Payroll software for enterprise buyers
Asked as “payroll software”, and as “payroll provider”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 62 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
31%
Contested · Workday 16%
31ADP16Workday13ADP Workforce Now40others
31% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.ADP held the lead, +3 points on 32%, 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.Standing →Enterprise
ADP31%Contested▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This page
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.Standing →EnterpriseADP31%Contested▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01ADP31%11%37endorsed leader▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.32% → 35%
ADP31%11%37endorsed leader▲+3Since September 2026: 32% → 35%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.32% → 35%02
Workday16%7%57accepted challenger▲+5Since September 2026: 10% → 15%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 15%
Workday16%7%57accepted challenger▲+5Since September 2026: 10% → 15%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.10% → 15%03
ADP Workforce Now13%19%21accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 18% → 13%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.18% → 13%
ADP Workforce Now13%19%21accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 18% → 13%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.18% → 13%04
Paylocity6%11%19accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 0% → 6%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 6%
Paylocity6%11%19accepted challenger▲+6Since September 2026: 0% → 6%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 6%05
Dayforce5%5%39accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 8% → 4%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.8% → 4%
Dayforce5%5%39accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 8% → 4%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.8% → 4%06Rippling5%36%28criticized challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 14% → 6%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.14% → 6%
Rippling5%36%28criticized challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 14% → 6%, −8 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.14% → 6%07
Deel3%6%17accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
Deel3%6%17accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%08
Paycom3%11%18accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 4%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 4%
Paycom3%11%18accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 4%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 4%09
Paychex Flex3%38%13criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 4%
Paychex Flex3%38%13criticized challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 4%10
UKG Pro2%7%42accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 0%
UKG Pro2%7%42accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.4% → 0%11
Papaya Global2%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Papaya Global2%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
14Gusto0%91%11criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Gusto0%91%11criticized 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
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll0%14%22accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll0%14%22accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%13
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%8%13accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%8%13accepted 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 →
0102030405060708091011121314Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01ADP31%
ADP31%02Workday16%
Workday16%03ADP Workforce Now13%
ADP Workforce Now13%04Paylocity6%
Paylocity6%05Dayforce5%
Dayforce5%06Rippling5%
Rippling5%07Deel3%
Deel3%08Paycom3%
Paycom3%09Paychex Flex3%
Paychex Flex3%10UKG Pro2%
UKG Pro2%11Papaya Global2%
Papaya Global2%12SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll0%
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll0%13Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%14Gusto0%
Gusto0%What they warned about
Four of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX 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.
Gusto91%
10 of 11 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 7 hard negative
“**Why Avoid:** These are primarily designed for small businesses (typically under 50–100 employees).” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Rippling36%
10 of 28 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“is SMB-oriented rather than suited for larger companies” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
Paychex Flex38%
5 of 13 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“offers **PEPM pricing**, which is simple to forecast per employee, but total cost still rises directly with user count” Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt
Patriot Payroll100%
5 of 5 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“cautioned against small-business payroll products such as Gusto, ADP RUN, OnPay, Patriot Software” Muse Glimmer 30B, 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
78 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. 1148 links across 296 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 · ADP48 answers · 55 citations · 14 models
34 answers · 42 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Paycom31 answers · 49 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Deel29 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Workforce.com28 answers · 37 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Skima24 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
vendor site · HiBob23 answers · 29 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 36 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Paylocity21 answers · 28 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Darwinbox21 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
20 answers · 26 citations · 8 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.
