Zelt review (2026): is it worth it?
UK all-in-one HR, payroll, device and app management
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Zelt report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for UK HR and payroll with a 20-seat minimum
Zelt covers HR records, payroll, attendance, hiring and device management for UK companies. The pricing page shows no price table, every module has a 20-seat minimum, and Pro is sold through sales.
Who Zelt is for
- Fits if you are a UK company with 20 or more staff wanting HR and payroll together
- Works for teams that also want laptops and app access managed
Who Zelt is not for
- Not for you if you have fewer than 20 people, as every module has a 20-seat minimum
- Watch out: audit trails, API access and data residency are Pro, which is sold through sales
- Tight if you stay on Core, which caps items like active jobs at 1 to 3
- Skip it if you are not in the UK, as payroll is UK-focused
- Skip it if you want an Android app, as only iOS is listed
Why Zelt gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe pricing page publishes no table; only its title says plans start from £5 a month. With a 20-seat minimum, the floor is higher than that.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial on record in the listing, and a money-back guarantee would not count as one.
- CFeaturesRecords, time off, payroll, expenses, attendance, hiring, reviews and device management. Core caps things like absence policies, onboarding workflows and active jobs at 1 to 3.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. An all-in-one system takes time to configure.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb and an iPhone app, with only Xero listed as an integration.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zelt'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/zelt#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/zelt.svg" alt="Zelt: 1.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Zelt stands among HR software
Zelt's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 5 of 63) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zelt’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 63, level with 50
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 63, level with 37
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 63, level with 39
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 63, level with 61
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 63, level with 21
Keep Zelt, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Zelt you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. 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: 51 of the 63 other HR software grade higher.
What you could make
- Employee records, time off, applicant tracking and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Zelt’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 Zelt?
Zelt is a UK-focused HR platform that puts the employee record, time off, payroll, benefits, performance, hiring and scheduling in one system. It also covers company devices and the apps staff use. Plans start with a Core tier and add modules, with a minimum of 20 seats.
Worth knowing
- The pricing page publishes no price table; only its page title says plans start from £5 per month.
- Every module has a 20-seat minimum on both Core and Pro.
- Core caps items such as absence policies, onboarding workflows and active jobs at 1 to 3; Pro is unlimited.
- Audit trails, API access and data residency control are Pro features, and Pro is sold through sales.
Key features
- Employee records and time off
- The People module holds the employee and document databases, onboarding and offboarding, contract signing, a team calendar and custom approval rules.
- Payroll, expenses and benefits
- The Money module covers payroll, expenses, contractors, benefits and payments, with payroll tied to the same people data as the HR records.
- Attendance and shift planning
- Clock in and out, geo-fencing, overtime rules, pay multipliers and shift planning sit in the Attendance module.
- Hiring
- The Talent module lists automatic job board posting, custom application forms, candidate scoring, an anonymous hiring mode and custom hiring stages.
- Reviews, surveys and goals
- The Growth module includes performance reviews with 360 feedback, engagement surveys with heatmaps, and goal tracking.
- Devices and app access
- The Tech module keeps an asset register, handles device lock and wipe, and manages access to company apps when people join or leave.
Zelt pricing
We could not confirm Zelt’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See zelt.app for current prices.
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Common questions
Does Zelt have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Zelt is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Zelt have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Zelt is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Zelt open source?
Zelt 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.