HR Software

Our top three HR software

Zoho People comes first because it covers records, time off, attendance and reviews for $8 a user a month or less, with a free plan for 3 users. BambooHR is second for US companies that want hiring and onboarding built in and may add payroll, though a ten-person team pays a flat $250 a month. Breathe has the higher grade and is third only because it is built for UK businesses and priced in pounds. Sesame HR narrowly missed: it bills for at least 15 employees. Personio's prices could not be read.

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   First: Zoho People

   Free plan · from $3/mo

   For: Most small businesses

   Zoho People keeps staff records, onboarding, documents, time off, attendance by kiosk or biometric device, shift rosters, timesheets, goals and appraisals, on the web, iPhone and Android. It is free for up to 3 users in the US (5 elsewhere) with records, time off and documents, and Workforce, which adds attendance, is $5 a user a month billed annually ($6 monthly). Know the limits: attendance and performance reviews sit on different plans, so both need Enterprise at $8 a user, payroll and recruiting are separate Zoho products, and there is no App Store rating on record.

   Zoho People pricing and details
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   Second: BambooHR

   Free trial · from $250/mo

   For: US companies that may add payroll and benefits later

   BambooHR keeps records, time off with accruals, hiring with up to 5 openings and onboarding with e-signatures in one place, on the web, iPhone and Android, and adds reviews and 1:1s on Pro. Core is a flat $250 a month for up to 25 employees, then $10 per employee a month, and the free trial needs no card. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.66 from about 12,800 ratings. It is second because a ten-person company pays $250 a month, five times Zoho People's Workforce price, and US payroll and benefits are add-ons with no published price.

   iPhone and iPad app: 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store

   BambooHR pricing and details
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   Third: Breathe

   Free trial · from £24/mo

   For: UK small businesses that want a flat monthly fee

   Breathe keeps staff records, holiday and absence, documents with e-signatures, reviews, onboarding and reports for a flat monthly fee set by company size, on the web, iPhone and Android. Micro is £24 a month for up to 10 employees and Regular £99 for up to 50, in pounds excluding VAT, with a 14-day trial of everything and no card. It is third because it is built for UK businesses: prices are in pounds only, plans stop at 200 employees, payroll is left to Xero Payroll, and add-ons such as rotas and recruitment stay on after the trial unless you turn them off.

   Breathe pricing and details

Ranked on Oct 18, 2026 from what each listing shows and what people say about the tool, not from our own testing. How we rank