38 answers · 13 models
28 answers · 12 models
27 answers · 10 models
25 answers · 9 models
21 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 9 models
15 answers · 8 models
15 answers · 9 models
15 answers · 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP adp.com ADP 31%, ADP Global Payroll 3% | 34% | 187 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | 13,578,070 | $62,421 | 108 | 2 |
| Workday workday.com | 16% | 383 | 1,220,000 | 23,848 | 2,213,450 | 80 | ||
| ADP parent site ADP Workforce Now 13%, ADP Vantage 2%, ADP GlobalView 2% | 16% | 592 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | ||||
| Paylocity paylocity.com | 6% | 272 | 1,220,000 | 2,380 | 1,682,033 | $8,493 | 79 | |
| Ceridian dayforce.com Dayforce 5% | 5% | 278 | 450,000 | 2,983 | 208,252 | 38 | ||
| Rippling rippling.com | 5% | 1260 | 301,000 | 17,886 | 712,399 | $42,013 | 115 | |
| Deel deel.com | 3% | 526 | 40,500 | 1,210 | 307,175 | $330,608 | 118 | |
| Paycom paycom.com | 3% | 170 | 550,000 | 3,427 | 760,349 | $2,652 | 13 | |
| Paychex paychex.com Paychex Flex 3% | 3% | 144 | 550,000 | 4,777 | 2,394,396 company | 68 | ||
| UKG Pro ukg.com UKG Pro 2%, UKG Ready 2% | 3% | 457 | 90,500 | 1,257 | 310,168 | $11,996 | 120 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 20 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (adp.com, hibob.com, peoplemanagingpeople.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 an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which payroll provider would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade payroll platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best payroll software for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a payroll software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which payroll platforms should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5ADP, WorkdayADPChangedno first choiceagainst: FreshBooks, Gusto, QuickBooks PayrollADP Workforce Nowno first choiceagainst: ADP, Paycom, Paycor, Rippling, UKG Pro
Three alternatives
Papaya Global, Paylocity, UKG ProFour alternatives
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Papaya Global, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Paylocity, WorkdayGPT-5.4 miniADPADPHeldADPADPno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
UKG Pro, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayGemini 3.5 FlashRipplingADP, WorkdayChangedagainst: Gusto, Patriot Payroll, QuickBooks Payrollno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollDayforceagainst: ADPno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, BambooHR, Gusto, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, Paychex Flex, Paycor, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, Wave Payroll
Five alternatives
ADP, Deel, Papaya Global, Paycom, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Rippling, UKG ProTwo alternatives
Paycom, WorkdayPerplexity SonarADPADPHeldADPagainst: RipplingADP Workforce Nowagainst: Deel, Paychex Flexno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, Gusto, Homebase, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, Square Payroll, SurePayroll
Four alternatives
Dayforce, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Paychex Flex, Remote, UKG ProEight alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Papaya Global, Paycom, Remote Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayOne alternative
PaylocityGrok 4.1 FastADP, Workdayagainst: RipplingADPChangedno first choicePaycomagainst: Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paylocity, Rippling, Workdayno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Gusto, Patriot Payroll, Paycom, Paycor
Four alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProFour alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
ADP, UKG ProFive alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, Paycom, Remote, RipplingMistral SmallPaycom, PaylocityADP, ADP GlobalViewChangedWorkdayOnPay, Paylocityagainst: ADP, Paychex Flexno first choiceagainst: ADP, Paycor, Remote, Rippling
One alternative
HiBobThree alternatives
ADP Global Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProDeepSeek V4 FlashADP Workforce Now, WorkdayADPChangedADP Workforce Now, WorkdayPapaya Globalagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paychex Flex, Workdayno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, UKG ProThree alternatives
Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
Oracle Payroll Cloud, Paychex Flex, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProOne alternative
RemoteLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceADP, Paychex Flex, WorkdayChangedno first choiceADPno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
HiBob, Paychex FlexQwen 3.7 FlashDeel, UKG ReadyADPChangedWorkdayagainst: RipplingWorkdayADP, Dayforce, Deel, Paychex Flex, TriNetagainst: Gusto, Ripplingagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Gusto, HDE Inc. / Basic Spreadsheet-Based Solutions, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro
Four alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Rippling, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
ADP, Dayforce, UKG ProThree alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, UKG ProTwo alternatives
BambooHR Workforce, PaylocityKimi K2WorkdayADPChangedADP, ADP Workforce Now, WorkdayPaylocityagainst: ADP Workforce Nowno first choiceagainst: Gusto, Payroll Relief, Workday
Four alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity, Rippling, UKG ProTwo alternatives
Dayforce, WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProThree alternatives
Papaya Global, Rippling, UKG ProGLM 4.7 FlashXRipplingADPChangedADP Workforce Now, WorkdayADP Workforce Now, Rippling, Workdayno first choiceagainst: MyPayrollHR, Oracle PeopleSoft, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, SD Worx, Zellis
Three alternatives
ADP, Paylocity, WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
Deel, Papaya Global, Paycom, Paylocity, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProTwo alternatives
Dayforce, Papaya GlobalMiniMax M2.5ADP Workforce NowADP Workforce NowHeldADPADP Workforce Nowno first choiceagainst: Oracle PeopleSoft, UKG Pro
Two alternatives
Paycom, RipplingThree alternatives
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Dayforce, UKG ProGPT-6 LunaADP Global Payrollagainst: RipplingADP Global PayrollHeldADPPaylocityno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, UKG Ready, Workday
Two alternatives
UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Dayforce, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayOne alternative
