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PEO providers · October 2026 Edition

Rippling vs Insperity

Two of fourteen models named Rippling first on the direct prompt; two named Insperity. Rippling was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Insperity by twelve and Rippling carries 22 labels and Insperity 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Rippling

accepted challenger

Named in twenty-nine categories this edition.

Insperity

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share10%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2235A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rippling reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ADP TotalSource was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Justworks vs Rippling · Justworks vs Insperity · ADP TotalSource vs Rippling

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; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the PEO providers page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
RipplingFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInsperity
Direct22
Paraphrase111 against Insperity
Comparative101 against Insperity
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained10
Negative103 against Insperity
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Rippling and Insperity stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Rippling Insperity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rippling on the left and Insperity on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rippling and Insperity stood in it.

Rippling first, Insperity an alternative

2 of 14 modelsInsperity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashRippling alternatives: ADP TotalSource, Insperity, TriNet
DeepSeek V4 FlashADP TotalSource, Rippling alternatives: Insperity, Justworks, TriNet

Insperity first, Rippling an alternative

2 of 14 modelsRippling was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarInsperity, Paychex alternatives: ADP TotalSource, Deel, Rippling
Grok 4.1 FastInsperity alternatives: ADP TotalSource, Justworks, Paychex PEO, TriNet

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniADP TotalSource alternatives: Insperity, TriNet
Kimi K2ADP TotalSource, TriNet alternatives: Insperity, Justworks, Paychex PEO/Oasis
GLM 4.7 FlashXADP TotalSource alternatives: G&A Partners, Justworks, Paychex PEO, Rippling, TriNet
GPT-6 LunaADP TotalSource alternatives: Insperity, TriNet
Muse Glimmer 30BADP TotalSource alternatives: Engage PEO, Insperity, Paychex PEO, TriNet

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Mistral SmallADP TotalSource, Paychex PEO alternatives: Deel Hire
Llama 4 MaverickPaychex PEO alternatives: Deel, Guideflow
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoAdvantage alternatives: Deel, Paychex PEO, TriNet
MiniMax M2.5Paychex PEO alternatives: CoAdvantage, Deel Hire

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Rippling leads by four points.
Rippling6%#3 of 8
Insperity2%#6 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Rippling leads by four points.
Rippling10%#5 of 9
Insperity6%#6 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Rippling leads by ten points.
Rippling10%#3 of 8
Insperity0%#7 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Rippling

No label in this category carried a quote.

What the models said about Insperity

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid or approach with extreme caution: Any PEO without ESAC accreditation or IRS CPEO certification” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Insperity: Frustrations with slow support, unauthorized deductions, billing disputes, withholding records—mixed but recurring in DesignRush/BBB.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Insperity is more expensive on the administrative side, with an average price of around $220 per employee per month” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“the most practical default choice is often Insperity if you want strategic HR support” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Peometrics/PEO Consulting: Insperity for mid-market HR; ADP for scale.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Insperity” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.