Head to head
Deel vs RUN Powered by ADP
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
43/100 | 51/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #6 | #5 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 93 | 89 |
| AI Authority | 3 | 24 |
| Web Authority | 16 | 25 |
| Expert Assessment | 49 | 56 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published · free tier: Not published (a free Deel HR tier is claimed by third-party blogs but was not verified on the vendor site) | Not published — third-party outlets (tech.co Jan 2026, business.com May 2026) report Essential from $79/month + $4 per employee, unconfirmed by ADP · free tier: None published |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription (custom quote; base fee plus per-employee, per third-party reports) |
| Best for | Cannot be responsibly stated from this evidence — both the pricing ladder and the verified feature set are missing; on Trustpilot signal alone, organisations paying international contractors who value an easy-to-navigate interface. | US small businesses of roughly 5–49 employees that prioritise reliable multi-state tax filing and 24/7 phone support over price transparency, and expect to add HR services later. |
| Avoid if | You need predictable support SLAs or flawless billing — support and payment handling are the two most consistently criticised areas — or you require published per-seat pricing before committing. | You need a published price to budget or compare, employ only 1–4 people, need a true HRIS with effective-dated records and deep HR reporting, or expect to outgrow the small-business tier soon given reported migration friction. |
| Markets | — | SMB (1–49 employees) |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.