# 6 HR and payroll vendors in AI answers Every vendor and figure on this page comes from the AEO Index, Q3 2026 edition. 6 HR and payroll vendors ranked by AI answer share, the share of 384 HR and payroll answers (16 prompts, 6 engines, 4 runs) that name each: median 28%, a spread of 54 percentage points from first to last, led by Ambrel (58%), Tavlin (54%) and Vennor (29%). Last reviewed October 2, 2026. Ranked by AI answer share: answers naming the vendor divided by the 384 answers to HR and payroll prompts (16 prompts x 6 engines x 4 runs). Equal counts share a rank. | Rank | Vendor | AI answer share | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Ambrel | 58% (222 of 384 answers) | | 2 | Tavlin | 54% (207 of 384 answers) | | 3 | Vennor | 29% (111 of 384 answers) | | 4 | Morvex | 28% (107 of 384 answers) | | 5 | Sorvio | 27% (102 of 384 answers) | | 6 | Tobrik | 4% (16 of 384 answers) | Rows removed before ranking: 0 duplicate vendor records, 29 vendors from other categories named in these answers, and 0 HR and payroll vendors never named in them. ## FAQ ### Which HR and payroll vendors do AI engines name most often? [#hr-and-payroll-top](https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/hr-and-payroll#hr-and-payroll-top) Ambrel (58%), Tavlin (54%) and Vennor (29%) are the HR and payroll vendors AI engines name most often, by share of 384 HR and payroll answers naming each (6 vendors ranked, median 28%). Ambrel's 58% is more than double the median share of 28%. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. Source: The AEO Index, Q3 2026 edition. ### How is the HR and payroll vendor ranking calculated? [#hr-and-payroll-ranked-by](https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/hr-and-payroll#hr-and-payroll-ranked-by) HR and payroll vendors are ranked by AI answer share: the answers that name a vendor divided by the 384 answers to HR and payroll prompts (16 prompts x 6 engines x 4 runs). Each vendor counts at most once per answer, and vendors with equal counts share a rank. Source: The AEO Index, Q3 2026 edition. ### Which HR and payroll vendors are included, and which are left out? [#hr-and-payroll-gate](https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/hr-and-payroll#hr-and-payroll-gate) A vendor is listed only when its record is in the HR and payroll category and at least one AI answer to the HR and payroll prompts names it: 6 of 6 HR and payroll vendors qualify. 29 vendors from other categories named in these answers are left out. A category page is published only when at least 2 vendors qualify. Source: The AEO Index, Q3 2026 edition. ### How often do AI answers cite HR and payroll vendors as sources? [#hr-and-payroll-citations](https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/hr-and-payroll#hr-and-payroll-citations) 109 of 384 HR and payroll AI answers (28%) cite at least one listed HR and payroll vendor as a source. Tavlin is cited most often, in 50 of those answers. Last reviewed October 2, 2026. Source: The AEO Index, Q3 2026 edition. ## Other categories in B2B SaaS - CRM (6 vendors): https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/crm - Customer support (6 vendors): https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/customer-support - Data warehouse (6 vendors): https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/data-warehouse - Product analytics (6 vendors): https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/product-analytics - Project management (6 vendors): https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories/project-management ## More - All categories: https://www.theaeocompany.co/categories - 36 B2B SaaS Brands Ranked by AI Answer Share (2026): https://www.theaeocompany.co/lists/b2b-saas-ai-answer-share