# QuickBooks Payroll alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where QuickBooks Payroll 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/quickbooks-payroll/alternatives/

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

- ADP: 31
- Patriot Payroll: 21
- ADP Workforce Now: 20
- Gusto: 20
- Workday: 16
- Rippling: 15

## Payroll software

**Small business**: 56 of 84 answers did not name QuickBooks Payroll (QuickBooks Payroll is #3 of 11 at 10%).

- Gusto: first choice in 14 of those 56
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 11 of those 56
- OnPay: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Payroll4Free: first choice in 2 of those 56
- QuickBooks Workforce: first choice in 2 of those 56
- ADP: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Square Payroll: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name QuickBooks Payroll (QuickBooks Payroll is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Rippling: first choice in 11 of those 74
- Patriot Payroll: first choice in 10 of those 74
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 9 of those 74
- Gusto: first choice in 6 of those 74
- ADP: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Paycom: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Payroll4Free: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Paylocity: first choice in 2 of those 74

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

- ADP: first choice in 25 of those 84
- Workday: first choice in 16 of those 84
- ADP Workforce Now: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Paylocity: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Dayforce: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Rippling: first choice in 3 of those 84
- ADP Global Payroll: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Deel: first choice in 2 of those 84

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