Freelancer management platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for freelancer management platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INADP entered the top 10 (#13 → #6)
  • ▲ INWorkMarket entered the top 10 (#14 → #7)
  • ▼ OUTWise left the top 10 (#6 → #12)
  • ▼ OUTUpwork left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
  • ▲ADP moved #13 → #6
  • ▲WorkMarket moved #14 → #7
  • ▼Wise moved #6 → #12
  • ▼Upwork moved #8 → #11
  • ▲Worksome moved #10 → #8
  • ▼Fiverr moved #7 → #9
  • ▲TalentDesk moved #5 → #4
  • ▼Worksuite moved #4 → #5
  • ▼Contra moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Freelancer -14.2pp (57.1% → 42.9%)
  • ▼Remote -8.9pp (51.8% → 42.9%)
  • ▼Wise -8.9pp (26.8% → 17.9%)
  • ▼Worksuite -5.4pp (30.4% → 25%)
  • ▲WorkMarket +5.4pp (19.6% → 25%)
  • ▼Upwork -5.3pp (23.2% → 17.9%)
  • ▼Deel -3.6pp (67.9% → 64.3%)
  • ▲ADP +3.6pp (21.4% → 25%)
  • ▼Fiverr -3.6pp (25% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Contra -3.5pp (21.4% → 17.9%)
  • ▲TalentDesk +1.8pp (26.8% → 28.6%)
Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026
  • ▲ INContra entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
  • ▼ OUTRippling left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
  • ▲Upwork moved #10 → #8
  • ▲Contra moved #11 → #9
  • ▼Worksome moved #8 → #10
  • ▼Rippling moved #9 → #11
  • ▲Freelancer +5.5pp (51.6% → 57.1%)
  • ▲Deel +1.8pp (66.1% → 67.9%)
  • ▲Remote +1.8pp (50% → 51.8%)
  • ▲Worksuite +1.4pp (29% → 30.4%)
  • ▼Worksome -1.2pp (22.6% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Rippling -1.2pp (22.6% → 21.4%)
  • ▲Wise +1pp (25.8% → 26.8%)
Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026
  • ▲ INUpwork entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTGusto left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
  • ▼Gusto moved #9 → #12
  • ▲Worksome moved #10 → #8
  • ▼Rippling moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Freelancer moved #3 → #2
  • ▼Remote moved #2 → #3
  • ▲TalentDesk moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Wise moved #5 → #6
  • ▲Fiverr moved #8 → #7
  • ▲Upwork moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Gusto -2.5pp (23.5% → 21%)
  • ▲TalentDesk +2.4pp (25% → 27.4%)
  • ▼Rippling -2.4pp (25% → 22.6%)
  • ▼Wise -2.1pp (27.9% → 25.8%)
  • ▲Freelancer +1.6pp (50% → 51.6%)
  • ▼Deel -1.5pp (67.6% → 66.1%)
  • ▼Remote -1.5pp (51.5% → 50%)
  • ▲Worksuite +1.1pp (27.9% → 29%)
Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026
  • ▲ INGusto entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
  • ▼ OUTUpwork left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▼Fiverr moved #6 → #8
  • ▲Gusto moved #11 → #9
  • ▲TalentDesk moved #7 → #6
  • ▲Rippling moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Worksome moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Upwork moved #10 → #11
  • ▼Freelancer -4.1pp (54.1% → 50%)
  • ▼Worksuite -3.2pp (31.1% → 27.9%)
  • ▼Wise -3.2pp (31.1% → 27.9%)
  • ▼Fiverr -2.9pp (27.9% → 25%)
  • ▼Remote -2.6pp (54.1% → 51.5%)
  • ▼Worksome -2.5pp (24.6% → 22.1%)
  • ▼Upwork -2.5pp (24.6% → 22.1%)
  • ▼Deel -1.3pp (68.9% → 67.6%)
  • ▼TalentDesk -1.2pp (26.2% → 25%)
  • ▼Rippling -1.2pp (26.2% → 25%)
Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INTalentDesk entered the top 10 (#12 → #7)
  • ▼ OUTGusto left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
  • ▲TalentDesk moved #12 → #7
  • ▼Rippling moved #6 → #8
  • ▼Upwork moved #8 → #10
  • ▼Gusto moved #9 → #11
