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SD Worx recognised as Leader in 2025 Everest Group MCP Solutions PEAK Matrix® EMEA

2025 Everest PEAK

SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider, has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Everest Group Multi-country Payroll (MCP) Solutions PEAK Matrix® Assessment for EMEA. The study benchmarks payroll providers on their market impact and their capability to deliver multi-country payroll services effectively and at scale.

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    In this year’s EMEA-focused assessment, Everest Group evaluated 21 payroll providers and positioned them as Leaders, Major Contenders, or Aspirants. SD Worx’s recognition as a Leader reflects its strong position in the EMEA payroll market and its ability to deliver compliance-focused services across multiple countries. The company maintains a robust payroll delivery capability in Europe, operating in 26 countries with own payroll engines  in 20 of these markets and its proprietary Innovapay offering, powered by SAP Employee Central Payroll,   in 11 countries. This enables localised expertise and strong regulatory compliance across the region.

      We’re proud to have been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Everest Group MCP Solutions PEAK Matrix® for EMEA. This recognition confirms the strength of our payroll expertise and technology, and it highlights the impact we deliver for customers across Europe We continue to enhance both our proprietary and SAP-based payroll capabilities, investing in AI-powered solutions and intelligent platform features that streamline payroll operations, enhance efficiency, and improve both employee and employer experience.
      Michael Custers

      Michael Custers

      Chief Strategy Officer

      SD Worx

      By reinforcing its strong European presence and integrated payroll and HR solutions, SD Worx has retained its position as a Leader on Everest Group’s EMEA MCP PEAK Matrix® 2025. SD Worx continues to expand its reach through strategic acquisitions such as Socialea in France, while advancing AI-powered payroll innovation and SAP-based capabilities to strengthen compliance and enhance user experience. By uniting proprietary payroll engines with local expertise and digital-first delivery, SD Worx is enabling enterprises to achieve payroll accuracy, regulatory confidence, and a more agile employee experience across the region,” said Priyanka Mitra, Vice President at Everest Group.

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          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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