# Deel alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 1,476 of the 1,764 answers in the 7 categories where Deel holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/deel/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Gusto: 117 - BambooHR: 84 - Rippling: 82 - Justworks: 61 - Workday: 58 - ADP TotalSource: 52 ## Global payroll and employer of record **Small business**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 9 at 33%). - RemoFirst: first choice in 9 of those 41 - Native Teams: first choice in 3 of those 41 - Multiplier: first choice in 2 of those 41 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 41 - Multiplier Global Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 41 - Oyster: first choice in 1 of those 41 - Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 41 - Remote People: first choice in 1 of those 41 **Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #1 of 9 at 30%). - RemoFirst: first choice in 10 of those 47 - Hire with Columbus: first choice in 4 of those 47 - Papaya Global: first choice in 3 of those 47 - Remote People: first choice in 2 of those 47 - Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Native Teams: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Remote: first choice in 1 of those 47 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 47 **Enterprise**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #5 of 13 at 9%). - ADP: first choice in 6 of those 50 - G-P: first choice in 6 of those 50 - ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 5 of those 50 - Papaya Global: first choice in 5 of those 50 - Atlas HXM: first choice in 2 of those 50 - ADP GlobalView/Celergo: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Globalization Partners - G-P: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 50 ## Contingent workforce management **Small business**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #6 of 15 at 4%). - VectorVMS: first choice in 13 of those 63 - SimpleVMS: first choice in 8 of those 63 - Upwork: first choice in 6 of those 63 - Conexis VMS: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 63 - TalentDesk.io: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Worksuite: first choice in 3 of those 63 - Bonsai: first choice in 2 of those 63 **Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #5 of 12 at 7%). - VectorVMS: first choice in 9 of those 69 - SimplifyVMS: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Worksuite: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Beeline: first choice in 5 of those 69 - Magnit: first choice in 3 of those 69 - SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 3 of those 69 - SimpleVMS: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Conexis VMS: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 10 at 0%). - SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 34 of those 76 - Beeline: first choice in 16 of those 76 - Magnit: first choice in 6 of those 76 - Workday VNDLY: first choice in 6 of those 76 - SimplifyVMS: first choice in 5 of those 76 - WorkMarket: first choice in 4 of those 76 - Upwork: first choice in 2 of those 76 - Worksuite: first choice in 2 of those 76 ## HR compliance and policy management **Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #9 of 9 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 19 of those 79 - BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 79 - Justworks: first choice in 6 of those 79 - Trainual: first choice in 4 of those 79 - Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 79 - Handbooks.io: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Homebase: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 3 of those 79 **Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 12 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 9 of those 69 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 69 - Trainual: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 69 - Mitratech Mineral: first choice in 4 of those 69 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 3 of those 69 - BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Blissbook: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 10 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 15 of those 69 - NAVEX PolicyTech: first choice in 8 of those 69 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 6 of those 69 - Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 69 - AirMason: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Blissbook: first choice in 2 of those 69 - ADP SmartCompliance®: first choice in 1 of those 69 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 69 ## HRIS and HCM platforms **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #5 of 10 at 2%). - Gusto: first choice in 28 of those 78 - BambooHR: first choice in 25 of those 78 - Zoho People: first choice in 11 of those 78 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 78 - Factorial: first choice in 2 of those 78 - ADP RUN: first choice in 1 of those 78 - TalentHR: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #9 of 13 at 2%). - Rippling: first choice in 15 of those 75 - Zoho People: first choice in 9 of those 75 - BambooHR: first choice in 7 of those 75 - HiBob: first choice in 6 of those 75 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Workday HCM: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Paylocity: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Workday HCM: first choice in 46 of those 82 - Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 4 of those 82 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 82 - HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 82 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Dayforce: first choice in 1 of those 82 - HR Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 82 - IceHrm Pro: first choice in 1 of those 82 ## Employee onboarding **Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 9 at 3%). - BambooHR: first choice in 25 of those 73 - Gusto: first choice in 17 of those 73 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 73 - Zoho People: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Connecteam: first choice in 2 of those 73 - GoCo: first choice in 2 of those 73 - Homebase: first choice in 2 of those 73 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 73 **Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 12 at 2%). - BambooHR: first choice in 14 of those 71 - Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 71 - Zoho People: first choice in 7 of those 71 - HiBob: first choice in 5 of those 71 - Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Personio: first choice in 2 of those 71 - Freshteam: first choice in 1 of those 71 **Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #10 of 11 at 0%). - Workday: first choice in 30 of those 77 - Enboarder: first choice in 9 of those 77 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 77 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 77 - Trainual: first choice in 2 of those 77 - ClearCompany: first choice in 1 of those 77 - Disprz: first choice in 1 of those 77 ## Payroll software **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #11 of 11 at 0%). - Gusto: first choice in 33 of those 78 - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 11 of those 78 - QuickBooks Payroll: first choice in 6 of those 78 - OnPay: first choice in 5 of those 78 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 2 of those 78 - QuickBooks Workforce: first choice in 2 of those 78 - ADP: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #11 of 14 at 0%). - Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 70 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 70 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 70 - Rippling: first choice in 6 of those 70 - ADP: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Payroll4Free: first choice in 3 of those 70 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #7 of 14 at 3%). - ADP: first choice in 22 of those 75 - Workday: first choice in 13 of those 75 - ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 75 - Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 75 - ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Dayforce: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Paycom: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 75 ## PEO providers **Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - Justworks: first choice in 41 of those 78 - Rippling: first choice in 5 of those 78 - TriNet: first choice in 5 of those 78 - Paychex PEO: first choice in 2 of those 78 - ADP TotalSource: first choice in 1 of those 78 - DecisionHR: first choice in 1 of those 78 - FirstHR: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Insperity: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Deel (Deel is #8 of 9 at 0%). - ADP TotalSource: first choice in 15 of those 77 - Justworks: first choice in 12 of those 77 - Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 77 - TriNet: first choice in 7 of those 77 - Paychex PEO: first choice in 5 of those 77 - Insperity: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Paychex: first choice in 2 of those 77 - EORHQ's recommended provider: first choice in 1 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Deel. - ADP TotalSource: first choice in 36 of those 79 - TriNet: first choice in 8 of those 79 - Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Paychex PEO: first choice in 2 of those 79 - ADP TotalSource®: first choice in 1 of those 79 - Infiniti HR: first choice in 1 of those 79 - Insperity HRScale: first choice in 1 of those 79 - Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 79 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.