Head to head

Figures vs Pave

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Figures

Sales-quoted

Figures is a European compensation platform for mid-market and enterprise HR. Pricing is based on employee count and the modules you pick (salary bands, benchmarking, pay equity, planning). The vendor does not print a dollar or euro rate.

Where Figures fits

  • European and UK mid-market HR teams building salary bands for EU pay transparency
  • Compensation leads who want live market data plus a planning calculator in one login
  • Companies connecting 30-plus HRIS options rather than uploading CSVs forever
  • Employers that need pay-equity analysis inside the same platform as bands

Pave

Free plan, paid quote Free tier

Pave is compensation intelligence with a permanent free Market Data Lite tier and quoted Market Data Pro. Lite is give-to-get: connect a supported HRIS or payroll system, then use US cash and equity benchmarks plus one extra market. This is not Pave Finance.

Where Pave fits

  • Startups and smaller teams that will connect an HRIS to unlock Lite at $0
  • Comp teams replacing annual surveys with live cash and equity benchmarks
  • US-first companies that only need one extra market on Lite
  • Growth-stage employers ready to quote Pro for global and peer-group data

At a glance

DetailFiguresPave
Starting priceSales-quotedFree plan, paid quote
Free tier–No✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCompensationCompensation

Where they pull apart

Figures

Stands out: Benchmark data covers total rewards (base, variable, benefits) on 550,000 datapoints across 110-plus countries, with salary-band generation tied to that market set.

Watch out: Pay Equity Expert, population filters, and several other capabilities are optional paid add-ons on the comparison table. A demo is required for a quote. SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 are stated.

Not the right fit for

  • US SMB buyers who want a printed CompAnalyst-style store price
  • Teams that only need a free market-data lookup without salary-band software

Pave

Stands out: Lite is free, not a timed trial. Support copy lists 7,500-plus companies in the dataset. Pro adds 56-plus countries, advanced equity insights, and peer-group reporting under one quoted price instead of per-data-point survey fees.

Watch out: Lite needs an HRIS or payroll integration before you see data. Pro has no public dollar. Do not confuse this Pave with Pave Finance.

Not the right fit for

  • Companies that will not connect an HRIS or payroll feed
  • Finance teams looking for Pave Finance, a different product

Pros and cons

Figures

  • Modular platform so you can buy bands without every analytics add-on
  • 550k total-reward datapoints across 110-plus countries on the benchmark module
  • SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR called out on the pricing FAQ
  • No published seat or PEPM number
  • Pay equity and several filters are add-ons, so the demo quote can climb
  • European-first positioning. US-only shops may prefer a US data vendor

Pave

  • Permanent free Market Data Lite after an HRIS connect
  • One quoted Pro price instead of per-module survey add-ons
  • Cash and equity benchmarks in the same product
  • Lite is blocked until a supported HRIS or payroll system is connected
  • Pro is quote-only with no public dollar
  • Lite coverage is US plus one market, not a global survey replacement

What each one costs

Figures

Sales-quoted

Figures prices by employee count and the modules you select. Pay Equity Expert and several filters are optional paid add-ons. The vendor does not publish a dollar or euro rate. A demo produces a personalized quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Pave

Free plan, paid quote

Market Data Lite is free on a give-to-get model: connect a supported HRIS or payroll system to see US cash and equity benchmarks plus one additional market. Market Data Pro is quoted and adds global markets, advanced equity insights, and peer-group reporting at one price. There is no public Pro dollar. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Figures or Pave for free?
Pave carries a free tier on our listing.

Not the pair you wanted?

All Figures alternatives All Pave alternatives Every Compensation tool

Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?