--- title: "RUN Powered by ADP vs Patriot Software: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is RUN Powered by ADP or Patriot Software more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses set in the United States. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/adp-run-vs-patriot-software" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # RUN Powered by ADP vs Patriot Software: Which is searched more in the United States? Is RUN Powered by ADP or Patriot Software more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses set in the United States. 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**: RUN Powered by ADP and Patriot Software - **Competitive set**: HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **RUN Powered by ADP Share of Search**: 53% - **Patriot Software Share of Search**: 8.3% ## Is RUN Powered by ADP or Patriot Software more popular in search? - In September 2026, RUN Powered by ADP had more branded searches than Patriot Software among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States. RUN Powered by ADP had about 179,000 branded searches, while Patriot Software had 28,000. RUN Powered by ADP made up 53% of all HR and payroll software for small and midsize business searches we track, and Patriot Software accounted for 8.3%. - RUN Powered by ADP was ahead of Patriot Software in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RUN Powered by ADP’s share of searches among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States moved from 50.4% to 53%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 179K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Patriot Software’s share of searches among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States moved from 6% to 8.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 21.4K to 28K. ## How did search popularity change for United States HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in September 2026? - In September 2026, Patriot Software overtook OnPay to rank 4th among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States, with 8.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, RUN Powered by ADP gained share of searches among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States, from 51% to 53%. ## Month by month | Month | RUN Powered by ADP estimated searches | RUN Powered by ADP Share of Search | RUN Powered by ADP rank | Patriot Software estimated searches | Patriot Software Share of Search | Patriot Software rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 179K | 50.4% | 1 | 21.4K | 6% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 179K | 53.6% | 1 | 17.5K | 5.2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 219K | 55.6% | 1 | 24.7K | 6.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 221K | 51.1% | 1 | 30.2K | 7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 181K | 49.5% | 1 | 24.7K | 6.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 192K | 49% | 1 | 28K | 7.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 180K | 47.8% | 1 | 28K | 7.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 179K | 49.2% | 1 | 26.2K | 7.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 190K | 51.7% | 1 | 24.7K | 6.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 186K | 51.8% | 1 | 24.7K | 6.9% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 179K | 51% | 1 | 22.9K | 6.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 179K | 53% | 1 | 28K | 8.3% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using RUN Powered by ADP’s and Patriot Software’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. - **RUN Powered by ADP**: Measured on the search terms “adp on the run”, “adp payroll run payroll”, “adp run adp”, “adp run app”, “adp run payroll”, “adp run payroll adp”, “adp run payroll app”, “adp run powered by adp”, “run adp”, “run adp employer”, “run payroll adp”, “run payroll adp run” and “run powered by adp”, summed into one figure. - **Patriot Software**: Measured on the search terms “patriot payroll” and “patriot software”, summed into one figure. - [RUN Powered by ADP profile](/demand/us/brands/adp-run) - [Patriot Software profile](/demand/us/brands/patriot-software) - [All HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-smb-hr-and-payroll-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is RUN Powered by ADP or Patriot Software more popular in search? In September 2026, RUN Powered by ADP had more branded searches than Patriot Software among HR and payroll software for small and midsize businesses in the United States. RUN Powered by ADP had about 179,000 branded searches, while Patriot Software had 28,000. RUN Powered by ADP made up 53% of all HR and payroll software for small and midsize business searches we track, and Patriot Software accounted for 8.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "RUN Powered by ADP vs Patriot Software: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/adp-run-vs-patriot-software This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/adp-run-vs-patriot-software. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.