Index › HR › Compensation and total rewards › Compensation management › Small business · November 2026 Edition
Compensation management for small business buyers
Asked as “compensation management software”, and as “salary planning and compensation review software”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 56 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
27%
Contested · Gusto 12%
27Pave12Gusto09Compease52others
27% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▲+6Since October 2026: 21% → 27%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Pave held the lead, +6 points on 21%, 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.This pageMid-marketPave25%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Enterprise
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.This pageMid-marketPave25%Contested▲+7Since October 2026: 18% → 25%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.Standing →Enterprisebeqom25%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 small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Pave27%5%40accepted challenger▲+6Since October 2026: 21% → 27%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.21% → 27%
Pave27%5%40accepted challenger▲+6Since October 2026: 21% → 27%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.21% → 27%02
Gusto12%12%25accepted challenger▲+10Since October 2026: 2% → 12%, +10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 12%
Gusto12%12%25accepted challenger▲+10Since October 2026: 2% → 12%, +10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 12%03Compease9%0%28accepted challenger▼−7Since October 2026: 16% → 9%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.16% → 9%
04
Rippling7%12%33accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 2% → 7%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 7%
Rippling7%12%33accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 2% → 7%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 7%05
Deel5%7%14accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 5%
Deel5%7%14accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 0% → 5%, +5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 5%06
Salary.com CompAnalyst4%12%24accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 7% → 4%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 4%
Salary.com CompAnalyst4%12%24accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 7% → 4%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 4%07
QuotaPath2%13%23accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%
QuotaPath2%13%23accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 4% → 2%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 2%08
Comprehensive.io2%0%10accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 7% → 2%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 2%
Comprehensive.io2%0%10accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 7% → 2%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.7% → 2%09
Lattice Compensation2%23%22accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Lattice Compensation2%23%22accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%10
BambooHR Compensation2%18%17accepted challenger▼−14Since October 2026: 16% → 2%, −14 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.16% → 2%
BambooHR Compensation2%18%17accepted challenger▼−14Since October 2026: 16% → 2%, −14 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement.16% → 2%11
Payscale2%25%12criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Payscale2%25%12criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%Show the eight products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Workday Compensation0%94%17criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Workday Compensation0%94%17criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%18
ADP Workforce Now0%82%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
ADP Workforce Now0%82%11criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%17
Paychex0%40%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Paychex0%40%10criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%16
Paycom0%29%17criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Paycom0%29%17criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%13
CaptivateIQ0%10%21accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
CaptivateIQ0%10%21accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%15
Everstage0%8%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Everstage0%8%13accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%14CompXL0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
12
Ravio0%0%20accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 0%
Ravio0%0%20accepted challenger▼−4Since October 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise.4% → 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.
Head to headHead-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not small business.
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 →
0102C03
04050607080910111213C14
1516171819Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Pave27%
Pave27%02Gusto12%
Gusto12%03Compease9%
04Rippling7%
Rippling7%05Deel5%
Deel5%06Salary.com CompAnalyst4%
Salary.com CompAnalyst4%07QuotaPath2%
QuotaPath2%08Comprehensive.io2%
Comprehensive.io2%09Lattice Compensation2%
Lattice Compensation2%10BambooHR Compensation2%
BambooHR Compensation2%11Payscale2%
Payscale2%12Ravio0%
Ravio0%13CaptivateIQ0%
CaptivateIQ0%14CompXL0%
15Everstage0%
Everstage0%16Paycom0%
Paycom0%17Paychex0%
Paychex0%18ADP Workforce Now0%
ADP Workforce Now0%19Workday Compensation0%
Workday Compensation0%What they warned about
Two of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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 Compensation94%
16 of 17 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 9 hard negative
“Avoid unless the business already needs the broader HR platform; compensation functionality may bring substantial implementation, training, and integration costs.” Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt
ADP Workforce Now82%
9 of 11 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 5 hard negative
“many platforms designed for mid-market or enterprise companies, such as ADP, will sell to small businesses but deliver poor value... "bait-and-switch pricing."” Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt
SAP SuccessFactors Compensation100%
8 of 8 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“What to Avoid (for now) - SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Anaplan – Overkill for a small business” DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt
Paychex40%
4 of 10 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 2 hard negative
“Absolutely horrendous. Moving our company to Paychex's PEO platform was the worst business decision I have ever mad” 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
73 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. 805 links across 147 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.
