Hailey HR vs HiBob (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Hailey HR if

• Fits if you run a Swedish company and want managers and staff on the mobile app
• Works for firms whose payroll is in Fortnox or Visma

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price before talking to sales
• Not for you if you need payroll built in, as it connects to other payroll systems
• Tight if you're small, since there's an implementation fee on top
• Watch out: no free plan or trial, a demo request is the only start

Pick HiBob if

• Fits if your staff are spread across several countries
• Works for US or UK employers that want HR and payroll in one system

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before a demo, as the pricing page is a demo form
• Skip it if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan and no trial
• Pricey if you need more than Core, as Talent, Payroll, Planning and Finance are each bought separately
• Not for you if you want it to run payroll outside the US and UK, where it passes data to another provider
• Watch out: there's no desktop app, only the web and phone apps

Hailey HR

• No prices are published: the plans page says to contact the company, and the price depends on the number of active employees.
• Besides the monthly per-employee fee there is a one-off implementation fee based on organization size and needs, according to the About page.
• It does not run payroll; it connects to payroll systems such as Fortnox, Visma and Crona Lön.
• A demo request is the only way to start; no free plan or trial is listed.

HiBob

• No prices are published: the pricing page is a demo request form, and each company is quoted for the suites it picks.
• Core is required, and Talent, Payroll, Planning and Finance are bought as separate suites on top of it.
• Runs its own payroll only in the US and the UK; in other countries it passes data to an outside payroll provider.

Hailey HR

Employee data and contracts

Keeps employment history, digital employee files, document folders and contracts with e-signature in one record per person.

Workflows

Custom workflows for pre-, on- and offboarding send tasks automatically, can repeat on a schedule and can be triggered by a time-off event.

Recruitment and preboarding

Job ads, a career page, a talent pool, reference checking and a portal where candidates complete preboarding steps.

Time and time off

Clock in and out, time-off balances, holiday planning, and public holiday calendars for several countries.

Performance and surveys

One-to-ones, 360 reviews, goals on individual to company level, custom surveys, eNPS and pulse surveys.

Analytics and AI

Headcount, salary and time-off reports with custom analytics, plus an AI assistant called Peep Studio included in the platform.

HiBob

Core HRIS and self-service

Every customer starts with Core: people data, org charts, requests and approvals, and employee self-service, with localized workflows for global teams.

Time off and attendance

Policies for PTO and sick leave, timesheets and clock-in and clock-out, with hours and leave flowing straight into payroll.

US and UK payroll

US payroll files taxes in all 50 states on Gusto's embedded engine; UK payroll handles HMRC tax codes, P11Ds, P60s and IR35 contractors.

Payroll Hub for other providers

Syncs pay changes to outside payroll systems such as ADP Workforce Now, Paylocity, TriNet and Xero, with a no-code setup for others.

Hiring, reviews and learning

An applicant tracking system with access to over 2,300 job boards and a branded careers page, plus 360-degree reviews, goals and courses.

Bob AI and analytics

Ask Bob to find pages or answer questions, draft feedback and goals, and summarize reviews; analytics offer over 150 metrics and 35 dashboards.

Hailey HR

Pricing could not be confirmed. See haileyhr.com.

HiBob

Pricing could not be confirmed. See hibob.com.