Pequity Review
Pequity is a compensation planning platform, part of ADP since October 2025, with comp cycles, off-cycle approvals, pay range management, market data, total compensation portals and visual offers.
- Company size
- Mid-market companies, enterprises
- Pricing model
- Quote only
- Deployment
- Cloud
Best for
- Mid-size and large companies with complex, multi-country comp cycles
- Teams that want off-cycle offers, transfers and promotions routed through approvals
- Employers that show employees their equity at the grant level
Not ideal for
- Buyers who need a published price
- Small businesses without a dedicated compensation team
How we evaluated Pequity
This review rests on 14 facts checked against Pequity’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
Pequity is a compensation planning platform for mid-size and large companies, now part of ADP: comp cycles with flexible budgets and custom approvals, pay range management, market data, total compensation portals with grant-level equity and visual offers. It states SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance and single sign-on; prices are quoted.
Strengths
Flexible comp cycles
Plan in local currency and budget in USD, configure budgets in any direction and design custom approval flows.
Evidence: Key features: 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
Off-cycle approvals
Automated workflows for offers, transfers and promotions keep off-cycle changes within budget guardrails.
Evidence: Budget and approval workflow: Yes
Equity in the employee portal
Employee portals show salary, bonus, benefits and equity at the grant level, with vesting schedules for admins.
Evidence: Equity and total rewards: Yes
Security basics covered
Pequity states SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR compliance, MFA, SSO and regular penetration testing.
Evidence: SOC 2 Type II: Yes
Weaknesses
No published prices
Pricing is a custom quote for every customer.
Evidence: Pricing model: Quote only
Integrations not named
Pequity connects to HRIS and ATS systems but does not list them by name on its integrations page.
Evidence: HRIS and payroll integration: Yes
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Quote only
Quick answers
- Was Pequity acquired by ADP?
- Yes. On 29 October 2025 Pequity announced it is merging with ADP. Its founder wrote that the deal adds Pequity to the compensation planning tools ADP offers mid-size, enterprise and multinational clients.Based on Parent company: ADP
- How much does Pequity cost?
- Pequity does not publish prices: every customer requests a custom quote or speaks with its team.Based on Pricing model: Quote only
- Is Pequity SOC 2 compliant?
- Yes. Pequity states SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance, MFA, single sign-on and regular penetration tests, and monitors its security posture with Drata.Based on SOC 2 Type II: Yes
- What size companies use Pequity?
- Pequity says it has supported companies from 100 to 100,000 employees through their compensation cycles.Based on Best for: Mid-market companies, enterprises
Coverage of core compensation management capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Compensation Management, checked against Pequity’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
10 verified of 11 core capabilities
Compensation Management
- Salary structures and ranges
- Job architecture and leveling
- Merit and bonus cycles
- Budget and approval workflow
- Market data and benchmarking
- Pay equity analysis · not verified yet
- Equity and total rewards
- Compensation statements
- HRIS and payroll integration
- Compensation cost modeling
- Access control and audit trail
Specifications
Pricing
- Price transparency
- Quote only
Product
- Modules
- Comp Cycle, Approvals, Range Management, Market Pulse (market data), Employee Portals, People Insights, Visual Offers
- AI features
- Copilot writes and explains compensation formulas from natural language, Mid-cycle formula changes from a single line of text
Support
- Support channels
- Dedicated compensation expert
Where it ranks
- #6 of 9 scoredCompensation Management
- #4 of 9 scoredCompensation Management for Enterprises
- #7 of 9 scoredCompensation Management for Mid-Sized Companies
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Security and compliance
- SOC 2 Type IIYes
- GDPR programYes
- Single sign-onYes
About Pequity
- Founded
- 2019
- Ownership
- Subsidiary
- Parent company
- ADP
Official profiles
Pequity: frequently asked questions
Does Pequity use AI?
Yes. Pequity Copilot writes compensation formulas from plain language, explains them mid-cycle and rewrites them from one line of text.
What does Pequity's employee portal show?
Salary, bonuses, benefits and equity in one view, with equity shown at the grant level so employees see its value and vesting status in real time.
Does Pequity integrate with an ATS?
Yes. Pequity embeds permissioned compensation data in your applicant tracking system and pulls employee census data from your HRIS.
Is Pequity legit?
Pequity is sold by the company of the same name, which was founded in 2019 and is part of ADP. Pequity states that it holds a current SOC 2 Type II report.
What are the best alternatives to Pequity?
In our compensation management ranking, the highest-scored products other than Pequity are Aeqium, Pave, and Ravio. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Pequity alternatives.
Which is better, Pequity or Pave?
It depends on the team. Choose Pequity if: you plan cycles in local currencies and budget in USD. Choose Pave if: you want free benchmarks to start: Market Data Lite covers 290+ job families. The full comparison: Pequity vs Pave.
What are the pros and cons of Pequity?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: flexible comp cycles, Off-cycle approvals, and equity in the employee portal. It is less suited to buyers who need a published price and small businesses without a dedicated compensation team.
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