Which payroll software is best for small businesses?
Payroll SoftwareNamed in 6 of 6 answers
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Brand profile
An American company founded in 2011, providing a cloud-based platform for payroll, benefits, and HR management.
22 questions · 12 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll Software | #1of 85 | 6 | 425.2 |
| HR & Recruiting Software | #1of 370 | 3 | 231.3 |
| HR Management Systems | #3of 82 | 4 | 247.9 |
| Investment & Brokerage | #23of 78 | 1 | 46.0 |
| Accounting & Tax Services | #51of 90 | 1 | 14.2 |
| Automation Tools | #73of 213 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Fertility Clinics | #76of 138 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Applicant Tracking Systems | #83of 101 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Financial Services | #168of 935 | 1 | 19.4 |
| Finance & Accounting | #202of 303 | 1 | 10.6 |
| E-commerce & Shopping | #440of 544 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Services | #813of 11,598 | 1 | 12.3 |
Brands named in the same answers as Gusto in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Gusto | 36 | Rippling (24), OnPay (21), QuickBooks Payroll (18) |
| Rippling | 27 | Gusto (24), Deel (16), QuickBooks Payroll (12) |
| Deel | 20 | Rippling (16), Gusto (14), Remote (10) |
| OnPay | 24 | Gusto (21), QuickBooks Payroll (16), Square Payroll (16) |
| Patriot Software | 14 | Gusto (12), OnPay (10), Rippling (8) |
| ADP | 13 | Rippling (8), Deel (8), Gusto (7) |
| QuickBooks Payroll | 18 | Gusto (18), OnPay (16), Rippling (12) |
| Remote | 13 | Rippling (11), Deel (10), Gusto (9) |
| ADP RUN | 13 | Gusto (13), QuickBooks Payroll (11), OnPay (10) |
| Square Payroll | 17 | OnPay (16), Gusto (15), QuickBooks Payroll (11) |
| Patriot Payroll | 12 | Gusto (10), OnPay (8), QuickBooks Payroll (5) |
| Dayforce | 9 | UKG (7), Workday (7), ADP (6) |
| Gusto Solo | 3 | Patriot Payroll (3), Roll by ADP (2), OnPay (1) |
| QuickBooks (Desktop/Online) | 6 | QuickBooks Payroll (6), Gusto (6), OnPay (5) |
| Wave Payroll | 4 | Gusto (4), QuickBooks Payroll (3), OnPay (3) |
| Employee Navigator | 5 | Rippling (5), Gusto (4), Forma (3) |
| Papaya Global | 8 | Deel (8), Rippling (5), Dayforce (5) |
| Workday | 7 | UKG (7), Dayforce (7), ADP (5) |
| UKG | 7 | Dayforce (7), Workday (7), ADP (5) |
| QuickBooks Workforce | 7 | Gusto (7), Patriot Payroll (5), OnPay (4) |
| Paycom | 6 | UKG (5), Dayforce (5), Deel (5) |
| Oyster | 5 | Remote (5), Deel (5), Rippling (4) |
| Wave | 4 | QuickBooks Payroll (3), OnPay (3), Rippling (3) |
| Wise | 4 | Remote (4), Rippling (4), Deel (4) |
| Roll by ADP | 4 | Patriot Payroll (4), QuickBooks Workforce (3), Gusto (3) |
| ADP Workforce Now | 4 | Forma (4), Rippling (4), Gusto (4) |
| Justworks | 4 | Deel (4), Forma (3), Remote (3) |
| Workday HCM | 3 | Rippling (3), Employee Navigator (3), ADP (2) |
| Paylocity | 5 | Rippling (4), Deel (4), Gusto (4) |
| Forma | 4 | Rippling (4), ADP Workforce Now (4), Gusto (4) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gusto.com | 36 |
| 2 | adp.com | 24 |
| 3 | rippling.com | 23 |
| 4 | forbes.com | 22 |
| 5 | peoplemanagingpeople.com | 17 |
| 6 | bamboohr.com | 13 |
| 7 | technologyadvice.com | 11 |
| 8 | zapier.com | 11 |
| 9 | equalpaytoday.org | 11 |
| 10 | cnbc.com | 10 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Which HR management systems are best for small businesses? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Which payroll software is best for small businesses? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3What are the best payroll software solutions? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Which HR and recruiting tools are best for small businesses? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Which HRIS platforms offer the best value for money? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6Which HR software offers the best value for money? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7What are the best employee benefits platforms? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8What are the best HR and recruiting software platforms? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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