Core

Get benchmarking right, fast

  • ✓Smart Price and Explore
  • ✓Standard and Smart Reporting
  • ✓One-way HRIS integration

Premier

Standardize pay decisions across every team

  • ✓Everything in Core, plus
  • ✓Price at Scale
  • ✓Survey load and participation

Elite

Enterprise-scale complexity, purpose-built

  • ✓Price a Job, on demand
  • ✓Bulk structure modeling
  • ✓Unlimited survey load
  • ✓Two-way HRIS sync

Feature comparison

Explore our plans by included features — all built on Payscale's trusted data and technology.

FeaturesCorePremierElite
DATASETS
Peer Enhanced
Survey-grade peer data, AI-enhanced for broader coverage
Add-on
- Skills & Certifications
Add-on
- Hiring Demand
Add-on
Peer Global
International peer benchmarks across 50+ countries
Add-on
Peer Industry
Industry-specific peer data + specialized job cuts
Add-onAdd-onAdd-on
Peer Markets
Localized market data by region/geography
Add-onAdd-onAdd-on
BENCHMARKING
Explore
Find the right compensation data for any role
Smart Price
AI-assisted pricing insights in seconds
Price at Scale
Bulk-price hundreds of jobs with consistent methodology
—
—
Price a Job
Instant, on-demand pricing for a single role
——
Migrations (Pricing Updates)
Update prior-year surveys and structure level changes
—
STRUCTURES
Structures
Build & maintain traditional job and pay structures
Structure Modeling (Bulk)
Model & update entire pay structures at once
—Coming
Winter 2026
ANALYTICS
Standard Reports
Pre-built reports for common compensation needs
Smart Reporting
AI-assisted insights and streamlined reporting
Coming
Winter 2026
Custom Reporting
Fully customizable reports and data exports
Add-onAdd-onAdd-on
Compass
The full picture behind every pay decision
Add-onAdd-onComing
Winter 2026
Compass Lite
See where your workforce stands, in one view
Coming
Winter 2026
SURVEY MANAGEMENT
Survey Load
—20 includedUnlimited
Participation Management (Self-Service)
—
PLATFORM & SUPPORT
HRIS Integration
One-way (sFTP/API)One-way (sFTP/API)Two-way (sFTP)
SSO
Features
Core
Premier
Elite
DATASETS
Peer Enhanced
Survey-grade peer data, AI-enhanced for broader coverage
✓
✓
Add-on
- Skills & Certifications
✓
✓
Add-on
- Hiring Demand
✓
✓
Add-on
Peer Global
International peer benchmarks across 50+ countries
✓
✓
Add-on
Peer Industry
Industry-specific peer data + specialized job cuts
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Peer Markets
Localized market data by region/geography
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
BENCHMARKING
Explore
Find the right compensation data for any role
✓
✓
✓
Smart Price
AI-assisted pricing insights in seconds
✓
✓
✓
Price at Scale
Bulk-price hundreds of jobs with consistent methodology
—
✓
—
Price a Job
Instant, on-demand pricing for a single role
—
—
✓
Migrations (Pricing Updates)
Update prior-year surveys and structure level changes
—
✓
✓
STRUCTURES
Structures
Build & maintain traditional job and pay structures
✓
✓
✓
Structure Modeling (Bulk)
Model & update entire pay structures at once
—
Coming Winter 2026
✓
ANALYTICS
Standard Reports
Pre-built reports for common compensation needs
✓
✓
✓
Smart Reporting
AI-assisted insights and streamlined reporting
✓
✓
Coming Winter 2026
Custom Reporting
Fully customizable reports and data exports
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Compass
The full picture behind every pay decision
Add-on
Add-on
Coming Winter 2026
Compass Lite
See where your workforce stands, in one view
✓
✓
Coming Winter 2026
SURVEY MANAGEMENT
Survey Load
—
20 included
Unlimited
Participation Management (Self-Service)
—
✓
✓
PLATFORM & SUPPORT
HRIS Integration
One-way (sFTP/API)
One-way (sFTP/API)
Two-way (sFTP)
SSO
✓
✓
✓
›
Features
Core
Premier
Elite
DATASETS
Peer Enhanced
Survey-grade peer data, AI-enhanced for broader coverage
✓
✓
Add-on
- Skills & Certifications
✓
✓
Add-on
- Hiring Demand
✓
✓
Add-on
Peer Global
International peer benchmarks across 50+ countries
✓
✓
Add-on
Peer Industry
Industry-specific peer data + specialized job cuts
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Peer Markets
Localized market data by region/geography
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
BENCHMARKING
Explore
Find the right compensation data for any role
✓
✓
✓
Smart Price
AI-assisted pricing insights in seconds
✓
✓
✓
Price at Scale
Bulk-price hundreds of jobs with consistent methodology
—
✓
—
Price a Job
Instant, on-demand pricing for a single role
—
—
✓
Migrations (Pricing Updates)
Update prior-year surveys and structure level changes
—
✓
✓
STRUCTURES
Structures
Build & maintain traditional job and pay structures
✓
✓
✓
Structure Modeling (Bulk)
Model & update entire pay structures at once
—
Coming Winter 2026
✓
ANALYTICS
Standard Reports
Pre-built reports for common compensation needs
✓
✓
✓
Smart Reporting
AI-assisted insights and streamlined reporting
✓
✓
Coming Winter 2026
Custom Reporting
Fully customizable reports and data exports
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Compass
The full picture behind every pay decision
Add-on
Add-on
Coming Winter 2026
Compass Lite
See where your workforce stands, in one view
✓
✓
Coming Winter 2026
SURVEY MANAGEMENT
Survey Load
—
20 included
Unlimited
Participation Management (Self-Service)
—
✓
✓
PLATFORM & SUPPORT
HRIS Integration
One-way (sFTP/API)
One-way (sFTP/API)
Two-way (sFTP)
SSO
✓
✓
✓

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