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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

Olivia Stroud

HR director · 501-1000 employees · IT services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

17 Jun 2026

Simple and well designed

Mixed. Affordable for a small startup at the entry band, but the advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan.

Pros

Affordable for a small startup at the entry band.

Cons

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

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 6-12 months34 found this helpful

Zoe Whitfield

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
5.0

10 Jun 2026

Clean and quick to use

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout. It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it.

Pros

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout.

Cons

Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years24 found this helpful

Helen Radcliffe

Director · 11-50 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom
5.0

8 Jun 2026

Polished onboarding

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

No payroll in the product.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months9 found this helpful

Mark Stroud

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
2.0

2 Jun 2026

Simple and well designed

The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan, and performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites. The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary, which is about the only positive.

Pros

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary.

Cons

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

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years13 found this helpful

Robert Nasir

Owner · 1-10 employees · IT services

United Kingdom
4.0

30 May 2026

Polished onboarding

The HR advice line saved us during a tricky disciplinary, and onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky. 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
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months21 found this helpful

Christopher Kowalski

Owner · 1-10 employees · Retail

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
5.0

29 May 2026

Simple and well designed

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout. It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it.

Pros

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout.

Cons

Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years7 found this helpful

David Baptiste

Founder · 1-10 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

27 May 2026

Great for a small tech team

Set up took an hour and made sense throughout, and onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky. The advice and recruit add ons need an active core plan, but we live with it.

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
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months27 found this helpful

Hannah Bhatti

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · IT services

United Kingdom
5.0

20 May 2026

Built for a startup like ours

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

No payroll in the product.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months27 found this helpful

Neil Bhatti

Owner · 11-50 employees · Education

United Kingdom
5.0

14 May 2026

Simple and well designed

It is clean and quick and our team actually uses it, and onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

Cons

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

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months35 found this helpful

Fiona Ainsley

Management accountant · 51-200 employees · IT services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

11 May 2026

Great for a small tech team

Mixed. Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky, but performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Pros

Onboarding new hires feels polished rather than clunky.

Cons

Performance and analytics are lighter than the mid market suites.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months18 found this helpful