SD Worx recognised as a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2025 NEAT Evaluation for Payroll Services
October 21, 2025

SD Worx, the leading European provider of digital-first solutions for the world of work, has been identified as a leader in NelsonHall's NEAT vendor evaluation 2025 for Payroll Services. The NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) analyses vendor performance in payroll services, assessing both the ability to deliver immediate client benefits and the capacity to meet future client requirements. This recognition highlights SD Worx’s strong position in payroll services and reflects the company’s continued investment in digital payroll innovation and international capabilities.
NelsonHall is a global analyst firm focused on digital operations transformation. Its NEAT evaluation helps organisations compare service providers through a two-axis model: ability to deliver immediate benefit and ability to meet future client requirements. This approach provides a clear view of which vendors can bring value today while guiding clients through innovation and development over the lifetime of their next contract.
High scores in Smart Digital Capability, Multi-Country Capability and Overall Payroll Services
The NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool places SD Worx in the Leader quadrant for Payroll Services, scoring highly in three key areas: Smart Digital Capability, Multi-Country Capability, and Overall Payroll Services. This positioning shows SD Worx’s strength in combining digital payroll technology with international reach and compliance expertise.
For employers, this recognition signals that SD Worx can support payroll operations consistently across countries. Organisations can rely on SD Worx’s proprietary payroll engines in over twenty countries across Europe, integrated cloud-based technology, and managed services to keep HR processes accurate, adaptable, and compliant in complex and rapidly evolving regulatory environments.
About SD Worx
SD Worx believes that success starts with people. A thriving workforce doesn’t just build a thriving company, it also contributes to society. Together with its customers, SD Worx sparks successful HR that benefits work, life and society.
As the trusted leading European HR and payroll solutions provider for all organisations and workers, SD Worx delivers software, services and expertise across payroll & reward, human capital management and workforce management. SD Worx has deep roots across Europe and has been leading the way for eight decades together with its customers, employers big and small, to spark employee engagement that ignites success at the heart of their business.
About 95,000 small and large organisations across Europe place their trust in SD Worx. The almost 10,000 colleagues operate in 27 countries. SD Worx calculates the salaries of approximately 6 million employees and ranks among the top five worldwide. It achieved a revenue of EUR 1.180 billion in 2024.
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