PeopleForce review (2026): is it worth $2.5 a month?
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PeopleForce report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for HR modules for companies of 50 or more
PeopleForce sells HR in pieces: Core HR from $2.50 an employee, with hiring, performance, time, surveys and a help desk as separate modules. Only Core HR has a published price, billing starts at 50 employees, and the trial begins after a demo call.
Who PeopleForce is for
- Fits if you have 50 or more people and want to add HR modules one at a time
- Works for teams that want hiring, performance and time under one login
Who PeopleForce is not for
- Pricey if you have under 50 people: billing starts at 50 employees, $125 a month
- Tight if you need hiring, performance or time tracking, as all are extra modules with no prices shown
- Watch out: eSignature, API access and single sign-on need the $3 Professional tier
- Skip it if you want to start alone: the trial begins after a demo session
Why PeopleForce gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$125 a month is the floor, because billing starts at 50 employees; one person pays that, and a team of five pays $25 each against a $5 category middle.
- CFree plan and trial14-day trial with no card, but it starts after a demo call, not by signing up yourself. No free plan.
- CFeaturesDirectory, leave, onboarding and reports in Core HR. Recruiting, performance, time and surveys are separate modules with no published price.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Modules each need switching on and setting up, so it is a C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Google Calendar and eRecruiter listed. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PeopleForce's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/peopleforce#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/peopleforce.svg" alt="PeopleForce: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where PeopleForce stands among HR software
PeopleForce's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 30 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 22 of 63) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 8 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. PeopleForce’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 63, level with 4
- CFree plan and trialAbove 40 of 63, level with 18
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 63, level with 39
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 63, level with 61
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 63, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 HR software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep PeopleForce, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of PeopleForce you could make: employee records, time off, applicant tracking and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $30 a year.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, applicant tracking and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. PeopleForce’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 PeopleForce?
PeopleForce is an HR platform sold as separate modules: Core HR for records, leave and onboarding, plus Recruit, Perform, Pulse, Time and Desk. Core HR is priced per employee on two tiers, and the other modules are added on request through a sales contact.
Worth knowing
- Only Core HR has a published price; Recruit, Perform, Pulse, Time and Desk are quoted through sales.
- Billing starts at 50 employees, so smaller teams pay for 50.
- The pricing page shows monthly prices, and an Annually -20% toggle is offered; the annual figures are not shown.
- The free trial starts after a demo session, not by self-signup.
Key features
- Employee records and leave
- A directory, org chart and employee profiles with self-service, plus leave policies, requests and approvals on a timeline.
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Pre-boarding, onboarding and offboarding task flows, with document templates and asset tracking in Core HR.
- Recruit module
- An applicant tracking system with a Kanban hiring process, career site, scorecards, interview scheduling and offer letters, sold as an add-on.
- Perform module
- One-on-ones, 180 and 360 degree reviews, OKRs and KPIs in a separate performance product.
- Time and Pulse modules
- Time covers timesheets, clock-in and out and attendance policies; Pulse runs engagement and eNPS surveys.
- Desk module
- A case queue for employee requests and complaints, including an anonymous reporting channel.
PeopleForce pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, PeopleForce is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.5 per employee / month (Core HR Standard, billing starts at 50 employees).
- Starts at
- $2.5 per employee / month (Core HR Standard, billing starts at 50 employees)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial after a demo call, no card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Core HR Standard | $2.5per employee / month, billing starts at 50 employees | Directory, org chart, leave, onboarding, basic automation, documents and reports. The page shows $125 a month for 1 to 50 employees. |
| Core HR Professional | $3per employee / month, billing starts at 50 employees | Everything in Standard plus advanced automation, request forms, eSignature, API access, webhooks and SAML single sign-on. |
Read from peopleforce.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PeopleForce before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off with annual billing
The pricing page offers an Annually -20% option beside monthly billing.
Stated on peopleforce.io
Works with
- Slack
- Google Calendar
- eRecruiter
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Common questions
Does PeopleForce have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PeopleForce is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does PeopleForce have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PeopleForce is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is PeopleForce open source?
PeopleForce is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.