Compensation management
Asked as “compensation management software”, and as “salary planning and compensation review software”, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. 57 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
25%
Contested · Aeqium 23%
25Pave23Aeqium09CompUp44others
25% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Pave held the lead, +7 points on 18%, inside the 13-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Pave27%Contested▲+6Since October 2026: 21% → 27%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketPave25%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.This pageEnterprise
beqom25%Contested=heldSince October 2026: 25% → 25%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →
Pave27%Contested▲+6Since October 2026: 21% → 27%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketPave25%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.This pageEnterprisebeqom25%Contested=heldSince October 2026: 25% → 25%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Pave25%2%40accepted challenger▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.18% → 25%
Pave25%2%40accepted challenger▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.18% → 25%02
Aeqium23%0%32accepted challenger▲+21Since October 2026: 2% → 23%, +21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.2% → 23%
Aeqium23%0%32accepted challenger▲+21Since October 2026: 2% → 23%, +21 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.2% → 23%03
CompUp9%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 9% → 9%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 9%
CompUp9%0%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 9% → 9%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 9%04
Lattice Compensation4%0%29accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 4%
Lattice Compensation4%0%29accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 4%05
HRSoft Compensation Management4%0%13accepted challenger▲+4Since October 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 4%
HRSoft Compensation Management4%0%13accepted challenger▲+4Since October 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 4%06
CaptivateIQ4%8%12accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 5% → 4%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 4%
CaptivateIQ4%8%12accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 5% → 4%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.5% → 4%07
QuotaPath2%0%15accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
QuotaPath2%0%15accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%08
Deel2%0%13accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Deel2%0%13accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%09
Ravio2%6%17accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%
Ravio2%6%17accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%10
Rippling2%0%12accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Rippling2%0%12accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%11
Salary.com CompAnalyst2%12%17accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%
Salary.com CompAnalyst2%12%17accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%12
Comprehensive.io2%0%10accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%
Comprehensive.io2%0%10accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 9% → 2%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.9% → 2%Show the six products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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SAP SuccessFactors Compensation0%53%15criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
SAP SuccessFactors Compensation0%53%15criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%17
Workday Compensation0%36%28criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Workday Compensation0%36%28criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%13beqom0%12%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
beqom0%12%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%14
Payscale0%5%20accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Payscale0%5%20accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%15
HiBob0%0%12accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 0%
HiBob0%0%12accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 0%16
15Five0%0%11accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
15Five0%0%11accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Pave vs HRSoft Compensation ManagementPave vs CaptivateIQPave vs QuotaPathPave vs DeelAeqium vs CompUpAeqium vs Lattice CompensationAeqium vs HRSoft Compensation ManagementAeqium vs CaptivateIQAeqium vs QuotaPathAeqium vs DeelCompUp vs Lattice CompensationCompUp vs HRSoft Compensation ManagementCompUp vs CaptivateIQCompUp vs QuotaPathCompUp vs DeelLattice Compensation vs HRSoft Compensation ManagementLattice Compensation vs CaptivateIQLattice Compensation vs QuotaPathLattice Compensation vs DeelHRSoft Compensation Management vs CaptivateIQHRSoft Compensation Management vs QuotaPathHRSoft Compensation Management vs DeelCaptivateIQ vs QuotaPathCaptivateIQ vs DeelQuotaPath vs Deel
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
010203040506070809101112131415161718Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Pave25%
Pave25%02Aeqium23%
Aeqium23%03CompUp9%
CompUp9%04Lattice Compensation4%
Lattice Compensation4%05HRSoft Compensation Management4%
HRSoft Compensation Management4%06CaptivateIQ4%
CaptivateIQ4%07QuotaPath2%
QuotaPath2%08Deel2%
Deel2%09Ravio2%
Ravio2%10Rippling2%
Rippling2%11Salary.com CompAnalyst2%
Salary.com CompAnalyst2%12Comprehensive.io2%
Comprehensive.io2%13beqom0%
beqom0%14Payscale0%
Payscale0%15HiBob0%
HiBob0%1615Five0%
15Five0%17Workday Compensation0%
Workday Compensation0%18SAP SuccessFactors Compensation0%
SAP SuccessFactors Compensation0%What they warned about
Zero of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Workday Compensation36%
10 of 28 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Enterprise tools like Workday, SAP, or CompAnalyst (Salary.com) are powerful but start at $100K+/year—avoid” Kimi K2, budget prompt
SAP SuccessFactors Compensation53%
