What Figures does

Figures is a Paris-based SaaS compensation management platform founded in 2020 by Virgile Raingeard (CEO) and Bastien Formery (CTO), serving HR teams and compensation decision-makers at European companies from startups to large enterprises. The platform unifies four core modules — Benchmark (real-time market data across 3.5M+ datapoints), Salary Bands (pay structure management), Compensation Review (collaborative review workflows with budget tracking), and Pay Equity (gap analysis) — with add-ons including Figures x Mercer, Pay Transparency Directive compliance tooling, Figures AI, and the PayPredict Chrome extension for LinkedIn salary lookups. The technology stack is built on European AWS infrastructure, processes aggregated de-identified compensation data, and integrates natively with 30+ HRIS platforms including Personio, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, BambooHR, HiBob, Deel, and Rippling via the Kombo HRIS API layer.

Figures generates revenue primarily through annual SaaS subscriptions priced on a quote basis according to company size and feature tier, supplemented by professional services for enterprise onboarding. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, inside sales for mid-market, and a channel strategy where 8+ European VC partners recommend Figures to portfolio companies. The company has raised approximately €8.5M in disclosed funding (€1.7M seed in January 2022, $6.3M/€6.8M in September 2022 led by Point Nine) and acquired UK-based Payspective in June 2022 to extend geographic reach. The customer base of 500+ companies includes both enterprise anchors (TotalEnergies, KPMG, EY, Doctolib, SNCF Connect, Kingfisher) and a long tail of mid-market and venture-backed clients, with 10,000+ users actively optimizing compensation decisions on the platform.

Name

Figures

Legal name

Figures SAS

Website

https://figures.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Figures is a Paris-based SaaS platform that provides real-time compensation benchmarking, salary band management, and pay equity analytics to HR teams at 500+ European companies, integrated with 30+ HRIS systems and built on 3.5M+ proprietary compensation datapoints.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compensation Management Software

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Analytics, Reporting & Labor Cost Management (BPACAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compensation & Performance Administration Outsourcing (annual cycles, merit, reviews) (BPACAKAL), Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

Keywords

• Compensation benchmarking
• Salary intelligence
• Pay equity analytics
• HR compensation software
• Compensation management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Annual subscription-based access to the Figures compensation management platform, likely tiered by company size and feature access
2. Professional Services: Implementation and onboarding support services for enterprise customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Figures operates a SaaS compensation management platform for European companies, providing real-time salary benchmarking across 3.5 million+ datapoints, dynamic salary bands, collaborative compensation reviews with live budget tracking, and pay equity analytics. The platform integrates with 30+ HRIS systems including Workday, Personio, BambooHR, and SAP SuccessFactors, supports compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and serves both European startups and large enterprises including TotalEnergies, KPMG, EY, and Doctolib.

Product overview

Figures is a unified SaaS compensation management platform offering four core modules: Benchmark (real-time market data across 3,500,000+ datapoints), Salary Bands (pay structure management), Compensation Review (collaborative review workflows), and Pay Equity (pay gap analysis). The platform integrates with 30+ HRIS systems and serves HR teams and managers. Add-on offerings include Figures x Mercer (enhanced benchmarking with Mercer data), Pay Transparency Directive compliance tracking, Figures AI (intelligent assistance), and PayPredict (Chrome extension for LinkedIn salary predictions).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Benchmark Real-time market-data benchmarking module that compares salaries across 3,500,000+ datapoints to help HR and compensation teams shape compensation strategy.
• Salary Bands Pay-structure management module for creating and maintaining up-to-date, consistent salary bands to unify and guide all compensation decisions across roles and levels.
• Compensation Review Collaborative compensation review module that structures salary reviews with clear steps, live progress tracking, and live budget tracking across HR and line managers.
• Pay Equity Pay-equity analytics module that uncovers company-wide and individual pay gaps and provides data-backed recommendations to explain or close them.
• Figures x Mercer Premium benchmarking offering that combines the Figures platform with Mercer's global compensation data to produce enhanced market intelligence for enterprise customers.
• Pay Transparency Directive EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance tracker and guidance module that helps companies prepare for and meet regulatory requirements across EU member states.
• Figures AI AI-powered capability within the Figures platform that supports Chief People Officers and compensation experts in making informed compensation decisions.
• PayPredict Chrome extension that provides real-time salary predictions on LinkedIn profiles for recruitment sourcing and market intelligence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ users optimizing compensation decisions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration47 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• PersoniocoreTechnology or IntegrationHRIS integration partner enabling seamless data synchronization between Figures and Personio HR systems
• WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Workday HCM allowing compensation data to flow between systems
• SAP SuccessFactorscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite
• BambooHRcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with BambooHR for small and medium business HR data
• HiBobcoreTechnology or IntegrationHRIS integration partner for modern HR platforms
• DeelcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Deel for global payroll and compliance data
• RipplingcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for Rippling HR and IT management platform
• MercerflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Mercer for combined Figures x Mercer benchmarking solution

