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title: "Deel vs Papaya Global: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Deel or Papaya Global? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the payroll platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Deel vs Papaya Global: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Deel or Papaya Global? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the payroll platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Deel and Papaya Global
- **Competitive set**: payroll platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Deel Share of Search**: 86.1%
- **Papaya Global Share of Search**: 2.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Deel or Papaya Global?

- In August 2026, Deel had more branded searches than Papaya Global among payroll platforms worldwide. Deel was estimated to have 323K branded searches compared to Papaya Global’s 11K, and held an 86.1% Share of Search versus Papaya Global’s 2.9%.
- Deel was ahead of Papaya Global in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Deel’s estimated Share of Search among payroll platforms worldwide moved from 82.9% to 86.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 319K to 323K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Papaya Global’s estimated Share of Search among payroll platforms worldwide moved from 3% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.4K to 11K.

## How did search popularity change for payroll platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Deel lost estimated Share of Search among payroll platforms worldwide, from 86.8% to 86.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Deel estimated searches | Deel Share of Search | Deel rank | Papaya Global estimated searches | Papaya Global Share of Search | Papaya Global rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 319K | 82.9% | 1 | 11.4K | 3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 319K | 84.7% | 1 | 11.4K | 3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 319K | 86.7% | 1 | 9.2K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 320K | 85.5% | 1 | 13.7K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 320K | 87.1% | 1 | 11.6K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 322K | 85.7% | 1 | 11.3K | 3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 321K | 86.1% | 1 | 11.2K | 3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 485K | 90.2% | 1 | 11.2K | 2.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 321K | 86.7% | 1 | 11.1K | 3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 320K | 86.8% | 1 | 11.1K | 3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 323K | 86.1% | 1 | 11K | 2.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deel’s and Papaya Global’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Deel**: Measured on the search terms “Deel”, “deel app”, “deel com”, “deel company”, “deel contractor management”, “deel contractors”, “deel cost”, “deel costs”, “deel demo”, “deel employer of record”, “deel eor”, “deel global payroll”, “deel hr”, “deel hr company”, “deel payroll”, “deel prices”, “deel pricing”, “deel software”, “deel website”, “deel.com”, “global payroll deel”, “let's deel”, “letsdeel” and “payroll deel”, summed into one figure.
- **Papaya Global**: Measured on the search terms “global papaya”, “papaya employment”, “papaya eor”, “Papaya Global”, “papaya global app”, “papaya global company”, “papaya global eor”, “papaya global global payroll”, “papaya global inc”, “papaya global payroll”, “papaya global pricing”, “papaya hr”, “papaya payroll”, “papayaglobal” and “papayaglobal com”, summed into one figure.

- [Deel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/deel)
- [Papaya Global profile](/demand/global-en/brands/papaya-global)
- [All payroll platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/global-payroll-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Deel or Papaya Global?

In August 2026, Deel had more branded searches than Papaya Global among payroll platforms worldwide. Deel was estimated to have 323K branded searches compared to Papaya Global’s 11K, and held an 86.1% Share of Search versus Papaya Global’s 2.9%.

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