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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 485 of the 648 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://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/pave/alternatives/

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

- Syndio: 49
- beqom: 24
- Payscale: 22
- Gusto: 17
- Mercer: 17
- Workday Compensation: 16

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 10 at 32%).

- Databox: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Salary.com: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Payscale: first choice in 2 of those 47
- BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) OEWS: first choice in 1 of those 47
- BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Brightmine: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) OEWS: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #2 of 8 at 20%).

- Payscale: first choice in 8 of those 51
- Mercer: first choice in 4 of those 51
- CompData: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Deloitte: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Payscale / CompAnalyst: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Radford: first choice in 2 of those 51
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Cinebench: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #4 of 10 at 8%).

- Mercer: first choice in 13 of those 61
- Radford: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Deloitte: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Deloitte Consulting: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Gartner: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Korn Ferry: first choice in 2 of those 61

## Compensation management

**Small business**: 32 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 22 at 17%).

- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 32
- Gusto: first choice in 4 of those 32
- QuotaPath: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Salary.com: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Compease: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 3 of those 32
- CaptivateIQ: first choice in 2 of those 32
- Payscale: first choice in 2 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 41 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #1 of 29 at 18%).

- Comprehensive: first choice in 6 of those 41
- Payscale Ascent: first choice in 4 of those 41
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 41
- QuotaPath: first choice in 3 of those 41
- CompLogix: first choice in 2 of those 41
- CompUp: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Everstage: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Lattice Compensation: first choice in 2 of those 41

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #10 of 22 at 2%).

- beqom: first choice in 21 of those 63
- Workday Compensation: first choice in 16 of those 63
- Workday Compensation Management: first choice in 7 of those 63
- Workday: first choice in 6 of those 63
- Compport: first choice in 5 of those 63
- CompLogix: first choice in 4 of those 63
- HRSoft: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Workday Advanced Compensation: first choice in 3 of those 63

## Pay equity

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #2 of 8 at 7%).

- Gusto: first choice in 11 of those 59
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 59
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Payscale: first choice in 3 of those 59
- CompUp: first choice in 2 of those 59
- EEOPay: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Figures: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Pay Transparency Compliance Checker: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Pave (Pave is #4 of 9 at 10%).

- Syndio: first choice in 11 of those 60
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Payscale: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Gusto: first choice in 2 of those 60
- OpenComp: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Sysarb: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Axios Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Pave.

- Syndio: first choice in 38 of those 71
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Compport: first choice in 3 of those 71
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 3 of those 71
- beqom: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Payscale: first choice in 2 of those 71
- ChartHop: first choice in 1 of those 71
- EquityPath: first choice in 1 of those 71

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