# Deel alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 1,237 of the 1,512 answers in the 7 categories where Deel holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/deel/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 123 - BambooHR: 83 - Rippling: 70 - Workday HCM: 48 - Pave: 45 - Workday: 45 ## Global payroll and employer of record **Small business**: 34 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 7 at 29%). - RemoFirst: first choice in 6 of those 34 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 2 of those 34 - Remote: first choice in 2 of those 34 - Remote People: first choice in 1 of those 34 - Tarmack: first choice in 1 of those 34 - Teamed: first choice in 1 of those 34 **Mid-market**: 37 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 8 at 22%). - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 5 of those 37 - RemoFirst: first choice in 4 of those 37 - Native Teams: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Papaya Global: first choice in 2 of those 37 - Oyster: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Tarmack: first choice in 1 of those 37 - Teamed: first choice in 1 of those 37 **Enterprise**: 44 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #2 of 10 at 16%). - ADP: first choice in 4 of those 44 - ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 3 of those 44 - Remote: first choice in 3 of those 44 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 44 - G-P: first choice in 2 of those 44 - Velocity Global: first choice in 2 of those 44 - Atlas HXM: first choice in 1 of those 44 - Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 44 ## Contingent workforce management **Small business**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #2 of 13 at 12%). - SimpleVMS: first choice in 15 of those 49 - TalentDesk.io: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Worksome: first choice in 3 of those 49 - Worksuite: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Beeline: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Conexis VMS: first choice in 1 of those 49 - Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 49 **Mid-market**: 52 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #3 of 16 at 9%). - SimpleVMS: first choice in 15 of those 52 - Magnit: first choice in 4 of those 52 - SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 3 of those 52 - Worksuite: first choice in 3 of those 52 - Beeline: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Conexis VMS: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Bridge VMS: first choice in 1 of those 52 - Fiverr: first choice in 1 of those 52 **Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 12 at 2%). - SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 31 of those 66 - Beeline: first choice in 15 of those 66 - Workday VNDLY: first choice in 4 of those 66 - Worksuite: first choice in 4 of those 66 - SimplifyVMS: first choice in 3 of those 66 - WorkMarket: first choice in 3 of those 66 - Magnit: first choice in 2 of those 66 - Upwork: first choice in 2 of those 66 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 10 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 25 of those 61 - BambooHR: first choice in 16 of those 61 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 61 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 61 **Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 12 at 5%). - Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 62 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 6 of those 62 - HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 62 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 62 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 62 - Workday HCM: first choice in 3 of those 62 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Gusto: first choice in 1 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 10 at 0%). - Workday HCM: first choice in 45 of those 70 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 5 of those 70 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Darwinbox: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 70 - HiBob: first choice in 1 of those 70 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 70 ## Compensation management **Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Deel. - Pave: first choice in 25 of those 66 - BambooHR: first choice in 14 of those 66 - Compease: first choice in 9 of those 66 - Comprehensive: first choice in 9 of those 66 - QuotaPath: first choice in 9 of those 66 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 66 - Ravio: first choice in 5 of those 66 - Salary.com: first choice in 5 of those 66 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #15 of 29 at 1%). - Pave: first choice in 20 of those 64 - Comprehensive: first choice in 13 of those 64 - Aeqium: first choice in 6 of those 64 - CompLogix: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Payscale Ascent: first choice in 5 of those 64 - Ravio: first choice in 5 of those 64 - QuotaPath: first choice in 4 of those 64 - Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 4 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Deel. - beqom: first choice in 27 of those 70 - Workday Compensation: first choice in 16 of those 70 - Workday: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Workday Compensation Management: first choice in 7 of those 70 - Compport: first choice in 5 of those 70 - CompLogix: first choice in 4 of those 70 - HRSoft: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Workday Advanced Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 70 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 7 at 4%). - Gusto: first choice in 17 of those 60 - BambooHR: first choice in 11 of those 60 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 60 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 60 - SixFifty: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 60 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 60 - ComplyRight: first choice in 1 of those 60 **Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 11 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 60 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 60 - AirMason: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 60 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 60 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 60 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 60 **Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 9 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 10 of those 63 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 63 - Blissbook: first choice in 3 of those 63 - NAVEX One: first choice in 3 of those 63 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 3 of those 63 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 63 - SixFifty: first choice in 2 of those 63 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 8 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 22 of those 64 - Gusto: first choice in 17 of those 64 - Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 64 - FirstHR: first choice in 3 of those 64 - Dock: first choice in 2 of those 64 - Arrows: first choice in 1 of those 64 - GoCo: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 9 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 13 of those 64 - Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 64 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 64 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 64 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 64 - ExactHire: first choice in 1 of those 64 - FirstHR: first choice in 1 of those 64 - Homebase: first choice in 1 of those 64 **Enterprise**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #7 of 12 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 24 of those 62 - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 62 - WalkMe: first choice in 3 of those 62 - Doozy: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Enboarder: first choice in 2 of those 62 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Apty: first choice in 1 of those 62 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 62 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Deel. - Gusto: first choice in 34 of those 67 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 67 - OnPay: first choice in 4 of those 67 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 67 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 67 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 67 - BrightPay: first choice in 1 of those 67 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 1 of those 67 **Mid-market**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 13 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 12 of those 65 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 65 - Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 65 - Paylocity: first choice in 8 of those 65 - ADP: first choice in 6 of those 65 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 65 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 65 - Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #11 of 13 at 0%). - ADP: first choice in 13 of those 57 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 8 of those 57 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 57 - Workday: first choice in 4 of those 57 - Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 57 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 57 - ADP Enterprise / ADP Workforce Now or ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 57 - ADP Vantage/Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 57 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.