# What are the best payroll tools in 2026?

Category: Payroll. Intent: commercial. Top brand: Gusto.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/prompt/what-are-the-best-payroll-tools-in-2026-wh44kfnfwv · data of 2026-11-03

## Brands named

| Brand | Share of engines |
|---|---|
| Gusto | 100% |
| Paychex Flex | 100% |
| ADP Workforce Now | 100% |
| Rippling | 100% |
| QuickBooks Payroll | 100% |
| ADP RUN | 67% |
| OnPay | 67% |
| Paycom | 67% |
| Deel | 67% |
| Square Payroll | 33% |
| Justworks | 33% |
| Paylocity | 33% |
| UKG | 33% |
| Dayforce | 33% |
| SurePayroll | 33% |
| Patriot Software | 33% |
| Remote | 33% |

## Sources

- peoplemanagingpeople.com (3)
- adp.com (2)
- paycom.com (2)
- techrepublic.com (2)
- business.com (1)
- cnbc.com (1)
- deel.com (1)
- fitsmallbusiness.com (1)
- forbes.com (1)
- gusto.com (1)
- intuit.com (1)
- keka.com (1)
- onpay.com (1)
- paychex.com (1)
- pcmag.com (1)
- rippling.com (1)
- technologyadvice.com (1)
- toolradar.com (1)
- usnews.com (1)

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “What are the best payroll tools in 2026?”, https://slateindex.ai/prompt/what-are-the-best-payroll-tools-in-2026-wh44kfnfwv, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).