HR & Recruiting Prompt

“Best payroll and HR software for startups”

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this hr & recruiting question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Aug 15

AI Models

Snapshots

Brands Detected

Sources Cited

59 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best payroll and HR software for startups”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Aug 15

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend Rippling

ChatGPT

Claude

DeepSeek

Ddeepseek-chat

Gemini

Ggemini-3-flash

Ggpt-5

Grok

Ggrok-4-1-fast

Perplexity

Brand	ChatGPT	Claude	DeepSeek	Ddeepseek-chat	Gemini	Ggemini-3-flash	Ggpt-5	Grok	Ggrok-4-1-fast	Perplexity	Total
Rippling											10/10
Deel											9/10
Gusto											9/10
Teams											8/10
Remote											7/10
Justworks											6/10
BambooHR											5/10
HRIS											5/10
ADP											5/10
On											4/10
ADP RUN											4/10
G2											4/10
OnPay											4/10
Slack											3/10
Capterra											3/10
Ease											3/10
Paychex											3/10
QuickBooks											3/10
Sync											2/10
Gold											2/10
Google											2/10
Workers											2/10
OpenAI											2/10
Forbes											2/10
QuickBooks Payroll											2/10
forbes.com											2/10
Accurate											1/10
HiBob											1/10
Aetna											1/10
GitHub											1/10
Google Workspace											1/10
PDF											1/10
Forbes Advisor											1/10
HelpDesk											1/10
CAP											1/10
Paychex Flex											1/10
Wave											1/10
Wave Payroll											1/10
Zoho											1/10
Zoho Books											1/10
Docs											1/10
CLEAR											1/10
Deel PEO											1/10
Intuit											1/10
Justworks PEO											1/10
Later											1/10
NetSuite											1/10
QuickBooks Online											1/10
Target											1/10
TechRadar											1/10
Xero											1/10
quickbooks.intuit.com											1/10
techradar.com											1/10
PCMag											1/10
Square											1/10
Square Payroll											1/10
pcmag.com											1/10
Paylocity											1/10
Trustpilot											1/10

Key Quotes

Claude

“With automated tax filing, employee self-service, and seamless compliance support in all 50 states, Gusto lets founders and lean teams focus on growth while taking care of their people.”

Ddeepseek-chat

“For larger or globally distributed teams, integrated platforms like Rippling or Deel make more sense.”

DeepSeek

“Rippling – Best for All-in-One Automation (Payroll, Benefits, IT, Compliance) Rippling is designed to help lean startup teams do more with less by handling payroll, benefits, compliance, and even IT device management from one platform.”

Ggemini-3-flash

“The "Big Three" for startups remain Gusto, Rippling, and Deel, but several specialized players have gained ground for specific needs.”

Gemini

“Deel: Best for International Hiring & Remote Global Teams If your startup is building a distributed team across borders, Deel is the industry leader.”

HR & Recruiting brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandModelsScoreTrend

1Rippling

10/10↑1

2Gusto

9/10↓1

3Deel

9/10↓1

4Teams

8/10↑3

5Remote

7/10↑1

6Justworks

6/10↑2

7ADP

5/10↑1

8BambooHR

5/10↓1

9HRIS

5/10↓1

10OnPay

4/10↓2

11On

4/10↑4

12ADP RUN

4/10↑1

13G2

4/10↑1

14QuickBooks

3/10↓5

15Capterra

3/10—

16Ease

3/10—

17Paychex

3/10↑1

18Slack

3/10↓1

19Workers

2/10↑1

20Forbes

2/10—

21Sync

2/10↑2

22QuickBooks Payroll

2/10↓1

23forbes.com

2/10—

24OpenAI

2/10—

25Gold

2/10↑1

26Google

2/10↑2

27NetSuite

1/10↑1

28Docs

1/10↑1

29Deel PEO

1/10↑1

30PCMag

1/10↑1

31PDF

1/10—

32quickbooks.intuit.com

1/10↑1

33Paychex Flex

1/10↑1

34Paylocity

1/10—

35CLEAR

1/10—

36QuickBooks Online

1/10↑1

37CAP

1/10↓1

38Aetna

1/10↑1

39techradar.com

1/10↑1

40Square

1/10—

41Square Payroll

1/10—

42Target

1/10↑1

43Accurate

1/10↑1

44TechRadar

1/10↑1

45Trustpilot

1/10—

46Wave

1/10↓2

47Wave Payroll

1/10↓1

48Xero

1/10↓3

49Google Workspace

1/10↑1

50Zoho Books

1/10↑1

51pcmag.com

1/10↑1

52Zoho

1/10↑1

53GitHub

1/10—

54Forbes Advisor

1/10↑1

55HelpDesk

1/10↑1

56HiBob

1/10—

57Intuit

1/10—

58Justworks PEO

1/10—

59Later

1/10—

HR & Recruiting brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Aug 15

ChatGPT started mentioning On

Aug 15

ChatGPT stopped mentioning QuickBooks Payroll

Aug 15

ChatGPT stopped mentioning QuickBooks

Aug 15

ChatGPT stopped mentioning BambooHR

Aug 15

ChatGPT stopped mentioning Intuit

Aug 15

ChatGPT removed citation bamboohr.com

Aug 15

ChatGPT removed citation investors.intuit.com

Aug 15

ChatGPT rank changed for Rippling

Aug 15

ChatGPT rank changed for Deel

Aug 15

ChatGPT rank changed for ADP

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

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Frequently asked questions

Rippling ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Gusto, Deel, Teams.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 48 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include rippling.com, gusto.com, karllhughes.com.

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“Best payroll and HR software for startups”

What AI models recommend

Key Quotes

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HR & Recruiting brand visibility over time

What changed and when

Where AI models get their sources

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