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Two categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Remote, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 309 of the 432 answers collected in the two categories where Remote holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
SAP Fieldglass34
SimpleVMS31
Beeline17
Deel12
RemoFirst12
Worksuite9
First choices in the 309 answers that did not name Remote, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Global payroll and employer of record

Core HR and payroll. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Remote is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessRemote is #3 of 7 here at 14% of first choices, 47 labels.

Thirty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in fourteen. The first choices in those thirty-nine answers, nine products in all, the eight most named:

RemoFirst7 of 39Head to head →
Deel3 of 39Head to head →
Hire with Columbus2 of 39
Remote People2 of 39
Oyster1 of 39Head to head →
Paycom1 of 39
Playroll1 of 39
Tarmack1 of 39
1 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketRemote is #5 of 8 here at 9% of first choices, 51 labels.

Thirty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in seven. The first choices in those thirty-seven answers, seven products in all:

Hire with Columbus5 of 37
RemoFirst5 of 37Head to head →
Native Teams2 of 37
Deel1 of 37Head to head →
Rippling1 of 37Head to head →
Tarmack1 of 37
Teamed1 of 37
The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseRemote is #1 of 10 here at 19% of first choices, 48 labels.

Forty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in fourteen. The first choices in those forty-two answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

ADP5 of 42
ADP GlobalView Payroll4 of 42
G-P2 of 42Head to head →
Papaya Global2 of 42Head to head →
Velocity Global2 of 42
ADP Celergo1 of 42
ADP Global Payroll1 of 42
Deel1 of 42Head to head →
2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Contingent workforce management

Workforce planning and analytics. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Remote is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessRemote is #6 of 13 here at 4% of first choices, 16 labels.

Fifty-nine of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those fifty-nine answers, twenty-two products in all, the eight most named:

SimpleVMS15 of 59
Deel5 of 59
Upwork4 of 59
Worksome4 of 59
Conexis VMS3 of 59
TalentDesk.io3 of 59
Bonsai2 of 59
VendorJot2 of 59
14 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketRemote is #15 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 17 labels.

Sixty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-two answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:

SimpleVMS16 of 62
Worksuite5 of 62
Magnit4 of 62
Conexis VMS3 of 62
SAP Fieldglass3 of 62
Beeline2 of 62
Deel2 of 62
Worksome2 of 62
10 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseRemote holds 5 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Remote; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy answers, thirteen products in all, the eight most named:

SAP Fieldglass31 of 70
Beeline15 of 70
WorkMarket4 of 70
Workday VNDLY4 of 70
Worksuite4 of 70
SimplifyVMS3 of 70
Upwork3 of 70
Magnit2 of 70
5 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Remote neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Remote only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Remote's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Remote was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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