People HR review (2026): is it worth £4 a month?
Cloud HR software for UK businesses, from the Access Group
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People HR report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for UK HR records and holiday tracking
People HR is UK cloud HR software from the Access Group, starting at £4 an employee a month for records, absence and a mobile app. Onboarding and e-signatures need the next tier, performance and timesheets the one above, and workflows the top one, so the price climbs fast.
Who People HR is for
- Fits if you run a UK business and want staff records and holiday booking
- Works for small teams that start on the basic tier and add parts later
Who People HR is not for
- Pricey if you need performance reviews or timesheets: that is Pro at £9.25 a person
- Tight if you want workflows, which need Elite+ at £11 a person
- Watch out: payroll is a separate product, from £3 a person a month
- Skip it if you are outside the UK: the pages and prices are the UK edition, in pounds
Why People HR gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money£4 an employee a month is close to the category's $5 middle. Each tier up adds £2 to £3 more per person.
- CFree plan and trial14-day trial on Starter and Core. No free plan, and Pro and Elite+ only show a contact button.
- CFeaturesRecords, absence and a mobile app at the start. Onboarding, performance and workflows sit on higher tiers, and payroll is a separate product.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is an HR system to set up with your own policies and people, so it is a C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android. No integrations are listed, and it is built for the UK edition.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from People HR'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/peoplehr#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/peoplehr.svg" alt="People HR: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where People HR stands among HR software
People HR's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 41 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 22 of 63) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at about $5.36 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 18 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. People HR’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 63, level with 50
- 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 People HR, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace People HR 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.
It costs $64.31 a year.
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.
- 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.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. People HR’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 People HR?
People HR is a cloud HR system covering employee records, absence tracking, documents, onboarding, appraisals and timesheets, with a mobile app. It is priced in pounds per employee per month on four tiers, with payroll sold as a separate product.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in pounds sterling and the pages are the UK edition.
- Payroll is a separate product, from £3 per employee per month for the Payroll SaaS Core tier.
- The free trial is offered on Starter and Core only; Pro and Elite+ show a contact-us button.
- Performance management and timesheets need Pro, and automated workflows need Elite+.
Key features
- Employee records and documents
- Digital employee records with document management and a personalized dashboard.
- Absence tracking
- Holiday booking and approval without paper forms, plus absence trend reporting.
- Onboarding and e-signatures
- Onboarding flows and electronic signing start on the Core package.
- Performance and timesheets
- Performance management, timesheets and a custom survey builder are added at the Pro package.
- Workflows and analytics
- Automated workflows and advanced analytics are in the Elite+ package.
- Mobile app
- A People app for Android and iOS lets employees use the system away from a desk.
People HR pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, People HR is a paid product with a free trial, starting at £4 per employee / month (Starter).
- Starts at
- £4 per employee / month (Starter)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free 14-day trial on the Starter and Core packages
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | £4per employee / month | Employee records, document management, absence tracking, mobile app, AI HR assistant, dashboard and learning library. |
| Core | £6.25per employee / month | Everything in Starter plus onboarding, expenses, e-signatures, employee communication, a reward and recognition platform and essential analytics. |
| Pro | £9.25per employee / month | Everything in Core plus performance management, timesheets and a survey builder. Contact the vendor to start. |
| Elite+ | £11per employee / month | Everything in Pro plus customizable automated workflows, advanced analytics and self-service payroll. Contact the vendor to start. |
Read from peoplehr.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with People HR before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual customer discounts
The pricing page says discounts are available for annual customers but gives no figure.
Stated on peoplehr.com
People HR alternatives
- People HR vs Breathe
Free trial · from £24/mo
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- People HR vs CharlieHR
Free trial · from £21/mo
- People HR vs Ciphr
From £5/mo
Common questions
Does People HR have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. People HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does People HR have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. People HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is People HR open source?
People HR 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.