ADP Workforce NowMuse Glimmer 30BADP Workforce NowADP Vantage, WorkdayChangedno first choiceADP, Dayforce, UKG Pro, Workdayagainst: OnPay, Paychex Flexno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, Gusto, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, TriNet PEO-linked payroll
Two alternatives
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayOne alternative
UKG ProBold 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 08:42 | yes | 10 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:11 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:07 | yes | 25 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:34 | yes | 22 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:39 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:12 | yes | 23 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:32 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 12:00 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:54 | yes | 13 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:00 | yes | 13 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:50 | yes | 5 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:49 | yes | 4 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 12:10 | yes | 19 | 34 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:42 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:06 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 07:46 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 07:44 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:36 | yes | 24 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:09 | yes | 23 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:43 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:14 | yes | 8 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 08:50 | yes | 19 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:45 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:01 | yes | 19 | 34 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:11 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:18 | yes | 13 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:55 | yes | 15 | 11 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:44 | yes | 7 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:53 | yes | 17 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:00 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:37 | yes | 25 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:54 | yes | 14 | 11 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:46 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:01 | yes | 15 | 38 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:31 | yes | 15 | 73 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:30 | yes | 13 | 29 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:34 | yes | 7 | 37 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:16 | yes | 24 | 49 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:40 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:52 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:38 | yes | 21 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:55 | yes | 22 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:07 | yes | 23 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:20 | yes | 12 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:56 | yes | 23 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:03 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:50 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:40 | yes | 19 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:58 | yes | 24 | 130 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 07:59 | yes | 23 | 52 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:14 | yes | 2 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:29 | yes | 22 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:16 | yes | 18 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:00 | yes | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 07:55 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:51 | yes | 21 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:34 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:58 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:37 | yes | 18 | 49 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:52 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:10 | no | 0 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 14 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:59 | yes | 19 | 160 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:28 | yes | 5 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:48 | yes | 4 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 07:42 | yes | 12 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:42 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:56 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:00 | yes | 11 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:08 | yes | 24 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:12 | yes | 25 | 12 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:13 | yes | 14 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:46 | yes | 25 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:50 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:51 | yes | 25 | 94 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 12:03 | yes | 23 | 36 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:16 | yes | 23 | 52 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:47 | yes | 15 | 40 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:56 | yes | 4 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 09:31 | yes | 23 | 41 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Ceridian Dayforce read as Dayforce
Deel Payroll read as Deel
Oracle read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle Cloud HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM Cloud read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Patriot read as Patriot Payroll
Patriot Software read as Patriot Payroll
Paychex read as Paychex Flex
QuickBooks read as QuickBooks Payroll
QuickBooks Online Payroll read as QuickBooks Payroll
SAP read as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
SAP SuccessFactors read as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
Wave read as Wave Payroll
Workday HCM read as Workday
Workday Payroll read as Workday
Unresolved, counted raw
Bolto
HDE Inc. / Basic Spreadsheet-Based Solutions
Mekari Talenta
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM – Oracle Global Payroll
Oracle Payroll Cloud
Ramco/Darwinbox
SAP SuccessFactors Payroll
TriNet PEO-linked payroll
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.