Payroll software for enterprise buyers
Asked as “payroll software”, and as “payroll provider”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 53 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
26%
Contested · ADP Workforce Now 26%
26ADP26ADP Workforce Now19Workday28others
26% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▼−5Since October 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.ADP held the lead, −5 points on 31%, inside the 13-point floor.
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.
Small business
Gusto58%Clear leader▲+9Since October 2026: 49% → 58%, +9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-market
Rippling29%Contested▲+9Since October 2026: 20% → 29%, +9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Enterprise
ADP26%Contested▼−5Since October 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.This page
Gusto58%Clear leader▲+9Since October 2026: 49% → 58%, +9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketRippling29%Contested▲+9Since October 2026: 20% → 29%, +9 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →EnterpriseADP26%Contested▼−5Since October 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01ADP26%9%35accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.31% → 26%
ADP26%9%35accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.31% → 26%02
ADP Workforce Now26%6%34accepted challenger▲+13Since October 2026: 13% → 26%, +13 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.13% → 26%
ADP Workforce Now26%6%34accepted challenger▲+13Since October 2026: 13% → 26%, +13 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.13% → 26%03
Workday19%2%62accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 16% → 19%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.16% → 19%
Workday19%2%62accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 16% → 19%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.16% → 19%04
Dayforce6%4%53accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 5% → 6%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 6%
Dayforce6%4%53accepted challenger▲+1Since October 2026: 5% → 6%, +1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 6%05
Paycom6%11%35accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 3% → 6%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 6%
Paycom6%11%35accepted challenger▲+3Since October 2026: 3% → 6%, +3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 6%06
UKG Pro2%4%47accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
UKG Pro2%4%47accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%07
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%3%32accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%3%32accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%08Rippling2%24%42accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 5% → 2%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 2%
Rippling2%24%42accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 5% → 2%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 2%Show the seven products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
14QuickBooks Payroll0%100%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
15Gusto0%89%19criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Gusto0%89%19criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%13
Paychex Flex0%56%16criticized challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 3% → 0%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 0%
Paychex Flex0%56%16criticized challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 3% → 0%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 0%12
Paylocity0%32%19criticized challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.6% → 0%
Paylocity0%32%19criticized challenger▼−6Since October 2026: 6% → 0%, −6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.6% → 0%11
Deel0%20%20accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 3% → 0%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 0%
Deel0%20%20accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 3% → 0%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.3% → 0%10
Papaya Global0%10%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Papaya Global0%10%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%09
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%0%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%0%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
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 Paychex FlexRippling vs PaycomRippling vs ADPRippling vs GustoPatriot Payroll vs ADP Workforce NowPatriot Payroll vs PaylocityPatriot Payroll vs Paychex FlexPatriot Payroll vs PaycomPatriot Payroll vs ADPPatriot Payroll vs GustoADP Workforce Now vs PaylocityADP Workforce Now vs Paychex FlexADP Workforce Now vs PaycomADP Workforce Now vs ADPADP Workforce Now vs GustoPaylocity vs Paychex FlexPaylocity vs PaycomPaylocity vs ADPPaylocity vs GustoPaychex Flex vs PaycomPaychex Flex vs ADPPaychex Flex vs GustoPaycom vs ADPPaycom vs GustoADP vs Gusto
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%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
01020304050607080910111213Q14
15Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01ADP26%
ADP26%02ADP Workforce Now26%
ADP Workforce Now26%03Workday19%
Workday19%04Dayforce6%
Dayforce6%05Paycom6%
Paycom6%06UKG Pro2%
UKG Pro2%07SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll2%08Rippling2%
Rippling2%09Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM0%10Papaya Global0%
Papaya Global0%11Deel0%
Deel0%12Paylocity0%
Paylocity0%13Paychex Flex0%
Paychex Flex0%14QuickBooks Payroll0%
15Gusto0%
Gusto0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B 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%
17 of 19 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 10 hard negative
“Not ideal for large enterprises with complex global HR needs" ... "May feel limiting if you need enterprise-level scalability and controls.” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
QuickBooks Payroll
100%
11 of 11 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 6 hard negative
“Enterprise teams needing multi-entity, multi-country compliance, high-volume processing windows and deep HR/finance integrations typically outgrow an accounting-first payroll model.” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Paychex Flex56%
9 of 16 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Poor Trustpilot rating (1.8/5 stars from 873 reviews) ... Frequent payroll and billing errors, poor tax compliance support” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
Rippling24%
10 of 42 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Avoid pure PEPM SaaS models (like Rippling or standard UKG Pro tiers) if your headcount fluctuates or grows significantly” Kimi K2, budget prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
70 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 842 links across 230 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 1 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Paycom47 answers · 78 citations · 11 models
33 answers · 42 citations · 10 models
vendor site · ADP25 answers · 38 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
20 answers · 21 citations · 11 models
19 answers · 24 citations · 9 models
19 answers · 21 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Rippling14 answers · 21 citations · 8 models
14 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
14 answers · 14 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Paylocity12 answers · 19 citations · 6 models
11 answers · 14 citations · 5 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.
