Payroll software for enterprise buyers
Asked as “payroll software”, and as “payroll provider”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 50 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
Standing · first-choice share
32%
Contested · ADP Workforce Now 18%
32ADP18ADP Workforce Now14Rippling36others
32% of first choices, contested.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to headHead-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not enterprise.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Rippling vs PaycomRippling vs GustoRippling vs ADP Workforce NowRippling vs PaycorPatriot Payroll vs PaylocityPatriot Payroll vs ADPPatriot Payroll vs PaycomPatriot Payroll vs GustoPatriot Payroll vs ADP Workforce NowPatriot Payroll vs PaycorPaylocity vs ADPPaylocity vs PaycomPaylocity vs GustoPaylocity vs ADP Workforce NowPaylocity vs PaycorADP vs PaycomADP vs GustoADP vs ADP Workforce NowADP vs PaycorPaycom vs GustoPaycom vs ADP Workforce NowPaycom vs PaycorGusto vs ADP Workforce NowGusto vs PaycorADP Workforce Now vs Paycor
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
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Key
01ADP32%
ADP32%02ADP Workforce Now18%
ADP Workforce Now18%03Rippling14%
Rippling14%04Workday10%
Workday10%05Dayforce8%
Dayforce8%06Paycom6%
Paycom6%07UKG Pro4%
UKG Pro4%08SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%09Papaya Global2%
Papaya Global2%10Paychex Flex2%
Paychex Flex2%11Deel0%
Deel0%12Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%13Paylocity0%
Paylocity0%What they warned about
Two of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Gusto89%
8 of 9 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 4 hard negative
“Gusto: Built for small US businesses (under 100-500 employees)... Reviews highlight it's "not scalable for large/global use."” Grok 4.20, negative prompt
Workday14%
7 of 50 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“The City of Seattle faced a Workday class action lawsuit after widespread payroll errors revealed critical flaws in its software rollout” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
Namely100%
5 of 5 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 4 hard negative
“Namely, Paycor, and UKG are frequently cited as payroll platforms to avoid or approach with caution for large enterprises” Mistral Small, negative prompt
QuickBooks Payroll
100%
5 of 5 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 3 hard negative
“it lacks the robust APIs required to connect with massive ERP systems ... and cannot handle the volume of complex tax jurisdictions found in large organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
What they cite
Twelve of the twelve models returned a source list in this edition: four return the pages they cited and eight the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
66 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 929 links across 265 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
vendor site · ADP46 answers · 51 citations · 12 models
31 answers · 38 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Paycom29 answers · 36 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Deel24 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
21 answers · 27 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Darwinbox20 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Netchex18 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Rippling16 answers · 23 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Paylocity16 answers · 16 citations · 8 models
15 answers · 18 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Skima15 answers · 15 citations · 8 models
13 answers · 19 citations · 10 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
42 answers · 12 models
28 answers · 11 models
24 answers · 10 models
21 answers · 10 models
20 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 10 models
15 answers · 8 models
15 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 7 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best payroll software”, “payroll platforms”, “payroll software”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
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| ADP adp.com ADP 32%, ADP Global Payroll 0% | 32% | 167 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | 13,578,070 | $62,421 | 108 | 2 |
| ADP parent site ADP Workforce Now 18%, ADP Vantage HCM 2%, ADP GlobalView 0%, ADP Workforce Now / Vantage 0% | 20% | 508 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | ||||
| Rippling rippling.com | 14% | 1438 | 301,000 | 17,886 | 712,399 | $42,013 | 115 | |
| Workday workday.com | 10% | 352 | 1,220,000 | 23,848 | 2,213,450 | 80 | ||
| Ceridian dayforce.com Dayforce 8% | 8% | 339 | 450,000 | 2,983 | 208,252 | 38 | ||
| Paycom paycom.com | 6% | 244 | 550,000 | 3,427 | 760,349 | $2,652 | 13 | |
| UKG Pro ukg.com | 4% | 259 | 90,500 | 1,257 | 310,168 | $11,996 | 120 | |
| SAP parent site SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll 2% | 2% | 40 | 135,000 | 74,309 | ||||
| Papaya papayaglobal.com Papaya Global 2% | 2% | 163 | 246,000 | 31,430 | 189,744 company | $8,309 | 11 | |
| Paychex paychex.com Paychex Flex 2% | 2% | 139 | 550,000 | 4,777 | 2,394,396 company | 68 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 20 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (adp.com, netchex.com, peoplemanagingpeople.com). The first result for “best payroll software” is gusto.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best payroll software for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which payroll provider would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade payroll platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best payroll software for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a payroll software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which payroll platforms should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5ADP Workforce NowADP Workforce NowHeldDeelPaychex Flexno first choiceagainst: Complete Payroll Solutions, Kronos, Paylocity, Workday
Four alternatives
Guidepoint, Paychex Flex, Rippling, WorkdayThree alternatives
Paychex Flex, Paycom, WorkdayTwo alternatives
CloudPay, RemoteThree alternatives
ADP, Dayforce, WorkdayGPT-5.4 miniADPADPHeldWorkdayADPno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, Deel, Gusto, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Papaya Global, Patriot Payroll, QuickBooks Payroll, Remote, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, Workday
One alternative
WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
ADP Global Payroll, ADP Vantage HCM, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollTwo alternatives
Dayforce, WorkdayGemini 3.5 FlashWorkdayADPChangedno first choicePaycomno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Patriot Payroll, Paycom, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, UKG Pro, Wave Payroll, Workday
Four alternatives
ADP, Dayforce, Deel, RipplingSix alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Paycom, Paylocity, UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
ADP, Dayforce, Deel, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, WorkdayPerplexity SonarADP, RipplingADPChangedno first choiceADPagainst: Gustono first choiceagainst: Justworks, Namely, OnPay
Four alternatives
Papaya Global, Paycom, Paylocity, WorkdaySeven alternatives
CloudPay, Dayforce, Papaya Global, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Deel, RemoteGrok 4.20ADP Workforce NowADPChangedADP Workforce Nowagainst: Deel, RipplingADP Workforce NowADP Workforce Now, Paycom, Ripplingagainst: BambooHR, Gusto, Justworks, Namely, Paycor, UKG Pro, Workday
Four alternatives
Paycom, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdaySix alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Deel, RemoteMistral SmallADP Workforce Now, RipplingADP Workforce NowChangedno first choiceDayforce, UKG Proagainst: ADP Workforce Nowno first choiceagainst: Gusto, Namely, Paycor, UKG Pro
