About
Figures is a comprehensive compensation management and salary benchmarking platform trusted by 500+ companies and 10,000+ users across Europe. It consolidates the full compensation lifecycle into one collaborative workspace, replacing error-prone spreadsheets with intuitive, data-driven workflows. At its core, Figures offers access to over 3,500,000 salary datapoints, enabling HR teams to benchmark roles accurately and build competitive, market-aligned pay strategies. The platform's dynamic salary bands feature provides a centralized source of truth for hiring and internal promotions, ensuring consistency across all compensation decisions. Managers and HR teams can collaborate directly within structured salary review workflows, with live budget tracking and progress monitoring at every step. The built-in pay equity module surfaces company-wide and individual pay gaps, offering tailored recommendations to help organizations explain or close disparities with data-backed confidence. With the EU Pay Transparency Directive coming into effect in 2026, Figures provides compliance-ready analytics and reporting tools to help companies lay the groundwork now. The platform seamlessly integrates with 30+ HRIS and performance review systems, including Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, making it a natural extension of existing HR stacks. Figures is the go-to solution for People teams at fast-growing startups and established enterprises looking to modernize and future-proof their compensation strategy.
Key Features
- Real-Time Salary Benchmarking: Access over 3,500,000 salary datapoints to compare compensation across roles, levels, and geographies and build a winning pay strategy.
- Dynamic Salary Bands: Create and maintain up-to-date, consistent pay grids that serve as a single source of truth for hiring, promotions, and compensation decisions.
- Collaborative Salary Reviews: Structure compensation reviews with clear approval steps, live budget tracking, and manager-friendly workflows that eliminate spreadsheet chaos.
- Pay Equity Analysis: Identify company-wide and individual pay gaps with data-backed insights and receive tailored recommendations to explain or close disparities.
- EU Pay Transparency Directive Compliance: Prepare for 2026 EU regulations with built-in analytics and compliance-ready reporting modules designed for European companies.
Use Cases
- An HR team at a fast-growing European startup uses Figures to benchmark salaries against 3.5M+ datapoints and build structured salary bands before their next hiring wave.
- A Chief People Officer leverages Figures' pay equity module to identify and close gender pay gaps ahead of an EU Pay Transparency audit.
- A Compensation & Benefits manager replaces manual spreadsheets with Figures' collaborative salary review workflows, reducing review cycle time and budget overruns.
- A People Operations team connects Figures to their existing HRIS to automatically sync employee data and generate compliance-ready reports for the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
- Managers across departments use Figures to understand salary bands and make informed, consistent decisions during annual compensation reviews without needing deep HR expertise.
Pros
- Extensive Market Data: With 3.5M+ salary datapoints, teams gain reliable, real-time benchmarking that replaces hours of manual research.
- Seamless HRIS Integration: Connects with 30+ HRIS and review systems, fitting naturally into existing HR stacks without disrupting workflows.
- Compliance-Ready for EU Regulations: Built-in tools specifically address EU Pay Transparency Directive requirements, giving companies a head start ahead of 2026 deadlines.
- Manager Collaboration: Intuitive tools bring managers into the compensation process, improving buy-in and reducing back-and-forth with HR.
Cons
- Europe-Focused Data: Benchmarking data and compliance features are primarily oriented toward European markets, limiting utility for global or non-EU organizations.
- Demo-Required Onboarding: Pricing is not self-serve; companies must request a demo, which may slow down evaluation for smaller teams.
- Learning Curve for Managers: While designed to be intuitive, teams unfamiliar with structured compensation processes may need time to fully adopt the workflows.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Figures used for?
Figures is used for salary benchmarking, building salary bands, running collaborative compensation reviews, analyzing pay equity, and preparing for EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance.
How much salary data does Figures have?
Figures provides access to over 3,500,000 salary datapoints, enabling accurate and reliable benchmarking across roles, levels, and regions.
Does Figures integrate with my existing HRIS?
Yes. Figures integrates with 30+ HRIS and performance review systems and supports SSO via Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and SAML.
How does Figures help with EU Pay Transparency compliance?
Figures includes powerful analytics and compliance-ready modules designed to help companies meet the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which takes effect in 2026.
Who is Figures best suited for?
Figures is ideal for HR and People teams at European startups, scale-ups, and enterprises that want to modernize compensation management, ensure pay equity, and stay ahead of regulatory requirements.
