# CompAnalyst: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/companalyst

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 0% | 5 |
| [Compensation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-management/index.md) | 2% | 20 | 50% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd suggest starting with Payscale or CompAnalyst... CompAnalyst provides deeper data assets" (MiniMax M2.5, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "CompAnalyst by Salary.com (Best Overall for Budget-Conscious Small Businesses)" (Grok 4.20, Compensation management)
- "Needs survey-grade HR-reported data + real-time job posting signals for pricing confidence: Salary.com CompAnalyst Max." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Payscale (or Payscale + CompAnalyst)" (Grok 4.20, Compensation benchmarkin)

## And against it

- "Some of the most common tools you'll encounter while doing your research include websites like Payfactors, CompAnalyst, and Salary.com." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Compensation management)
- "start at $100K+/year—avoid unless you're scaling rapidly" (Kimi K2, Compensation management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CompAnalyst, from 16 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ravio.com: 10
- leadchangegroup.com: 8
- comprehensive.io: 5
- g2.com: 5
- salary.com: 5
- hrtechsaas.com: 4
- reddit.com: 4
- salarycube.com: 4
- softwareadvice.com: 4
- spotsaas.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://hrtechsaas.com/blog/best-compensation-benchmarking-tools: 4
- https://ravio.com/blog/compensation-benchmarking-companies: 4
- https://spotsaas.com/list/compensation-management-software/for-small-business: 4
- https://capterra.com/compensation-management-software: 3
- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-sources: 3
- https://leadchangegroup.com/compensation-management-software: 3
- https://leadchangegroup.com/compensation-management-software/small-business: 3
- https://ravio.com/blog/the-best-tools-for-salary-benchmarking: 3

## In its own words

What CompAnalyst's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI for Enterprise Compensation Teams (https://compa.ai/)
- For: Enterprise Compensation Teams (https://compa.ai/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, CCPA, GDPR
- Customers named: Micron Technology, Workday

## What it publishes

Every page compa.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1004 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 102 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.