# Comprehensive.io: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 26 judge labels across 3 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/comprehensive-io

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 9% | 3 | 0% | 15 |
| [Compensation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-management/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 10 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pave's free Market Data Lite tier and Comprehensive's free salary data both give small teams real numbers at no cost" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Comprehensive.io - offers free, daily-refreshed tech salary data with no survey submission requirement." (Llama 4 Maverick, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "The Top All-Rounder: Comprehensive.io ... frequently cited as the best fit for the mid-market segment" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Comprehensive.io is the strongest default choice if you hire primarily for U.S. tech roles" (Perplexity Sonar, Compensation benchmarkin)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Comprehensive.io, from 60 of the 62 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- comprehensive.io: 50 (its own site)
- ravio.com: 36
- g2.com: 17
- pin.com: 17
- salary.com: 17
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 15
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 14
- salarycube.com: 14
- compup.io: 11
- capterra.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-benchmarking-data-sources: 32
- https://pin.com/blog/salary-benchmarking-tools: 17
- https://ravio.com/blog/free-salary-data: 17
- https://ravio.com/blog/the-best-tools-for-salary-benchmarking: 17
- https://comprehensive.io/content/best-compensation-management-software: 14
- https://g2.com/categories/salary-benchmarking/small-business: 13
- https://ravio.com/blog/compensation-benchmarking-companies: 13
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/salary-comparison-tools: 12

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The AI-powered, fully-customizable compensation platform (https://comprehensive.io/)
- For: teams of 1 needing help with bandwidth and visibility — to teams of many needing help with automation and process (https://comprehensive.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Startup Data (https://comprehensive.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 9 (https://comprehensive.io/)
- Certifications: GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Linux Foundation, HopSkipDrive, VGW

## What it publishes

Every page comprehensive.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 30 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 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.