The Sesame HR Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Sesame HR 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.
Sesame HR
The Insider’s Guide
Modular HR from Spain built around clock-ins, time off and shifts
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among HR software, read from Sesame HR’s own pages.
Made by Sesame Labs, S.L. · 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 Sesame HR’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Sesame HR’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
2.4
GPA, above 5 of the 9 other HR software we grade
Sesame HR is an HR platform from Spain built around time and attendance: clock-ins, time off, shifts and task tracking, with recruitment, internal communication, surveys and performance reviews in higher plans. Every plan includes Core, with documents, an org chart, onboarding, contracts and e-signatures. Each module comes in a Business or an Enterprise tier, and prices are per active employee with a 15-employee minimum.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Sesame HR, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and setting up shifts, clock-in rules and overtime takes time.
- 1
Best for teams that must record working hours
It's a good fit where hours have to be on record.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3.75 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $3.75 per employee / month, billed annually ($5.25 billed monthly), 15-employee minimum.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial, no commitment
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Time tracking and clock-ins
Employees clock in and out from the web or app, with overtime management and remote-work tracking, kept for legal compliance.
- 6
Time off and shifts
Holiday and leave requests with approvals, and shift planning for teams on rotas, included from the cheapest plan.
- 7
Core HR
Every plan has a 3 GB document manager, org chart and directory, onboarding and offboarding, contract management, team chat and desk booking.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 5 of 9
That is against the other HR software we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Sesame HR you could make: time off, employee records and applicant tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Sesame HR at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $3.75 per employee / month, billed annually ($5.25 billed monthly), 15-employee minimum
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no commitment
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Sesame Labs, S.L.
- Category
- HR Software
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for teams that must record working hours
Sesame HR is built around clocking in: time tracking, time off and shift planning on even the cheapest plan, with documents, onboarding and e-signatures on every one. It's a good fit where hours have to be on record. But there's a 15-employee minimum, so smaller teams pay for staff they don't have.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Essential is $3.75 an employee a month on yearly billing, but with a 15-employee minimum, a ten-person company pays at least $56.25 a month, for time tracking, time off and shifts. That's under this category's middle, and smaller firms are sent to sales. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 14-day trial with no commitment. |
| Features | B | Clock-ins with overtime and remote work, time off, shifts, documents, onboarding, contracts and e-signatures on every plan, then recruiting, surveys and reviews higher up. The whole job, with a lean towards time tracking. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and setting up shifts, clock-in rules and overtime takes time. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with an API on Scale or a custom plan. No integrations are on record, and there's no desktop app. |
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 Sesame HR is for
- Great if you have to keep a record of everyone's working hours
- Handy when your team works rotating shifts
- Good for employers in Spain, Latin America or elsewhere in Europe
Who it is not for
- Tight if you have fewer than 15 staff, as you pay for 15 anyway
- Pricey if you need the API or single sign-on, which start on Scale at $7 a head
- Skip it if you'd pay monthly on Essential, as it's $5.25 there against $5.00 on Connect
Good to know
Good for
- Companies with 15 or more staff that must record working hours
- Teams that plan shifts and need clock-in records
- Employers in Spain, Latin America or elsewhere in Europe
Worth knowing
- Billing is per active employee with a 15-employee minimum; smaller companies are asked to contact sales.
- It has country sites for the US, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Spain, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
- The API and single sign-on come only with Scale or a custom plan; prices exclude taxes.
- On monthly billing Essential costs more per employee ($5.25) than Connect ($5.00), as the page shows.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3.75
A month to start, for each person
Sesame HR is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3.75 per employee / month, billed annually ($5.25 billed monthly), 15-employee minimum.
That's under this category's middle, and smaller firms are sent to sales.
Essential
$3.75
per employee / month, billed annually ($5.25 billed monthly)
Core plus time tracking, time off and holidays, and shifts. Minimum 15 employees ($56.25 a month).
Connect
$4.25
per employee / month, billed annually ($5.00 billed monthly)
Essential plus tasks, recruitment and internal communication. Minimum $63.75 a month.
Growth
$6.25
per employee / month, billed annually ($6.75 billed monthly)
Enterprise tiers of Core, time tracking and time off, plus culture and performance modules. Minimum $93.75 a month.
Scale
$7.00
per employee / month, billed annually ($8.00 billed monthly)
Growth with Enterprise internal communication and performance, single sign-on and the API. Minimum $105 a month.
