Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database vs Compensation IQ

Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database9.2Visit Compensation IQ8.5Visit

Higher score Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database #2 in Salary Benchmarking Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact Aon

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Compensation IQ #7 in Salary Benchmarking Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Compensation IQ

• Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database fits best

  Large organizations needing global compensation analytics

• Compensation IQ fits best

  Global employers focused on pay transparency

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Side by side

Feature	Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Compensation IQ 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Salary Benchmarking Software	#7 in Salary Benchmarking Software
Best for	Large organizations needing global compensation analytics	Global employers focused on pay transparency
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	£2,500/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Tickets
Integrations	2 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database 4/4 · Compensation IQ 3/4
Job matching	✓	✓
Pay equity analysis	✓	✓
Custom peer groups	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Data geography	Global	Global
Data refresh	Quarterly	Real-time
Our review
Pros	Global benchmarking across roles, levels, geographies and more than 100 countries AI-supported job matching with proprietary job architecture Pay-equity, location and talent analytics with API access	Benchmarking across 100+ countries with job and role matching Salary bands include audit trails, pay reviews and pay analytics EU transparency reporting covers all 27 Member States
Cons	Public pricing is not fixed and requires contact with sales Quarterly data refresh may not suit teams needing more frequent updates Broad enterprise capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller teams	Paid annual plans start at £2,500 per year The platform is web-based rather than available as a native desktop app Pricing varies by product, employee headcount and connected data sources
Our verdict	Aon’s Radford McLagan Compensation Database is designed for HR, rewards and compensation teams that need global pay benchmarks and workforce analytics. It covers roles, levels and geographies across more than 100 countries, combining… Read the review →	Compensation IQ is a web-based pay intelligence platform for HR, People and Reward teams. It combines salary data from job postings, self-reported compensation, verified surveys and customer HRIS data. Its scope covers global salary… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database — where it wins

  • Global benchmarking across roles, levels, geographies and more than 100 countries
  • AI-supported job matching with proprietary job architecture
  • Pay-equity, location and talent analytics with API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Public pricing is not fixed and requires contact with sales
  • Quarterly data refresh may not suit teams needing more frequent updates
  • Broad enterprise capabilities may exceed the needs of smaller teams

• Compensation IQ — where it wins

  • Benchmarking across 100+ countries with job and role matching
  • Salary bands include audit trails, pay reviews and pay analytics
  • EU transparency reporting covers all 27 Member States

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid annual plans start at £2,500 per year
  • The platform is web-based rather than available as a native desktop app
  • Pricing varies by product, employee headcount and connected data sources

• Aon Radford McLagan Compensation Database9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep global compensation database for organizations managing complex rewards programs.

  Contact AonFull verdict →
• Compensation IQ8.5/10 · Paid

  A global compensation platform combining benchmarks, job architecture, pay reviews and EU reporting.

  Try Compensation IQFull verdict →