Flex
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112Q13
14Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Rippling20%
Rippling20%02ADP Workforce Now19%
ADP Workforce Now19%03Patriot Payroll17%
Patriot Payroll17%04ADP9%
ADP9%05Paycom7%
Paycom7%06Gusto6%
Gusto6%07Paylocity4%
Paylocity4%08Paychex Flex2%
Paychex Flex2%09Paycor2%
Paycor2%10OnPay0%
OnPay0%11Deel0%
Deel0%12Dayforce0%
Dayforce0%13QuickBooks Payroll0%
14Square Payroll0%
Square Payroll0%What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
ADP33%
10 of 30 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Severe customer support issues ... Payroll processing failures — missed payrolls, tax filings not submitted” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Paychex Flex26%
9 of 35 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Hidden fees — documented early termination fees of $1,500–$3,000 ... Missed payrolls and tax filing errors” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Gusto27%
13 of 49 labels negative · 9 of 14 models
“Standard, entry-level payroll solutions (like basic Gusto, QuickBooks, or Patriot Software) that work for smaller teams will likely start to feel manual, slow, and operationally risky.” Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt
Paylocity19%
6 of 31 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“Be cautious with these payroll platforms... **Paylocity**: Frequent complaints about poor customer service, glitchy platform” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
79 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1036 links across 239 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 1 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Workforce.com39 answers · 72 citations · 12 models
31 answers · 40 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Gusto25 answers · 38 citations · 12 models
vendor site · ADP25 answers · 33 citations · 13 models
vendor site · Rippling25 answers · 32 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Paycom24 answers · 30 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Deel23 answers · 25 citations · 12 models
22 answers · 35 citations · 10 models
18 answers · 23 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Paylocity18 answers · 23 citations · 11 models
16 answers · 25 citations · 8 models
vendor site · OnPay15 answers · 16 citations · 10 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
30 answers · 10 models
27 answers · 11 models
23 answers · 11 models
17 answers · 11 models
16 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 9 models
11 answers · 10 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best payroll software”, “payroll platforms”, “payroll software”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling rippling.com | 20% | 1260 | 301,000 | 17,886 | 712,399 | $42,013 | 115 | |
| ADP parent site ADP Workforce Now 19% | 19% | 592 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | ||||
| Patriot patriotsoftware.com Patriot Payroll 17% | 17% | 56 | 8,100 | 115 | 1,375,182 company | 41 | 2 | |
| ADP adp.com | 9% | 187 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | 13,578,070 | $62,421 | 108 | 2 |
| Paycom paycom.com | 7% | 170 | 550,000 | 3,427 | 760,349 | $2,652 | 13 | |
| Gusto gusto.com | 6% | 870 | 673,000 | 10,560 | 1,629,483 | 118 | 1 | |
| Payroll4Free payroll.org | 6% | 16 | 1,300 | 49 | 77,060 | 8 | ||
| Paylocity paylocity.com | 4% | 272 | 1,220,000 | 2,380 | 1,682,033 | $8,493 | 79 | |
| Paychex paychex.com Paychex Flex 2% | 2% | 144 | 550,000 | 4,777 | 2,394,396 company | 68 | ||
| Paycor paycor.com | 2% | 228 | 673,000 | 1,818 | 1,002,900 | 120 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 20 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (adp.com, forbes.com, gusto.com, onpay.com). The first result for “best payroll software” is gusto.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best payroll software for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which payroll provider would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top payroll platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best payroll software for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a payroll software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which payroll platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Paycomno first choiceChangedRipplingPatriot Payrollno first choiceagainst: ADP, ADP RUN, Gusto, OnPay, Paychex Flex, Paycor, Wagepoint
Six alternatives
ADP, Deel, G-P, Namely, Paylocity, RipplingTen alternatives
ADP, ADP RUN, Deel, Gusto, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, QuickBooks PayrollTwo alternatives
OnPay, Payroll4FreeGPT-5.4 miniRipplingADP Workforce NowChangedGustoPatriot Payrollno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, ADP Workforce Now, Deel, Gusto, Paylocity, Rippling
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, PaylocityThree alternatives
Gusto, Paychex Flex, RipplingFive alternatives
ADP, Deel, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingTwo alternatives
Gusto, Square PayrollGemini 3.5 FlashRipplingRipplingHeldGustoPatriot Payrollagainst: Payroll4Freeno first choiceagainst: Gusto, Patriot Payroll, QuickBooks Payrollagainst: ADP, Complete Payroll Solutions, Gusto, MyPayrollHR, Paychex Flex, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, PaylocityFour alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, Gusto, PaylocitySix alternatives
ADP RUN, Deel, OnPay, Papaya Global, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingThree alternatives
