# Brightmine: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/brightmine/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR compliance and policy management | 0% | 43 | 0% | 2 |
| Compensation benchmarking data | 0% | 127 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "heavily weighted toward large, legacy companies, making data less relevant for startups or mid-sized firms" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Compensation benchmarkin)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- HR compliance and policy management: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 37 → 43 of 97.
- Compensation benchmarking data: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 90 → 127 of 148.

## In its own words

What Brightmine's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Brightmine combines specialist HR expertise, data, and technology to help organizations make confident, defensible workforce decisions. (https://brightmine.com/)
- For: HR professionals (https://brightmine.com/)
- Certifications: SGS, UKAS, ISO27001
- Customers named: Allan Industries, BMSS, LLC, Clinical HR, Five Guys, Sensory Spectrum, Greater London Authority, National Deaf Children’s Society, Plan International UK

## What it publishes

Every page brightmine.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2545 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1756 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- webinar or virtual event: 20 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-19
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-21
- template or tool: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-22
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-04
- podcast or video: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-10
- Recent: 2026-08-25 webinar or virtual event: Multistate pto compliance webinar https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/employee-leaves/multistate-pto-compliance-webinar/
- Recent: 2026-07-31 webinar or virtual event: October 2026 employment rights act changes webinar https://www.brightmine.com/uk/resources/hr-compliance/employment-law-updates/october-2026-employment-rights-act-changes-webinar/
- Recent: 2026-07-13 blog: Airport minimum wage requirements by state https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/wage-hour/minimum-wage/airport-minimum-wage-requirements-by-state/
- Recent: 2026-06-25 blog: Business expense reimbursement laws by state https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/total-rewards/employee-compensation/business-expense-reimbursement-laws-by-state/
- Recent: 2026-06-15 blog: Definition of wages by state https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/wage-hour/definition-of-wages-by-state/
- Recent: 2026-06-04 blog: Indiana employee privacy laws https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/state-compliance/indiana-employee-privacy-laws/

## 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.