Compare pricing for the top HR software products with the highest value-for-money and functionality ratings.
We hear from software buyers time and again that two of their top considerations when investing in a new human resource (HR) solution are price and functionality. Budget is a constraint for most businesses, but affordability alone doesn't make a product valuable—it must also offer the functionality you need.
In this report, we've ranked the most valuable HR software products based on verified user reviews—those with the highest ratings for both value for money and functionality. We also break down the starting cost and relevant pricing details for each product. Read more.
Top HR software rated on value for money and functionality
The graphic below shows products that have the highest value-for-money and functionality ratings based on user reviews in Capterra’s HR software directory. Products are arranged in increasing order of their value-for-money ratings (bottom to top) and functionality ratings (left to right).
Note: While products in the top-right zone of the graph rank higher in terms of both functionality and value-for-money ratings, all products in this graph are top rated.
Price comparison for top-rated HR software
Comparing pricing and functionality for multiple software solutions can be a time-consuming task. We’ve created a table to highlight how different HR software products stack up against each other in terms of starting pricing, free trials, and free versions, allowing you to compare these products in one place.
From the 25 products mapped on the scatter plot above, only those with publicly available pricing information on vendor websites are listed in the price comparison table below.
Note: Products are listed in alphabetical order, and the pricing included is for the entry-level/lowest-priced offering (discounted pricing not considered) found on vendor websites as of March 2, 2023. The cost of these HR software products may vary based on the features, such as the number of employees supported, leave management, onboarding, and payroll.
1. Appogee HR
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Centralized employee profiles and records in Appogee HR (Source)
Appogee HR is a cloud-based HR software solution that offers features including employee directory, work location management, time tracking, absence management, employee profiles, learning records, and HR reporting.
Starting price: $3.59 per user, per month (billed annually)
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Appogee HR offer features such as 360-degree feedback, objectives and key results (OKR) support, and an onboarding portal.
2. Employee Navigator
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Employee profile in Employee Navigator (Source)
Employee Navigator is a comprehensive suite of benefits, HR, and compliance features that helps businesses with new hire enrollment, open enrollment, customizable reports, variable hour management, and broker as well as HR analytics.
Starting price: $370.80 per month (billed annually) for unlimited employees
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Employee Navigator offer features such as priority phone support, an enrollment assistance tool, time-off tracking, and new hire onboarding.
3. Employment Hero
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- Free Version
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HR workspace in Employment Hero (Source)
Employment Hero is a cloud-based all-in-one HR, payroll, and benefits administration solution for small and midsize businesses. This tool offers features including onboarding, leave management, applicant tracking, recruitment reporting, automated induction content, and a staff directory.
Starting price: $4 per employee, per month (billed monthly)
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Employment Hero offer features such as allowances, expense management, peer-to-peer feedback, performance reviews, and milestone recognition.
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Employee dashboard in Folks HR (Source)
Folks HR is a cloud-based HR platform for small and midsize businesses. The solution offers a variety of features, including employee profiles, an HR dashboard, onboarding, absence management, and performance evaluation.
Starting price: $3.75 per employee, per month (billed monthly) with an additional fixed fee of $39.99
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Folks HR offer abilities such as applicant tracking, unlimited technical support, unlimited recruiter access, and user access.
5. Grove HR
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Employee details in Grove HR (Source)
Grove HR is a cloud-based HR management software solution for businesses looking for features such as employee records, payroll, time-off and attendance tracking, remote onboarding, recruitment, and a mobile app.
Starting price: $3 per employee, per month (billed monthly)
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Grove HR offer features such as self, manager, and peer reviews, built-in review templates, automated review schedules, and project-based reviews.
6. Gusto
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Benefits administration in Gusto (Source)
Gusto is a web-based HR platform designed for small businesses to help with their HR-related operations, such as payroll, hiring, onboarding, and employee self-service, along with time-off reports, custom admin permissions, and employee financial benefits.
Starting price: $6 per person, per month (billed monthly) with an additional base price of $40
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Gusto offer features such as next-day direct support, PTO management and policies, time tracking, project tracking, team management tools, and onboarding tools.
7. HR Partner
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Employee records in HR Partner (Source)
HR Partner is a cloud-based employee management software solution designed for small and midsize businesses. The solution helps the users with leave management, employee records management, onboarding checklists, a company directory, reminders, reports, birthdays and anniversaries, and conducting polls.
Starting price: $78.80 per month (billed annually) and includes up to 10 employees and up to five admin users
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of HR Partner offer features such as recruitment, applicant tracking, performance reviews, time sheets, project and activity tracking, expense claiming, and enhanced approval workflows.
8. HRMS All-in-one Software
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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HRMS All-in-one Software mobile application (Source)
HRMS All-in-one Software is a cloud-based human resource management system (HRMS) that offers features such as benefits administration, employee training and development, onboarding, leave tracking, payroll, performance appraisal, expense claiming, and project costing.
Starting price: $5 per month (billed monthly)
Features available at a higher price: HRMS All-in-one Software offers multiple modules, of which one can be selected on the basis of business needs.
9. PeopleForce
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- Free Version
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Employee directory in PeopleForce (Source)
PeopleForce is a cloud-based HR solution designed for startups to large enterprises. The solution offers various features including onboarding, recruiting, time tracking, performance feedback capturing, applicant tracking, candidate screening, offer management, OKR management, and KPI tracking.
Starting price: $75 per month (billed monthly) for 50 employees
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of PeopleForce offer features such as 360-degree feedback, employee engagement, recruiting, and time tracking.
10. Rippling
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Dashboard in Rippling (Source)
Rippling is a cloud-based workforce management platform that offers features such as payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance tracking, applicant tracking, learning management, and more.
Starting price: $8 per user, per month (billed monthly)
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Rippling offer multiple features based on your business needs such as onboarding, custom workflow builder, advanced document management, and advanced policy management.
11. Sesame HR
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Employee information in Sesame HR (Source)
Sesame HR is a cloud-based HR software solution that offers features such as recruitment, payroll, time tracking, overtime management, time-off management, people database, HR reports, task tracking, shift management, and document management.
Starting price: $3 per user, per month (billed annually) with a minimum amount of $45
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Sesame HR offer features including people analytics, performance evaluation, onboarding, offboarding, and split payroll.
12. Zenefits
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- Free Trial
- Free Version
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Employee details in Zenefits (Source)
Zenefits is a cloud-based people operations tool for HR, payroll, and benefits administration. This tool offers features including automated onboarding, employee management, time-off tracking, scheduling, and an analytics dashboard.
Starting price: $8 per employee, per month (billed annually) for a minimum of five employees
Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions of Zenefits offer features such as scheduling, time tracking, automated onboarding, compensation management, and performance management.
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