# Aeqium: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/aeqium/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay equity | 4% | 10 | 17% | 12 |
| Compensation management | 2% | 15 | 0% | 8 |
| Workforce planning | 0% | 61 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I would pick Aeqium for compensation review workflow flexibility, or Ravio if your highest priority is market benchmarking and salary banding" (Perplexity Sonar, Compensation management)
- "I'd choose Aeqium for the best balance of analysis depth, reporting traceability, and fit for mid-market HR analytics teams" (Perplexity Sonar, Pay equity)
- "Aeqium being a top choice for its comprehensive features" (Mistral Small, Pay equity)
- "Aeqium excels at customization and workflow flexibility" (Kimi K2, Compensation management)

## And against it

- "Tools requiring heavy analyst intervention (e.g., certain configurations of Aeqium, Figures)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Pay equity)
- "are quote-only and do not publish prices" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Pay equity)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Compensation management: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 15 of 140.
- Pay equity: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 of 73, unchanged.
- Workforce planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 33 → 61 of 98.

## In its own words

What Aeqium's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The only AI built to execute compensation planning; fully flexible compensation planning platform; AI-powered compensation planning software that configures cycles, surfaces insights, and executes changes in plain language. (https://aeqium.com/)
- For: enterprise compensation teams (https://aeqium.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free demo environment (https://www.aeqium.com/plans)
- Certifications: SOC II AUDITED, GDPR COMPLIANT, AICPA SOC 2 Type 2 certification, SOC 2 Type 2 Certified
- Customers named: dbt Labs, Crisp, WHOOP, Thoropass, NEXT Insurance, Braze, NEXT, Hopper

## What it publishes

Every page aeqium.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 147 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 75 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.