# Deel alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,468 of the 1,764 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://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/deel/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 127 - Rippling: 87 - BambooHR: 70 - Forma: 68 - Compt: 54 - Workday: 53 ## Global payroll and employer of record **Small business**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 11 at 38%). - RemoFirst: first choice in 6 of those 39 - Remote: first choice in 3 of those 39 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 2 of those 39 - Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 39 - Deel Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 39 - Native Teams: first choice in 1 of those 39 **Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 10 at 26%). - RemoFirst: first choice in 10 of those 43 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 5 of those 43 - Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Oyster: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Remote: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Remote People: first choice in 1 of those 43 **Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 13 at 25%). - ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 43 - Papaya Global: first choice in 5 of those 43 - G-P: first choice in 4 of those 43 - ADP: first choice in 3 of those 43 - Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 43 - Velocity Global: first choice in 2 of those 43 - One Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 43 - Remote: first choice in 1 of those 43 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #7 of 11 at 2%). - BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 66 - Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 66 - Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 66 - SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 66 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 66 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 66 - Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 66 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 66 **Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 14 at 4%). - Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 62 - Rippling: first choice in 8 of those 62 - Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 62 - SixFifty: first choice in 4 of those 62 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 62 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 62 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 62 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 2 of those 62 **Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 14 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 16 of those 73 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 73 - Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 73 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 73 - ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 2 of those 73 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 73 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 73 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #5 of 12 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 19 of those 68 - Gusto: first choice in 18 of those 68 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 68 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 68 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 68 - LeaveBoard: first choice in 1 of those 68 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 15 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 19 of those 74 - Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 74 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 74 - BambooHR: first choice in 4 of those 74 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 74 - HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 74 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Workday HCM: first choice in 44 of those 83 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 9 of those 83 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 83 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 83 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 83 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 83 - ADP Vantage HCM: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Compensation management **Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #5 of 19 at 5%). - Pave: first choice in 23 of those 73 - Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 73 - Compease: first choice in 8 of those 73 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 73 - CompUp: first choice in 2 of those 73 - OpenComp: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 2 of those 73 - SimplyMerit: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 18 at 2%). - Pave: first choice in 15 of those 73 - Aeqium: first choice in 11 of those 73 - SalaryCube Comp Planning: first choice in 4 of those 73 - CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 73 - CaptivateIQ: first choice in 2 of those 73 - HRSoft Compensation Management: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Lattice Compensation: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - beqom: first choice in 22 of those 84 - Workday Compensation: first choice in 18 of those 84 - Compport: first choice in 4 of those 84 - CaptivateIQ: first choice in 3 of those 84 - CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Pave: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Payscale: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Workday HCM: first choice in 3 of those 84 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Gusto: first choice in 44 of those 80 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 80 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 80 - OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 80 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 80 - Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 80 - Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 80 - Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #12 of 18 at 0%). - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 73 - Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 73 - Gusto: first choice in 10 of those 73 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 73 - ADP: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Namely: first choice in 1 of those 73 - OnPay: first choice in 1 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #11 of 15 at 0%). - ADP: first choice in 18 of those 74 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 14 of those 74 - Workday: first choice in 11 of those 74 - Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 74 - ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 74 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 74 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 74 - ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 74 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 10 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 24 of those 72 - Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 72 - Connecteam: first choice in 7 of those 72 - TalentHR: first choice in 5 of those 72 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 72 - Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 72 **Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #9 of 12 at 0%). - BambooHR: first choice in 11 of those 69 - Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 69 - Connecteam: first choice in 5 of those 69 - Workable HR: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 69 - Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 69 - TalentHR: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Click Boarding: first choice in 1 of those 69 **Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #11 of 12 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 26 of those 76 - Rippling: first choice in 10 of those 76 - Enboarder: first choice in 9 of those 76 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 4 of those 76 - WalkMe: first choice in 2 of those 76 - ApplaudHR: first choice in 1 of those 76 - BambooHR: first choice in 1 of those 76 - Click Boarding: first choice in 1 of those 76 ## Flexible benefits and lifestyle spending accounts **Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Compt: first choice in 29 of those 81 - JOON: first choice in 14 of those 81 - Gusto: first choice in 13 of those 81 - Forma: first choice in 11 of those 81 - Benepass: first choice in 5 of those 81 - Decisely: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Fringe: first choice in 2 of those 81 - PeopleKeep: first choice in 2 of those 81 **Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #9 of 9 at 0%). - Forma: first choice in 25 of those 80 - Compt: first choice in 11 of those 80 - JOON: first choice in 10 of those 80 - Benepass: first choice in 9 of those 80 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 80 - Ben: first choice in 1 of those 80 - Benefex: first choice in 1 of those 80 - BenefitHub: first choice in 1 of those 80 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Forma: first choice in 32 of those 82 - Compt: first choice in 14 of those 82 - Benepass: first choice in 6 of those 82 - Alight Solutions: first choice in 3 of those 82 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Benefex: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Benefitfocus: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Benify: first choice in 1 of those 82 Published under CC BY 4.0. 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