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

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

Leader

Deel

62Heralded Score, range 49–73

Where engines disagree most

Safeguard Global

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, 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 62 , range 49–73 62#1
62
  • : score 62 · #1
75% 22% None First reading
2 Remote US New entry 51 , range 43–66 51#2
51
  • : score 51 · #2
61% 18% None First reading
3 Oyster US New entry 43 , range 36–54 43#3
43
  • : score 43 · #3
48% 11% None First reading
4 Rippling US New entry 34 , range 18–43 34#4
34
  • : score 34 · #4
26% 9% None First reading
5 RemoFirst US New entry 23 , range 7–37 23#5
23
  • : score 23 · #5
14% 8% None First reading
6 Multiplier SG New entry 23 , range 7–37 23#6
23
  • : score 23 · #6
15% 7% None First reading
7 Papaya Global IL New entry 20 , range 6–37 20#7
20
  • : score 20 · #7
13% 8% None First reading
8 Atlas US New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#8
7
  • : score 7 · #8
11% 0% None First reading
9 Safeguard Global US New entry 6 , range 3–31 6#9
6
  • : score 6 · #9
9% 0% None First reading
10 G-P US New entry 4 , range 1–24 4#10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
6% 0% 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 obsbusiness.school Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
¿Cuáles son los mejores servicios de Employer of Record para contratar en el extranjero? Spanish Deel
Contratar empleados en otro país sin tener una entidad local Spanish No brand recommended
¿Cómo puede una startup contratar legalmente a un desarrollador en otro país? Spanish No brand recommended
¿Cómo puedo pagar y ofrecer prestaciones a empleados en el extranjero? Spanish No brand recommended
Employer of Record o crear una entidad local para contratar internacionalmente Spanish No brand recommended
Employer of Record o contratar autónomos para equipos remotos Spanish No brand recommended
Alternativas a abrir una filial para contratar en el extranjero Spanish No brand recommended
Alternativas a pagar a empleados internacionales como autónomos Spanish Papaya Global
Dirijo una empresa de software de 30 personas y quiero contratar a dos ingenieros en otro país. ¿Qué servicio debería utilizar? Spanish Deel
Dirijo Recursos Humanos en una empresa con empleados remotos en varios países y necesito contratos y nóminas que cumplan la normativa. Spanish No brand recommended

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