The EOR Index Field Sentiment: August 2026
The EOR Index Field Sentiment in the August 2026 edition was led by trust (31% of 851 field observations across LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups). Trust share rose 3 percentage points from the July 2026 edition. This series is original field research. It is not derived from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot ratings.
Trust
Dominant sentiment · 31%
851
Field observations
368
LinkedIn · 43%
282
Slack communities · 33% · off-market
201
closed WhatsApp groups · 24% · off-market
Provider leaderboard
Dominant named sentiment per provider and its share of that provider’s observations. Click a column to sort.
| Deel | Frustration | 55% | Mid | 86 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamed | Trust | 51% | Expertise | 85 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| Oyster | Frustration | 49% | Anger | 67 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| Remote | Trust | 46% | Expertise | 80 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| Lano | Mid | 46% | Frustration | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| WorkMotion | Trust | 45% | Expertise | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| G-P | Trust | 43% | Frustration | 68 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| Rippling | Trust | 42% | Expertise | 72 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| Native Teams | Expertise | 42% | Trust | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Rivermate | Mid | 42% | Trust | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Boundless | Trust | 40% | Expertise | 45 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Multiplier | Trust | 39% | Mid | 56 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) | Frustration | 39% | Mid | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| Safeguard Global | Trust | 39% | Mid | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Playroll | Expertise | 39% | Trust | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Papaya Global | Anger / Frustration | 36% | — | 50 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| CXC | Frustration / Mid | 29% | — | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Horizons | Frustration / Mid | 26% | — | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
Month-to-month watch
Share of all field observations by sentiment. Colour marks a move of 2 percentage points or more in August 2026 (green = better for buyers, red = worse).
| Sentiment | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Nov 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust | 28% | 28% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Expertise | 16% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Frustration | 26% | 26% | 24% | 22% | 22% | 21% |
| Anger | 12% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Mid | 18% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
Steepest sentiment moves (≥4 pp)
Dominant sentiment flips
- Papaya Global Anger → Anger / Frustration n=50
- Horizons Mid → Frustration / Mid n=34
- Playroll Expertise / Trust → Expertise n=23
- CXC Anger → Frustration / Mid n=17
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The EOR Index Field Sentiment in the August 2026 edition was led by trust (31% of 851 field observations across LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups). Trust share rose 3 percentage points from the July 2026 edition. This series is original field research. It is not derived from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot ratings.
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Deel in the August 2026 edition was dominated by frustration, appearing in 55% of 86 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Mid was second at 22% (19). Frustration share is up 4 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 35
- Slack communities 27
- closed WhatsApp groups 24
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Teamed in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 51% of 85 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Expertise was second at 28% (24). Trust share is up 4 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 34
- Slack communities 29
- closed WhatsApp groups 22
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Oyster in the August 2026 edition was dominated by frustration, appearing in 49% of 67 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Anger was second at 36% (24).
- LinkedIn 27
- Slack communities 19
- closed WhatsApp groups 21
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Remote in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 46% of 80 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Expertise was second at 21% (17). Trust share is up 7 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 42
- Slack communities 24
- closed WhatsApp groups 14
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Lano in the August 2026 edition was dominated by mid, appearing in 46% of 24 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Frustration was second at 29% (7). Mid share is up 4 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 9
- Slack communities 9
- closed WhatsApp groups 6
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for WorkMotion in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 45% of 40 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Expertise was second at 30% (12).
- LinkedIn 14
- Slack communities 15
- closed WhatsApp groups 11
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for G-P in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 43% of 68 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Frustration was second at 21% (14).
- LinkedIn 35
- Slack communities 22
- closed WhatsApp groups 11
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Rippling in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 42% of 72 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Expertise was second at 32% (23).
- LinkedIn 32
- Slack communities 24
- closed WhatsApp groups 16
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Native Teams in the August 2026 edition was dominated by expertise, appearing in 42% of 26 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Trust was second at 23% (6). Expertise share is up 7 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 10
- Slack communities 11
- closed WhatsApp groups 5
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Rivermate in the August 2026 edition was dominated by mid, appearing in 42% of 12 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Trust was second at 25% (3).
- LinkedIn 4
- Slack communities 5
- closed WhatsApp groups 3
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Boundless in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 40% of 45 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Expertise was second at 31% (14).
- LinkedIn 17
- Slack communities 19
- closed WhatsApp groups 9
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Multiplier in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 39% of 56 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Mid was second at 25% (14).
- LinkedIn 25
- Slack communities 20
- closed WhatsApp groups 11
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) in the August 2026 edition was dominated by frustration, appearing in 39% of 33 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Mid was second at 21% (7).
- LinkedIn 14
- Slack communities 11
- closed WhatsApp groups 8
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Safeguard Global in the August 2026 edition was dominated by trust, appearing in 39% of 33 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Mid was second at 24% (8). Trust share is up 3 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 17
- Slack communities 8
- closed WhatsApp groups 8
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Playroll in the August 2026 edition was dominated by expertise, appearing in 39% of 23 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups. Trust was second at 30% (7). Expertise share is up 6 percentage points from the July 2026 edition.
- LinkedIn 9
- Slack communities 9
- closed WhatsApp groups 5
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Papaya Global in the August 2026 edition was led jointly by anger and frustration, each appearing in 36% of 50 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups.
- LinkedIn 21
- Slack communities 15
- closed WhatsApp groups 14
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for CXC in the August 2026 edition was led jointly by frustration and mid, each appearing in 29% of 17 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups.
- LinkedIn 6
- Slack communities 5
- closed WhatsApp groups 6
The EOR Index Field Sentiment for Horizons in the August 2026 edition was led jointly by frustration and mid, each appearing in 26% of 34 field observations drawn from LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups.
- LinkedIn 17
- Slack communities 10
- closed WhatsApp groups 7
Frequently asked questions
What is The EOR Index Field Sentiment?
The EOR Index Field Sentiment is original field research by The EOR Index. It gives each observation of practitioner language about an EOR provider, from public and off-market practitioner channels, one dominant named sentiment from a closed list: trust, expertise, frustration, anger, mid. It is not derived from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot ratings.
What was the dominant feeling about EOR providers in the August 2026 edition?
The EOR Index Field Sentiment in the August 2026 edition was led by trust (31% of 851 field observations across LinkedIn, Slack communities and closed WhatsApp groups). Trust share rose 3 percentage points from the July 2026 edition. This series is original field research. It is not derived from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot ratings.
How is month-to-month change measured?
As the change in percentage points of a sentiment’s share of that month’s observations. It is never converted to a 0–5 score or a positive/negative split.
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