# ZenHR review (2026): is it worth it? > HR and payroll software localized for 11 Middle East countries Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. ZenHR is an HR and payroll platform for companies in the Middle East and North Africa. It covers payroll with WPS and bank files, attendance with geolocation, leave, employee self-service, onboarding, performance evaluation and an applicant tracker, with local rules built in for countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait. It is sold in two bundles, quoted per organization. - **Category:** HR Software - **Made by:** ZenHR - **Website:** https://www.zenhr.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a price on the page, since both bundles are quote-only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing ZenHR's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Localized payroll:** Multi-payroll and multi-branch runs with local rules, WPS and bank salary files, end-of-service calculations and loans linked to payroll. - **Time and attendance:** Geolocation check-ins from the mobile app, fingerprint and face devices such as ZKTeco, shift planning and rule-based disciplinary suggestions. - **Employee self-service:** A mobile app for leave, payslips, attendance, approvals, HR letters, air ticket and business trip requests. - **Employee management:** Directory, org structure, onboarding and offboarding, asset tracking, task management and approval cycles. - **Government portal links:** The site names native integrations with Mudad, Muqeem, WPS and GOSI for Saudi Arabia, and MOHRE and WPS reporting for the UAE. - **AI connection:** Connects HR data to an outside AI model so questions about workforce, leave and compliance can be asked in plain language. ## Good for - Employers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and nearby countries that need local payroll rules - Companies with branches or entities in several MENA countries - Teams that track attendance with biometric devices or mobile geolocation ## Worth knowing - No prices are published: both bundles are Contact Sales, with quotes based on headcount, countries and bundle. - The Value bundle keeps 6 months of user activity logs; single sign-on, salary scales, cost centers, company expenses and open APIs are only in the Advanced bundle. - Built for 11 MENA countries; the vendor's pages do not describe use for payroll elsewhere. - No free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page; the call to action is a demo or price quote request. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. ZenHR covers payroll with WPS and bank files, attendance, leave, self-service, hiring and reviews, with local rules for 11 MENA countries. Both bundles are quote-only, and SSO, open APIs and salary scales are only in the Advanced bundle. - **Value for money: C.** No price published: both bundles are Contact Sales, quoted by headcount, countries and bundle. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial; the call to action is a demo or quote. - **Features: B.** Localized payroll, attendance with geolocation, self-service, hiring, evaluation and links to government portals, covering the job for the region. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A quote and rollout come before use. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iPhone and Android, with Slack, NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Xero and ZKTeco. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ZenHR's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among HR software - ZenHR's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 56 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on features (B, above 73 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/hr-software ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace ZenHR 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. - You could make: Employee records, time off, applicant tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Slack, NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Slack, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, QuickBooks, Xero, ZKTeco, GOSI **Tags:** Employee records, Time off, Payroll, Applicant tracking, Reports, Public API, AI features ## Alternatives - [Bayzat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bayzat): HR, payroll, spend and health insurance for Gulf companies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bayzat-vs-zenhr) - [Jisr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jisr): HR, payroll and expense software for Saudi companies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jisr-vs-zenhr) - [Keka HR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keka-hr): HR, payroll and talent software for growing companies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keka-hr-vs-zenhr) - [Zoho People](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-people): Low-cost HR records, attendance, shifts and reviews from Zoho. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/zenhr-vs-zoho-people) - [Factorial](https://toolgpa.com/tools/factorial): HR, time, shifts, expenses and IT for small firms, quoted by module. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/factorial-vs-zenhr) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.zenhr.com/en/zenhr-pricing - https://www.zenhr.com/ - https://www.zenhr.com/en/about Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/zenhr Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).