PayTransparency.app

Overview

PayTransparency.app is a web-based checker for job-posting pay-transparency rules across U.S. states, New York City and the EU. It is best suited to employers and HR teams that need to review individual listings or keep watch on a careers board. The free check is unusually low-friction; recurring oversight requires Pro.

Key features

Users can paste a job description or enter a URL for a single check without creating an account. A free account is needed to scan every posting on a careers board in one go, a useful step up for a small recruiting team but an extra requirement for anyone moving beyond occasional checks.

Claude extracts whether a posting includes a pay range, the range figures, benefits information and remote status. The service evaluates applicable laws using employee-count thresholds and effective dates, including local ordinances and the EU Directive, and cites violations. Results provide a verdict for each jurisdiction and estimated statutory fine exposure, including per-posting penalty ranges and remote-role risk. That jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction view can help teams spot priorities, but estimates should not be treated as legal conclusions.

Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards are supported, alongside public careers pages scanned through a generic scraper. Pro adds nightly automated scans, email alerts for new violations, posting history and PDF reports. Unlimited team seats make it suitable for shared review workflows rather than a single compliance owner. The site says postings submitted to the free checker are not stored.

Pricing

The free plan is a sensible choice for a one-off check, but it does not provide the ongoing monitoring and reporting that make Pro useful. Pro has a 14-day free trial with no credit card required to start, and users can cancel any time. Custom contracts and Net-30 invoicing are available by email for organizations that need different terms.

Platforms

PayTransparency.app runs on the web. Its supported ATS boards and generic scraper extend its reach across supported integrations and public careers pages.

Who it's for

Choose it if your hiring team publishes roles across jurisdictions and wants a repeatable way to identify pay-range and related disclosure issues. The single-check path fits occasional reviewers; Pro is a better fit for teams responsible for a changing careers board. It is not a replacement for legal counsel: PayTransparency.app says it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.

Pros and cons

• Pro: A no-signup single-posting check lowers the barrier for a quick review.
• Pro: Jurisdiction-specific verdicts, cited violations and exposure estimates offer more context than a simple pay-range presence check.
• Pro: Nightly scans, alerts, history, reports and unlimited seats support recurring team workflows.
• Con: Bulk board scanning requires a free account, even though an individual check does not.
• Con: Exposure estimates and cited findings are not legal advice, so organizations with consequential questions still need qualified counsel.

Alternatives

Pay Transparency Software is a useful starting point for comparing tools in the category. Relio is worth considering for a one-time review of up to 25 supported public postings without login or ATS access; its Continuous Monitoring plan is $299 a month. Comprehensive may suit teams seeking compensation benchmarking data, with free dataset access after contributing compensation data through its survey. OpenComp is another web-based option with a free trial. Pave Market Data offers free U.S. and one additional market benchmarks for startups with 1–200 employees. Heartpace Pay Management is a multi-platform alternative with quote-based pricing for more than 50 users. Mindkey Pay Transparency is a multi-platform alternative with a free trial. beqom PaySuite is a web and API alternative with pricing by demo request. Decusoft Compose is another web and API option.

Verdict

PayTransparency.app is a strong fit for employers that need to check postings against multiple jurisdictions, especially teams ready to pay $99 a month for automated monitoring and shared reporting. Its no-signup checker is a practical starting point, but organizations needing legal interpretation should look beyond the service to qualified counsel.