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

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

Leader

Deel

54Heralded Score, range 44–68

Most cited source

reddit.com

7citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

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

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Deel US New entry 54 , range 44–68 54#1
54
  • : score 54 · #1
63% 21% None First reading
2 Remote US New entry 50 , range 42–65 50#2
50
  • : score 50 · #2
58% 20% None First reading
3 Oyster US New entry 36 , range 30–45 36#3
36
  • : score 36 · #3
34% 7% None First reading
4 Rippling US New entry 34 , range 21–44 34#4
34
  • : score 34 · #4
25% 11% None First reading
5 Papaya Global IL New entry 30 , range 8–39 30#5
30
  • : score 30 · #5
16% 9% None First reading
6 RemoFirst US New entry 21 , range 6–37 21#6
21
  • : score 21 · #6
13% 8% None First reading
7 Multiplier SG New entry 19 , range 6–36 19#7
19
  • : score 19 · #7
14% 6% None First reading
8 Atlas US New entry 6 , range 2–31 6#8
6
  • : score 6 · #8
9% 0% None First reading
9 WorkMotion DE New entry 5 , range 2–31 5#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
5% 4% None First reading
10 G-P US New entry 5 , range 2–30 5#10
5
  • : score 5 · #10
7% 1% None 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 gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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 reddit.com Community 10.0% 2 of 4 5 Not read
2 kliemt.blog Community 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
3 quora.com Community 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
4 remoteworkeurope.eu Community 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
5 unstop.com Community 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Welche Employer-of-Record-Anbieter eignen sich am besten, um Mitarbeiter im Ausland einzustellen? German Multiplier and Remote, tied
Mitarbeiter im Ausland einstellen, ohne eine lokale Niederlassung zu gründen German No brand recommended
Wie kann ein Start-up legal einen Entwickler im Ausland einstellen? German No brand recommended
Wie kann ich Mitarbeiter im Ausland bezahlen und ihnen Benefits bieten? German No brand recommended
Employer of Record oder eigene Niederlassung für die internationale Einstellung von Mitarbeitern? German No brand recommended
Employer of Record oder freie Mitarbeiter für Remote-Teams? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen gibt es zur Gründung einer Tochtergesellschaft, um Mitarbeiter im Ausland einzustellen? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, internationale Mitarbeiter als Freelancer zu bezahlen? German No brand recommended
Ich leite ein Softwareunternehmen mit 30 Mitarbeitern und möchte zwei Entwickler im Ausland einstellen. Welchen Anbieter sollte ich nutzen? German Deel and Remote, tied
Ich leite die Personalabteilung eines Unternehmens mit Remote-Mitarbeitern in mehreren Ländern und brauche rechtssichere Arbeitsverträge und eine zuverlässige Lohnabrechnung. German 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