Report

Should I Use Comparably?

comparably.com·Analyzed 17 hours ago·9/19/2026·Based on 14 sources

Transparent Cultures, Brands & Salaries

Depends

Buy only if you are a mid-size or larger employer with real employee participation and you want awards-backed employer branding plus salary benchmarks.

Free for job seekers to browse; as paid employer branding it's a 3.3/5 bet with opaque pricing. Glassdoor first.

Confidence: Medium

3.3/5

G2 rating

5 product reviews

4.0/5

Gartner Peer Insights

4 reviews

2016

Launched

$6.5M launch funding

Yes (employee side)

Free tier

Employer plans custom-priced

Value for money

3.3/5 on G2; opaque pricing

Ease of use

Mobile-first; consumer site widely browsed

Feature depth

Salary data, culture reviews, awards, Slack app

Security posture

No public security page found

Pros

Large library of employee culture and salary reviews across major companies
Race and gender filters for workplace reviews
Slack app delivers workplace culture data in-channel¹⁴
Best Places to Work awards give employer-brand visibility
ZoomInfo ownership ties it into TalentOS recruiting workflows^⁷

Cons

Rated just 3.3/5 on G2 from 5 product reviews^²
Reddit users warn reviews may not be truly anonymous^⁶
Trustpilot sits at 3.0/5 from only 2 reviews^⁵
No public pricing; sales-led quotes only^⁹
No public security page found¹¹

Gotchas

highAnonymity is publicly questioned — wary employees may not participate honestly^⁶
mediumAwards use a proprietary algorithm with opaque criteria — badges are not independent validation¹³
mediumPricing not public; structured around company specifics per Vendr — budget for negotiation^⁹
mediumOwned by ZoomInfo since 2022 — employee data feeds a sales-intelligence product family^⁷

Best for

Employer-branding teams chasing culture awards
HR comps teams benchmarking self-reported pay
Mid-size firms with high review volume
Job seekers researching culture and salary

Not for

Small teams — too little review volume and budget for awards to matter
Buyers wanting verified, transparent review data
Procurement teams requiring public security documentation
Anyone expecting published pricing instead of sales quotes

Companies that use it

Proofpoint
SentinelOne
Trustwave (LevelBlue)
Foundever
Reddit

Pricing

Employee reviews & salary data

Free

Browse company culture scores
Self-reported salaries and ratings

Employer plans

Not disclosed

Employer branding pages
Culture and compensation awards entries
Salary benchmarking data

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Product feedback is sparse and mixed: 3.3/5 on G2 and 3.0 on Trustpilot, with Reddit users questioning anonymity while some praise the site over Glassdoor.