Oneteam vs Sesame HR (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Oneteam if

• Fits if you have 100 or more frontline staff who need a work app on their phones
• Works for retail, hospitality or logistics firms that want chat and training in one app

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you have under 100 people, as every plan has a 100-user minimum
• Watch out: connecting an existing partner costs €500 once, and a new HR or WFM link €2,500
• Pricey if you want a fully branded app, at €200 a month per platform
• Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
• Watch out: the page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or annually

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

Oneteam

• Every plan has a minimum of 100 users; the pricing page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or annually.
• Prices are in euros, not dollars, and no free plan or trial is listed; a free account comes with a demo request.
• Connecting an existing integration partner costs a one-time €500 set-up fee, and a new HR or WFM integration costs €2,500.
• A fully white-labeled app costs €200 per month per platform (iOS and Android) on Essential and Professional.

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.

Oneteam

Internal communication

A timeline, chat, organization groups, events and document storage, with advanced audience targeting and message translation on higher plans.

Onboarding and training

Onboarding and e-learning courses with quizzes. Learning paths and dynamic deadlines are on Professional.

Forms and checklists

Digital forms with submission status, file uploads and signatures, and routing and permissions on Professional.

Surveys

Pulse surveys and custom surveys, with analytics and eNPS tracking on higher plans.

Performance management

A module listed as new, described as mobile-first reviews built for frontline teams.

AI assistant

Buddy, an AI assistant for frontline staff, is featured on the site.

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.

Oneteam

• Starter€1.49

  per user / month, minimum of 100 users

  Chat, timeline and document management, 5 onboarding and 5 e-learning courses, 2 forms, unlimited custom surveys and 1 pulse survey.

• Essential€2.99

  per user / month, minimum of 100 users

  Unlimited groups, onboarding and e-learning courses, 5 forms, 3 pulse surveys, app branding, HRM or WFM integration and customer success team access.

• Professional€3.99

  per user / month, minimum of 100 users

  Adds SharePoint document management with 1 TB, phased onboarding, learning paths, advanced form routing, eNPS surveys and a dedicated success manager.

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.

Oneteam

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.