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HR software for UK startups and small teams, with an optional HR advice line

Ratings by dimension

  • Ease of use4.0
  • Value4.0
  • Support4.0
  • Features4.0

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars95
  • 4 stars81
  • 3 stars34
  • 2 stars13
  • 1 star6

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229 reviews matching your filters

Callum Bhatti

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
5.0

14 Dec 2024

Great for a small tech team

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it. Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky.

Pros

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it.

Cons

You outgrow it as you get larger and more complex.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years6 found this helpful

Paul Radcliffe

Founder · 11-50 employees · Retail

United Kingdom
4.0

11 Dec 2024

Great for a small tech team

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it. Only real gripe is that performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Pros

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it.

Cons

Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years34 found this helpful

Adam Nowak

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
4.0

8 Dec 2024

Simple and well designed

Affordable for a small startup at the entry band, and set up took an hour and made sense throughout. No payroll in the product, but we live with it.

Pros

Affordable for a small startup at the entry band.

Cons

No payroll in the product.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years17 found this helpful

Aisha Baptiste

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
4.0

8 Dec 2024

Built for a startup like ours

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary. Only real gripe is that you outgrow it as you get larger and more complex.

Pros

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary.

Cons

You outgrow it as you get larger and more complex.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months16 found this helpful

Mohammed Pemberton

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
4.0

7 Dec 2024

Polished onboarding

Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky, and the HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary. No payroll in the product, but we live with it.

Pros

Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky.

Cons

No payroll in the product.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 1-2 years18 found this helpful

Neil Thornley

Financial controller · 201-500 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom
4.0

3 Dec 2024

Built for a startup like ours

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary, and affordable for a small startup at the entry band. Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites, but we live with it.

Pros

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary.

Cons

Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months30 found this helpful

Louise Devlin

Payroll manager · 51-200 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
1.0

2 Dec 2024

Built for a startup like ours

The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan. You outgrow it as you get larger and more complex. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky.

Cons

The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
1.0
Used for 1-2 years29 found this helpful

Martin Ainsley

Director · 1-10 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
4.0

2 Dec 2024

Clean and quick to use

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it. Only real gripe is that no payroll in the product.

Pros

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it.

Cons

No payroll in the product.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months37 found this helpful

Mohammed Nowak

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
4.0

2 Dec 2024

Built for a startup like ours

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary. Only real gripe is that you outgrow it as you get larger and more complex.

Pros

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary.

Cons

You outgrow it as you get larger and more complex.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months32 found this helpful

Aisha Nasir

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom
1.0

27 Nov 2024

Built for a startup like ours

The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan. You outgrow it as you get larger and more complex. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout.

Cons

The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan.

Ease of use
1.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
1.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 6-12 months12 found this helpful