# Flare HR review (2026): is it any good? > Employee benefits platform for Australian employers, free to them Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Flare is an Australian employee benefits platform. Employers offer staff discounts, premium perks, pre- and post-tax benefits and novated car leasing through a mobile app and web portal, and the vendor says the software costs the employer nothing. It plugs into most HR systems. - **Category:** HR Software - **Made by:** Flare HR - **Website:** https://www.flarehr.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you are outside Australia, as the brands and tax treatment are Australian. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Flare HR is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free for employers: no software cost, subscription, per-user price, integration fee or ongoing cost, per the vendor's SME page. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free for employers | $0 | No software cost, subscription fees, price per user, integration fees or ongoing costs for the employer. | Read from https://www.flarehr.com/employers-sme on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Flare HR before buying. ## Key features - **Everyday savings:** Discounts at 500+ Australian brands across over 9,000 locations, plus premium perks such as gym memberships and holidays. - **Pre- and post-tax benefits:** Benefits that can raise employees' take-home pay, which the vendor pitches as a way to offset cost-of-living pressure. - **Novated leasing:** Flare Cars offers novated car leasing, with a savings calculator and a deals page for electric vehicles. - **Comparison tools:** Free comparison tools and personalized support for larger expenses such as healthcare, energy and transport. - **Customizable program:** Employers choose which benefits to offer and can add Flare to a benefits program they already run. - **HRIS integration:** The enterprise page says Flare is integrated into most HRIS platforms and has no SaaS or implementation fees. ## Good for - Australian employers that want to add benefits without a software budget - Small businesses with no dedicated HR team - Large employers adding to an existing benefits program ## Worth knowing - It is a benefits platform, not a full HR system: no payroll runs, records or hiring are described on the pages read. - It is aimed at Australian employers and workers, with Australian brands and tax treatment. - The free software cost applies to the employer; the pages do not say how Flare earns revenue from products like novated leasing. - Some benefits, such as car leasing, are products that employees buy through Flare. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Flare is an Australian benefits platform offering staff discounts, pre- and post-tax benefits and novated car leasing, and its pages say the software costs the employer nothing. It isn't an HR system: no payroll, records or hiring. And the pages don't say how Flare earns its money from products like leasing. - **Value for money: B.** The vendor says it costs the employer nothing: no subscription, per-user fee or integration fee. Employees buy products such as car leasing through it, and the pages don't say how Flare is paid. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free for employers outright, with no subscription, per-user price or integration fee, per the vendor's SME page. - **Features: D.** One narrow job, employee benefits and perks. No payroll, records or hiring, and it plugs into a separate HR system. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A benefits program needs to be set up, and linked to your HR system, before staff can use it. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web portal; the pages mention a mobile app, but no apps or integrations list are on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Flare's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among HR software - Flare HR's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 50 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 9. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 63 of 63) and worst on features (D, above 0). - Flare HR has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/hr-software ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Flare HR is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 50 of the 63 other HR software we grade. - You could make: Calculator: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Calculator, Payroll ## Alternatives - [Employee Navigator](https://toolgpa.com/tools/employee-navigator): Benefits administration and HR platform sold through insurance brokers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/employee-navigator-vs-flare-hr) - [HiBob](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hibob): HR platform for mid-sized global firms, with US and UK payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flare-hr-vs-hibob) - [BambooHR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bamboohr): HR records, hiring, time off and reviews, with US payroll as an add-on. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bamboohr-vs-flare-hr) - [isolved](https://toolgpa.com/tools/isolved): HR, payroll, benefits and talent software on one platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flare-hr-vs-isolved) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.flarehr.com/employers-sme - https://www.flarehr.com/ - https://www.flarehr.com/employers-enterprise Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/flare-hr Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).