TalentHR review (2026): is the free plan enough?
HR records, time off, hiring and reviews for small teams
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Our verdict
Third of our top three HR software
For: Teams of up to 10 that want to pay nothing
TalentHR is free for up to 10 users with the employee database, time off with accruals, file storage, reports, onboarding and offboarding lists and applicant tracking with a careers page, on the web, iPhone and Android. Premium adds performance reviews, goals, time tracking, surveys and document signing for $4 a user a month billed annually ($4.80 monthly). It is third because its paid plans need at least 15 users in steps of 5, so a team of 11 to 14 has no paid option, and the listing shows no attendance kiosks or shift rotas, which Zoho People has, and no payroll or benefits add-ons, which BambooHR sells. There is no App Store rating on record, and the AI HR assistant is marked beta.
See all three and how we rankTalentHR report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a free HR system for up to 10 people
TalentHR is free for up to 10 users and covers HR records, time off, onboarding and applicant tracking. Paid plans start at $2 a user but need at least 15 users, so a team of 11 to 14 has no paid option.
Who TalentHR is for
- Fits if you are a team of 10 or fewer and need HR records and time off without paying
- Works for a team of 15 or more that wants cheap HR with mobile apps
Who TalentHR is not for
- Tight if you are 11 to 14 people, because the free plan stops at 10 and paid plans start at 15 users
- Pricey if you want performance reviews, goals or time tracking, which are Premium at $4
- Watch out: the AI HR assistant is marked beta on the pricing page
- Watch out: Essential adds only assets, Safe voice and custom fields over the free plan
Why TalentHR gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$2 a user a month on yearly billing for Essential and $4 for Premium, both inside the cheapest quarter. Paid plans need 15 users, so the floor is $30 a month.
- BFree plan and trialFree for up to 10 users with the employee database, time off, reports, onboarding lists and applicant tracking. A 14-day trial of Premium features is offered on top.
- CFeaturesHR records, time off, hiring, reviews and an AI assistant. Performance, goals, time tracking, surveys and document signing are Premium only, and the AI assistant is marked beta.
- CEase of useNo rating is on record, but the listing shows accounts to set up and records to load before use.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and others listed. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TalentHR'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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TalentHR's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 60 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 59 of 63) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $2 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 4 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. TalentHR’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 56 of 63, level with 5
- BFree plan and trialAbove 59 of 63, level with 3
- 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 TalentHR, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of TalentHR you could make: employee records, time off, applicant tracking, time tracking and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 60 of the 63 other HR software we grade. It costs $24 a year.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, applicant tracking, time tracking and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- 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.
- It plugs into other products, TalentLMS, Google Workspace and Google Calendar among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. TalentHR’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 TalentHR?
TalentHR is cloud HR software that covers employee records, time off, onboarding, applicant tracking, performance reviews and people analytics. It has a free plan for up to 10 users and two per-user paid plans, plus iOS and Android apps for employees and managers.
Worth knowing
- Paid plans need at least 15 users and change in steps of 5, so a team of 11 to 14 has no paid option.
- Performance management, goals, time tracking, surveys and document signing are Premium features.
- The free plan stops at 10 users, and the AI HR assistant is marked as a beta feature on the pricing page.
Key features
- Employee records and files
- A central employee database with file storage that tracks document expiry dates, plus custom fields on paid plans.
- Time off tracking
- Employees request leave and managers approve it, with accruals and calendar sync to Google and Outlook.
- Hiring and onboarding
- Applicant tracking with a careers page and AI job description writing, plus onboarding and offboarding task lists.
- Performance and engagement
- Goal setting, 360-degree reviews and employee surveys, which the pricing page places on Premium.
- People analytics
- Reports on headcount, gender ratios, departments and salary distribution, with custom report exports.
- AI HR assistant
- An assistant for TalentHR and company questions, plus CV summaries and candidate suitability scoring.
TalentHR pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, TalentHR has a free plan, and paid plans start at $2 per user / month, billed annually ($2.40 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $2 per user / month, billed annually ($2.40 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free plan for up to 10 users with the employee database, time off tracking, file storage, reports, onboarding and applicant tracking.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Premium features for new users
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 10 users, with core HR records, time off, reports, onboarding lists and applicant tracking. |
| Essential | $2per user / month, billed annually ($2.40 billed monthly) | Adds asset management, Safe voice and custom fields. Minimum of 15 users, in steps of 5. |
| Premium | $4per user / month, billed annually ($4.80 billed monthly) | Adds performance management, goals, time tracking, surveys and document signing. Minimum of 15 users. |
Read from talenthr.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TalentHR before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off with annual billing
The pricing page toggle shows annual billing saving 20% against monthly: Essential $2.00 vs $2.40 and Premium $4.00 vs $4.80 per user a month.
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Common questions
Does TalentHR have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. TalentHR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does TalentHR have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. TalentHR is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is TalentHR open source?
TalentHR 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.