8 of 15 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Avoid pure enterprise tools (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors) unless you need heavy customization—they can be costly and complex.” Grok 4.20, scale prompt
beqom12%
3 of 26 labels negative · 3 of 14 models
“dedicated enterprise tools (like Beqom, Workday Compensation, or CaptivateIQ) are usually cost-prohibitive and overly complex” Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt
CompAnalyst50%
2 of 4 labels negative · 2 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Some of the most common tools you'll encounter while doing your research include websites like Payfactors, CompAnalyst, and Salary.com.” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
72 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 776 links across 193 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 3 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
39 answers · 69 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Lead Change Group32 answers · 41 citations · 10 models
24 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Deel23 answers · 25 citations · 11 models
vendor site · CompUp21 answers · 26 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Ravio20 answers · 27 citations · 8 models
vendor site · G218 answers · 28 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Comprehensive17 answers · 17 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 18 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 16 citations · 9 models
vendor site · CaptivateIQ14 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
13 answers · 21 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
25 answers · 11 models
23 answers · 11 models
21 answers · 10 models
17 answers · 9 models
15 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 7 models
13 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 7 models
11 answers · 3 models
11 answers · 7 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best compensation management software”, “compensation management software”, “compensation platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pave pave.com | 25% | 191 | 27,100 | 28,423 | 7,645 | $91 | 7 | |
| Aeqium aeqium.com | 23% | 77 | 260 | 0 | 366 | 7 | 6 | |
| CompUp compup.io | 9% | 59 | 40 | 2 | 3,016 | |||
| SalaryCube Comp Planning salarycube.com | 7% | 10 | 2,822 | 1 | ||||
| Lattice lattice.com Lattice Compensation 4% | 4% | 58 | 90,500 | 13,900 | 122,123 company | $1,328 | 120 | |
| HRSoft Compensation Management hrsoft.com | 4% | 35 | 40 | 0 | 1,230 | 15 | ||
| CaptivateIQ captivateiq.com | 4% | 63 | 4,400 | 41 | 17,854 | 31 | 7 | |
| Compport compport.com | 4% | 35 | 110 | 1 | 2,146 | |||
| Gusto gusto.com | 4% | 742 | 673,000 | 10,560 | 1,629,483 | 118 | ||
| QuotaPath quotapath.com | 2% | 41 | 1,600 | 5 | 21,168 | $1,546 | 34 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 23 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (captivateiq.com, comprehensive.io, g2.com, ravio.com, softwareadvice.com). The first result for “best compensation management software” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best compensation management software for a mid-market B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which salary planning and compensation review software would you recommend to a mid-sized B2B company?”Comparative“What are the top compensation platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best compensation management software for a company with a limited budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 500 person company evaluating a compensation management software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which compensation platforms should I avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceAeqiumChangedno first choiceDeelno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, CompLogix, HiBob, Salary.com CompAnalystFour alternatives
Gusto, Keka, Lattice Compensation, QuotaPathGPT-5.4 miniComprehensive.ioSalary.com CompAnalystChangedno first choiceGustono first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
Compport, Lattice Compensation, Paycom, Payscale Ascent, Salary.com CompAnalystFive alternatives
ADP Compensation Management, Lattice Compensation, Payscale / CompAnalyst, UKG Pro Compensation, Workday CompensationSeven alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Carta Total Comp, Everstage, Pave, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Xactly, beqomTwo alternatives
Deel, HRSoft Compensation ManagementGemini 3.5 FlashCaptivateIQ, PavePaveChangedagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday CompensationPaveGustoagainst: CaptivateIQ, Mercer IBE, Workday Compensation, beqomPaveagainst: Workday Compensationagainst: Glassdoor, Salary.com CompAnalyst
Six alternatives
CompLogix, Comprehensive.io, Everstage, HiBob, Rippling, Salesforce SpiffSix alternatives
Aeqium, CompLogix, Comprehensive.io, HiBob, Lattice Compensation, RipplingEight alternatives
Barley, CaptivateIQ, Comprehensive.io, Payscale, QuotaPath, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workday CompensationSix alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Comprehensive.io, Pave, QuotaPath, Rippling, SimplyMeritNine alternatives
ChartHop, Comprehensive.io, Figures, HiBob, Lattice Compensation, OpenComp, Payscale, Salary.com CompAnalyst, SimplyMeritPerplexity SonarAeqiumPaveChangedPaveCompUpno first choiceagainst: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt, Uber
Four alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Comprehensive.io, Deel, PaveSix alternatives
Aeqium, CaptivateIQ, HiBob, Payscale Ascent, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workleap CompensationEleven alternatives
Aeqium, Assemble, CaptivateIQ, CompUp, Deel, HRSoft Compensation Management, Payscale / Salary.com, Ravio, Workday Compensation, Xactly, beqomOne alternative
PaveGrok 4.20PaveLattice Compensation, PaveChangedagainst: Figures, Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation, Ravio, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday HCMWorkday HCMCompAnalystagainst: BambooHR Compensation, Google Sheetsno first choiceagainst: Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, beqomagainst: Surveytime, Workday Compensation
