# Figures alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 465 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Figures 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/figures/alternatives/

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

- Syndio: 46
- Pave: 36
- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: 31
- Payscale: 30
- Gusto: 29
- PayAnalytics: 20

## Pay equity

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Figures.

- Gusto: first choice in 24 of those 78
- OpenComp: first choice in 4 of those 78
- HRSoft: first choice in 3 of those 78
- LEEP Toolkit: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Pave: first choice in 3 of those 78
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Payscale: first choice in 3 of those 78
- SixFifty: first choice in 3 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Figures (Figures is #4 of 14 at 7%).

- Syndio: first choice in 10 of those 72
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Gusto: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Payscale: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Workleap Compensation: first choice in 4 of those 72
- CompUp: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Pave: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Figures (Figures is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Syndio: first choice in 36 of those 76
- PayAnalytics: first choice in 9 of those 76
- Trusaic PayParity: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Workday Pay Equity: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Compport: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Effy: first choice in 1 of those 76
- G2's Pay Equity Suite: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Lattice Compensate: first choice in 1 of those 76

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Figures.

- Pave: first choice in 19 of those 81
- Payscale: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Pave Market Data Lite: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Carta Total Compensation: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Databox: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Figures (Figures is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Payscale: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Pave: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Ravio: first choice in 4 of those 75
- SalaryCube: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Radford: first choice in 3 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Figures.

- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 25 of those 83
- Radford: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Pave: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Payscale: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Deloitte: first choice in 3 of those 83
- SalaryCube: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 3 of those 83

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