Hailey HR vs Sesame HR (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 Sesame HR if

• Fits if you have to keep a record of everyone's working hours
• Works for teams on rotating shifts

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have fewer than 15 staff, as you pay for 15 anyway or get sent to sales
• Pricey if you need the API or single sign-on, which start on Scale at $7 a head
• Pricey if you want more than the AI assistant's Start level, as Plus is $110 and Pro $225 a company a month on top
• Watch out: no integrations are on record, and there's no desktop app
• Watch out: prices exclude taxes, and Core includes one e-signature per employee a month

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.

Sesame HR

• Billing is per active employee with a 15-employee minimum; smaller companies are asked to contact sales.
• It has country sites for the US, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Spain, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
• The API and single sign-on come only with Scale or a custom plan; prices exclude taxes.
• The AI assistant, Sesame Intelligence, is included at its Start level; Plus ($110) and Pro ($225) cost extra per company a month, and Sesame Studio is $239 a month.

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.

Sesame HR

Time tracking and clock-ins

Employees clock in and out from the web or app, with overtime management and remote-work tracking, kept for legal compliance.

Time off and shifts

Holiday and leave requests with approvals, and shift planning for teams on rotas, included from the cheapest plan.

Core HR

Every plan has a 3 GB document manager, org chart and directory, onboarding and offboarding, contract management, team chat and desk booking.

Digital signature

Core includes one signature per employee a month for contracts and documents.

Recruitment, surveys and performance

Higher plans add a recruiting pipeline, internal communication, employee surveys and performance reviews.

Payroll data and Sesame AI

Gathers absences, advances and incentives for payroll and sends payslips to the app; Enterprise tiers add AI, automations and advanced permissions.

Hailey HR

Pricing could not be confirmed. See haileyhr.com.

Sesame HR

• Essential$3.75

  per employee / month, billed annually ($4.25 billed monthly)

  Core plus time tracking, time off and holidays, and shifts. Minimum 15 employees ($56.25 a month).

• Connect$4.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.00 billed monthly)

  Essential plus tasks, recruitment and internal communication. Minimum $63.75 a month.

• Growth$5.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.75 billed monthly)

  Enterprise tiers of Core, time tracking and time off, plus culture and performance modules. Minimum $78.75 a month.

• Scale$7.00

  per employee / month, billed annually ($8.00 billed monthly)

  Growth with Enterprise internal communication and performance, single sign-on and the API. Minimum $105 a month.

• Custom planCustom

  Pick the modules and add-ons you need with an adviser, and pay only for those.

Hailey HR

No public discounts listed.

Sesame HR

• Annual discount

  Lower per-employee price with annual billing

  The page labels annual billing as saving 20%; the gap varies by plan, from $3.75 against $4.25 on Essential to $7.00 against $8.00 on Scale.