Comparison guide
Daily pay data, without buying survey after survey.
By Team LiveRem Published Facts checked 6 min read
| At a glance |  | EY |
|---|---|---|
| Data refresh | Every 24 hours | Survey cycle: most annual, REMonTAP twice a year |
| Data source | Payroll and HR systems by direct API | Survey data from participating organisations |
| Pricing | NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount | Not published, advisory-led |
| Role matching | AI job description mapping with a confidence score | Not stated |
| Australia | Yes | No standalone survey listed |
| Advisory support | Self-serve platform | Reward advisory practice |
Short answer
LiveRem benchmarks pay from connected payroll data refreshed every 24 hours, across New Zealand and Australia, with published pricing. EY runs advisory-led New Zealand remuneration surveys, mostly annual, with pricing on request. Choose LiveRem for current, self-serve benchmarks. Choose EY if you want a reward advisory team to interpret survey results for you.
Freshness LiveRem updates daily. EY surveys are mostly annual, and REMonTAP runs twice a year.
Coverage LiveRem covers New Zealand and Australia. The EY pages reviewed list New Zealand surveys and no standalone Australian survey.
Packaging EY lists 20+ separate surveys, so broad coverage means buying several. LiveRem puts benchmarks, pay bands and gender pay gap reporting in one platform.
Price LiveRem publishes pricing tiered by headcount. EY does not publish pricing.
Sample size EY's database has 240,000+ employees across 350+ organisations, and some sector samples are small, such as 17 organisations in energy. LiveRem draws on hundreds of Australian and New Zealand organisations and hundreds of thousands of data points.
Advice EY pairs surveys with a reward advisory practice. LiveRem is a platform, and does not offer consulting.
Both give New Zealand organisations market pay data to support reward decisions. They get there differently: EY through surveys and advisers, LiveRem through a payroll-connected platform.
| Compared on | | EY |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmarks New Zealand pay | Yes | Yes |
| Benchmarks Australian pay | Yes | Not listed on the pages reviewed |
| Sector and industry cuts | Industries including tech, marketing, finance, professional services, manufacturing, transport and logistics, FMCG and hospitality | Sector surveys such as energy, legal, IT and financial services |
| Executive pay | Actual pay in benchmarked roles | Executive survey |
| Online delivery | LiveRem platform | EPIC online platform |
| Stated verification step | Minimum data threshold, anonymised and aggregated data | Not described on the pages reviewed |
| Live data | Yes, every 24 hours | No, survey cycle |
| 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 | Reward advisory practice, and the EY Pulse Survey, free for participants |
LiveRem refreshes every 24 hours from connected payroll data. EY runs most sector surveys annually and REMonTAP twice a year, so the numbers lag the live market by the length of the cycle.
EY lists 20+ separate surveys, including REMonTAP, executive and sector reports. Broad coverage means buying several. LiveRem gives you one search across 800+ benchmarked roles, with unlimited users and searches on paid plans.
EY's database spans 240,000+ individual employees across 350+ organisations, which is a solid base for the broad New Zealand market. Some sector samples are small, such as 17 organisations in energy. LiveRem draws on hundreds of Australian and New Zealand organisations and hundreds of thousands of data points, shows a result only above a minimum data threshold, and says so when data is thin.
LiveRem benchmarks New Zealand and Australia in one place. Its New Zealand dataset is established and its Australian dataset is growing, so narrow searches can return "not enough data". The EY pages reviewed list New Zealand surveys with local cuts such as Major NZ Entities, Executive and Taranaki, and no standalone Australian survey.
This is where EY is stronger. EY delivers its surveys alongside a reward advisory practice, so the numbers come with people who can interpret them for your strategy. LiveRem is self-serve: you connect payroll, map roles and see where every employee stands against the market.
| Pricing | | EY |
|---|---|---|
| Price band | Low | Not stated |
| Model | Published | Advisory-led, 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 | Clients buy survey reports through EPIC. Pricing is not published |
| Contract | 12 months, 30 days' notice, no lock-in | Not stated |
Questions buyers ask when comparing LiveRem and EY.
LiveRem is a pay intelligence platform that refreshes from connected payroll data every 24 hours. EY runs survey-based remuneration products with an advisory practice, mostly on an annual cycle. LiveRem is self-serve and EY is advisory-led.
For current New Zealand base salary and total cash benchmarks, yes. REMonTAP is a twice-yearly survey. LiveRem updates daily. EY adds advisory support that LiveRem does not offer.
Most EY sector surveys are annual, and REMonTAP runs twice a year. LiveRem refreshes every 24 hours.
EY cites 240,000+ individual employees across 350+ organisations. Some sector surveys have small samples, such as 17 organisations in energy. LiveRem draws on hundreds of Australian and New Zealand organisations and hundreds of thousands of data points.
The EY pages reviewed describe New Zealand surveys and do not list a standalone Australian survey. LiveRem covers both New Zealand and Australia.
EY does not publish pricing. It is advisory-led, and clients buy survey reports through its EPIC platform. LiveRem is NZD 4,000 a year ex GST for a 101-250 person company, tiered by headcount.
No. LiveRem is a self-serve platform. If you want a consultant to interpret the data and advise on strategy, EY or another advisory firm is the better fit.
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. The EY pages reviewed did not describe a verification step or certifications.
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