HiBob vs Ravio (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Ravio if

• Fits if you are a European company preparing for pay transparency rules
• Works for HR teams that keep staff data in a system Ravio connects to

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before talking to sales, as plans are only discussed on a demo call
• Tight if you cannot pay a year up front, since annual billing is due in full and instalments need a request before signing
• Not for you if you want to try it free, as there is no free plan or trial
• Watch out: its pricing page sat behind a security checkpoint when we read it, so only the help centre was readable

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.

Ravio

• Pricing could not be read: ravio.com answered with a security checkpoint, and the help center says plans are discussed on a demo call.
• Sold through sales, with a demo booked first.
• Billing is described as annual, due in full at the start of the term, with biannual instalments only on request before the contract is signed.
• Employee data must be shared through an integration or manual upload before benchmarks can be used.

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.

Ravio

Compensation benchmarks

The Explore the market guides cover comparing pay against market data, after employees are mapped to Ravio's job levels.

Salary bands

A feature guide explains how to create salary bands in the product, with onboarding steps specific to bands.

Company pay analysis

An Analyse your company area covers compensation data and a pay equity section covers analysis of pay across the workforce.

EU pay transparency

The help center has a section on EU Pay Transparency and the compliance timelines the vendor blogs about.

HR, ATS and equity integrations

The help center lists setup guides for dozens of HR systems, several applicant tracking systems and equity tools, plus manual data upload.

Single sign-on and permissions

Guides cover user permissions and a single sign-on setup.

HiBob

Pricing could not be confirmed. See hibob.com.

Ravio

Pricing could not be confirmed. See ravio.com.