CompXL pricing
CompXL pricing and what it adds up to
Quoted privately, with Annual Planning sold on annual contract terms
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What CompXL charges
CompXL Max is quoted through Salary.com, while CompXL Annual Planning is sold on annual contract terms. Your bill depends on the edition, employee allowance, renewal conditions and the planning functions your team needs.
CompXL Annual Planning
Quoted privately
It is sold on annual contract terms, so confirm your edition, employee allowance and renewal conditions with the vendor.
CompXL Max
Quoted privately
The current Max product is quoted through Salary.com and includes market information and job matching.
How the bill is built
Annual contract
CompXL Annual Planning is sold on annual contract terms. Confirm the edition, employee allowance and renewal conditions with the vendor, as these details affect what you are quoted and what your renewal covers.
Planning scope
CompXL combines planning, manager workflows, budget controls and other compensation functions. Start with the parts your team uses each review cycle, then compare the full scope of your renewal.
Workflows and budgets
Manager and administrator workflows carry proposals through approval chains, while teams can set budgets by group and track spend. Clarify which of these planning functions your team needs when reviewing the scope.
Market information
The current Max product includes market information and job matching. Consider whether your review needs a licensed market-data service alongside your own planning records when you discuss the quote.
A year of CompXL
Your annual CompXL cost
CompXL’s current Max price is quoted privately, so there is no public monthly figure to multiply by 12. The annual total depends on the quoted edition, employee allowance and renewal conditions. The scope also matters: CompXL combines planning functions, manager workflows and budget controls, while Max includes market information and job matching.
Underneath the bill
What you are really paying for
Planning worksheets
CompXL provides configurable worksheets for salary, bonus and other compensation plans. Your managers enter proposed amounts and reasons, giving them a structured way to prepare compensation proposals for review.
Approvals and budgets
You are paying for manager and administrator workflows that move proposals through approval chains, alongside group budget controls that track spend. The decision and its supporting evidence are records your business needs to retain.
Market information
The current Max product includes market information and job matching. CompXL also connects with existing people systems, so your review includes planning records and connections to the people systems your business already uses.
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Questions
CompXL pricing, answered
How much does CompXL cost per year? expand_more
CompXL Max is quoted privately, so there is no public annual price to calculate from a monthly fee. Annual Planning is sold on annual contract terms. Ask the vendor to confirm your edition, employee allowance and renewal conditions before comparing your annual cost.
What should you check before renewing CompXL? expand_more
Confirm which edition and employee allowance your quote covers, along with its renewal conditions. Then compare the full scope with the parts your team uses each review cycle, including planning functions, manager workflows, budget controls and, for Max, market information and job matching.
Does CompXL charge separately for market data or people-system connections? expand_more
The current Max product includes market information and job matching, and CompXL connects with existing people systems. Public pricing does not set out separate fees for these. Ask the vendor what your quote covers and which records and connections are included.
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