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Applied vs Salary.com Pay Equity

Both stand on diversity, equity and inclusion software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Applied

Free trial APIWeb

Applied combines recruitment tools and AI support while retaining human review of hiring outcomes. Prospective customers can request pricing or arrange a demo with the team.

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Salary.com Pay Equity brings analysis, remediation modeling and monitoring together for organizations reviewing compensation. A free trial is available, while the listed plan is $9,000 a year for 1-10 employees.

Visit Salary.com Pay Equity

The facts

	Applied	Salary.com Pay Equity
Free plan	Not published	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Not published	CompAnalyst® Pay Equity: $9,000 a year
Plans published	None	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	beapplied.com	salary.com
On diversity, equity and inclusion software	#1 of 22	#4 of 22

Applied: what it does well

Includes pre-built skills assessments.
AI can help generate interviews and scoring rubrics.
Job Description Analysis Tool can update descriptions.
Hiring managers review outcomes and make final decisions.
Homepage cites GDPR, EU AI Act and Cyber Essentials Plus.

What to know first

Pricing is available on request.
Integrations are not named on the page.
Some features are shown through a team tour rather than a trial.

Salary.com Pay Equity: what it does well

Uses multivariate regression to identify potential disparities.
Automatically groups comparable jobs by skills and responsibilities.
Models adjustments and estimates minimum spend.
Offers visualizations and transparency reports.

What to know first

No free plan is listed.
The listed plan covers 1-10 employees.
Price is $9,000 a year.

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