Custom plan
Custom
Pick the modules and add-ons you need with an adviser, and pay only for those.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no commitment
Read from sesamehr.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower per-employee price with annual billing
The page labels annual billing as saving 20%; the gap varies by plan, from $3.75 against $5.25 on Essential to $6.25 against $6.75 on Growth.
Stated on sesamehr.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Modular HR from Spain built around clock-ins, time off and shifts. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, shift scheduling, time clock, applicant tracking, employee records, time off.
The whole job, with a lean towards time tracking.
- Time tracking and clock-ins
- Employees clock in and out from the web or app, with overtime management and remote-work tracking, kept for legal compliance.
- Time off and shifts
- Holiday and leave requests with approvals, and shift planning for teams on rotas, included from the cheapest plan.
- Core HR
- Every plan has a 3 GB document manager, org chart and directory, onboarding and offboarding, contract management, team chat and desk booking.
- Digital signature
- Core includes one signature per employee a month for contracts and documents.
- Recruitment, surveys and performance
- Higher plans add a recruiting pipeline, internal communication, employee surveys and performance reviews.
- Payroll data and Sesame AI
- Gathers absences, advances and incentives for payroll and sends payslips to the app; Enterprise tiers add AI, automations and advanced permissions.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Sesame HR is made by Sesame Labs, S.L.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/9
Other HR software it is graded above
Sesame HR's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 5 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 ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3.75 a month for each person, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 1 of the 6 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 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 10 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sesame HR’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 9
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 9
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 9
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 7 HR software. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Sesame HR is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
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
The plain part of Sesame HR you could make: time off, employee records and applicant tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $45 a year.
What you could make
- Time off, employee records and applicant tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- 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 a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sesame 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Factorial, Zoho People, Personio, BambooHR and Breathe
The 5 tools Sesame HR is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Factorial
From $8/mo
HR, time, shifts, expenses and IT for small firms, quoted by module.
- Sesame HR also covers time clock.
- Factorial also covers time tracking and expense tracking.
- 2.4GPA
Zoho People
Free plan · from $3/mo
Low-cost HR records, attendance, shifts and reviews from Zoho.
- Zoho People has a free plan. Sesame HR does not, though it has a free trial.
- Sesame HR also covers applicant tracking.
- Zoho People also covers reports.
- 1.8GPA
Personio
Paid
European HR platform for records, absences, time and recruiting.
- Sesame HR also covers shift scheduling and time clock.
- Personio also covers time tracking.
- 2.4GPA
BambooHR
Free trial · from $250/mo
HR records, hiring, time off and reviews, with US payroll as an add-on.
- Sesame HR also covers shift scheduling and time clock.
- BambooHR also covers reports and payroll.
- 2.6GPA
Breathe
Free trial · from £24/mo
UK HR software for small firms, priced per business, not per person.
- Breathe also covers reports and expense tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
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 Sesame HR free?
No, Sesame HR is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no commitment.
How much does Sesame HR cost?
Sesame HR lists 5 plans. Essential: $3.75 per employee / month, billed annually ($5.25 billed monthly).
What platforms does Sesame HR work on?
Sesame HR is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sesame HR offer any discounts?
Sesame HR publicly lists the following: Lower per-employee price with annual billing.
Does Sesame HR have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Sesame HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sesame HR have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Sesame HR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Sesame HR open source?
Sesame HR is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who makes Sesame HR?
Sesame HR is made by Sesame Labs, S.L.
What are the alternatives to Sesame HR?
The closest alternatives to Sesame HR in our directory are Factorial, Zoho People, Personio, BambooHR and Breathe.
How does Sesame HR compare with other HR software?
Sesame HR's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 5 of the 9 other HR software we grade, and level with 3.
Is Sesame HR good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sesame HR C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.75 a month for each person, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 1 of the 6 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Sesame HR?
The plain part of Sesame HR you could make: time off, employee records and applicant tracking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Sesame HR’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 Sesame's 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 Sesame Labs, S.L. Prices change, so check sesamehr.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
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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.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Sesame HR, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sesame-hr
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- 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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- BambooHR Insider's GuideHR records, hiring, time off and reviews, with US payroll as an add-on2.4 GPA
- CharlieHR Insider's GuideHR software for UK small businesses, priced by team-size bracket2.4 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Sesame HR’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. Sesame HR is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Sesame Labs, S.L. Prices and plans change: check sesamehr.com before you buy.