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Payroll software — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for payroll software, 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

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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

No change above the noise floor.

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

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 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.

▲ INWise entered the top 10 (#15 → #10)
▼ OUTPaychex left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Wise moved #15 → #10
▲QuickBooks moved #5 → #2
▼Rippling moved #2 → #4
▼ADP moved #4 → #5
▲Patriot moved #7 → #6
▼Deel moved #6 → #7
▼Paychex moved #10 → #11
▼Gusto -10.7pp (57.1% → 46.4%)
▼Rippling -10pp (45.7% → 35.7%)
▼Paychex -9.3pp (20% → 10.7%)
▼OnPay -7.2pp (42.9% → 35.7%)
▼ADP -7.2pp (42.9% → 35.7%)
▼Deel -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
▼QuickBooks -4.3pp (40% → 35.7%)
▼Remote -4.3pp (25.7% → 21.4%)
▲Wise +2.9pp (11.4% → 14.3%)
▼Patriot -2.8pp (31.4% → 28.6%)
▼Homebase -2.1pp (20% → 17.9%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

▲OnPay moved #5 → #3
▼ADP moved #3 → #4
▼QuickBooks moved #4 → #5
▲Homebase moved #10 → #9
▼Paychex moved #9 → #10
▼Rippling -9.1pp (54.8% → 45.7%)
▼QuickBooks -2.9pp (42.9% → 40%)
▼Gusto -2.4pp (59.5% → 57.1%)
▲OnPay +2.4pp (40.5% → 42.9%)
▼ADP -2.3pp (45.2% → 42.9%)
▼Deel -1.4pp (35.7% → 34.3%)
▼Paychex -1.4pp (21.4% → 20%)
▲Homebase +1pp (19% → 20%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲QuickBooks moved #5 → #4
▼OnPay moved #4 → #5
▼OnPay -8.5pp (49% → 40.5%)
▼ADP -5.8pp (51% → 45.2%)
▼Deel -5.1pp (40.8% → 35.7%)
▼Remote -4.4pp (30.6% → 26.2%)
▼Gusto -3.8pp (63.3% → 59.5%)
▼Patriot -3.7pp (34.7% → 31%)
▼Rippling -2.3pp (57.1% → 54.8%)
▼Paychex -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 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.

▲ INHomebase entered the top 10 (#15 → #10)
▼ OUTMultiplier left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Homebase moved #15 → #10
▲Patriot moved #8 → #7
▼Remote moved #7 → #8
▼Multiplier moved #10 → #11
▼Gusto -11pp (74.3% → 63.3%)
▼Remote -9.4pp (40% → 30.6%)
▼ADP -9pp (60% → 51%)
▼Rippling -8.6pp (65.7% → 57.1%)
▼Multiplier -7.3pp (25.7% → 18.4%)
▼Paychex -6.2pp (28.6% → 22.4%)
▼Deel -4.9pp (45.7% → 40.8%)
▲Homebase +4.1pp (14.3% → 18.4%)
▼QuickBooks -2.8pp (45.7% → 42.9%)

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

▲ INMultiplier entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTPapaya Global left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Multiplier moved #14 → #10
▲Rippling moved #3 → #2
▼ADP moved #2 → #3
▼Papaya Global moved #10 → #11
▲Multiplier +7.3pp (18.4% → 25.7%)
▲Remote +5.3pp (34.7% → 40%)
▼ADP -3.3pp (63.3% → 60%)
▲Deel +2.8pp (42.9% → 45.7%)
▲Rippling +2.4pp (63.3% → 65.7%)
▼OnPay -2.4pp (51% → 48.6%)
▼Gusto -1.2pp (75.5% → 74.3%)
▼QuickBooks -1.2pp (46.9% → 45.7%)

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

No change above the noise floor.

