Leader
73%of answers name it
The most visible HR and payroll tools, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Heralded Score | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 76 , range 63–84 | 73% | 54% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | 68 , range 51–78 | 62% | 47% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | 54 , range 42–70 | 53% | 31% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | 42 , range 33–55 | 31% | 25% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | 33 , range 15–44 | 23% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | 25 , range 6–39 | 11% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | 24 , range 6–39 | 15% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | 22 , range 6–38 | 12% | 9% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | 16 , range 5–37 | 9% | 9% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | 11 , range 4–35 | 11% | 5% | 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 12 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 13 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| HR and payroll software with the best support | English | |
| which HR and payroll software do experts recommend | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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Method
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.