The Humaans Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Humaans in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Humaans
The Insider’s Guide
HR system of record for growing companies, with AI agents, by quote
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among HR software, read from Humaans’s own pages.
Made by Humaans Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Humaans’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Humaans’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 1 of the 9 other HR software we grade
Humaans is an HR system of record for growing companies, run from London, New York and San Francisco. It keeps the people directory, documents, absences, timesheets and onboarding workflows in one database and prepares payroll changes for outside providers. Performance reviews, an AI companion and headcount planning are add-ons, and Athena is a separate set of AI agents for HR requests.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about Humaans, taken from its own pages and our grades.
But there's no price, no trial and no app, and reviews are an add-on.
- 1
Best for venture-backed teams in several countries
It connects to the tools startups already use.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
People directory and documents
Employee profiles, an org chart, document storage and custom fields, with permission roles deciding who sees what.
- 4
Absences and timesheets
Staff request time away and managers approve it from any device, and timesheets log hours for compliance.
- 5
Onboarding and workflow automation
Automate onboarding and offboarding steps and route employee requests through approvals.
- 6
A 2.0 GPA, above 1 of 9
That is against the other HR software we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 7
Keep it
To replace Humaans you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Humaans at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Humaans Inc., since 2020
- Category
- HR Software
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for venture-backed teams in several countries
Humaans is a clean HR system of record for growing companies with staff in several countries, with time off, timesheets, onboarding and payroll-ready exports. It connects to the tools startups already use. But there's no price, no trial and no app, and reviews are an add-on.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No price is published: Growth, Enterprise and the Athena agents are all sold through sales, and VC-backed firms can get a partner rate. So we can't say what a ten-person company pays, and with no figure to compare, it's a C. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no trial on record. You go through sales. |
| Features | B | A people directory, documents, an org chart, time off, timesheets, onboarding and approval workflows, and pay changes tracked and exported for payroll. The whole job, though reviews are an add-on and it doesn't run payroll itself. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and wiring it to your payroll providers and other tools is part of the setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign, Lattice, Ashby and Greenhouse, plus an API and webhooks. No phone app, only the browser. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Humaans is for
- Great if you have staff in several countries and a payroll provider in each
- Handy when you want HR records feeding Slack, Okta and your hiring tool
- Good for venture-backed companies, which can get a partner rate
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a price or a trial without a sales call
- Not for you if your staff want a proper phone app
- Pricey if you want reviews too, as they're an add-on
Good to know
Good for
- Venture-backed companies with staff in several countries
- People teams that want a clean system of record linked to other tools
- Companies that keep a separate payroll provider in each country
Worth knowing
- No prices are published: Growth, Enterprise and Athena are all sold through sales, and VC-backed firms can get a partner rate.
- Performance reviews, the AI companion, headcount planning, DE&I analytics and data tables are add-ons on top of a plan.
- It does not run payroll; it prepares changes for outside payroll providers. Its customers are in 28 countries, with staff in 106.
- There is no app-store app: the mobile version runs in a phone's browser.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Humaans's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
No price is published: Growth, Enterprise and the Athena agents are all sold through sales, and VC-backed firms can get a partner rate.
We could not confirm Humaans’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. humaans.io has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
HR system of record for growing companies, with AI agents, by quote. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, workflow automation, AI agents, reports, employee records, time off.
The whole job, though reviews are an add-on and it doesn't run payroll itself.
- People directory and documents
- Employee profiles, an org chart, document storage and custom fields, with permission roles deciding who sees what.
- Absences and timesheets
- Staff request time away and managers approve it from any device, and timesheets log hours for compliance.
- Onboarding and workflow automation
- Automate onboarding and offboarding steps and route employee requests through approvals.
- Payroll-ready exports
- Tracks changes to pay, bank details, addresses and time off for each location, and sends them to payroll providers by export or SFTP.
- Athena AI agents
- Pre-built agents and a natural-language builder triage employee requests, run approvals and automate HR work, with an audit log of every action.
- Integrations and API
- Connects to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign, Carta, Lattice, Ashby and Greenhouse, with an API and webhooks.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Slack
- Okta
- Docusign
- Lattice
- Ashby
- Greenhouse
Humaans is made by Humaans Inc., and has been around since 2020.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/9
Other HR software it is graded above
Humaans's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 9 other HR software we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on features (B, above 1 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 10 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Humaans’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 9
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 9
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 9
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Humaans you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. 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: 5 of the 9 other HR software grade higher.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Humaans’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
HiBob, Personio, CharlieHR, Breathe and BambooHR
The 5 tools Humaans is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
HiBob
Paid
HR platform for mid-sized global firms, with US and UK payroll.
- Only HiBob lists iOS and Android apps.
- Humaans also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
- HiBob also covers payroll and applicant tracking.
- 1.8GPA
Personio
Paid
European HR platform for records, absences, time and recruiting.
- Only Personio lists iOS and Android apps.
- Humaans also covers workflow automation, AI agents and reports.
- Personio also covers time tracking and applicant tracking.
- 2.4GPA
CharlieHR
Free trial · from £21/mo
HR software for UK small businesses, priced by team-size bracket.
- Humaans also covers workflow automation, AI agents and reports.
- CharlieHR also covers surveys and applicant tracking.
- 2.6GPA
Breathe
Free trial · from £24/mo
UK HR software for small firms, priced per business, not per person.
- Only Breathe lists iOS and Android apps.
- Humaans also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
- Breathe also covers expense tracking, shift scheduling, time clock and applicant tracking.
- 2.4GPA
BambooHR
Free trial · from $250/mo
HR records, hiring, time off and reviews, with US payroll as an add-on.
- Only BambooHR lists iOS and Android apps.
- Humaans also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
- BambooHR also covers payroll and applicant tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Humaans free?
No. Humaans is a paid product.
What platforms does Humaans work on?
Humaans is available on Web.
Does Humaans have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Humaans is listed for Web.
Does Humaans have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Humaans is listed for Web.
Is Humaans open source?
Humaans is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Humaans have an API?
Yes. Humaans offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Humaans integrate with?
Humaans's listing names Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign, Lattice, Ashby and Greenhouse.
Who makes Humaans?
Humaans is made by Humaans Inc. It dates from 2020.
What are the alternatives to Humaans?
The closest alternatives to Humaans in our directory are HiBob, Personio, CharlieHR, Breathe and BambooHR.
How does Humaans compare with other HR software?
Humaans's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 9 other HR software we grade, and level with 3.
Could I make my own version of Humaans?
To replace Humaans you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Humaans’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Humaans' own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Humaans Inc. Prices change, so check humaans.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
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- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Humaans’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Humaans is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Humaans Inc. Prices and plans change: check humaans.io before you buy.