What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about hr management software — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 56 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 56 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 56 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, BambooHR is recommended most often — appearing in 83.9% of recommendations, followed by Rippling (82.1%) and Gusto (66.1%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BambooHR bamboohr.com Best for: AI recommends BambooHR most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (100% of those answers) | 83.9% 95% CI 72.2–91.3% 47 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 23.4% | — | GEMINI 76.2%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 90.5% | Claim |
| 2 | Rippling rippling.com Best for: AI recommends Rippling most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (100% of those answers) | 82.1% 95% CI 70.2–90% 46 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 17.4% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 90.5% | Claim |
| 3 | Gusto gusto.com Best for: AI recommends Gusto most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (100% of those answers) | 66.1% 95% CI 53–77.1% 37 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 13.5% | — | GEMINI 61.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 4 | HiBob hibob.com Best for: AI recommends HiBob most when buyers ask “which HR software is best for companies scaling from 50 to 200 people” (90% of those answers) | 48.2% 95% CI 35.7–61% 27 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 5 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (60% of those answers) | 35.7% 95% CI 24.5–48.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 5% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 6 | Deel deel.com Best for: AI recommends Deel most when buyers ask “best HRIS tools for remote-first companies” (80% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 18.4–41.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 7 | Paycor paycor.com Best for: AI recommends Paycor most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (70% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 8 | Paylocity paylocity.com Best for: AI recommends Paylocity most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (60% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 10.1 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 9 | Remote remote.com Best for: AI recommends Remote most when buyers ask “best HRIS tools for remote-first companies” (100% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 10 | Make make.com Best for: AI recommends Make most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (60% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | Google Workspace workspace.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Workspace most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (40% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 10.1 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 12 | Workday workday.com Best for: AI recommends Workday most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (40% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 17.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 13 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (40% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 14 | Paychex paychex.com Best for: AI recommends Paychex most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (30% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Personio personio.com Best for: AI recommends Personio most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (30% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | UKG ukg.com Best for: AI recommends UKG most when buyers ask “all-in-one HCM platforms vs modular HR tools for SMBs” (50% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 11.6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 17 | ADP adp.com Best for: AI recommends ADP most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (50% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 23.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 18 | Lattice lattice.com Best for: AI recommends Lattice most when buyers ask “what should I use to manage employee records, leave, and performance reviews” (60% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 13.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 19 | HR Partner Best for: AI recommends HR Partner most when buyers ask “what should I use to manage employee records, leave, and performance reviews” (60% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 20 | Google Sheets sheets.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Sheets most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (50% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Factorial factorial.com Best for: AI recommends Factorial most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (40% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 10.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | UKG Ready Best for: AI recommends UKG Ready most when buyers ask “all-in-one HCM platforms vs modular HR tools for SMBs” (30% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 16.7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Notion notion.so Best for: AI recommends Notion most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 24 | Namely namely.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 25 | Connecteam connecteam.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | Bitrix24 bitrix24.com Best for: AI recommends Bitrix24 most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 27 | SAP SuccessFactors Best for: AI recommends SAP SuccessFactors most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | SuccessFactors successfactors.com Best for: AI recommends SuccessFactors most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to enterprise HRIS platforms for growing companies” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 29 | HR Acuity hracuity.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 30 | Leapsome leapsome.com | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | OrangeHRM orangehrm.com Best for: AI recommends OrangeHRM most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (40% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 66.7% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | Homebase joinhomebase.com Best for: AI recommends Homebase most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | GoCo | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Built In builtin.com | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 51 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | Humaans humaans.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | Airtable airtable.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Asana asana.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 50% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Charlie HR charlie.app | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (40% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | Frappe HR | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Google Forms Best for: AI recommends Google Forms most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (40% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 43 | Talent HR | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 44 | Employment Hero employmenthero.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 45 | Trello trello.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 46 | ClickUp clickup.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | Sentrifugo sentrifugo.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 48 | ICE HRM icehrm.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 49 | ERPNext erpnext.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 50 | Hyland ECM hyland.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 51 | Integromat integromat.com Best for: AI recommends Integromat most when buyers ask “how do I digitize HR processes without buying an expensive enterprise system” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Justworks justworks.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | DocuSign docusign.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | Dropbox Sign dropbox.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 55 | Eddy | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 56 | SAP Commerce Cloud sap.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Oracle AI oracle.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 58 | Reqcore reqcore.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 24 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Greenhouse greenhouse.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 25 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 60 | Culture Amp cultureamp.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 26 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 61 | AIHR aihr.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 62 | Apploye apploye.com Best for: AI recommends Apploye most when buyers ask “best HRIS tools for remote-first companies” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Checkwriters checkwriters.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Eletive eletive.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | HR Cloud Workmates hrcloud.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | HackerNoon hackernoon.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | Horilla horilla.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | IBM API Connect ibm.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Jotform jotform.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | MokaHR mokahr.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Paycom paycom.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | PeopleGoal peoplegoal.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 74 | Timesheet 365 apps365.com Best for: AI recommends Timesheet 365 most when buyers ask “best HR management software for companies under 200 employees” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 75 | Yousign yousign.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 76 | peopleHum peoplehum.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 56 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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