Payscale Ascent Reviews & Product Details

I like that Marketpay saves all our data and allows us to download it. We can do analysis within Marketpay or just download it in Excel for our own analysis. It can age your data, and there are so many things it can do that I'm sure I'm not even aware of. I also appreciate that I can take classes to learn new things, which helps me find new ways to price jobs. It's convenient to save all our jobs and market pricing in one place, access the data as needed, and feel confident that the information is reliable. I also love how easy the integration and data migration process is; whenever we needed to migrate new data, it was completed within a day or two. Everything being downloadable to Excel is a great feature too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't have many complaints about Marketpay. There's a new AI tool that I haven't yet learned. I don't think that it's not working well for me; I just don't know how to use it yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed and overall ease of finding relevant matches. There seems to be a viable connection to the market with the data reported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Costs have skyrocketed over the years. It is starting to become cost-prohibitive. There have been some situations where completely different job titles have returned the exact same data - same 50th, 62.5, 75th, and 90th. This shouldn't be the case. When discussing with customer service, they responded that the data was correct and that the jobs overlapped in the market (they do not). Additionally, the data available for highly incentivized roles doesn't seem to line up with the market - roles like mortgage loan officers and wealth advisors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The search like function for market data based on a job title is really nifty. I the data sources using various surveys and Peer group data also adds value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The process to upload data is cumbersome and adds layers that are not needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It looks as if Ascent is more integrated into a responsible and knowledgeable AI, which would be extremely helpful as a comp professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would be very concerned about cross-containment of the data. Additionally, would the AI be able to actually understand the market differences for our niche market for engineering/industrial automation? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MarketPay simplifies compensation market analysis by providing tools to manage our extensive survey library and leveraging AI-assisted pricing matches across our thousands of jobs. It streamlines annual pricing updates with minimal effort and makes survey participation preparation efficient. Importing and exporting data is straightforward, and while MarketPay offers robust in-app reporting tools, it’s equally easy to extract data for offline analysis. Our small team of compensation consultants and managers use MarketPay throughout the day, and it enables us to accomplish the work of a much larger team.

Their customer support is exceptional—the best I’ve experienced from any SaaS vendor. The team is responsive, professional, and acts as a true business partner, taking time to listen and helping us tackle complex compensation challenges to achieve our goals. MarketPay also includes access to Payscale Connect, offering online training on platform features and best practices in compensation.

Integration with PeopleSoft, our HRIS system, is an easy and seamless process involving mapping automated exports from the HRIS to the MarketPay load templates and then publishing them at scheduled intervals to an SFTP server.

With a long-standing presence in the compensation space, MarketPay continues to innovate by actively enhancing its features and transparently sharing its product roadmap with customers. Their in-product data offerings continue to improve every year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would prefer if the Market Price a Job had the ability to load potential matches or other pricing changes into a "cart" and then had a formal submit/commit that cart to the production pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How easy it is to price out jobs, I find the system intuitive to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lightly overwhelmed by choice, I feel like there are a lot of different paths that will give different numbers so at times I'm unsure which is the best option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the system's design, as well as how quickly it allows me to pull and present data. The support provided by the implementation and account management team has also been excellent. Having used other well-known compensation tools, I can say that none have matched the sleek design and agility offered by Marketpay. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't much to highlight. At the moment, we are using PeopleSoft, and unfortunately, we are unable to interface it effectively with our tool. As a result, we cannot transfer information through an interface, which I believe is an issue with PeopleSoft itself. Additionally, the tool requires users to have a solid understanding of job pricing and a strong background in survey data to use it efficiently. This could be quite frustrating for those who are new to the compensation field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How quick it can be to pull simple data for on-the-fly comp reviews Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How some jobs can be matched with 30 million pricing summary descriptions and some just do not have any matches at all - and they aren't even like an obscure job, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a wide selection of benchmark roles available in the system, and the layout is clean and easy to follow. Customer support has been very helpful as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The accuracy and breadth of the data have not matched the expectations set during the sales process. We were told the platform provided global market data, but the data available for us covered only two countries. This creates challenges when building a global compensation structure and limits the value of the tool for an international organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how easy it has been to find data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are too new to Payscale to indicate if we dislike anything just yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.