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Levels.fyi: Tech-industry compensation data platform providing real-time salary benchmarks, levels mapping, and total compensation insights. Levels.fyi is an emerging player focused initially on tech roles whose crowdsourced dataset partially overlaps Figures' benchmarking offering, especially for tech/startup buyers in Europe.

Direct peers

• Pave: US-based compensation management SaaS offering benchmarking, salary bands, comp reviews, and equity tools to mid-market and enterprise companies. Most direct functional competitor to Figures, with overlapping buyer personas (HR, Total Rewards) and similar SaaS product surface, though Pave's market is concentrated in the US while Figures focuses on Europe.
• Ravio: European real-time compensation benchmarking platform that was acquired by Workday in 2024. Ravio was Figures' closest head-to-head European rival across benchmark data, salary bands, and comp reviews, and was particularly direct given its UK/EU positioning — now embedded inside Workday's broader HCM portfolio.
• Compa: Real-time compensation market data and offer letter management platform serving global employers. Compa competes with Figures on the real-time benchmarking and offer management use cases with a global rather than purely European dataset, making it a direct cross-region peer.
• Payscale: Long-standing compensation intelligence and HR software vendor offering market data, salary bands, and pay equity analytics. Payscale is a category-defining incumbent whose product surface substantially overlaps Figures' Benchmark, Salary Bands, and Pay Equity modules across both SMB and enterprise.
• Salary.com: Compensation data, analytics, and HR software platform providing market data, pay equity tools, and comp management for HR teams. Salary.com overlaps with Figures on data-driven benchmarking and pay equity analytics and is one of the more established US-listed competitors in this category.

Broad incumbents

• Mercer: Global HR consulting and advisory firm (Marsh McLennan) providing compensation data, total rewards, talent, and broader HR advisory. Mercer is both a competitor (with consulting-driven compensation benchmarking) and a partner (Flagship Figures x Mercer co-sell), making it a BROAD_INCUMBENT whose offerings span far beyond Figures' narrow comp management surface.
• Workday: Enterprise HCM/ERP incumbent whose Workday HCM product includes compensation, pay equity, and (post-Ravio acquisition) real-time benchmarking. Workday competes with Figures inside enterprise HR stacks via bundled modules and aggregated customer data, while also serving as a partner via Figures' Workday HRIS integration.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson): Global advisory, broking, and solutions company with deep compensation data, total rewards consulting, and Workforce Software for compensation management. WTW is a broader incumbent whose compensation products compete with Figures at the high end of the market via bundled HR consulting and software.
• HiBob: Modern HRIS platform serving mid-market and scaling companies with modules spanning HR, payroll, performance, and increasingly compensation. HiBob is both a Figures HRIS partner (referral channel) and a competitor by adding native compensation features into its core HR platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/68130372

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors9 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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