PayTransparency.app

PayTransparency.app checks job postings against pay-transparency laws across US states, New York City and the EU. It is best suited to employers and HR teams that need to review listings across jurisdictions or keep watch over a careers board. Its jurisdiction-specific findings and exposure estimates are useful for screening, but not a substitute for legal advice.

Overview

The service covers more than whether a listing includes a pay range: it evaluates applicable rules using employee-count thresholds and effective dates, and cites violations. That makes it useful for teams responsible for multiple postings and jurisdictions, while the free single-posting check also suits an occasional review. Its scope is employment-posting compliance, not compensation benchmarking or pay management.

Key features

The free checker accepts pasted job descriptions or URLs and requires no signup. To scan every posting on a careers board in one go, users need a free account. That split keeps a one-off check simple, but adds an account step for a broader review.

Claude extracts whether a posting includes a pay range, the range numbers, benefits information and remote status. The service evaluates relevant laws, including city ordinances and the EU Directive, then returns a verdict for each jurisdiction and statutory fine exposure, including per-posting penalty ranges and remote-role risk. The detail can help prioritize which listings need attention; the output remains compliance screening, not legal advice. The site says it does not store postings submitted to the free checker.

Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards are supported, alongside public careers pages scanned with a generic scraper. Pro adds nightly automated scans and email alerts for new violations, plus posting history, PDF reports and unlimited team seats. These tools make the paid plan a better fit for recurring, shared oversight than for someone checking a single listing.

Pricing

The Free validator costs nothing and covers one job posting check with no signup. It is a practical fit for an occasional review, but it does not include the broader monitoring, alerts or reporting offered on Pro.

Pro costs $99 a month and includes unlimited posting scans, all 14 US pay-transparency states plus localities, Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby support, nightly scanning, email alerts, posting history, PDF reports, unlimited team seats and priority support. It fits teams that need an ongoing monitoring workflow; the monthly price is harder to justify for a small number of one-off checks. The 14-day free trial requires no credit card to start, and users can cancel any time. Custom contracts and Net-30 invoicing are available by email.

Platforms

PayTransparency.app runs on the web. Its scanning workflow covers external job postings and careers pages, including supported ATS boards and public pages handled by a generic scraper.

Who it's for

Choose it if you are an employer or HR team reviewing postings across multiple jurisdictions, especially when the work calls for recurring scans, alerts, shared access or a history of findings. The free checker makes it suitable for occasional single-posting screening as well. Look elsewhere if your central need is compensation benchmarks, pay equity analysis or broader compensation management rather than checking job advertisements.

Pros and cons

Useful jurisdiction-level results: employee-count thresholds, effective dates, cited violations and exposure estimates give reviewers more to act on than a simple range-present check.

Low-friction single check: a pasted description or URL can be checked without signup, and the site says those submissions are not stored.

Monitoring built for teams: Pro combines nightly scans and violation alerts with history, PDF reports and unlimited seats.

Account required for bulk scans: scanning a full careers board is less immediate than the one-off checker.

Paid monitoring starts at $99 a month: that recurring cost may not suit organizations that only need occasional checks.

Not legal advice: teams facing consequential compliance decisions still need appropriate legal review.

Alternatives

Pay Transparency Software is a directory of options to compare if you want a wider shortlist.

Mindkey Pay Transparency is another paid option, with a free trial and Android, iOS, web and API platforms.

OpenComp is a paid web option whose Comp Cycles plan includes global comp data, benchmarking, pay equity, pay strategy and ranges, headcount planning, total rewards statements, merit increases and intelligent offers; choose it when those compensation workflows are the priority.

Heartpace Pay Management is a paid option for Android, iOS, web and API; pricing depends on selected modules and user count, with a quote required above 50 users.

Relio offers a free one-time review for up to 25 supported public job postings without login or ATS access, as well as paid continuous monitoring; it is worth comparing for a capped review before ongoing monitoring.

Comprehensive offers free access to its anonymized compensation dataset after contributing survey data, making it a different option for benchmarking rather than posting compliance checks.

Pave Market Data has free U.S. and one additional market benchmarks for startups with 1–200 employees, so it is aimed at market data rather than job-posting review.

Decusoft Compose is a paid web and API option with custom pricing.

Grapphen is a paid web, API and extension option with a free trial.

Verdict

PayTransparency.app is a strong fit for employers and HR teams that need jurisdiction-aware screening and want Pro to monitor a careers board over time. Its no-signup single check lowers the barrier to occasional review, while automated scans, alerts and team reporting support sustained oversight. Choose it for compliance screening, but look elsewhere for compensation benchmarking or pay management, and do not treat its findings as legal advice.