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

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

Leader

Nmbrs

53Heralded Score, range 43–68

Most cited source

belastingdienst.nl

18citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Employes

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini 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
11 OnPay US New entry 8 , range 3–32 8#11
8
  • : score 8 · #11
7% 4% First reading
12 ADP RUN US New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#12
7
  • : score 7 · #12
9% 2% First reading
13 Shiftbase NL New entry 7 , range 2–32 7#13
7
  • : score 7 · #13
8% 3% None First reading
14 QuickBooks Online Payroll Elite US New entry 7 , range 2–32 7#14
7
  • : score 7 · #14
6% 5% None First reading
15 BambooHR US New entry 7 , range 3–31 7#15
7
  • : score 7 · #15
9% 1% First reading
16 Deel US New entry 7 , range 2–31 7#16
7
  • : score 7 · #16
6% 4% First reading
17 Werktijden.nl NL New entry 5 , range 1–30 5#17
5
  • : score 5 · #17
5% 2% None First reading
18 Paychex Flex US New entry 4 , range 1–26 4#18
4
  • : score 4 · #18
5% 1% None First reading
19 Loon New entry 4 , range 1–24 4#19
4
  • : score 4 · #19
6% 0% First reading
20 Justworks US New entry 3 , range 1–22 3#20
3
  • : score 3 · #20
5% 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
11 kvk.nl Regulator 6.7% 2 of 4 2 Not read
12 peoplemanagingpeople.com Media 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
13 reddit.com Community 6.7% 3 of 4 3 Not read
14 capterra.com Review site 5.0% 3 of 4 1 7
15 clockify.me Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 3 Not read
16 rijksoverheid.nl Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
17 welkhrm.nl Review site 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
18 business-magazine.nl Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 4
19 corporatesoftware.nl Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 5
20 delahayesolutions.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 1 5

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Wat is de beste HR- en salarissoftware voor kleine bedrijven? Dutch Nmbrs
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf het personeel en de salarisadministratie beheren? Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe kan een klein bedrijf de salarissen van medewerkers berekenen? Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe kan ik verlof en gewerkte dagen bijhouden? Dutch No brand recommended
HR-software of spreadsheets voor de salarisadministratie van een klein bedrijf? Dutch Employes, Loket.nl and Nmbrs, tied
Handmatig personeelsbeheer of HR-software voor middelgrote bedrijven? Dutch AFAS Software and Personio, tied
Wat zijn alternatieven voor spreadsheets om medewerkers bij te houden? Dutch AFAS Software and Personio, tied
Wat zijn alternatieven voor het handmatig berekenen van de salarisadministratie voor een klein bedrijf? Dutch SnelStart Salaris
Ik heb een bedrijf met 10 medewerkers. Hoe kan ik de salarisadministratie en het verlof beheren? Dutch Loket.nl and Nmbrs, tied
Ik geef leiding aan een HR-team en zoek tijdregistratie voor 200 medewerkers. Wat zijn mijn opties? Dutch AFAS Software, Dyflexis, Protime, Shiftbase and Werktijden.nl, 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