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

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 5, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 4, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Gusto46.4%
#2QuickBooks35.7%
#3OnPay35.7%
#4Rippling35.7%
#5ADP35.7%
#6Patriot28.6%
#7Deel28.6%
#8Remote21.4%
#9Homebase17.9%
#10Wise14.3%

Aug 28, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto57.1%
#2Rippling45.7%
#3OnPay42.9%
#4ADP42.9%
#5QuickBooks40%
#6Deel34.3%
#7Patriot31.4%
#8Remote25.7%
#9Homebase20%
#10Paychex20%

Aug 27, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto57.1%
#2Rippling45.7%
#3OnPay42.9%
#4ADP42.9%
#5QuickBooks40%
#6Deel34.3%
#7Patriot31.4%
#8Remote25.7%
#9Homebase20%
#10Paychex20%

Aug 26, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto57.1%
#2Rippling45.7%
#3OnPay42.9%
#4ADP42.9%
#5QuickBooks40%
#6Deel34.3%
#7Patriot31.4%
#8Remote25.7%
#9Homebase20%
#10Paychex20%

Aug 25, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto57.1%
#2Rippling45.7%
#3OnPay42.9%
#4ADP42.9%
#5QuickBooks40%
#6Deel34.3%
#7Patriot31.4%
#8Remote25.7%
#9Homebase20%
#10Paychex20%

Aug 24, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto59.5%
#2Rippling54.8%
#3ADP45.2%
#4QuickBooks42.9%
#5OnPay40.5%
#6Deel35.7%
#7Patriot31%
#8Remote26.2%
#9Paychex21.4%
#10Homebase19%

Aug 23, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto59.5%
#2Rippling54.8%
#3ADP45.2%
#4QuickBooks42.9%
#5OnPay40.5%
#6Deel35.7%
#7Patriot31%
#8Remote26.2%
#9Paychex21.4%
#10Homebase19%

Aug 22, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Gusto63.3%
#2Rippling57.1%
#3ADP51%
#4OnPay49%
#5QuickBooks42.9%
#6Deel40.8%
#7Patriot34.7%
#8Remote30.6%
#9Paychex22.4%
#10Homebase18.4%

Aug 21, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Gusto74.3%
#2Rippling65.7%
#3ADP60%
#4OnPay48.6%
#5QuickBooks45.7%
#6Deel45.7%
#7Remote40%
#8Patriot34.3%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Multiplier25.7%

Aug 20, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Gusto74.3%
#2Rippling65.7%
#3ADP60%
#4OnPay48.6%
#5QuickBooks45.7%
#6Deel45.7%
#7Remote40%
#8Patriot34.3%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Multiplier25.7%

Aug 19, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Gusto74.3%
#2Rippling65.7%
#3ADP60%
#4OnPay48.6%
#5QuickBooks45.7%
#6Deel45.7%
#7Remote40%
#8Patriot34.3%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Multiplier25.7%

Aug 18, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Gusto75.5%
#2ADP63.3%
#3Rippling63.3%
#4OnPay51%
#5QuickBooks46.9%
#6Deel42.9%
#7Remote34.7%
#8Patriot34.7%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Papaya Global22.4%

Aug 17, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Gusto75.5%
#2ADP63.3%
#3Rippling63.3%
#4OnPay51%
#5QuickBooks46.9%
#6Deel42.9%
#7Remote34.7%
#8Patriot34.7%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Papaya Global22.4%

Aug 16, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Gusto75.5%
#2ADP63.3%
#3Rippling63.3%
#4OnPay51%
#5QuickBooks46.9%
#6Deel42.9%
#7Remote34.7%
#8Patriot34.7%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Papaya Global22.4%

Aug 15, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Gusto75.5%
#2ADP63.3%
#3Rippling63.3%
#4OnPay51%
#5QuickBooks46.9%
#6Deel42.9%
#7Remote34.7%
#8Patriot34.7%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Papaya Global22.4%

Aug 14, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Gusto75.5%
#2ADP63.3%
#3Rippling63.3%
#4OnPay51%
#5QuickBooks46.9%
#6Deel42.9%
#7Remote34.7%
#8Patriot34.7%
#9Paychex28.6%
#10Papaya Global22.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/payroll-software/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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