32 answers · 10 models
24 answers · 9 models
22 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 9 models
13 answers · 5 models
11 answers · 6 models
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP adp.com ADP 26%, ADP Lyric HCM 2%, ADP Global Payroll 2% | 30% | 167 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | 13,578,070 | $62,421 | 108 | 2 |
| ADP parent site ADP Workforce Now 26%, ADP RUN 4%, ADP GlobalView 0% | 30% | 508 | 2,740,000 | 23,897 | ||||
| Workday workday.com | 19% | 352 | 1,220,000 | 23,848 | 2,213,450 | 80 | ||
| Ceridian dayforce.com Dayforce 6% | 6% | 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 UKG Pro 2%, UKG Pro / UKG Ready 0% | 2% | 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 | ||||
| Rippling rippling.com | 2% | 1438 | 301,000 | 17,886 | 712,399 | $42,013 | 115 | |
| Ceridian Dayforce HCM | 2% | |||||||
| OnPay onpay.com | 2% | 114 | 22,200 | 200 | 1,180,466 | $89 | 48 | 4 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 20 sites; 2 of them are among the sites the models cited here (adp.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 4.5ADPno first choiceChangedno first choiceADP Workforce Nowno first choiceagainst: ADP, Gusto, Justworks, Paycor, QuickBooks Payroll
Five alternatives
Dayforce, Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle PeopleSoft, WorkdayGPT-5.4 miniADPADPHeldagainst: Paychex FlexADPADP Workforce Nowagainst: Paylocityno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Payroll, UKG Pro / UKG Ready, WorkdayOne alternative
UKG ProFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProGemini 3.5 FlashWorkdayADPChangedADPDayforceagainst: Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, Ripplingno first choiceagainst: Gusto, QuickBooks Payrollagainst: ADP TotalSource, Dayforce, Deel, Gusto, Insperity, Justworks, Legacy ADP Modules, OnPay, Patriot Payroll, Paychex Flex, Paycom, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, Remote, Rippling, TriNet, UKG Pro, Wave Payroll
Four alternatives
ADP, Dayforce, Deel, RipplingFour alternatives
Dayforce, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Papaya Global, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayFour alternatives
ADP GlobalView, ADP Vantage HCM, UKG Pro, WorkdayPerplexity SonarADPADPHeldADPADPno first choiceagainst: Deel, Gusto, Justworks, OnPay, Papaya Global, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling, Square Payroll
Six alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayNine alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Papaya Global, Paycom, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, WorkdayGrok 4.20ADPADP Workforce NowChangedagainst: Paycom, Rippling, WorkdayADP Workforce Now, Workdayagainst: Paychex FlexADP Workforce Nowagainst: Dayforce, Papaya Global, Ripplingno first choiceagainst: BambooHR, Gusto, Paychex Flex, Paycor, Paylocity
Two alternatives
Papaya Global, PaycomTwo alternatives
Dayforce, UKG ProSix alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paycom, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProTwo alternatives
UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
ADP, Deel, Gusto, Paycom, Rippling, UKG Pro, WorkdayMistral SmallADP RUN, PaycomADP Workforce Now, WorkdayChangedno first choiceADP Workforce Now, Workdayno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Paychex Flex, Paycor, Paylocity, UKG Ready
Two alternatives
Oyster HR, Papaya GlobalThree alternatives
Dayforce, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProEight alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Darwinbox, Dayforce, Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Ramco, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Dayforce, RipplingDeepSeek V4 FlashWorkdayADPChangedADPagainst: RipplingOnPayagainst: Ripplingno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Paychex Flex, Paycor, QuickBooks Payroll
Five alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, Rippling, UKG ProThree alternatives
Dayforce, UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paycom, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, WorkdayLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceADPChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choiceagainst: Gusto, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling
Four alternatives
Insperity, Netchex, Paycom, PaycorQwen 3.7 FlashADP Workforce Now, DayforceCeridian Dayforce HCMChangedADPRipplingagainst: Deel, Gustono first choiceagainst: Deel, Excel, Gusto, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll, Remote
Eight alternatives
Deel, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Oyster, Papaya Global, Paycom, Paylocity, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollThree alternatives
ADP, Paycom, WorkdaySix alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Justworks, UKG Pro, WorkdayKimi K2ADP Workforce Now, Workdayagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollADP Workforce Now, WorkdayHeldADPagainst: Paychex FlexADP Workforce Nowagainst: OnPay, Rippling, UKG Prono first choiceagainst: Gustoagainst: ADP, Gusto, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll
Three alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, UKG ProThree alternatives
Dayforce, Paylocity, RipplingFive alternatives
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Paycom, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayGLM 4.7 FlashXADPADP, PaycomChangedagainst: GustoADP Workforce NowADP Workforce Now, UKG ProWorkdayagainst: ADP RUN, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, SimplePay
Eight alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle PeopleSoft, Papaya Global, Paycom, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro / UKG Ready, WorkdayTwo alternatives
Paycor, PaylocitySeven alternatives
Deel, Papaya Global, Paycom, Paylocity, Rippling, UKG Pro / Dayforce, WorkdayFive alternatives
Dayforce, Papaya Global, Rippling, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, WorkdayFive alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycor, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG ProMiniMax M2.5ADP, PaycomADP Workforce NowChangedADPSAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, Workdayagainst: IceHrm Prono first choiceagainst: Gustoagainst: ADP, Gusto, Paychex Flex
Two alternatives
Oyster HR, Papaya GlobalFour alternatives
Dayforce, Papaya Global, Rippling, UKG ProFive alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayOne alternative
DayforceGPT-6 LunaADPADP Global Payroll, ADP Lyric HCMChangedno first choiceDayforceno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, QuickBooks Workforce, UKG Ready
Four alternatives
Oracle Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayTwo alternatives
UKG Pro, WorkdaySeven alternatives
ADP Global Payroll, ADP Lyric HCM, Dayforce, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayOne alternative
