Aeqium Review
Aeqium is a compensation planning platform for merit, bonus and equity cycles, pay bands, pay equity analysis, total rewards statements and interactive offer letters, configured with an AI assistant.
- Company size
- Mid-market companies, enterprises
- Pricing model
- Flat fee
- Free trial
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud
Best for
- Mid-size companies that want a published annual price
- Comp teams that run merit, bonus and equity cycles with custom approval chains
- Teams that already license survey data (Radford, Mercer, WTW) and want to load it into bands
Not ideal for
- Buyers who need market benchmark data included in the subscription
- Buyers that require an ISO 27001 certificate from the vendor
How we evaluated Aeqium
This review rests on 18 facts checked against Aeqium’s official pricing pages and documentation, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score and the pros and cons use only those verified facts, as our methodology explains, and third-party ratings are quoted, never scored.
Our verdict
Aeqium is a compensation planning platform for running merit, bonus and equity cycles, managing pay bands and sending interactive offer letters, with an AI that configures the cycle from plain-language requests. It is one of the few in its category with a published price: one annual subscription from $15,000 a year for organizations up to 300 employees, with implementation included.
Strengths
Published starting price
One annual subscription from $15,000 a year up to 300 employees, with no per-module or per-seat fees.
Evidence: Pricing model: Flat fee
Implementation included
Onboarding, data import and integration setup carry no fee; most teams run their first cycle in four to six weeks.
Evidence: Implementation fee: None; onboarding, data import and integration setup are included in the subscription
Configurable cycles
Merit matrices, bonus formulas, approval chains and proration are built without code, with budget guardrails and audit trails.
Evidence: Merit and bonus cycles: Yes
Audited security
Aeqium holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report and states GDPR compliance.
Evidence: SOC 2 Type II: Yes
Weaknesses
Market data not included
Survey data comes from your own provider under a separate agreement; Aeqium imports it rather than reselling it.
Evidence: Extra costs: Market survey data (Radford, Mercer, WTW or another provider) is licensed from your own provider
No published ISO 27001
Aeqium documents a SOC 2 Type 2 report and GDPR compliance but no ISO 27001 certificate, so it is less suited to buyers whose policy requires one.
Evidence: SOC 2 Type II: Yes
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Flat fee
Price transparency
Partly published
Free trial
Yes
Contract term
Annual
Quick answers
- How much does Aeqium cost?
- Aeqium is one annual subscription that starts at $15,000 a year for organizations up to 300 employees. Above 300 employees the price depends on contract length and the employees in your comp cycles.
- Does Aeqium charge an implementation fee?
- No. Onboarding, data import and integration setup are included in the subscription, and most teams are live in four to six weeks.Based on Implementation fee: None; onboarding, data import and integration setup are included in the subscription
- Is Aeqium SOC 2 compliant?
- Yes. Aeqium maintains AICPA SOC 2 Type 2 certification and undergoes regular external audits and penetration tests.Based on SOC 2 Type II: Yes
- Does Aeqium include salary survey data?
- No. You license survey data from Radford, Mercer, WTW or another provider, and Aeqium imports it from unlimited sources into your bands.Based on Extra costs: Market survey data (Radford, Mercer, WTW or another provider) is licensed from your own provider
Coverage of core compensation management capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Compensation Management, checked against Aeqium’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
9 verified of 11 core capabilities
Compensation Management
- Salary structures and ranges
- Job architecture and leveling · not verified yet
- Merit and bonus cycles
- Budget and approval workflow
- Market data and benchmarking
- Pay equity analysis
- Equity and total rewards
- Compensation statements
- HRIS and payroll integration
- Compensation cost modeling · not verified yet
- Access control and audit trail
Specifications
Product
- Modules
- Compensation Cycle Management, Compensation Bands, Interactive Offer Letters, Compensation Analysis (add-on), Employee Total Rewards Portal (add-on), Aeqium AI
- AI features
- Aeqium AI configures comp cycles and logic from plain-language requests, Plain-language analysis of pay compression, equity gaps and retention risk
Integrations
- Open API
- Yes
Aeqium integrations
Aeqium integration coverage
The 10 apps that compensation management products document most often, and whether Aeqium documents each.
3 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by Aeqium; median of the 11 products compared: 6
- Workday · documented by 8 of 11
- BambooHR · documented by 7 of 11
- ADP · documented by 6 of 11
- Rippling · documented by 6 of 11
- Gusto · documented by 5 of 11
- Paylocity · documented by 5 of 11
- SAP SuccessFactors · documented by 5 of 11
- UKG · documented by 5 of 11
- HiBob · documented by 4 of 11
- Okta · documented by 4 of 11
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier or API), 11 live compensation management products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
Where it ranks
- #1 of 9 scoredCompensation Management
- #3 of 9 scoredCompensation Management for Enterprises
- #1 of 9 scoredCompensation Management for Mid-Sized Companies
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Security and compliance
- SOC 2 Type IIYes
- GDPR programYes
Implementation and support
- Typical implementation
- Four to six weeks from kickoff to the first cycle; the technical integration takes a few hours
- Implementation fee
- None; onboarding, data import and integration setup are included in the subscription
- Support channels
- Dedicated customer success manager, Slack, email, scheduled check-in calls
Aeqium: frequently asked questions
Does Aeqium do pay equity analysis?
Yes, as an add-on: a regression-based analysis that reports adjusted and unadjusted pay gaps, with summaries and individual breakdowns.
What support does Aeqium include?
A dedicated customer success contact, Slack and email support and scheduled check-in calls, for the life of the subscription.
What is Aeqium used for?
Aeqium is a compensation management product built for mid-market companies and enterprises. Its modules include Compensation Cycle Management, Compensation Bands, Interactive Offer Letters, Compensation Analysis, and 2 more.
What are the best alternatives to Aeqium?
In our compensation management ranking, the highest-scored products other than Aeqium are Pave, Ravio, and 15Five. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Aeqium alternatives.
Which is better, Aeqium or Pave?
It depends on the team. Choose Aeqium if: you want a published price: from $15,000 a year up to 300 employees. Choose Pave if: you want free benchmarks to start: Market Data Lite covers 290+ job families. The full comparison: Aeqium vs Pave.
What are the pros and cons of Aeqium?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: published starting price, implementation included, and configurable cycles. It is less suited to buyers who need market benchmark data included in the subscription and buyers that require an ISO 27001 certificate from the vendor.
Does Aeqium have an API?
Yes. Aeqium offers an open API to customers.
What does Aeqium integrate with?
Aeqium documents integrations, including Workday, BambooHR, and Rippling. Every documented connection: Aeqium integrations.
How long does it take to implement Aeqium?
Aeqium states a typical implementation of four to six weeks from kickoff to the first cycle; the technical integration takes a few hours. Implementation fee: none; onboarding, data import and integration setup are included in the subscription.
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