Four alternatives
Aeqium, HRSoft Compensation Management, Lattice Compensation, beqomTwo alternatives
15Five, HRSoft Compensation ManagementFour alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Lattice Compensation, Payscale, beqomTwo alternatives
Payfactors, RipplingTen alternatives
BambooHR add-ons, Compensate, Compology, Deel, Keka, Lattice Compensation, Payscale, Remote, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workday CompensationMistral SmallAeqium, Pave, RavioAeqium, Lattice Compensation, PaveChangedPayscaleCompeaseno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Compport, Decusoft Compose, HRSoft Compensation Management, beqomTwo alternatives
Ravio, Workleap CompensationEight alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, HRSoft Compensation Management, Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Salary.com CompAnalyst, UKG Pro Compensation, Workday Compensation, beqomThree alternatives
CompXL, Payfactors, QuotaPathDeepSeek V4 FlashPaveAeqiumChangedno first choiceCompportno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensationagainst: Freecash, JustPlay, Mistplay, Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation, Pave, Radford/Mercer, Swagbucks, Workday Compensation
Two alternatives
Aeqium, OpenCompFive alternatives
15Five, CompLogix, Lattice Compensation, Pave, RavioNine alternatives
Aeqium, CompUp, Deel, Pave, Payscale, Ravio, Rippling, Workday Compensation, beqomFive alternatives
ClayHR Compensation Module, Deel, Leapsome, Pave, RipplingLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceAeqium, Pave, SalaryCube Comp PlanningChangedno first choiceQuotaPathno first choiceagainst: -Emp, Big/BigWeb, FreeApp, GameHag, Hut Cointiply, InstaGC, Jump, Make App, Mine, Mintise, Points, Redmonkey Scrambly, Rewards, ecashify, ery, meb Grindux
Two alternatives
Compease, LeapsomeQwen 3.7 FlashPaveagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday CompensationAeqiumChangedbeqomLeapsomeagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensationno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensationnothing named
Five alternatives
Decusoft Compose, Everstage, Payscale, QuotaPath, beqomFive alternatives
15Five, Figures, Lattice Compensation, Pave, PromptPayPlannerSeven alternatives
CaptivateIQ, ChartHop, Lattice Compensation, QuotaPath, SAP SuccessFactors Perform & Reward, Visdum, Workday CompensationThree alternatives
ChartHop, CompXL, QuotaPathKimi K2Aeqium, PaveAeqiumChangedno first choiceAeqium, CompUpagainst: CompAnalyst, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensationno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Asure, Paychex, PrimePay
Three alternatives
HRSoft Compensation Management, Lattice Compensation, beqomFour alternatives
CompUp, Lattice Compensation, Pave, beqomSeven alternatives
Aeqium, Lattice Compensation, Payscale Ascent, Rippling, SimplyMerit, Workday HCM, beqomFive alternatives
CompXL, Compease, Paycor, Qobra, RUN PoweredGLM 4.7 FlashXHRSoft Compensation Management, PaveAeqium, SalaryCube Comp PlanningChangedQuotaPathRipplingno first choiceagainst: Clickworker, Tide Platform, Workday Compensation
Two alternatives
Aeqium, beqomThree alternatives
HiBob, Pave, Workleap CompensationEight alternatives
Aeqium, BambooHR Compensation, Deel, Everstage, Rippling, SimplyMerit, Workday Compensation, beqomThree alternatives
ADP RUN, BambooHR Compensation, PaycorMiniMax M2.5CompUpAeqiumChangedOracle Fusion Cloud CompensationCompUpno first choiceagainst: DoorDash, Fiverr, PayPal, Uber, Upwork
Two alternatives
Deel, PaveFive alternatives
15Five, Deel, Lattice Compensation, Pave, Workleap CompensationFour alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Payscale, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workday CompensationTwo alternatives
Aeqium, DeelGPT-6 LunaCaptivateIQPave, Payscale PaycycleChangedOracle Fusion Cloud Compensationagainst: Mercer WINZoho Peopleno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
QuotaPath, Salesforce SpiffThree alternatives
Aeqium, Lattice Compensation, Workday CompensationSix alternatives
Pave, Payscale, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workday Compensation, beqomOne alternative
PaveMuse Glimmer 30BHRSoft Compensation Management, SalaryCube Comp PlanningAeqium, SalaryCube Comp PlanningChangedagainst: CURO, beqomno first choiceagainst: PayscaleCompUp, Compportno first choiceagainst: CompAnalyst, Glassdoor, Indeed, Levels.fyi, LinkedIn Salary, Payfactors, Salary.com CompAnalyst, ZipRecruiter
Eight alternatives
CaptivateIQ, CompUp, Everstage, Pave, QuotaPath, Ravio, Salary.com CompAnalyst, beqomSix alternatives
HiBob, Pave, Ravio, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensation, Workleap CompensationSeven alternatives
Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, Mercer IBE, Pave, Radford, Ravio, Willis Towers Watson WTWTwo alternatives
Compease, ZenCentivBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:48 | no | 0 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:42 | yes | 2 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:49 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:57 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:07 | yes | 13 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:25 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:01 | yes | 21 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:35 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:21 | yes | 5 | 40 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:20 | yes | 8 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:03 | yes | 14 | 31 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:40 | yes | 14 | 55 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:14 | yes | 2 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:29 | yes | 12 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:16 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:21 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 11:59 | yes | 11 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:18 