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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 187 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OnPay 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/onpay/alternatives

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

- ADP: 25
- ADP Workforce Now: 23
- Gusto: 21
- Rippling: 15
- Workday: 14
- Patriot Payroll: 6

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 39 of 84 answers did not name OnPay (OnPay is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Gusto: first choice in 15 of those 39
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 39
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name OnPay (OnPay is #11 of 18 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 65
- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 65
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 65
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name OnPay.

- ADP: first choice in 21 of those 83
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 18 of those 83
- Workday: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 83
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 83
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 83
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 83

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