Four alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Paycom, Paylocity, UKG ProDeepSeek V4 FlashRipplingADPChangedADPPapaya Globalagainst: Workdayno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Justworks, OnPay, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, UKG Pro, Zenefits
Four alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Deel, Paycom, WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdaySix alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, RipplingLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceADPChangedno first choiceno first choiceADP Workforce Now, Paycom, Ripplingagainst: Deel, Namely, Paycor
Eight alternatives
CloudPay, Dayforce, Deel, Papaya Global, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, UKG ProQwen 3.7 FlashADP, DayforceADPChangedADP Workforce NowDayforceno first choiceagainst: BambooHR, Gusto, Namely, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, Zenefits
Three alternatives
Deel, Rippling, UKG ProThree alternatives
Paycom, UKG Pro, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
UKG Pro, WorkdayKimi K2SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayADP, WorkdayChangedno first choiceRipplingno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll
Three alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMThree alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, UKG ProThree alternatives
ADP Workforce Now / Vantage, Justworks, WorkdayGLM 4.7 FlashXADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayADP, WorkdayChangedno first choiceADPno first choiceagainst: ADP, Kronos, Paycor, Paylocity, UKG Pro, Workday
Eight alternatives
Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Oyster HR, Paycom, Paylocity, Remote, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollSeven alternatives
Darwinbox, Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, Zimyo, greytHREleven alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paycom, Paylocity, Remote, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdaySix alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Papaya Global, Paychex Flex, Remote, WorkdayMiniMax M2.5RipplingADPChangedADP, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollADP Vantage HCMno first choiceagainst: Workday
Two alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Papaya GlobalFive alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, WorkdayTwo alternatives
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayFive alternatives
Deel, One Payroll, Paylocity, Rippling, WorkdayBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:56 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 2 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:33 | yes | 9 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 20:16 | yes | 11 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:52 | yes | 9 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-17 20:00 | yes | 28 | 73 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:10 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 21:31 | yes | 5 | 50 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:32 | yes | 10 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:09 | yes | 13 | 82 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:53 | yes | 9 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:37 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:48 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:23 | yes | 6 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:24 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 21:45 | yes | 30 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 21:46 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:36 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:08 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 21:09 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:01 | yes | 9 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:31 | yes | 13 | 74 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 21:21 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:34 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:19 | yes | 5 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 22:00 | yes | 18 | 61 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:01 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 21:20 | yes | 25 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:23 | yes | 5 | 15 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 19:52 | yes | 18 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:42 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 20:55 | yes | 10 | 62 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:18 | yes | 14 | 33 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:10 | yes | 14 | 116 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:02 | yes | 8 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:49 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:26 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 20:05 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:39 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 21:45 | yes | 42 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 17:54 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:29 | yes | 18 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 20:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:23 | yes | 15 | 52 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:10 | yes | 15 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:26 | yes | 14 | 79 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 21:18 | yes | 24 | 50 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:40 | yes | 18 | 13 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:43 | no | 0 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:57 | no | 0 | 44 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 19:47 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 20:23 | yes | 17 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:13 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:43 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:08 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 20:09 | yes | 10 | 49 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 21:02 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 21:40 | no | 0 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:10 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:57 | yes | 34 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:41 | yes | 0 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:02 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:44 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 19:22 | yes | 24 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 21:35 | yes | 14 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 24 | 40 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:51 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 17:59 | yes | 9 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:35 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:43 | yes | 20 | 132 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 19:46 | yes | 24 | 71 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Ceridian Dayforce read as Dayforce
Deel HR read as Deel
Deel Payroll read as Deel
Oracle read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle (Fusion Cloud HCM) read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle (HCM Cloud / Payroll) read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle Cloud HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM Cloud read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Patriot read as Patriot Payroll
Paychex read as Paychex Flex
QuickBooks Online read as QuickBooks Payroll
RUN Powered by ADP read as ADP RUN
SAP read as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
SAP SuccessFactors read as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
SAP SuccessFactors (Employee Central Payroll) read as SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
Wave read as Wave Payroll
Workday HCM read as Workday
Workday Payroll read as Workday
Unresolved, counted raw
FinStackk
One Payroll
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.