# Patriot Payroll alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 202 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Patriot Payroll 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/patriot-payroll/alternatives

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

- Gusto: 37
- ADP: 25
- ADP Workforce Now: 23
- Rippling: 17
- Workday: 14
- Paycom: 5

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Patriot Payroll (Patriot Payroll is #2 of 13 at 23%).

- Gusto: first choice in 30 of those 54
- OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 54
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 54
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Patriot Payroll (Patriot Payroll is #2 of 18 at 24%).

- Rippling: first choice in 15 of those 64
- Gusto: first choice in 7 of those 64
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 64
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 64
- ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Patriot Payroll.

- ADP: first choice in 21 of those 84
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Workday: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 84
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 84
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 84
- ADP Lyric HCM: first choice in 1 of those 84

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