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

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

Leader

Deel

47Heralded Score, range 32–73

Most cited source

europa.eu

22citations

From 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
1 Deel US New entry 47 , range 32–73 65#2 16#1
47
  • : score 47 · #1
47% 19% First reading
2 Remote US New entry 46 , range 32–74 65#1 13= #3
46
  • : score 46 · #2
43% 23% First reading
3 Oyster US New entry 30 , range 23–61 44#3 7#6
30
  • : score 30 · #3
33% 7% First reading
4 Rippling US New entry 26 , range 11–53 34#4 13= #3
26
  • : score 26 · #4
15% 8% First reading
5 Papaya Global IL New entry 25 , range 6–51 31#6 15#2
25
  • : score 25 · #5
12% 7% First reading
6 Multiplier SG New entry 22 , range 6–51 31#5 7#7
22
  • : score 22 · #6
13% 6% First reading
7 RemoFirst US New entry 13 , range 4–43 19#8 4#8
13
  • : score 13 · #7
8% 5% First reading
8 Atlas US New entry 13 , range 5–36 20#7 0= #12
13
  • : score 13 · #8
13% 0% None First reading
9 Boundless IE New entry 5 , range 1–38 5#9 4#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
6% 0% None First reading
– G-P US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #12
–
  • : Unranked
0% 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 10.0% 1 of 4 17 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 8.3% 2 of 4 7 Not read
3 dupple.com Media 5.0% 2 of 4 2 10
4 globaleorservices.org Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read
5 hr.software Review site 5.0% 1 of 4 2 4
6 linkedin.com Social 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
7 teamed.global Vendor site 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
8 valueaddvc.com Directory 6.7% 3 of 4 4 Not read
9 employsome.com Directory 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read
10 facebook.com Social 5.0% 2 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Care sunt cele mai bune servicii Employer of Record pentru angajări în străinătate? Romanian Remote and Rippling, tied
Angajarea de personal în altă țară fără o entitate locală Romanian No brand recommended
Cum poate un startup să angajeze legal un programator din altă țară? Romanian Remote
Cum pot plăti angajații din străinătate și cum le pot oferi beneficii? Romanian No brand recommended
Employer of Record sau înființarea unei entități locale pentru angajări internaționale Romanian Papaya Global
Employer of Record sau colaboratori pentru echipe la distanță Romanian Deel, Oyster and Remote, tied
Alternative la deschiderea unei filiale pentru a angaja în străinătate Romanian No brand recommended
Alternative la plata angajaților internaționali ca freelanceri Romanian Deel
Conduc o companie de software cu 30 de angajați și vreau să recrutez doi ingineri din altă țară. Ce serviciu ar trebui să folosesc? Romanian Deel and Remote, tied
Coordonez departamentul de resurse umane al unei companii cu angajați la distanță în mai multe țări și am nevoie de contracte și servicii de salarizare conforme cu legislația. Romanian 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