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title: "Deel vs Paychex: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Deel or Paychex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payroll services 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 Paychex: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Deel or Paychex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payroll services 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 Paychex
- **Competitive set**: Payroll services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Deel Share of Search**: 16.1%
- **Paychex Share of Search**: 45.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Deel or Paychex?

- In August 2026, Paychex had more branded searches than Deel among payroll services worldwide. Paychex was estimated to have 922K branded searches compared to Deel’s 323K, and held a 45.9% Share of Search versus Deel’s 16.1%.
- Paychex was ahead of Deel 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 services worldwide moved from 14.5% to 16.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 319K to 323K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Paychex’s estimated Share of Search among payroll services worldwide moved from 45.7% to 45.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 922K.

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

- Paychex’s estimated Share of Search among payroll services worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 40.7% to 45.9% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Deel estimated searches | Deel Share of Search | Deel rank | Paychex estimated searches | Paychex Share of Search | Paychex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 319K | 14.5% | 3 | 1M | 45.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 319K | 16.8% | 3 | 823K | 43.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 319K | 14.6% | 3 | 1M | 46.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 320K | 13.1% | 3 | 1.2M | 50.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 320K | 14.8% | 3 | 1M | 46.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 322K | 15.1% | 3 | 924K | 43.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 321K | 15.5% | 3 | 923K | 44.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 485K | 24% | 2 | 822K | 40.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 321K | 15.7% | 3 | 922K | 45.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 320K | 15.8% | 3 | 922K | 45.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 323K | 16.1% | 3 | 922K | 45.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deel’s and Paychex’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.
- **Paychex**: Measured on the search terms “Paychex”, “Paychex Flex”, “paychex hr”, “paychex payroll”, “paychex payroll services” and “paychex pricing”, summed into one figure.

- [Deel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/deel)
- [Paychex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paychex)
- [All payroll services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/payroll-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Paychex?

In August 2026, Paychex had more branded searches than Deel among payroll services worldwide. Paychex was estimated to have 922K branded searches compared to Deel’s 323K, and held a 45.9% Share of Search versus Deel’s 16.1%.

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