The Figures Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Figures in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Figures
The Insider’s Guide
Pay benchmarking and salary review tool for HR teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among HR software, read from Figures’s own pages.
Made by Figures · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Figures’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Figures’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 1 of the 101 other HR software we grade
Figures is a compensation platform for mid-market and enterprise HR teams. It offers market benchmarks, salary bands, collaborative salary reviews with managers, and pay transparency and pay equity reports, sold as the Structure, Companion and Pay Transparency modules.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about Figures, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The FAQ says the price depends on employee count and modules and sends you to book a demo.
- 1
Best for salary benchmarking for HR teams
Figures is a pay benchmarking and salary review tool.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
Benchmark
Compares salaries against market data; the pricing page cites total reward data on 550K datapoints in 110+ countries.
- 4
Salary bands
Creates or imports bands by role, level and location and shows where employees sit within them.
- 5
Compensation reviews
The Companion plan runs annual and off-cycle reviews with manager access, budget tracking and decision history.
- 6
A 1.6 GPA, above 1 of 101
That is against the other HR software we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 7
Keep it
To replace Figures you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Figures at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Figures
- Category
- HR Software
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for salary benchmarking for HR teams
Figures is a pay benchmarking and salary review tool. The FAQ says the price depends on employee count and modules and sends you to book a demo. HRIS integration, SSO and extra seats are marked optional paid add-ons.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No 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 | F | No free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request. |
| Features | C | Benchmarks, salary bands, compensation reviews and pay transparency, but HRIS integration, SSO and extra seats are marked optional paid add-ons in the comparison table. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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 | C | Web only on record, with no integrations listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Figures is for
- Fits if you want market pay data for a salary review
- Works for teams that run in English or French, which the page says it supports
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a price: the page says it depends on headcount and modules
- Pricey if you want HRIS integration, SSO or extra seats, marked as paid add-ons
- Watch out: no free plan or trial, only a demo
- Too light for payroll or time off, which aren't described
Good to know
Good for
- HR teams moving salary reviews out of spreadsheets
- European employers preparing for the Pay Transparency Directive
Worth knowing
- Pricing is not shown on the page; the FAQ says it depends on employee count and the modules chosen, and asks buyers to book a demo.
- On the comparison table, features such as HRIS integration, SSO and extra seats are marked as optional paid add-ons.
- The page says teams answer questions in English and French.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Figures's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
We could not confirm Figures’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. figures.hr has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Pay benchmarking and salary review tool for HR teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: workflow automation, reports.
Web only on record, with no integrations listed.
- Benchmark
- Compares salaries against market data; the pricing page cites total reward data on 550K datapoints in 110+ countries.
- Salary bands
- Creates or imports bands by role, level and location and shows where employees sit within them.
- Compensation reviews
- The Companion plan runs annual and off-cycle reviews with manager access, budget tracking and decision history.
- Pay transparency and equity
- Produces legal reports, adjusted pay gap analysis and remediation scenarios, as a standalone module or an add-on.
- HRIS connections
- The site says Figures connects with 30+ HRIS and review systems.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Figures is made by Figures.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/101
Other HR software it is graded above
Figures's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 6 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Figures’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 101
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 101
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Figures you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 80 of the 101 other HR software grade higher.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Figures’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Payscale, Salary.com, Beqom, Pequity and Ravio
The 5 tools Figures is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
Payscale
Paid
- 1.8GPA
Salary.com
Paid
Compensation data and pay management software.
- Figures also covers workflow automation.
- Salary.com also covers AI agents.
- 1.6GPA
Beqom
Paid
- 1.6GPA
Pequity
Paid
- 1.8GPA
Ravio
Paid
Pay benchmarking, salary bands and pay transparency reporting.
- Figures also covers workflow automation.
- Ravio also covers employee records and dashboards.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
9
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Figures free?
No. Figures is a paid product.
What platforms does Figures work on?
Figures is available on Web.
Does Figures have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Figures is listed for Web.
Does Figures have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Figures is listed for Web.
Is Figures open source?
Figures is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes Figures?
Figures is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Figures?
The closest alternatives to Figures in our directory are Payscale, Salary.com, Beqom, Pequity and Ravio.
How does Figures compare with other HR software?
Figures's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 20.
Could I make my own version of Figures?
To replace Figures you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Figures’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Figures's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Figures. Prices change, so check figures.hr before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Figures, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/figures
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
Scan for the live page
Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
ToolGPA, "Figures: The Insider's Guide", checked Nov 13, 2026. https://toolgpa.com/tools/figures
Know someone choosing between HR software?
Send them this guide: toolgpa.com/tools/figures/guide
ToolGPA elsewhere: youtube.com/@toolgpa
See our other guides
The best-graded HR software after Figures, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- HR Software Insider's GuideEvery one of the 102 HR software we grade, compared
- Breathe Insider's GuideUK HR software for small firms, priced per business, not per person2.6 GPA
- Buk Insider's GuideLatin American HR and payroll suite with a free tier for 20 people2.6 GPA
- Leave Dates Insider's GuideAnnual leave planner and absence tracker for small teams2.6 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Figures’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Figures is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Figures. Prices and plans change: check figures.hr before you buy.