Pequity vs Salary.com (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Salary.com grades higher than Pequity: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Salary.com grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Pequity if
- Fits if you run annual pay review cycles and want approvals in one place
- Works for HR teams that already have an HR records system and only need comp planning
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a price first, because none is published
- Skip it if you want to try before buying, as there is no free plan or trial
- Too light for HR records or payroll, since it is compensation software only
- Watch out: the homepage says Pequity has joined ADP, so plans and sales may change
- Watch out: no integrations are listed on its pages
Pick Salary.com if
- Fits if you price jobs from survey data
- Works for compensation teams that want data and software from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a posted price, as none is published
- Watch out: software and data are sold as separate lines, so a quote may include both
- Watch out: the free-trial form on the home page shows no length or terms
- Too light for payroll or HR records, which aren't described
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAPequityWeak | 1.8GPASalary.comWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, only a custom quote, so it sits at the middle of the category by default. | CNo price is published, so there's nothing to set against the $2 to $9 a seat a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. The pricing page is a quote request. | DThe home page has a free-trial email form, with no length or card terms shown, so we can't call it more than D. |
| Features | CComp cycles, market data, approvals, range management, employee portals and a salary board. It is compensation software only and does not replace an HR records or payroll system. | CMarket data, job pricing, salary structures and analytics, but data and software are separate product lines, so you may need more than one. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A comp cycle needs your pay data loaded and ranges built before it does anything. | CNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations or apps on record. | CWeb only on record, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | pay bands and comp cycles, by quote | compensation data and pay management |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Pequity and Salary.com. How we grade
Where they differ
- Pequity also covers workflow automation.
- Salary.com also covers AI agents.
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At a glance
| Pequity | Salary.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Pequity | Salary.com |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pequity
- No prices are published; Pequity asks for a custom quote, so this listing has no price.
- The homepage says Pequity has joined ADP, so packaging and sales may change.
- It is compensation software only and does not replace an HR records or payroll system.
Salary.com
- No prices are published on the pages read; the site points buyers to a demo and sales team.
- Software and data are sold as separate product lines, so a buyer may need more than one.
Key features
Pequity
- Comp Cycle
- Runs pay review cycles such as merit and bonus rounds with automation at scale, in a spreadsheet-like interface.
- Market Pulse
- Market data used to price roles and check pay against benchmarks.
- Approvals
- Routes compensation changes through approval steps so cycle decisions are recorded in one place.
- Range management
- Pay bands and ranges that can be managed centrally and shared across the compensation program.
- Employee portals and visual offers
- Employee-facing views of pay and visual offer documents, as listed in the platform menu.
- Salary Board
- Lets a company publish salary ranges to candidates directly or inside job posts, to support pay transparency.
Salary.com
- Job pricing
- CompAnalyst prices jobs, builds pay ranges and models scenarios using the company's market data.
- Merit and rewards cycles
- CompXL manages merit raises, bonuses, commissions and equity across an organization.
- Pay equity
- The Pay Equity Suite analyzes wage disparity so employers can review pay gaps.
- Job descriptions
- JobArchitect creates, approves and manages job descriptions aligned to market data.
- Market data and surveys
- The site lists labor-market analytics, minimum wage data, executive pay data and participation in compensation surveys.
- AI features
- The site lists a market-data assistant called Max and AI agents across the product portfolio.
Plans
Pequity
Pricing could not be confirmed. See pequity.com.
Salary.com
Pricing could not be confirmed. See salary.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pequity or Salary.com?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pequity has no price we could confirm, and Salary.com has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Pequity or Salary.com?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Pequity nor Salary.com has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.