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:05 | yes | 5 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:24 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:40 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:16 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:29 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:52 | yes | 15 | 45 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:45 | yes | 14 | 114 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:19 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:37 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:58 | yes | 13 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:21 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 8 | 15 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:24 | yes | 13 | 20 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:55 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:19 | yes | 10 | 34 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:37 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:21 | yes | 20 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:04 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:49 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:21 | yes | 15 | 46 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:49 | yes | 18 | 41 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:20 | yes | 19 | 59 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:36 | yes | 9 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:52 | yes | 14 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:21 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:51 | yes | 1 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:55 | yes | 11 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:18 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:27 | yes | 7 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:23 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:18 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:27 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:41 | yes | 5 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:16 | yes | 17 | 49 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 08:51 | yes | 20 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:29 | yes | 14 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:41 | yes | 2 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:38 | yes | 14 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:55 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:17 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:54 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:36 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:30 | yes | 5 | 41 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:05 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:54 | yes | 15 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:21 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 14 | 21 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:19 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:56 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:24 | yes | 2 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:58 | yes | 15 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:07 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:25 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:04 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:53 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:27 | yes | 14 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:14 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 08:44 | yes | 25 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:52 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:24 | yes | 22 | 60 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:50 | yes | 25 | 61 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 25 | 47 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:19 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:44 | no | 0 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:43 | yes | 15 | 25 s |
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ADP read as ADP Workforce Now
ADP (Workforce Now or RUN with compensation features) read as ADP Workforce Now
BambooHR read as BambooHR Compensation
Comprehensive read as Comprehensive.io
Comprehensive (Comprehensive.io) read as Comprehensive.io
Darwinbox read as Darwinbox Compensation Management
HRSoft read as HRSoft Compensation Management
HRsoft (COMPview) read as HRSoft Compensation Management
Lattice read as Lattice Compensation
Mercer read as Mercer IBE
Oracle read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
Oracle (Oracle Cloud HCM Compensation) read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
Oracle Cloud HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
Oracle HCM Cloud read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
SAP read as SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
SAP (SAP SuccessFactors Compensation) read as SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
SAP SuccessFactors read as SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
Salary.com read as Salary.com CompAnalyst
SalaryCube read as SalaryCube Comp Planning
Syndio read as Syndio PayEQ
UKG read as UKG Pro Compensation
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) read as UKG Pro Compensation
UKG Pro read as UKG Pro Compensation
Workday read as Workday Compensation
Workleap read as Workleap Compensation
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ClayHR Compensation Module
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DataAnnotation
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Figure
FreeApp
Freecash
GameHag
Hut Cointiply
InstaGC
Jobvores
Jump
JustPlay
Make App
Mercer WIN
Mine
Mintise
Mistplay
Outlier AI
Payscale Payfactors
Points
PromptPayPlanner
Redmonkey Scrambly
Rewards
SAP SuccessFactors Perform & Reward
Surveytime
Swagbucks
TechRepublic's top picks
Tide Platform
Viewpoint Analysis
Willis Towers Watson WTW
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meb Grindux
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