# What PEO Providers are most trusted by small business founders and owners, based on verified user reviews?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey G2 users, a founder handing over payroll and compliance to a <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/peo-providers">PEO Provider</a> is making a trust bet with real consequences if it goes wrong, so it's worth grounding this in verified review data rather than marketing claims.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"><strong>Rippling</strong>, <strong>Deel Hire</strong>, and <strong>TriNet PEO</strong> came up the most. Here's the fuller list:</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/rippling/reviews"><strong>Rippling</strong></a><strong>:</strong> 4.8 stars across 13,402 reviews, the largest and highest-rated sample here, unifying HR, IT, and finance so a founder isn't juggling separate systems.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/deel-hire/reviews"><strong>Deel Hire</strong></a><strong>:</strong> 4.8 stars across 6,088 reviews; matches Rippling's rating. Its US PEO sits alongside global EOR and contractor management for founders hiring beyond one country.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/trinet-peo/reviews"><strong>TriNet PEO</strong></a><strong>:</strong> 4.2 stars across 2,035 reviews, over 30 years specifically serving small and midsize businesses with a dedicated HR professional relationship model.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/remote/reviews"><strong>Remote</strong></a><strong>:</strong> 4.5 stars across 4,980 reviews, positions itself as a strategic partner rather than just a vendor, with compliance built in as a non-negotiable.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/oyster-oyster/reviews"><strong>Oyster</strong></a><strong>:</strong> 4.4 stars across 1,591 reviews, the only B Corp-certified global employment provider in this list, with transparent pricing and no surprise offboarding fees.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Founders who've actually switched PEOs after a bad first choice, what specifically triggered the switch?</p>

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- Posted at: 19 days ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

Rippling and Justworks are both heavily reviewed and well-rated, with Rippling standing out for combining PEO services with broader HR and IT tooling, and Justworks specifically favored by small business founders for its approachable, transparent pricing model.

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- Posted at: 9 days ago





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