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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 209 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where WTW 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/wtw/alternatives/

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

- Pave: 33
- Mercer: 18
- Payscale: 16
- Radford: 9
- Deloitte: 7
- Willis Towers Watson: 7

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name WTW.

- Pave: first choice in 19 of those 72
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Payscale: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Databox: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Salary.com: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Ravio: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name WTW (WTW is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Payscale: first choice in 12 of those 68
- Pave: first choice in 9 of those 68
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Mercer: first choice in 3 of those 68
- CompData: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Deloitte: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Payscale / CompAnalyst: first choice in 2 of those 68
- SalaryCube: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name WTW.

- Mercer: first choice in 15 of those 69
- Radford: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 7 of those 69
- Deloitte: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Pave: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Deloitte Consulting: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Gartner: first choice in 2 of those 69

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