Pave vs Pequity

The short answer

Pave offers a free Market Data Lite plan and quotes its paid packages; Pequity, part of ADP since October 2025, quotes every plan. Pave builds benchmarks from 9,000+ participating companies and lists 27 integrations.

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Oct 22, 2026

Pave

Best for: Companies that want benchmarks from live HRIS data rather than annual surveys

Choose Pave if

You want free benchmarks to start: Market Data Lite covers 290+ job families.
You want a public API and 27 named integrations.
You need ISO 27001 as well as SOC 2 Type 2.
You are a small business: Pave lists small businesses among its segments.

What Pave costs Pave compensation alternatives

Pequity

Best for: Mid-size and large companies with complex, multi-country comp cycles

Choose Pequity if

You plan cycles in local currencies and budget in USD.
You route off-cycle offers, transfers and promotions through approvals.
You want employees to see equity at the grant level in their portal.
You want a vendor backed by ADP.

Pequity plans and prices Pequity alternatives

LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.

Scorecard

Pave wins 2Pequity wins 11 tie

Pave vs Pequity by dimension
Dimension	Pave	Pequity
CapabilitiesPequity documents 10 of the 11 items on our compensation checklist, including cost scenario planning and an employee portal with equity. Pave documents 8, including market benchmarking and merit cycles. Comp cycles planned in local currency and budgeted in USD, Custom approval flows for offers, transfers and promotions, Pay ranges shared with granular permissions, Grant-level equity in employee total compensation portals, Compensation data embedded in the ATS through a Chrome extension, Total reward statements at cycle close	8 of 11 core capabilities	10 of 11 core capabilities
IntegrationsPave lists 27 integrations, including Workday, ADP, BambooHR and Carta, and offers an API. Pequity connects HRIS and ATS systems but does not name them. 27	27 native	0 documented
SecurityPave states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022 and GDPR. Pequity states SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance and single sign-on. Yes	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR
Fit and supportPave lists small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises, with a help center and support tickets. Pequity serves mid-size and large companies, with a dedicated compensation expert. Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises	Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises	Mid-market companies, enterprises

Key differences

Where Pave and Pequity differ (3)
Attribute	Pave	Pequity
Best for	Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises	Mid-market companies, enterprises
Support channels	Help center, support tickets	Dedicated compensation expert
Ownership	Private	Subsidiary

Show 7 attributes where they are the same

Where they are the same (7)
Attribute	Pave	Pequity
Pricing model	Quote only	Quote only
Price transparency	Quote only	Quote only
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Single sign-on
SOC 2 Type II
GDPR program
Founded	2019	2019

Analysis by dimension

Pricing. Pave’s Market Data Lite is free; its paid packages are quoted. Pequity publishes no price and quotes every customer.

Capabilities. Pequity documents 10 of the 11 items on our compensation checklist, including cost scenario planning and an employee portal with equity. Pave documents 8, including market benchmarking and merit cycles.

Integrations. Pave lists 27 integrations, including Workday, ADP, BambooHR and Carta, and offers an API. Pequity connects HRIS and ATS systems but does not name them.

Security. Pave states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022 and GDPR. Pequity states SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance and single sign-on.

Fit and support. Pave lists small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises, with a help center and support tickets. Pequity serves mid-size and large companies, with a dedicated compensation expert.

Neither one?

Aeqium

Aeqium has the highest LeadChange Score in Compensation Management after excluding these two (7.6/10).

From $15,000/yr

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Pave compensation cost?

Pave sets no public price on its planning tools: Compensation Planning and Total Rewards are add-ons to the quoted Agentic Workflows package. Because Pequity quotes too, the fair comparison is two quotes for the same employees, currencies and cycles.

Is Pave cheaper than Pequity?

Only Pave has a free tier, for market data. Neither publishes a price for comp planning: Pave quotes its paid packages and Pequity quotes every customer.

Was Pequity acquired by ADP?

Yes. ADP announced on 29 October 2025 that it had acquired Pequity, a compensation software provider founded in 2019. Pave is an independent company based in San Francisco.

Does Pave use AI?

Yes. Pave Agent analyzes market data, builds job architecture and prices new jobs. Pequity Copilot writes and explains compensation formulas from plain language.

Is Pave or Pequity more secure?

Pave states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022 and GDPR. Pequity states SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance, MFA and single sign-on; it publishes no ISO 27001 certificate.

Who are Pave’s main competitors?

Among the compensation tools we review, Aeqium, Ravio, Figures, Payscale, CompAnalyst and beqom are other options we rank. Against Pequity, Pave’s case is free market data and named integrations; Pequity’s is flexible multi-currency cycles and grant-level equity.

Which is better for small businesses, Pave or Pequity?

Pave lists small businesses among the sizes it is built for; Pequity is built for mid-market companies and enterprises.

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