Barley

The all-in-one compensation management tool.

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Overview

Barley is an all-in-one compensation management tool designed to help organizations structure, analyze, and manage pay decisions. It integrates global market data from Mercer with tools for automated merit cycles, pay band management, budget tracking, and pay equity analytics. The platform aims to be intuitive and data-driven, with an accessible interface for all stakeholders, not just compensation experts. It also includes features for communicating total rewards to support transparency.

✨ Key Features

  • Compensation Reviews & Merit Cycles
  • Salary Band Management
  • Pay Equity Analytics
  • Global Market Data (from Mercer)
  • Total Rewards Communication
  • Budget Tracking and Approvals

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Integration of trusted Mercer data directly into the platform's workflows.
  • Highly intuitive and user-friendly interface, designed for ease of use.
  • All-in-one approach that is accessible to mid-market companies.
  • Strong focus on empowering managers with data and guardrails.

Unique Value: Simplifies compensation management by combining an easy-to-use platform with trusted global market data, enabling organizations to build fair and competitive pay practices without the complexity.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Automating and streamlining annual merit increase cycles. Building and maintaining a structured and competitive salary framework. Analyzing compensation data to ensure pay equity. Making data-driven pay decisions using integrated market data. Communicating compensation clearly to employees.

✅ Best For

  • Replacing spreadsheet-based compensation reviews.
  • Empowering managers to make informed pay decisions within budget.
  • Establishing a company's first formal compensation structure.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Companies that require their own custom, third-party survey data to be uploaded and managed.
  • Very large enterprises with highly niche or complex incentive plans that require extreme custom configuration.

🏆 Alternatives

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Barley's key differentiator is its direct integration of Mercer data, which provides a layer of trust and authority that platforms relying solely on crowd-sourced data may not have. It is designed to be more of an all-in-one solution for the mid-market compared to highly specialized enterprise tools like Pequity or beqom.

💻 Platforms

Web

🔌 Integrations

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🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (All paid plans tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ GDPR ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing

✓ 14-day free trial

Free tier: NA

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