# Pave alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 592 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Pave holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/pave/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Syndio: 60
- Gusto: 29
- Payscale: 24
- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: 20
- PayAnalytics: 17
- beqom: 17

## Compensation management

**Small business**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 19 at 27%).

- Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 51
- Rippling: first choice in 7 of those 51
- Compease: first choice in 4 of those 51
- Deel: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 3 of those 51
- ZenCentiv: first choice in 2 of those 51
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Aeqium: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Mid-market**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 18 at 25%).

- CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Aeqium: first choice in 2 of those 50
- QuotaPath: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Rippling: first choice in 2 of those 50
- CaptivateIQ: first choice in 1 of those 50
- CompAnalyst: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Compease: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Compport: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #6 of 17 at 4%).

- beqom: first choice in 17 of those 74
- Workday Compensation: first choice in 16 of those 74
- Compport: first choice in 4 of those 74
- CaptivateIQ: first choice in 3 of those 74
- CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Payscale: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Workday HCM: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Darwinbox Compensation Management: first choice in 2 of those 74

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 10 at 19%).

- Payscale: first choice in 8 of those 59
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 3 of those 59
- BLS OEWS: first choice in 2 of those 59
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Databox: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Glassdoor: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #2 of 9 at 15%).

- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 5 of those 51
- Korn Ferry Pay: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Aon Radford: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 2 of those 51
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 1 of those 51
- CompUp: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #7 of 9 at 3%).

- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 15 of those 77
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 5 of those 77
- WTW: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Radford: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Payscale: first choice in 2 of those 77
- SalaryCube: first choice in 2 of those 77

## Pay equity

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #4 of 13 at 9%).

- Gusto: first choice in 18 of those 70
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Payscale: first choice in 5 of those 70
- CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Syndio: first choice in 3 of those 70
- EquityPath: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Job Band Builder: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Parity Software: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #10 of 15 at 4%).

- Syndio: first choice in 15 of those 76
- Figures: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Payscale: first choice in 5 of those 76
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Salary.com Pay Equity: first choice in 4 of those 76
- CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Gusto: first choice in 3 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Pave.

- Syndio: first choice in 42 of those 84
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 9 of those 84
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Salary.com Pay Equity: first choice in 3 of those 84
- ADP Pay Equity Insights: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Parity Software: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Payscale: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 1 of those 84

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