ADP Lyric HCMMuse Glimmer 30BWorkdayADP RUN, ADP Workforce NowChangedADP Workforce NowADP Workforce Now, Workdayno first choiceagainst: Gusto, Kronos, QuickBooks Payroll
Four alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, Paycom, UKG ProThree alternatives
Dayforce, Paycom, WorkdaySeven alternatives
Dayforce, Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud, Paychex Flex, Paycom Beti, SAP SuccessFactors with Employee Central Payroll, UKG Pro, WorkdayThree alternatives
Dayforce, Deel, RipplingBold 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.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:22 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:54 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:41 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:59 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:31 | yes | 5 | 39 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:23 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:45 | yes | 23 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 08:37 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:33 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:14 | yes | 10 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:41 | yes | 13 | 30 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:38 | yes | 5 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:34 | yes | 2 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:51 | yes | 14 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:52 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:14 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:42 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:22 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:24 | yes | 5 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:20 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:28 | yes | 23 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:51 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:47 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:47 | yes | 8 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:32 | yes | 20 | 149 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:32 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:40 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:24 | yes | 14 | 13 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:04 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:28 | yes | 6 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:06 | no | 0 | 18 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:30 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:09 | yes | 5 | 38 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:02 | yes | 10 | 11 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:00 | yes | 25 | 34 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:51 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:07 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:49 | yes | 20 | 34 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:06 | yes | 23 | 89 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:14 | yes | 14 | 36 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:51 | yes | 7 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:27 | yes | 12 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:07 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:18 | no | 0 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:47 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:24 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:13 | yes | 10 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:01 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:39 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:10 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:38 | no | 0 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:03 | yes | 24 | 54 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:48 | yes | 20 | 149 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:55 | yes | 20 | 68 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:57 | yes | 4 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:10 | yes | 22 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:33 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:50 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:35 | no | 0 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:38 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:20 | yes | 5 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:51 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:13 | yes | 21 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:28 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:45 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:09 | yes | 20 | 75 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:17 | yes | 24 | 81 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:39 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:46 | yes | 4 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:59 | yes | 15 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:44 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:31 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:34 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:19 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:04 | yes | 10 | 38 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:08 | yes | 15 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:15 | yes | 25 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:41 | yes | 9 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:44 | yes | 10 | 54 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:03 | yes | 24 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:05 | yes | 25 | 49 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:41 | yes | 23 | 66 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:43 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:36 | yes | 25 | 32 s |
Normalization in this category
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Ceridian read as Dayforce
Ceridian Dayforce read as Dayforce
Oracle read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle (Fusion Cloud) read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle HCM Cloud read as Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Paychex read as Paychex Flex
QuickBooks 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
Wave read as Wave Payroll
Workday HCM read as Workday
Workday Human Capital Management read as Workday
Workday Payroll read as Workday
Unresolved, counted raw
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Legacy ADP Modules (e.g., ADP Enterprise/Vantage)
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll
Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud
Paycom Beti
Paylocity HR & Payroll
SAP SuccessFactors Payroll
SAP SuccessFactors with Employee Central Payroll
SimplePay
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Payroll
Ultimate Software (UKG)
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.