Paylocity vs ADP
Five of twelve models named Paylocity first on the direct prompt; one named ADP. Paylocity was named by eleven of the twelve models and ADP by eleven and Paylocity carries 35 labels and ADP 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twenty categories this edition.
Named in seventeen 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
PaylocityFirst choices, of twelve modelsADP
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Paylocity and ADP were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 275 answers naming Paylocity and the 259 naming ADP. In those answers ADP took the first choice ten times and Paylocity two.
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 | | | | |
Paylocity ADP first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Paylocity on the left and ADP on the right.The direct prompt
Paylocity first, ADP not the choice
5 of 12 modelsADP was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.ADP first, Paylocity not the choice
1 of 12 modelsPaylocity 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
3 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
Paylocity0%#– of 10ADP0%#9 of 10ADP30%#1 of 13Paylocity0%#13 of 13What the models said about Paylocity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“here are the platforms you should be cautious about and why: ### 1. Paylocity ... claim the software causes significant errors in payroll processing” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“multiple user discussions describe poor support and technical issues, so it is a candidate for extra due diligence” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
What 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
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.