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

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Deel

41Heralded Score, range 31–72

Most cited source

europa.eu

19citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Oyster

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Omnipresent GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1= #12
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Playroll ZA Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #7
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– RemotePass AE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1= #12
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Safeguard Global US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #7
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Skalis GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 3#6
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Skuad SG Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1= #12
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Velocity Global US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #7
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– WorkMotion DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #7
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  • : Unranked
2% 1% 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 10.0% 1 of 4 12 Not read
2 peoplemanagingpeople.com Media 11.7% 3 of 4 3 8
3 wise.com Vendor site 13.3% 3 of 4 6 3
4 oecd.org Regulator 6.7% 1 of 4 5 Not read
5 service-public.gouv.fr Regulator 10.0% 2 of 4 4 1
6 youtube.com Social 5.0% 1 of 4 7 Not read
7 nativeteams.com Vendor site 8.3% 3 of 4 3 Not read
8 reddit.com Community 6.7% 2 of 4 5 Not read
9 teamed.global Vendor site 8.3% 3 of 4 5 Not read
10 abcportage.fr Consultancy 6.7% 3 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best employer of record services for startups English Deel and Oyster, tied
hire employees abroad without a local entity English Deel, Oyster, Papaya Global and Remote, tied
how to hire remote employees in another country English No brand recommended
how to run international payroll for remote employees English Deel, Papaya Global and Remote, tied
employer of record vs contractor for remote hires English Remote

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