# CompUp: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 32 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/compup

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compensation management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-management/index.md) | 9% | 3 | 0% | 13 |
| [Pay equity](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/pay-equity/index.md) | 6% | 7 | 0% | 17 |
| [Compensation benchmarking data](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/rewards/compensation-benchmarking-data/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "CompUp offers the best value at $3/employee/year with strong reviews and dedicated mid-market features." (MiniMax M2.5, Compensation management)
- "CompUp stands out as the most budget-friendly option I found... the clearest "limited budget" pick" (GPT-5.4 mini, Compensation benchmarkin)
- "Start with Aeqium (free) or CompUp (~$3/user/month) for general compensation planning." (Kimi K2, Compensation management)
- "CompUp appears to be the best dedicated compensation-management option" (Perplexity Sonar, Compensation management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CompUp, from 59 of the 59 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- compup.io: 32 (its own site)
- leadchangegroup.com: 30
- sourceforge.net: 29
- capterra.com: 24
- g2.com: 23
- hrtechsaas.com: 22
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 22
- effy.ai: 17
- captivateiq.com: 15
- softwareadvice.com: 15

### Pages cited

- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-pay-equity-software: 16
- https://effy.ai/blog/pay-equity-software: 15
- https://compup.io/blogs/best-compensation-platform-mid-market: 13
- https://deel.com/blog/10-compensation-management-systems-mid-size-companies: 12
- https://sourceforge.net/software/pay-equity/for-small-business: 12
- https://capterra.com/compensation-management-software: 11
- https://hrtechsaas.com/blog/best-pay-equity-audit-software: 11
- https://hrtechsaas.com/blog/best-pay-transparency-compliance-software: 11

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Revolutionizing Compensation Management (https://compup.io/)
- For: companies (https://compup.io/)
- Customers named: Expleo, Cipla, AngelOne, EQT Corporation, HFCL Group, ACKO, Porter, HCC

## What it publishes

Every page compup.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 246 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 95 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 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: 4 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.