BrightHR alternatives

Price against what you get

How each one differs from BrightHR

1. 

   Breathe

   UK HR software for small firms, priced per business, not per person

   • Breathe starts at £24 per month for up to 10 employees, billed monthly (pounds, excluding VAT).
   • Breathe also covers expense tracking and applicant tracking.
   • Breathe does not cover payroll, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: UK small businesses with up to 200 staff

   Breathe vs BrightHRBreathe pricing and details
2. 

   CharlieHR

   HR software for UK small businesses, priced by team-size bracket

   • CharlieHR starts at £21 per month for up to 4 team members (pounds, excluding VAT).
   • CharlieHR lists no iOS and Android apps, which BrightHR has.
   • CharlieHR also covers surveys and applicant tracking.
   • CharlieHR does not cover reports, payroll, shift scheduling and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: UK small businesses hiring their first HR system

   CharlieHR vs BrightHRCharlieHR pricing and details
3. 

   Factorial

   HR, time, shifts, expenses and IT for small firms, quoted by module

   • Factorial starts at $8 per user / month and up, by quote.
   • Factorial also covers time tracking, expense tracking and applicant tracking.
   • Factorial does not cover reports, payroll and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: Small and mid-sized firms in Spain, Germany or Mexico, where it has offices

   Factorial vs BrightHRFactorial pricing and details
4. 

   Personio

   European HR platform for records, absences, time and recruiting

   • Personio also covers time tracking and applicant tracking.
   • Personio does not cover reports, payroll, shift scheduling and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: Companies in Europe wanting core HR, payroll and recruiting together

   Personio vs BrightHRPersonio pricing and details
5. 

   BambooHR

   HR records, hiring, time off and reviews, with US payroll as an add-on

   • BambooHR starts at $250 per month for up to 25 employees, then $10 per employee / month.
   • BambooHR also covers applicant tracking.
   • BambooHR does not cover shift scheduling and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: Small and mid-sized US companies replacing spreadsheets for HR

   BambooHR vs BrightHRBambooHR pricing and details
6. 

   Ciphr

   UK HR and payroll suite for organisations of 200 to 2,000 staff

   • Ciphr starts at £5 per employee / month and up (125 employees, three-year term).
   • Ciphr lists no iOS and Android apps, which BrightHR has.
   • Ciphr also covers applicant tracking.
   • Ciphr does not cover shift scheduling and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: UK organisations with 200 to 2,000 employees

   Ciphr vs BrightHRCiphr pricing and details
7. 

   HR Partner

   HR records, leave, onboarding and recruiting for teams of 20 to 500

   • HR Partner starts at $86 per month for up to 25 employees, billed monthly ($946 billed yearly).
   • HR Partner lists no iOS and Android apps, which BrightHR has.
   • HR Partner also covers goals, expense tracking and applicant tracking.
   • HR Partner does not cover reports, payroll and shift scheduling, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: Growing companies of 20 to 500 people that want one HR system without contracts

   HR Partner vs BrightHRHR Partner pricing and details
8. 

   Oneteam

   Employee app for frontline teams: chat, onboarding, training, forms

   • Oneteam starts at €1.49 per user / month, minimum of 100 users.
   • Oneteam lists no web app, which BrightHR has.
   • Oneteam also covers forms, surveys and team chat.
   • Oneteam does not cover reports, payroll, shift scheduling, time clock, employee records and time off, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: Retail, hospitality and logistics employers with staff who have no work email

   Oneteam vs BrightHROneteam pricing and details
9. 

   People HR

   Cloud HR software for UK businesses, from the Access Group

   • People HR starts at £4 per employee / month (Starter).
   • People HR also covers workflow automation.
   • People HR does not cover payroll, shift scheduling and time clock, which BrightHR does.

   Suits: UK small and mid-size businesses that want per-employee pricing shown up front

   People HR vs BrightHRPeople HR pricing and details
10. 

    Timetastic

    Staff leave planner, with an added rota and time clock product

    • Timetastic starts at $1.50 per user / month.
    • Timetastic does not cover reports and payroll, which BrightHR does.

    Suits: Small businesses that mainly need a shared holiday calendar

    Timetastic vs BrightHRTimetastic pricing and details
11. 

    Vacation Tracker

    Leave and PTO tracking inside Slack, Teams or Google Workspace

    • Vacation Tracker starts at $2 per user / month, billed monthly, with a $50 monthly minimum.
    • Vacation Tracker does not cover payroll, shift scheduling, time clock and employee records, which BrightHR does.

    Suits: Teams that already work in Slack or Microsoft Teams and want leave handled there

    Vacation Tracker vs BrightHRVacation Tracker pricing and details

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