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Payscale Ascent Reviews & Product Details

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Verified User in Consumer Services
UC
Verified User in Consumer Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Comprehensive Data Sources and Geographic Flexibility Elevate Market Analysis"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

The additional data sources, such as HRMA and Peer, are an excellent complement to our purchased sources and help us adhere to best practices when conducting market analyses. Furthermore, the platform supports geographic zones, which is particularly useful since we have several structures organized by these zones. Payfactors is able to accommodate this need, allowing us to view the value of a job across multiple markets on a single screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Payscale Verse occasionally reduces the results, but the industry filter does not match our sector and unfortunately, it cannot be adjusted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

James S.
JS
James S.
Director, Total Compensation
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Updates and User Focus, Has a Learning Curve"
4/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

I like that they are constantly updating things with an eye towards customer experience and or userfriendliness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Sometimes it can be hard to know how to leverage the system more, so we dont always know about all the ins and outs of the system to fully leverage it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Todd M.
Sr Compensation Consultant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent One-Stop Shop!"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

Everything in one place as fa as pricing projects go. Ease of year to year survey matching and participating process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Hiccups in the job creation process. Sometimes I have to re-enter the job description after saving it once Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
AH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Robust software"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

If you are a compensation specialist, this software has so many options. The visual dashboards under data insights are helpful quick snap reviews of how your compensation compares to the market. Service is very prompt and friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Data doesn't update across functions like pricing projects, insights and it isn't intuitive the order of steps that need to be taken. Healthcare data is lacking. Software seems built for compensation specialists. Would be nice to have a simpler system. PayGap analysis needs to allow inputs for comparison, not just gender. The tool isn't useful as it stands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great product and product support"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

Some of the things I appreciate about MarketPay are how easy it is to use--a good balance of beginner-friendly while still having lots of powerful capabilities. I'm really getting a lot of use out of the AI job matching feature they rolled out recently. Their customer support has been fantastic--responsive and timely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

There isn't much I dislike about MarketPay! They do force you to change your password pretty often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DH
Dawn H.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent Support and Data, but Data Update Process Needs Improvement"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

I really appreciate the support I receive from the team, as well as the excellent data provided, which helps us make sure we are compensating our team fairly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Currently the way I have to update the data. Right now I download the file from PayFactors and then I updated the spreadsheet to be uploaded. I have to do it this way in order to get the correct effective date of the pay and changes such as title, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Yordis S.
Senior Total Rewards Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Straightforward Interface and Phenomenal Customer Support"
4/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

it's very straightforward. the customer service is honestly phenomenal. the analytic and reporting functions look super robust. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

I honestly can't think of much. Just continue innovating on the features already provided to make them even greater than already are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sev K.
SK
Sev K.
Senior Compensation Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Senior Compensation Analyst"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

Payfactors is user-friendly, and easy to access benchmarking data. The systems provide real-time data to supports compensation decisions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Some job information can be hard to find making it difficult to match positions to unique roles Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Cathy C.
HR Generalist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Effortless and User-Friendly Experience"
4/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

Easy to use, number of features to learn about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

Nothing at the moment. I don't know a lot of the different features, but that's on me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WC
Wendy C.
Employee Relations Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"User-Friendly and Intuitive Navigation"
5/5
What do you like best about Payscale Ascent?

It is user-friendly and intuitive. Navigation makes sense. Our service rep is amazing too. Always helpful and quick to respond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Payscale Ascent?

At times, it's challenging to find a job title that aligns with ours for market pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Questions about Payscale Ascent? Ask real users or explore answers from the community

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Verified User in Internet
G2
Verified User in Internet
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Last activity over 5 years ago

Does it include more than just salary?

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Jagadeeshwaran Rajendran
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Last activity 7 months ago

What is the best way to utilize rule based pricing or job matching if you organization follows a matching metrics depending on the number of survey used for a country?

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

12 months

Average Discount

9%

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