# What are the most popular payroll software options?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I wasn’t originally trying to find the “best” tool, just trying to see what people actually use long term, which got me into looking at the most popular payroll software options.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">What stood out is that popularity seems to come from consistency, not just features.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Across<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/payroll"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/payroll"><strong>payroll</strong></a>:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/gusto/reviews"><strong>Gusto</strong></a> and<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/run-powered-by-adp/reviews"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/run-powered-by-adp/reviews"><strong>RUN Powered by ADP</strong></a> show up everywhere for small and mid-sized teams</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/rippling/reviews"><strong>Rippling</strong></a> is getting picked up by teams that want everything connected</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/adp-workforce-now/reviews"><strong>Workforce Now</strong></a> comes up more in structured orgs</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/deel/reviews"><strong>Deel Payroll</strong></a> is common with distributed teams</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/paylocity/reviews"><strong>Paylocity</strong></a> seems like a steady middle-ground choice</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Feels like people stick with tools that don’t give them a reason to switch.</p><ul>
<li>Did you go with something popular or something niche?</li>
<li>Did that choice hold up over time?</li>
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