Collage review (2026): is it worth $14 a month?
Canadian HR and payroll software with a built-in HR advice line
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for Canadian HR and payroll
Collage is Canadian HR and payroll software, CA$14 an employee a month for HR Premium and CA$18 with payroll, with an HR advice line built in. Prices are in Canadian dollars, with no free plan or trial, only a free demo.
Who Collage is for
- Fits if you run a Canadian company and want HR and payroll in one
- Works for small teams that want an HR advice line
Who Collage is not for
- Not for you if you're outside Canada, as it's built around CRA remittances and T4s
- Pricey if you want payroll, which needs the CA$18 tier
- Watch out: the page doesn't say if the per-employee price is monthly or yearly
- Watch out: no free plan or trial
Why Collage gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyCA$14 an employee a month, about US$10, which sits in the dearer quarter of this category, so C. Payroll takes CA$18.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial is listed. It offers a free demo only.
- CFeaturesHR records and Canadian payroll, but the listing says payroll is on the higher tier and the pages are built around CRA remittances and T4s.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with six listed integrations. No mobile or desktop app named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Collage's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Collage's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 22 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 33.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 34 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Collage’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 101, level with 84
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 101, level with 66
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101, level with 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 34 of 101, level with 67
Keep Collage, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Collage you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 46 of the 101 other HR software grade higher.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, applicant tracking, expense tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar among them.
What this rests on. Collage’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Collage?
Collage is an HR platform sold to Canadian businesses, combining an employee database, time off, timesheets, recruiting and performance reviews. A higher tier adds payroll with CRA remittances, and access to HR advisers comes with both. Prices are per employee per month in Canadian dollars.
Worth knowing
- Built for Canada: the pricing page lists CRA remittances and T4s, and prices are in Canadian dollars.
- The page does not state a free plan or a free trial; it offers a free demo.
- Payroll is only on the higher HR and Payroll tier.
- The pricing page does not say whether per-employee prices are for monthly or yearly billing.
Key features
- Employee records and onboarding
- Stores employment history and documents with e-signatures, and runs onboarding and offboarding task lists.
- Time off and timesheets
- Custom leave policies, approvals and balances, with timesheets and geofenced clock-in that feed payroll.
- Recruiting
- An applicant tracking system with a job board, a resume screener and offer letters.
- Payroll
- On the HR and Payroll tier, payroll runs with CRA remittances, pay stubs and T4s.
- HR on Call
- Phone and email access to HR advisers, plus a library of 100+ policy and document templates.
- Performance and surveys
- Review templates, manager and self reviews, engagement surveys and HR analytics.
Collage pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Collage is a paid product, starting at CA$14 per employee / month.
- Starts at
- CA$14 per employee / month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| HR Premium | CA$14per employee / month | Onboarding, employee records, training, engagement surveys, HR analytics, time off, AI recruiting, time tracking, clock-in, performance reviews and expert HR advice. |
| HR and Payroll | CA$18per employee / month | Everything in HR Premium plus payroll, CRA remittances, pay stubs and T4s, and expense management. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom packages and pricing, quoted on request. |
Read from collage.co on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Collage before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings10% off to switch or buy Canadian
The pricing page mentions a 10% discount for businesses that switch or buy Canadian, and says volume and nonprofit discounts are available.
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Common questions
Does Collage have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Collage is listed for Web.
Does Collage have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Collage is listed for Web.
Is Collage open source?
Collage is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.