49 answers · 81 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Lead Change Group45 answers · 57 citations · 11 models
43 answers · 62 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G243 answers · 61 citations · 13 models
41 answers · 44 citations · 10 models
30 answers · 38 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Comprehensive16 answers · 17 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Ravio14 answers · 24 citations · 8 models
13 answers · 17 citations · 5 models
vendor site · QuotaPath13 answers · 14 citations · 5 models
12 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Pave11 answers · 26 citations · 7 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.
39 answers · 9 models
38 answers · 10 models
32 answers · 10 models
31 answers · 10 models
29 answers · 10 models
15 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 3 models
12 answers · 6 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 | 27% | 191 | 27,100 | 28,423 | 7,645 | $91 | 7 | |
| Gusto gusto.com | 12% | 742 | 673,000 | 10,560 | 1,629,483 | 118 | ||
| Compease | 9% | 210 | 2 | |||||
| Rippling rippling.com | 7% | 1438 | 301,000 | 17,886 | 712,399 | $42,013 | 115 | |
| Deel deel.com | 5% | 480 | 40,500 | 1,210 | 307,175 | $330,608 | 118 | |
| Salary.com CompAnalyst salary.com | 4% | 148 | 260 | 3 | 1,069,118 | $1,642 | 70 | 1 |
| CompUp compup.io | 4% | 59 | 40 | 2 | 3,016 | |||
| SimplyMerit simply.coach | 4% | 6 | 110 | 0 | 6,500 | 7 | ||
| QuotaPath quotapath.com | 2% | 41 | 1,600 | 5 | 21,168 | $1,546 | 34 | |
| Comprehensive.io comprehensive.io | 2% | 60 | 50 | 0 | 2,021 | 4 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 23 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (comprehensive.io, g2.com, getapp.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 small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which salary planning and compensation review software would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top compensation platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best compensation management software for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a compensation management software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which compensation platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5GustoGustoHeldPaycom, Salary.com CompAnalystDeelno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, Paychex, Square Payroll
Three alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Deel, Salary.com CompAnalystFive alternatives
15Five, BambooHR Compensation, Comprehensive.io, Paycom, Salary.com CompAnalystFive alternatives
15Five, Compa, Comprehensive.io, Deel, PequityThree alternatives
Gusto, Keka, Salary.com CompAnalystGPT-5.4 miniRipplingLattice CompensationChangedCaptivateIQ, Deel Payroll, HiBobagainst: Paycom, Workday CompensationGustoagainst: HRSoft Compensation Managementno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Dayforce, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday HCM
Three alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Gusto, HRSoft Compensation ManagementThree alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workleap CompensationFour alternatives
Everstage, Iconixx Sales, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workleap CompensationOne alternative
DeelGemini 3.5 FlashPaveComprehensive.io, PaveChangedPaveGustoagainst: Lattice Compensation, Mercer IBE, Payscale, Radford, Workday Compensation, XactlyPaveagainst: Mercer IBE, Radford, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Workday Compensationagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Carta, Mercer IBE, Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation, Pave, Paychex, Payscale, QuickBooks Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, TriNet Zenefits, Workday Compensation
Eight alternatives
ChartHop, CompUp, Comprehensive.io, Lattice Compensation, Qobra, QuotaPath, Rippling, SpiffSix alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Barley, Everstage, Lattice Compensation, QuotaPath, RipplingFive alternatives
Carta Total Comp, Comprehensive.io, Lattice Compensation, OpenComp, QuotaPathSix alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, ChartHop, Pave, QuotaPath, Rippling, Workleap CompensationSix alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Carta Total Comp, Figures, OpenComp, Ravio, RipplingPerplexity SonarBambooHR Compensationagainst: Workday Compensation, beqomWorkleap CompensationChangedagainst: CaptivateIQPaveagainst: AeqiumCompUp, Paveagainst: Lattice Compensationno first choiceagainst: BambooHR Compensation, CaptivateIQ, CompAnalyst, Everstage, Lattice Compensation, Pave, Payscale, Workday Compensation, beqom
Five alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Pave, Paycom, Paycor, Salary.com CompAnalystFive alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Deel, Pave, Paycom, Salary.com CompAnalystSix alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Comprehensive.io, Deel, Gusto, Lattice Compensation, QuotaPathTwo alternatives
Comprehensive.io, Patriot SoftwareGrok 4.20PaveSalary.com CompAnalystChangedagainst: BambooHR Compensation, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday CompensationRipplingagainst: ShareworksDeelagainst: Lattice Compensation, Paycom, Rippling, Workday CompensationCompease, Ripplingagainst: Workday Compensationagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Namely, PayPal, Paycom, Paycor, Payoneer, QuotaPath, TriNet, Zenefits
Two alternatives
Ravio, RipplingThree alternatives
Payscale, Payscale Ascent, RipplingFive alternatives
Carta, Deel, Gusto, Ledgy, PulleyThree alternatives
Aeqium, Homebase, Patriot SoftwareSix alternatives
ADP Workforce Now, Aeqium, BambooHR Compensation, CompXL, HiBob, PaychexMistral SmallCompeaseSalary.com CompAnalystChangedPaveZenCentivno first choiceagainst: Payfactors, Salary.com CompAnalyst
Five alternatives
CompXL, Everstage, Payfactors, Qobra, QuotaPathTwo alternatives
Aeqium, CompeaseSeven alternatives
CompXL, Compease, Deel, Figures, Payfactors, Ravio, RemunerFour alternatives
Compease, Compose, Genius Payment Facilitation, RipplingDeepSeek V4 FlashCompease, Paveagainst: CompUpGusto, PayscaleChangedagainst: Anaplan, QuotaPath, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensation, XactlyCompease, PaveCompeasePaveagainst: COMPview, CompXL, Workday Compensationagainst: Anaplan, Payscale Ascent, QuotaPath, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, UKG Ready, Xactly
Four alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Comprehensive.io, QuotaPath, RavioThree alternatives
CompXL, Patriot Software, RipplingThree alternatives
Lattice Compensation, Payscale Ascent, RavioTwo alternatives
Aeqium, RipplingFive alternatives
Compease, HiBob, Lattice Compensation, Ravio, Salary.com CompAnalystLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceno first choiceHeldPaveno first choiceno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Workday Compensation
Three alternatives
PerformYard, QuotaPath, RavioQwen 3.7 FlashPaveSugrrnChangedagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Workday CompensationOllieagainst: Carta, RipplingRipplingagainst: Excel, Radfordno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensationagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Avalosoft, Cash App, Deel, PayPal, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Venmo, Workday Compensation
Five alternatives
BetterComp, Chartwork, Gusto, Rippling, SpiffThree alternatives
BambooHR Compensation, Quotient, RipplingFour alternatives
Deel, Gusto, Option Impact, PaveThree alternatives
Compease, TalentComp, ThatchKimi K2PaveOpenComp, SimplyMeritChangedCompease, OpenCompHomebase, SimplyMeritno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR Compensation, Engage PEO, Gusto, Lattice Compensation, Patriot Software, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor, Paylocity, Rippling, Vensure
Three alternatives
Compease, Lattice Compensate, RavioTwo alternatives
Compease, PaveFour alternatives
CompXL, Comprehensive.io, Deel HR, PayscaleFour alternatives
Commissionly, CompXL, Compease, RipplingGLM 4.7 FlashXCompease, PavePaveChangedCompease, Paveagainst: ZenCentivRipplingno first choiceagainst: PayPal, Paycom, Salary.com CompAnalyst, Square, Veem, Venmo
Five alternatives
CompXL, HiBob, Lattice Compensation, Ravio, RipplingSeven alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Everstage, HiBob, Payscale Ascent, Qobra, Rippling, Salary.com CompAnalystFive alternatives
CaptivateIQ, Compose, QuotaPath, Ravio, Salary.com CompAnalystFour alternatives
Gusto, Patriot Software, QuotaPath, ZenCentivMiniMax M2.5Pave, PayfactorsCompUpChangedGusto, PaveAeqium, Deelagainst: Ripplingno first choiceagainst: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, Workday Compensationnothing named
One alternative
RavioThree alternatives
COMPview, Compease, RipplingTwo alternatives
Lattice Compensation, RavioThree alternatives
Compose, Genius Payment Facilitation, ZenCentivGPT-6 LunaGusto, QuotaPath15Five, GustoChangedCarta Total Comp, PaveExcel, Google Sheetsno first choiceagainst: ADP RUN, DailyPay, Gusto
One alternative
PaveOne alternative
RipplingTwo alternatives
Lattice Compensation, PequityTwo alternatives
Gusto, PaveMuse Glimmer 30BPaveagainst: HiBobGusto Compensation Management, PaveChangedPaveagainst: HiBobPaveno first choiceagainst: ADP Workforce Now, Namely, Paychex, SAP commissions, Varicent, Xactly
Six alternatives
CompXL, Compease, Everstage, Lattice Compensation, QuotaPath, RavioFour alternatives
CaptivateIQ, CompXL, Everstage, Salary.com CompAnalystThree alternatives
Lattice Compensation, Levels.fyi, RavioFour alternatives
CompXL, Compease, Leapsome, RipplingBold 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 10:47 | yes | 10 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:55 | yes | 3 | 5 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 08:43 | yes | 11 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:08 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:18 | yes | 20 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:44 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:39 | yes | 21 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:45 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:19 | no | 0 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:29 | yes | 12 | 51 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:46 | yes | 11 | 71 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:20 | yes | 8 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:13 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:41 | yes | 10 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:31 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:52 | yes | 2 | 6 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 08:50 | yes | 8 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 08:50 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:30 | yes | 5 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:53 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:46 | yes | 16 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:40 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:24 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:31 | yes | 19 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 18 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:36 | yes | 10 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:53 | yes | 4 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 12:39 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:54 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:36 | yes | 6 | 7 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 10:43 | yes | 11 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:48 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:29 | yes | 15 | 39 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 12:27 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:26 | yes | 22 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:04 | yes | 7 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:13 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:49 | yes | 25 | 40 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:16 | yes | 15 | 47 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:58 | yes | 23 | 42 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 09:23 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:42 | yes | 23 | 36 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:37 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:57 | yes | 2 | 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 09:59 | yes | 11 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 08:37 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:09 | yes | 8 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 08:48 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 08:55 | yes | 21 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:01 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:41 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:00 | yes | 9 | 29 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:34 | yes | 9 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:03 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:58 | yes | 2 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:29 | yes | 13 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:30 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:13 | no | 0 | 5 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 12:02 | no | 0 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 12:45 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:26 | yes | 14 | 34 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:03 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 12:39 | yes | 16 | 39 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:00 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:41 | no | 0 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 11:48 | yes | 11 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 10:32 | yes | 14 | 52 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 11:39 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 08:51 | yes | 2 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:51 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:53 | yes | 19 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:15 | yes | 3 | 6 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 09:37 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:05 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:17 | yes | 20 | 35 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:25 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:16 | yes | 24 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:34 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:04 | yes | 15 | 51 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:04 | yes | 25 | 72 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:46 | yes | 25 | 86 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 09:01 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:58 | yes | 4 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 09:56 | yes | 24 | 35 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
ADP read as ADP Workforce Now
ADP (ADP RUN) read as ADP Workforce Now
BambooHR read as BambooHR Compensation
Carta Total Compensation read as Carta Total Comp
Comprehensive read as Comprehensive.io
Lattice read as Lattice Compensation
Lattice (Compensation Add-On) read as Lattice Compensation
Lattice (Compensation Module) read as Lattice Compensation
Mercer read as Mercer IBE
Oracle HCM read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Compensation
SAP read as SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
SAP SuccessFactors read as SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
Salary.com read as Salary.com CompAnalyst
Salary.com (CompAnalyst / compensation planning tools) read as Salary.com CompAnalyst
Salary.com (SalaryTalent™) read as Salary.com CompAnalyst
Workday read as Workday Compensation
Workleap read as Workleap Compensation
Unresolved, counted raw
Avalosoft
Cake Equity
Cash App
Chartwork
Compensation Cloud
Easop
Google Sheets or Excel + Free Add-ons
Gusto Compensation Management
Iconixx Sales
Ledgy
Ollie
Quotient (by Xactly)
SAP commissions
Sugrrn
TalentComp
Veem
Xactly Go
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.