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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 162 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Remote 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/remote/alternatives/

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

- RemoFirst: 23
- Deel: 21
- G-P: 9
- Papaya Global: 9
- ADP: 6
- ADP GlobalView Payroll: 5

## Global payroll and employer of record

**Small business**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #3 of 9 at 12%).

- RemoFirst: first choice in 12 of those 52
- Deel: first choice in 10 of those 52
- Native Teams: first choice in 3 of those 52
- Justworks: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Remote People: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Rippling: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #5 of 9 at 7%).

- RemoFirst: first choice in 11 of those 54
- Deel: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Hire with Columbus: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Remote People: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Native Teams: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Papaya Global: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Remote (Remote is #6 of 13 at 8%).

- G-P: first choice in 9 of those 56
- Papaya Global: first choice in 7 of those 56
- ADP: first choice in 6 of those 56
- ADP GlobalView Payroll: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Deel: first choice in 4 of those 56
- ADP GlobalView/Celergo: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Atlas HXM: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Multiplier: first choice in 1 of those 56

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