4 categories · RankedOnPay
OnPay is payroll and HR software for small businesses and their accountants · onpay.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Gusto is first at 58%.
Rippling is first at 29%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
ADP is first at 26%.
Why models recommend it
“Look into modern, full-service, transparently-priced platforms like Gusto, OnPay, or Patriot Payroll.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · first choice
“takes no upfront payment for its benefits administration software and offers transparent pricing that is among the most budget-friendly”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“Best if you need multi‑state payroll: OnPay – handles complex state filings without extra per‑state fees.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“Choose OnPay if you want simple, predictable, all-inclusive pricing for a small team without upsells.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Highlighted in "avoid" lists for very low pricing that may compromise long-term support quality.”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“OnPay 2/10, with OnPay also scoring 3/10 for cost and pricing”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“or OnPay ($49 base + $6/employee)”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as OnPay, over the 123 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 52 | View → | |
| 73 | 5 | View → | |
| 52 | 1 | View → | |
| 49 | 20 | View → | |
| 36 | 0 | View → | |
| 34 | 0 | View → | |
| 29 | 1 | View → | |
| 27 | 1 | View → | |
| 23 | 0 | View → | |
| 22 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of OnPay →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on OnPay's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- small businesses and their accountants
- Price stated
- Starting at $49 /month Base Fee $6 /month Per Worker; Pricing starts at $55 per month
- Starting price
- 49
- Free plan or trial
- Get one month free
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named
- Joski Tile
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
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. These counts come from 114 of the 123 answers that named OnPay and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
291 of the 291 domain citations in answers naming OnPay came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 519 | 5 | 2026-09-18 | ||
| Template or tool | 165 | 0 | 2025-06-25 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 157 | 0 | 2026-04-24 | ||
| Comparison | 44 | 1 | 2026-08-27 | ||
| Report or ebook | 1 | undated | |||
| News or press | 1 | 0 | 2018-11-30 |
Most recent
- 2026-09-18Geofencing time tracking explained blog
- 2026-08-27Double time vs overtime explained comparison
- 2026-08-18How time tracking improve employee productivity blog
- 2026-07-27How to start a business in georgia blog
- 2026-07-21Benefits compliance 101 small business blog
- 2026-07-21Benefits compliance accountants blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page onpay.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.