# ADP alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 444 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where ADP holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/adp/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Deel: 71
- Gusto: 50
- Remote: 43
- Patriot Payroll: 25
- RemoFirst: 25
- Rippling: 24

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name ADP (ADP is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- Gusto: first choice in 46 of those 80
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 80
- OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 80
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 80
- QuickBooks Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Thriday: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name ADP (ADP is #7 of 18 at 4%).

- Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 70
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 70
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 70
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name ADP (ADP is #1 of 15 at 26%).

- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 18 of those 58
- Workday: first choice in 13 of those 58
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 58
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 58
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 58
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 58
- OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Paycom: first choice in 1 of those 58

## Global payroll and employer of record

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name ADP.

- Deel: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Remote: first choice in 17 of those 83
- RemoFirst: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Multiplier: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Hire with Columbus: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Deel Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 83
- G-P: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name ADP (ADP is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Deel: first choice in 23 of those 80
- Remote: first choice in 18 of those 80
- RemoFirst: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Hire with Columbus: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Papaya Global: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Teamed: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name ADP (ADP is #7 of 13 at 8%).

- Deel: first choice in 19 of those 73
- G-P: first choice in 10 of those 73
- Remote: first choice in 8 of those 73
- ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Papaya Global: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Velocity Global: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 73

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