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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 223 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Square 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/square-payroll/alternatives

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

- Gusto: 47
- ADP: 25
- ADP Workforce Now: 23
- Rippling: 17
- Workday: 14
- Patriot Payroll: 13

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Square Payroll (Square Payroll is #9 of 13 at 0%).

- Gusto: first choice in 40 of those 70
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 7 of those 70
- OnPay: first choice in 3 of those 70
- ADP RUN: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 70
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Paylocity: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Square Payroll (Square Payroll is #9 of 18 at 2%).

- Rippling: first choice in 15 of those 69
- Gusto: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 69
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 69
- ADP: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Paychex Flex: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Square 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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