Homebase Payroll, OnPay, Square PayrollFive alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, Paylocity, RipplingPerplexity SonarRipplingADPChangedGustoPatriot Payrollagainst: Wave Payrollno first choiceagainst: Namely, Patriot Payroll, Paylocity, Remote Payroll, Square Payroll, Workforce Now / ADP Workforce Now
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, PaylocityFour alternatives
Paychex Flex, Paycor, Paylocity, RipplingSeven alternatives
Deel, Justworks, Patriot Payroll, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, Remote, RipplingTwo alternatives
Payroll4Free, Zoho PayrollGrok 4.1 FastRipplingADP Workforce Now, Paychex FlexChangedagainst: GustoGustoPayroll4FreeADP Workforce Now, Paycom, Ripplingagainst: ADP, Complete Payroll Solutions, Dayforce, Kronos, Paychex Flex, Paycom, Paylocity, Payroll Relief
Seven alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, Gusto, Paychex Flex, Paycom, Paycor, PaylocityTwo alternatives
Paycom, RipplingFive alternatives
ADP, OnPay, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingOne alternative
Patriot PayrollThree alternatives
Deel, Gusto, PaycorMistral SmallADP, RipplingADP, PaycomChangedno first choicePatriot Payroll, Zoho Payrollno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Keka, PaylocityOne alternative
DayforceOne alternative
SurePayrollDeepSeek V4 FlashADP Workforce Now, RipplingADP Workforce NowChangedGustoPatriot Payrollagainst: Payroll4Freeno first choiceagainst: Workdayagainst: ADP, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll
Three alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, PaylocityFour alternatives
Netchex, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, RipplingSeven alternatives
ADP, Deel, Homebase, Paychex Flex, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingThree alternatives
Gusto, OnPay, Square PayrollLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceGustoChangedGustoagainst: Paychex FlexGustono first choiceagainst: Paylocity, TriNet
One alternative
ADPOne alternative
QuickBooks online payroll softwareTwo alternatives
OnPay, Zoho PayrollQwen 3.7 FlashADP Workforce NowADP, GustoChangedGustoagainst: BambooHR, TriNetPatriot Payroll, SurePayrollagainst: ADP, Paychex FlexPaylocityagainst: Gusto, QuickBooks Payrollagainst: ADP, BambooHR, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, QuickBooks Desktop, SAP Business One
Three alternatives
Dayforce, Gusto, PaycomSeven alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deel, Papaya Global, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingOne alternative
GustoFour alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, RipplingKimi K2RipplingRipplingHeldGustoagainst: BambooHRPayroll4Freeno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, MyPayrollHR, Oracle PeopleSoft, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, PaylocityThree alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, PaylocityThree alternatives
ADP, QuickBooks Payroll, RipplingFive alternatives
Gusto, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, Square Payroll, SurePayrollGLM 4.7 FlashXADPRipplingChangedGustoPatriot Payrollagainst: Gusto, Wave Payrollno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Paycor, Rippling
Six alternatives
Dayforce, Gusto, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, RipplingThree alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, QuickBooks WorkforceNine alternatives
ADP, Justworks, OnPay, Papaya Global, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Workforce, Remote, Rippling, Square PayrollOne alternative
SurePayrollMiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce Now, Paycom, Paycoragainst: Gusto, Workday, Xero PayrollADP Workforce NowChangedagainst: GustoGustoPatron Payroll, Payroll4Freeno first choiceagainst: ADP, Complete Payroll Solutions, Gusto, One Point HR Solutions, Paychex Flex, Paycom Payroll, Union Bank and Trust
One alternative
QuickBooks PayrollTwo alternatives
Paychex Flex, RipplingFour alternatives
ADP, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Workforce, Square PayrollTwo alternatives
Gusto, SurePayrollFive alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, Rippling, UKG ReadyGPT-6 LunaPaylocityADP Workforce NowChangedGusto, OnPayPatriot Payroll's Full Service planagainst: Gusto Simpleno first choiceagainst: Square
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Rippling, UKG ReadyTwo alternatives
Paychex Flex, PaylocitySix alternatives
ADP RUN, Deel, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Patriot Payroll, Wave PayrollMuse Glimmer 30Bno first choiceagainst: WorkdayADP Workforce Now, NetchexChangedno first choiceagainst: Square PayrollPatriot Payrollno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Paychex Flex, Paycor, QuickBooks Payroll, SurePayroll
Five alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Namely, Paychex Flex, Paycor, PaylocityTwo alternatives
Paychex Flex, RipplingSeven alternatives
ADP, Deel, Gusto, OnPay, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, RipplingOne alternative
OnPayBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:21 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:20 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:02 | yes | 16 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:22 | yes | 21 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 24 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:38 | yes | 10 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:59 | yes | 19 | 38 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:49 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:32 | yes | 8 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:47 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 14 | 64 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:37 | yes | 5 | 31 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:47 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:47 | yes | 13 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:30 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:18 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:01 | yes | 12 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:40 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:43 | yes | 24 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:27 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:42 | yes | 22 | 35 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:22 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:59 | yes | 10 | 37 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:39 | yes | 20 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:47 | yes | 20 | 100 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:38 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:38 | yes | 12 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:56 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:54 | yes | 5 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:43 | yes | 20 | 25 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 30 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:17 | yes | 22 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:44 | yes | 15 | 13 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:09 | yes | 24 | 47 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:49 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 07:50 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:52 | yes | 15 | 26 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:58 | yes | 20 | 49 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:28 | yes | 18 | 28 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:27 | yes | 8 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:45 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:19 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:48 | yes | 3 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:27 | yes | 15 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:26 | yes | 32 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:14 | yes | 14 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:54 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 9 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:07 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:38 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:27 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:18 | yes | 18 | 171 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:50 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:01 | yes | 3 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:26 | yes | 11 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:28 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:19 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:17 | yes | 9 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:03 | yes | 23 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:33 | yes | 12 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:46 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:21 | yes | 25 | 51 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:38 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:03 | yes | 10 | 48 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:28 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:52 | yes | 15 | 137 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:33 | yes | 15 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:23 | yes | 4 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 13 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:36 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:43 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:10 | yes | 26 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:15 | yes | 22 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:07 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:58 | yes | 25 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:28 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:26 | yes | 5 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:43 | yes | 25 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:43 | yes | 25 | 113 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:53 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:09 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:44 | yes | 15 | 18 s |
Normalization in this category
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Ceridian Dayforce read as Dayforce
Deel Payroll read as Deel
Patriot Software read as Patriot Payroll
Patriot Software (Full Service) read as Patriot Payroll
Paychex read as Paychex Flex
Paychex (Flex or SurePayroll) read as Paychex Flex
QuickBooks read as QuickBooks Payroll
QuickBooks Online read as QuickBooks Payroll
QuickBooks Online Payroll read as QuickBooks Payroll
Wave read as Wave Payroll
Workday HCM read as Workday
Unresolved, counted raw
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
One Point HR Solutions
Patriot Payroll's Full Service plan
Patron Payroll
QuickBooks Desktop
QuickBooks online payroll software
SAP Business One
Union Bank and Trust
Workforce Now / ADP Workforce Now
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.