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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 615 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Remote 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/remote/alternatives

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

- Gusto: 79
- Rippling: 39
- Workday: 34
- ADP: 31
- ADP Workforce Now: 25
- Patriot Payroll: 25

## Global payroll and employer of record

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #3 of 11 at 17%).

- RemoFirst: first choice in 8 of those 42
- Deel: first choice in 4 of those 42
- Hire with Columbus: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Gusto Global: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Native Teams: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #2 of 10 at 23%).

- RemoFirst: first choice in 10 of those 45
- Hire with Columbus: first choice in 5 of those 45
- Deel: first choice in 3 of those 45
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Oyster: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Remote People: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #5 of 13 at 10%).

- ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 47
- G-P: first choice in 5 of those 47
- Papaya Global: first choice in 5 of those 47
- ADP: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Deel: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 47
- ADP Global Payroll—specifically GlobalView: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Atlas HXM: first choice in 1 of those 47

## HR compliance and policy management

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Remote.

- Gusto: first choice in 18 of those 80
- BambooHR: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Blissbook: first choice in 6 of those 80
- SixFifty: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Trainual: first choice in 3 of those 80
- AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 79
- Blissbook: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Zoho People: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Deel: first choice in 5 of those 79
- SixFifty: first choice in 4 of those 79
- AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 79
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Workday: first choice in 20 of those 80
- NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Blissbook: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 80
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ADP SmartCompliance: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 80

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Remote.

- Gusto: first choice in 46 of those 81
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 12 of those 81
- OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 81
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 81
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Patriot Full Service Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #14 of 18 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 14 of those 77
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 13 of those 77
- Gusto: first choice in 9 of those 77
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 77
- ADP: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Remote.

- 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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