AI Rankings · hr and people software · Australia
Xero Payroll, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Mode for HR and people software, Xero Payroll came up in 47 of 180 answers. That puts it #3 of the 113 companies AI named in Australia.
In 33 of those 47 answers AI recommended it. In the other 14 it only mentioned it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 180 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #3of 113 | 26% | 70% | 3.2 | 27 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #6of 58 | 28% | 65% | 3.4 | 17 of 60 |
 Perplexity | #8of 78 | 18% | 82% | 4.0 | 11 of 60 |
 Google AI Mode | #3of 58 | 32% | 68% | 2.5 | 19 of 60 |
Google AI Mode names Xero Payroll most often, Perplexity least. Employment Hero leads on all 3 engines.
Named instead of you
Those named above you, you, and the three named right below you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employment Hero84 answers ahead of you | 73% | 80% | 62% | 77% |
| 2 | Deputy10 answers ahead of you | 32% | 43% | 27% | 25% |
| 3 | Xero Payrollyou | 26% | 28% | 18% | 32% |
| 4 | ELMO1 answer behind you | 26% | 33% | 32% | 12% |
| 5 | Tanda1 answer behind you | 26% | 42% | 12% | 23% |
| 6 | Rippling10 answers behind you | 21% | 7% | 18% | 37% |
Deputy is 10 answers ahead of you, ELMO 1 behind, Tanda 1 behind.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described Xero Payroll when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
For a small Australian team where annual leave and sick/personal leave tracking is a priority, I’d shortlist these: [1] — my first pick if you already use Xero
Employees can submit leave through Xero Me, see their leave balances, and you approve requests.
Xero also automatically calculates leave as part of payroll and handles Australian STP reporting.
AI states 55 facts about Xero Payroll
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 55 statements: 45 about the service, 7 about prices, 2 about other things and 1 about language.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 55 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
Xero Payroll appeared in 27 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 33 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 55 facts about Xero Payroll. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
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