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The most visible HR and payroll tools in France, October 2026

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

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Leader

PayFit

49%of answers name it

Where engines disagree most

Lucca

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 Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 PayFit FR New entry 47 , range 39–61
47
  • : score 47 · #1
 49% 21% First reading
2 Lucca FR New entry 38 , range 31–48
38
  • : score 38 · #2
 33% 12% First reading
3 Silae New entry 36 , range 29–45
36
  • : score 36 · #3
 32% 9% First reading
4 Gusto US New entry 35 , range 22–44
35
  • : score 35 · #4
 22% 15% First reading
5 Factorial ES New entry 31 , range 10–39
31
  • : score 31 · #5
 23% 5% None First reading
6 Rippling US New entry 29 , range 8–39
29
  • : score 29 · #6
 17% 8% None First reading
7 BambooHR US New entry 27 , range 7–38
27
  • : score 27 · #7
 16% 8% None First reading
8 ADP RUN US New entry 17 , range 6–36
17
  • : score 17 · #8
 15% 3% None First reading
9 Skello New entry 13 , range 5–34
13
  • : score 13 · #9
 15% 1% None First reading
10 Cegid FR New entry 12 , range 5–34
12
  • : score 12 · #10
 14% 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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 logicielrh.fr Review site 5.0% 1 of 4 2 12
2 capterra.com Review site 5.0% 3 of 4 1 7
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8 lafabriquedunet.fr Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best hr and payroll software for small businesses English Gusto
pay employees and manage hr for small businesses English ADP RUN, Factorial, Gusto, Intuit QuickBooks Workforce Payroll + Simple Start, Lucca, OnPay, PayFit, QuickBooks Online Payroll Elite, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling and Square, tied
how can a small business pay employees and manage hr English Gusto
how to run payroll and keep employee records up to date English No brand recommended
payroll software vs hr software for small businesses English Gusto

Each engine's top three

Method

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