Comparison guide
Live pay data, without the annual survey cycle.
By Team LiveRem Published Facts checked 7 min read
| At a glance |  | Aon (Radford) |
|---|---|---|
| Data refresh | Every 24 hours | Once a year |
| Data source | Payroll and HR systems by direct API | Employer-submitted survey data |
| Pricing | NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount | Quote on request |
| Role matching | AI job description mapping with a confidence score | Survey job matching |
| Incentives and benefits | Actual pay, including base salary, total cash, incentives and benefits | Covered |
| Countries | New Zealand and Australia | Global, including New Zealand and Australia |
Short answer
LiveRem benchmarks pay from connected payroll data refreshed every 24 hours, with published pricing tiered by headcount. Aon (Radford) is a survey database where employers submit data once a year and pay on quote. Choose LiveRem for current New Zealand and Australian pay. Choose Aon (Radford) for pay data across many countries.
Freshness LiveRem updates daily. Aon (Radford) collects once a year and releases on set dates.
Access LiveRem takes around an hour to set up. Aon (Radford) asks you to submit a complete data input that passes multiple rounds of quality assurance.
Price LiveRem publishes its pricing: NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount. Aon (Radford) quotes on request, and fees rise with countries, job types and headcount.
Role matching LiveRem suggests a match from the job description, and you review it. Aon (Radford) uses survey job matching.
Scope Both cover incentives and benefits. Aon (Radford) does so across many countries. LiveRem covers New Zealand and Australia only.
Local depth Aon (Radford) lists 404 New Zealand firms and 1,038 Australian firms. LiveRem draws on hundreds of Australian and New Zealand organisations and hundreds of thousands of data points.
Both benchmark pay for New Zealand and Australian roles and both give you an online platform to query it. The decision is therefore about how fresh the data is, how you get access, what it costs and what you need measured.
| Compared on | | Aon (Radford) |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmarks New Zealand pay | Yes | Yes |
| Benchmarks Australian pay | Yes | Yes |
| Online platform to query the data | Yes | Yes, with Radford Quick Benchmarks |
| Matches your roles to a job library | AI job description mapping | Survey job matching |
| Stated quality checks | Minimum data threshold, anonymised and aggregated data | Multiple rounds of quality assurance on submitted data |
| Independent security certification | ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II | Not stated on the pages reviewed |
| Incentives and benefits | Yes. Actual pay, including base salary, total cash, incentives and benefits | Yes |
| Live data | Yes, every 24 hours | No, once a year |
| Setup time | Around an hour | Not stated on the pages reviewed |
| Additional features | Turnover benchmarking, gender pay gap benchmarking, budget planning using market data, WGEA reporting | Online analytics platform (Radford Quick Benchmarks) and analyst help when you join. Turnover, gender pay gap and budget planning features are not stated on the pages reviewed |
LiveRem refreshes from connected payroll data every 24 hours. Aon (Radford) collects data once a year and releases it on set dates, such as its New Zealand technology report in March and September. A yearly survey fits an annual salary review. A daily feed fits mid-year offers and off-cycle pay decisions.
Aon (Radford) is participation-based. You submit a complete data input to join, and Aon says an analyst can assist. With LiveRem you create an account, connect your payroll or HR system and map your roles. You see market data for your own roles in a few hours, not weeks.
Aon (Radford) quotes on request, and says fees vary with the number of countries, job types and employee headcount. That makes cost hard to predict for a smaller organisation. LiveRem is an annual subscription tiered by headcount, at NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, with unlimited users and searches.
Not by itself. Aon cites 9,000+ organisations globally and 2,500 in Asia Pacific. Its database lists 404 New Zealand firms and 1,502 New Zealand jobs, against 1,038 Australian firms and 3,463 jobs, so New Zealand coverage is under 40% of Australia's by firm count. Like-for-like role matching matters more than the size of the database.
Both cover total remuneration, including incentives and benefits. LiveRem does it for New Zealand and Australia, from actual pay in connected payroll data. It does not benchmark on-target earnings or equity. Aon (Radford) does it across many countries, which is where it is stronger for a multinational.
LiveRem includes turnover benchmarking, gender pay gap benchmarking, budget planning using market data and WGEA reporting for Australian employers. Aon (Radford) offers an online analytics platform and analyst help when you join. The pages reviewed did not state turnover, gender pay gap or budget planning features.
| Pricing | | Aon (Radford) |
|---|---|---|
| Price band | Low | Very high |
| Model | Published | Quote on request |
| Paid | NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount, with unlimited users and searches | Fees vary with countries, job types and headcount |
| Contract | 12 months, 30 days' notice, no lock-in | Not stated |
Questions buyers ask when comparing LiveRem and Aon (Radford).
LiveRem benchmarks pay from payroll and HR systems and refreshes every 24 hours. Aon (Radford) is a survey database fed by employer submissions once a year. LiveRem covers New Zealand and Australia. Aon (Radford) covers global markets.
Yes. LiveRem offers current New Zealand and Australian pay data, including incentives and benefits, with role mapping and published pricing. Aon (Radford) remains the stronger option when you need pay data across many countries.
Employers submit data once a year and Aon releases results on set dates. Its New Zealand technology report is released in March and September. LiveRem refreshes every 24 hours.
Aon (Radford) quotes on request. It says fees vary with the number of countries, job types and employee headcount. LiveRem is NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount.
Aon's database lists 404 New Zealand firms and 1,502 jobs, against 1,038 Australian firms and 3,463 jobs. That is under 40% of Australia's firm count. LiveRem draws on hundreds of Australian and New Zealand organisations and hundreds of thousands of data points.
Yes, for New Zealand and Australia. LiveRem benchmarks total remuneration, including incentives and benefits, from actual pay data. It does not cover on-target earnings or equity. Aon (Radford) covers incentives and benefits across many countries.
With LiveRem, create an account, connect your payroll or HR system and map your roles with the AI job mapper. Setup takes around an hour. With Aon (Radford), you submit a complete data input that passes quality assurance, and an analyst can assist.
LiveRem states it is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified and audited by Intercert. Data arrives mainly through direct payroll and HR API connections and is anonymised and aggregated. File upload is also available, but total cash benchmarking is not available on file upload. Aon (Radford) describes quality assurance on submitted data. The pages reviewed did not state its certifications.
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