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I find the benchmarking feature of Payfactors incredibly useful, as it allows us to effectively compare our roles with market standards, aiding in competitive compensation decisions. The support from Payfactors is exceptional, with webinars and other resources greatly assisting my learning and adaptation to the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find it challenging to download reports, as the process is not straightforward and can be complex, even requiring assistance without a guarantee of resolution. Additionally, there are occasional small glitches in the system, and sometimes pages take longer to load, which can disrupt the workflow. These technical issues suggest that some areas could benefit from a review and improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how quickly I can build what I need, and I appreciate being able to search across different markets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it would share similar roles when searching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Payfactors fairly easy to use, which significantly simplifies my workflow and helps me accomplish tasks more swiftly. The platform's usability stands out, making it time-efficient for market benchmarking and pricing activities. Additionally, I value the pricing projects feature, peer review system, and AI functionality that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of my job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the survey data refresh process challenging, especially when a survey company changes their leveling methodology. It complicates how I recreate job matches in Payfactors after such changes occur. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Payfactors compensation review tools are very intuitive, highly customizable and easy to implement. We use this tool on a weekly basis to inform compensation decisions. The team is helpful and responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some pay markets have limited data for highly nuanced roles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the job description tool where our company can house all job descriptions. My favorite feature is where you can kick off blank job descriptions templates to managers and go through the approval collaboration process and include other HR partners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The least helpful part of PayFactors has to do with some job matches. For example, for Counsels it would be nice to have specific matches to specific fields like Real Estate, Litigation or Corporate counsel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the homepage, and the layout, and the training resources are pretty solid. They have a step-by-step implementation process and provide guidance along the way. Lori on the education team is awesome, especially if you're struggling with the training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We're transitioning from Payscale to Payfactors because the Payscale product is no longer available. So far, it seems like Payfactors is way more complicated, and they're many steps to pricing a job whereas Payscale was much more user friendly. Additionally, we just found that Payfactors has no way to organize annual pay increases like Payscale, and that was a huge disappointment, because we won't have the component necessary to facilitate that process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the geo map that shows the national average and if a specific location is below or above. The ability to benchmark multiple jobs for different areas is great. The customer service has always been amazing and I find the reporting features very detailed and customizable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am still very new to using the system and have not found anything to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use, very intuitive, quick pricing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to manage Job Architecture is difficult - a section attached to the JD's and Structures would be helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love Payfactors as a compensation software, the user interface is very friendly and it's easy to get and provide salary data. We use Payfactors at least once a week. We use it for three countries and there are many ways to slice and dice the information, from HR salaries, to peer salaries, to competitive salaries. The system is very easy to use and to share information, whether it's quick pricing a job or doing a detailed analysis. Implementation was a breeze, as long as you keep up with training. The implementation team was very communicative and easy to work with. The training offered is wonderful and I can't wait to dig further into the training to get more knowledgeable about compensation. Our client success manager is amazingly helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one thing that I wish was easier are the employee data uploads. The template is cumbersome and hard to put together. It would be great to have a more streamlined template for quick updates. I also wish it was easier to talk to customer support, rather than going back and forth through a ticketing system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the dashboards do some quick analytics, i do wish I could drill down more but it at least gives a starting point of where to look for certain areas.

The job matching process is easy, and I love the easy to refresh process for both the market survey and peer matches. Refreshing the comp data has never been so easy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In some of our key roles there is very limited data, so we can't truly match a portion of our jobs. These include areas such as meteorology, advertising operations and cyber security/compliance.

The other part of the data that I find difficult is the lack of total compensation view. It would be helpful to see bonus/commissions for roles to get a better picture of total compensation versus just base pay. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.