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

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

Pick Swingvy if

• Fits if you run a Singapore business with at least 5 staff
• Works for firms that want CPF payroll next to leave and claims

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're outside Singapore, as pricing and payroll are local
• Tight if you have fewer than 5 users, since plans start at 5
• Watch out: a one-time setup fee applies and the page doesn't show it
• Watch out: time and attendance is marked coming soon

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.

Swingvy

• Prices were read from the Singapore pricing page and are in Singapore dollars, not US dollars.
• Plans start at 5 users and carry a one-time account setup fee whose amount the page does not show.
• Time and attendance is marked coming soon on the pricing page, so it may not be available yet.
• The page says SMEs may get up to 50% grant support through the IMDA EDGE Grant, a Singapore program; it is not a vendor discount.

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.

Swingvy

HR Hub

Employee profiles and directory, a visual org chart, a shared company calendar, a news feed and custom reporting.

Leave

Custom entitlements, proration, hourly leave, multi-level approvals and calendar sync with iCal, Outlook and Google.

Claims

Employee self-service claims with custom policies, multi-level approval and multi-currency support, feeding into payroll.

Payroll

Pay runs with automated tax and filing, an in-built CPF calculator, proration and integration with Xero accounting.

Time and attendance

Geofenced clock in and out, custom time policies, mobile timesheets and overtime reimbursement; listed as coming soon.

Mobile app

iOS and Android app with push notifications, quick actions and an in-app inbox.

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.

Swingvy

• HR Hub, Claims and LeaveS$4.25

  per user / month, billed annually (S$5.00 billed monthly)

  Employee directory and org chart, leave with multi-level approvals, and expense claims with multi-currency support. Starts at 5 users, with a one-time account setup fee.

• PayrollS$4.25

  per user / month, billed annually (S$5.00 billed monthly)

  Adds payroll with a built-in CPF calculator, multiple pay runs and bank integrations, linked to claims, time and Xero. Chosen on top of the first module.

• Time and attendanceS$2.55

  per user / month, billed annually (S$3.00 billed monthly)

  Clock in and out, geofencing and timesheets; marked coming soon on the pricing page.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quoted on request for larger organizations; the FAQ says custom pricing applies above 50 employees.

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.

Swingvy

• Annual discount

  Save 15% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows a 15% saving when billed annually, which matches S$4.25 against S$5.00 a month.