The most visible employer of record services in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Remote

49Heralded Score, range 35–64

Most cited source

europa.eu

112citations

From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Boundless

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 Velocity Global US New entry 3 , range 1–27 1#11 6#8
3
  • : score 3 · #11
1% 0% First reading
12 Playroll ZA New entry 1 , range 1–19 1#12 1#14
1
  • : score 1 · #12
1% 0% First reading
– Omnipresent GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 3#12
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Skuad SG Unranked Too few answers Not measured 6#9
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 europa.eu Regulator 9.0% 2 of 4 43 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 9.8% 3 of 4 32 Not read
3 reddit.com Community 7.4% 4 of 4 22 9
4 remotepass.com Vendor site 6.9% 4 of 4 9 4
5 peoplemanagingpeople.com Media 6.4% 3 of 4 17 6
6 teamed.global Vendor site 7.1% 3 of 4 15 7
7 workmotion.com Vendor site 6.7% 4 of 4 11 10
8 gov.uk Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 12 Not read
9 linkedin.com Social 5.2% 2 of 4 19 Not read
10 dupple.com Media 4.3% 3 of 4 2 8

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quels sont les meilleurs services d’employer of record pour recruter à l’étranger ? French Deel, G-P, Multiplier, Oyster, Papaya Global and Remote, tied
Recruter des salariés dans un autre pays sans y créer d’entité locale French Deel
Comment une startup peut-elle recruter légalement un développeur dans un autre pays ? French No brand recommended
Comment rémunérer des salariés à l’étranger et leur proposer des avantages sociaux ? French No brand recommended
Employer of record ou création d’une entité locale pour recruter à l’international French No brand recommended
Employer of record ou recrutement de freelances pour des équipes à distance French Deel
Quelles sont les alternatives à la création d’une filiale pour recruter à l’étranger ? French No brand recommended
Quelles sont les alternatives au paiement des salariés à l’international comme freelances ? French Deel, Papaya Global and Remote, tied
Je dirige une entreprise de logiciels de 30 personnes et je souhaite recruter deux ingénieurs dans un autre pays. Quel service choisir ? French Deel and Remote, tied
Je dirige les RH d’une entreprise qui compte des employés à distance dans plusieurs pays et j’ai besoin de contrats et d’une paie conformes à la réglementation. French Deel, Papaya Global and Remote, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured