Compensation management · November 2026 Edition
CompUp vs CaptivateIQ
One of fourteen models named CompUp first on the direct prompt; two named CaptivateIQ. CompUp was named by seven of the fourteen models and CaptivateIQ by eight and CompUp carries 13 labels and CaptivateIQ 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share9%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels1312A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, CompUp reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Pave was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Pave vs CompUp · Pave vs CaptivateIQ · Aeqium vs CompUp
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; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the compensation management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CompUpFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCaptivateIQ
Direct12
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained401 against CaptivateIQ
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where CompUp and CaptivateIQ stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
CompUp CaptivateIQ first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, CompUp on the left and CaptivateIQ on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where CompUp and CaptivateIQ stood in it.
CompUp first, CaptivateIQ not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCaptivateIQ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5CompUp alternatives: Deel, Pave
CaptivateIQ first, CompUp not the choice
2 of 14 modelsCompUp was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCaptivateIQ, Pave alternatives: CompLogix, Comprehensive.io, Everstage, HiBob, Rippling, Salesforce Spiff
GPT-6 LunaCaptivateIQ alternatives: QuotaPath, Salesforce Spiff
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarAeqium alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Comprehensive.io, Deel, Pave
Muse Glimmer 30BHRSoft Compensation Management, SalaryCube Comp Planning alternatives: CaptivateIQ, CompUp, Everstage, Pave, QuotaPath, Ravio, Salary.com CompAnalyst, beqom
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniComprehensive.io alternatives: Compport, Lattice Compensation, Paycom, Payscale Ascent, Salary.com CompAnalyst
Grok 4.20Pave alternatives: Aeqium, HRSoft Compensation Management, Lattice Compensation, beqom
Mistral SmallAeqium, Pave, Ravio alternatives: Compport, Decusoft Compose, HRSoft Compensation Management, beqom
DeepSeek V4 FlashPave alternatives: Aeqium, OpenComp
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashPave alternatives: Decusoft Compose, Everstage, Payscale, QuotaPath, beqom
Kimi K2Aeqium, Pave alternatives: HRSoft Compensation Management, Lattice Compensation, beqom
GLM 4.7 FlashXHRSoft Compensation Management, Pave alternatives: Aeqium, beqom
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
CompUp leads by four points.
CompUp4%#– of 19CaptivateIQ0%#13 of 19Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
CompUp5%#– of 17CaptivateIQ5%#4 of 17What the models said about CompUp
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“CompUp offers the best value at $3/employee/year with strong reviews and dedicated mid-market features.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Aeqium (free) or CompUp (~$3/user/month) for general compensation planning.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“CompUp appears to be the best dedicated compensation-management option” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about CaptivateIQ
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“dedicated enterprise tools (like Beqom, Workday Compensation, or CaptivateIQ) are usually cost-prohibitive and overly complex” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“CaptivateIQ (Best overall for mid-market B2B sales teams)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“CaptivateIQ is my default pick for a mid-market B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Add an ICM Platform (CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath) if: Your finance or sales ops team is losing days every month calculating sales commissions” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.