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title: "Compensation management platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare tools for salary benchmarking, compensation planning and pay decisions. Share of Search among Payscale, Pave, CompAnalyst, Figures and Compa, the compensation management platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Compensation management platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare tools for salary benchmarking, compensation planning and pay decisions. Share of Search among Payscale, Pave, CompAnalyst, Figures and Compa, the compensation management platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Compensation management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Payscale, 92%

## Which brand is most popular in search among compensation management platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Payscale was the most searched among compensation management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 31.6K branded searches and 92% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Pave is in 2nd place, 87.9 percentage points behind at 4.1% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Payscale’s estimated Share of Search among compensation management platforms worldwide peaked at 92.9% in January 2026 and was lowest at 90.9% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pave’s estimated Share of Search among compensation management platforms worldwide peaked at 4.5% in July 2026 and was lowest at 2.9% in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Payscale, Pave, CompAnalyst, Figures and Compa held steady: their estimated Share of Search among compensation management platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Payscale vs Pave: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/pave-vs-payscale): 92% against 4.1% Share of Search.
- [Payscale vs CompAnalyst: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/companalyst-vs-payscale): 92% against 2.4% Share of Search.
- [Pave vs CompAnalyst: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/companalyst-vs-pave): 4.1% against 2.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for compensation management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Payscale gained estimated Share of Search among compensation management platforms worldwide, from 90.9% to 92%.
- In August 2026, CompAnalyst lost estimated Share of Search among compensation management platforms worldwide, from 2.9% to 2.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Compa worldwide fell 40% over 11 measured months, from 50 to 30 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Figures worldwide fell 23.4% over 11 measured months, from 640 to 490 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pave worldwide fell 11.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.4K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Payscale | 92% | 31.6K | +17.8% | Payscale |
| 2 | Pave | 4.1% | 1.4K | +7.6% | Pave |
| 3 | CompAnalyst | 2.4% | 810 | -5.8% | Salary.com |
| 4 | Figures | 1.4% | 490 | +4.3% | Figures |
| 5 | Compa | 0.09% | 30 | -25.0% | Compa |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Payscale | 39.9K | 92.4% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Pave | 1.6K | 3.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | CompAnalyst | 990 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Figures | 640 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Compa | 50 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Payscale | 32.9K | 92.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Pave | 1.2K | 3.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | CompAnalyst | 810 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Figures | 520 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Compa | 30 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Payscale | 27.2K | 91.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Pave | 1.3K | 4.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | CompAnalyst | 810 | 2.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Figures | 470 | 1.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Compa | 30 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Payscale | 39.5K | 92.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Pave | 1.2K | 2.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | CompAnalyst | 990 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Figures | 760 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Compa | 40 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Payscale | 32.1K | 91.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Pave | 1.2K | 3.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | CompAnalyst | 1K | 2.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Figures | 580 | 1.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Compa | 70 | 0.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Payscale | 32.7K | 90.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Pave | 1.5K | 4.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | CompAnalyst | 1.1K | 2.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Figures | 660 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Compa | 70 | 0.19% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Payscale | 32.3K | 92% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Pave | 1.3K | 3.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | CompAnalyst | 920 | 2.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Figures | 480 | 1.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Compa | 50 | 0.14% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Payscale | 27K | 91% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Pave | 1.3K | 4.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | CompAnalyst | 940 | 3.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Figures | 420 | 1.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Compa | 40 | 0.13% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Payscale | 27.5K | 91.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Pave | 1.3K | 4.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | CompAnalyst | 860 | 2.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Figures | 430 | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Compa | 30 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Payscale | 26.8K | 90.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Pave | 1.3K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | CompAnalyst | 860 | 2.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Figures | 470 | 1.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Compa | 40 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Payscale | 31.6K | 92% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Pave | 1.4K | 4.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | CompAnalyst | 810 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Figures | 490 | 1.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Compa | 30 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Compa | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | CompAnalyst | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Figures | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Pave | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Payscale | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Compa**: Measured on the search term “compa compensation”.
- **CompAnalyst**: Measured on the search terms “companalyst”, “companalyst software” and “salary.com companalyst”, summed into one figure.
- **Figures**: Measured on the search terms “compensation figures”, “figures compensation”, “figures hr” and “figures salary”, summed into one figure.
- **Pave**: Measured on the search terms “pave com”, “pave compensation”, “pave salary” and “pave salary benchmarking”, summed into one figure.
- **Payscale**: Measured on the search terms “payfactors”, “payscale”, “payscale app”, “payscale ascent”, “payscale compensation”, “payscale payfactors”, “payscale salary”, “payscale salary benchmarking” and “payscale software”, summed into one figure.

- [Compa](/demand/global-en/brands/compa)
- [CompAnalyst](/demand/global-en/brands/companalyst)
- [Figures](/demand/global-en/brands/figures)
- [Pave](/demand/global-en/brands/pave)
- [Payscale](/demand/global-en/brands/payscale)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among compensation management platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Payscale was the most searched among compensation management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 31.6K branded searches and 92% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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