ADP vs Paycor
One of twelve models named ADP first on the direct prompt; zero named Paycor. ADP was named by eleven of the twelve models and Paycor by eight and ADP carries 28 labels and Paycor 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seventeen categories this edition.
Named in sixteen categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the payroll software page.
By framing
ADPFirst choices, of twelve modelsPaycor
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
ADP Paycor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ADP on the left and Paycor on the right.The direct prompt
ADP first, Paycor not the choice
1 of 12 modelsPaycor was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
ADP0%#9 of 10Paycor0%#– of 10What the models said about ADP
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“legacy/larger enterprise solutions like ADP Workforce Now or standard ADP Payroll Services ... high costs ... poor support accessibility” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Highly recommended for mid-sized companies operating across multiple states... ADP or Paychex are often the top recommendations” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start a demo with ADP if you are risk-averse and prioritize regulatory compliance above all else.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Market Leader: ADP holds the largest market share in the payroll software industry” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Paycor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Poor customer support as the top complaint ... Unexpected hidden fees and price increases.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Paycor - Paycor is an HCM software provider designed for mid-market and enterprise organizations” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.