  • ▲Fiverr moved #7 → #6
  • ▲Worksome moved #10 → #9
  • ▼Worksuite -4.1pp (35.2% → 31.1%)
  • ▼Wise -4.1pp (35.2% → 31.1%)
  • ▲TalentDesk +4pp (22.2% → 26.2%)
  • ▼Gusto -2.9pp (25.9% → 23%)
  • ▲Deel +2.2pp (66.7% → 68.9%)
  • ▼Rippling -1.6pp (27.8% → 26.2%)
  • ▼Remote -1.5pp (55.6% → 54.1%)
  • ▼Freelancer -1.5pp (55.6% → 54.1%)
  • ▼Upwork -1.3pp (25.9% → 24.6%)
Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026
  • ▲ INUpwork entered the top 10 (#16 → #8)
  • ▼ OUTPayoneer left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Upwork moved #16 → #8
  • ▼Gusto moved #8 → #9
  • ▼Worksome moved #9 → #10
  • ▼Payoneer moved #10 → #11
  • ▲Upwork +5.5pp (20.4% → 25.9%)
Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026
  • ▲ INGusto entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
  • ▼ OUTTalentDesk left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Rippling moved #9 → #6
  • ▲Gusto moved #11 → #8
  • ▼Worksome moved #6 → #9
  • ▼Payoneer moved #8 → #10
  • ▲Remote moved #3 → #2
  • ▼Freelancer moved #2 → #3
  • ▼TalentDesk moved #10 → #11
  • ▲Deel +8pp (58.7% → 66.7%)
  • ▲Rippling +5.1pp (22.7% → 27.8%)
  • ▲Remote +4.9pp (50.7% → 55.6%)
  • ▲Gusto +4.6pp (21.3% → 25.9%)
  • ▲Fiverr +2.5pp (25.3% → 27.8%)
  • ▲Wise +1.9pp (33.3% → 35.2%)
  • ▼Worksome -1.2pp (25.3% → 24.1%)
Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026
  • ▲ INTalentDesk entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTGusto left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Worksome moved #7 → #6
  • ▼Fiverr moved #6 → #7
  • ▲TalentDesk moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Gusto moved #10 → #11
  • ▼Remote -3.2pp (53.9% → 50.7%)
  • ▼Fiverr -2.8pp (28.1% → 25.3%)
  • ▼Payoneer -1.8pp (25.8% → 24%)
  • ▼Wise -1.5pp (34.8% → 33.3%)
  • ▼Freelancer -1.3pp (57.3% → 56%)
  • ▼Worksuite -1.3pp (36% → 34.7%)
  • ▼Gusto -1.2pp (22.5% → 21.3%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7
  • #1Deel64.3%
  • #2Freelancer42.9%
  • #3Remote42.9%
  • #4TalentDesk28.6%
  • #5Worksuite25%
  • #6ADP25%
  • #7WorkMarket25%
  • #8Worksome21.4%
  • #9Fiverr21.4%
  • #10Contra17.9%
Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7
  • #1Deel64.3%
  • #2Freelancer42.9%
  • #3Remote42.9%
  • #4TalentDesk28.6%
  • #5Worksuite25%
  • #6ADP25%
  • #7WorkMarket25%
  • #8Worksome21.4%
  • #9Fiverr21.4%
  • #10Contra17.9%
Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7
  • #1Deel64.3%
  • #2Freelancer42.9%
  • #3Remote42.9%
  • #4TalentDesk28.6%
  • #5Worksuite25%
  • #6ADP25%
  • #7WorkMarket25%
  • #8Worksome21.4%
  • #9Fiverr21.4%
  • #10Contra17.9%
Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7
  • #1Deel64.3%
  • #2Freelancer42.9%
  • #3Remote42.9%
  • #4TalentDesk28.6%
  • #5Worksuite25%
  • #6ADP25%
  • #7WorkMarket25%
  • #8Worksome21.4%
  • #9Fiverr21.4%
  • #10Contra17.9%
Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.9%
  • #2Freelancer57.1%
  • #3Remote51.8%
  • #4Worksuite30.4%
  • #5TalentDesk26.8%
  • #6Wise26.8%
  • #7Fiverr25%
  • #8Upwork23.2%
  • #9Contra21.4%
  • #10Worksome21.4%
Sep 3, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.9%
  • #2Freelancer57.1%
  • #3Remote51.8%
  • #4Worksuite30.4%
  • #5TalentDesk26.8%
  • #6Wise26.8%
  • #7Fiverr25%
  • #8Upwork23.2%
  • #9Contra21.4%
  • #10Worksome21.4%
Sep 2, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.9%
  • #2Freelancer57.1%
  • #3Remote51.8%
  • #4Worksuite30.4%
  • #5TalentDesk26.8%
  • #6Wise26.8%
  • #7Fiverr25%
  • #8Upwork23.2%
  • #9Contra21.4%
  • #10Worksome21.4%
Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.9%
  • #2Freelancer57.1%
  • #3Remote51.8%
  • #4Worksuite30.4%
  • #5TalentDesk26.8%
  • #6Wise26.8%
  • #7Fiverr25%
  • #8Upwork23.2%
  • #9Contra21.4%
  • #10Worksome21.4%
Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.9%
  • #2Freelancer57.1%
  • #3Remote51.8%
  • #4Worksuite30.4%
  • #5TalentDesk26.8%
  • #6Wise26.8%
  • #7Fiverr25%
  • #8Upwork23.2%
  • #9Contra21.4%
  • #10Worksome21.4%
Aug 30, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel66.1%
  • #2Freelancer51.6%
  • #3Remote50%
  • #4Worksuite29%
  • #5TalentDesk27.4%
  • #6Wise25.8%
  • #7Fiverr24.2%
  • #8Worksome22.6%
  • #9Rippling22.6%
  • #10Upwork22.6%
Aug 29, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.6%
  • #2Remote51.5%
  • #3Freelancer50%
  • #4Worksuite27.9%
  • #5Wise27.9%
  • #6TalentDesk25%
  • #7Rippling25%
  • #8Fiverr25%
  • #9Gusto23.5%
  • #10Worksome22.1%
Aug 28, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.6%
  • #2Remote51.5%
  • #3Freelancer50%
  • #4Worksuite27.9%
  • #5Wise27.9%
  • #6TalentDesk25%
  • #7Rippling25%
  • #8Fiverr25%
  • #9Gusto23.5%
  • #10Worksome22.1%
Aug 27, 202668 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel67.6%
  • #2Remote51.5%
  • #3Freelancer50%
  • #4Worksuite27.9%
  • #5Wise27.9%
  • #6TalentDesk25%
  • #7Rippling25%
  • #8Fiverr25%
  • #9Gusto23.5%
  • #10Worksome22.1%
Aug 26, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7
  • #1Deel68.9%
  • #2Remote54.1%
  • #3Freelancer54.1%
  • #4Worksuite31.1%
  • #5Wise31.1%
  • #6Fiverr27.9%
  • #7TalentDesk26.2%
  • #8Rippling26.2%
  • #9Worksome24.6%
  • #10Upwork24.6%
Aug 25, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4
  • #1Deel66.7%
  • #2Remote55.6%
  • #3Freelancer55.6%
  • #4Worksuite35.2%
  • #5Wise35.2%
  • #6Rippling27.8%
  • #7Fiverr27.8%
  • #8Upwork25.9%
  • #9Gusto25.9%
  • #10Worksome24.1%
Aug 24, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4
  • #1Deel66.7%
  • #2Remote55.6%
  • #3Freelancer55.6%
  • #4Worksuite35.2%
  • #5Wise35.2%
  • #6Rippling27.8%
  • #7Fiverr27.8%
  • #8Upwork25.9%
  • #9Gusto25.9%
  • #10Worksome24.1%
Aug 23, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4
  • #1Deel66.7%
  • #2Remote55.6%
  • #3Freelancer55.6%
  • #4Worksuite35.2%
  • #5Wise35.2%
  • #6Rippling27.8%
  • #7Fiverr27.8%
  • #8Gusto25.9%
  • #9Worksome24.1%
  • #10Payoneer24.1%
Aug 22, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4
  • #1Deel66.7%
  • #2Remote55.6%
  • #3Freelancer55.6%
  • #4Worksuite35.2%
  • #5Wise35.2%
  • #6Rippling27.8%
  • #7Fiverr27.8%
  • #8Gusto25.9%
  • #9Worksome24.1%
  • #10Payoneer24.1%
Aug 21, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 20, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 19, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 18, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 17, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 16, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 15, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4
  • #1Deel58.7%
  • #2Freelancer56%
  • #3Remote50.7%
  • #4Worksuite34.7%
  • #5Wise33.3%
  • #6Worksome25.3%
  • #7Fiverr25.3%
  • #8Payoneer24%
  • #9Rippling22.7%
  • #10TalentDesk21.3%
Aug 14, 202689 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4
  • #1Deel59.6%
  • #2Freelancer57.3%
  • #3Remote53.9%
  • #4Worksuite36%
  • #5Wise34.8%
  • #6Fiverr28.1%
  • #7Worksome25.8%
  • #8Payoneer25.8%
  • #9Rippling23.6%
  • #10Gusto22.5%

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