Leader
30Heralded Score, range 18–48
The most visible HR and payroll tools in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
34citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 30 , range 18–48 | 31#2 | 27#1 | 30
| 15% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 24 , range 13–47 | 30#3 | 13#3 | 24
| 13% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 23 , range 20–50 | 34#1 | 4#20 | 23
| 15% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 18 , range 10–47 | 26#4 | 5#14 | 18
| 11% | 5% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 16 , range 8–46 | 22#5 | 6#6 | 16
| 11% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 11 , range 6–40 | 10#7 | 14#2 | 11
| 8% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 9 , range 5–42 | 12#6 | 5#11 | 9
| 8% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 6 , range 3–33 | 7#12 | 6#9 | 6
| 5% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–37 | 9#8 | 2#45 | 6
| 7% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–35 | 8#10 | 3#23 | 6
| 6% | 2% | | 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 | | Vendor site | 3.6% | 4 of 4 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 4 of 4 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 2.6% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 1.0% | 1 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 2 of 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 3 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Gestión manual del personal frente a software de recursos humanos para empresas medianas | Spanish | |
| ¿Qué alternativas hay a las hojas de cálculo para llevar el control de los empleados? | Spanish | |
| ¿Qué alternativas hay para calcular las nóminas manualmente en una pequeña empresa? | Spanish | No brand recommended |
| Tengo una empresa con 10 empleados. ¿Cómo puedo gestionar las nóminas y los días libres? | Spanish | |
| Dirijo un equipo de recursos humanos y necesito controlar el tiempo de trabajo de 200 empleados. ¿Qué opciones tengo? | Spanish | |
| best hr and payroll software for small businesses | English | |
| pay employees and manage hr for small businesses | English | |
| how can a small business pay employees and manage hr | English | |
| how to run payroll and keep employee records up to date | English | No brand recommended |
| payroll software vs hr software for small businesses | English | |
Each engine's top three
Related leaderboards
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.