The best HR tools on the market

Written by HR Hero | Jul 22, 2023 5:02:00 PM

The HR tech space is rife these days, with dozens upon dozens of businesses vying for your business. But how do you choose the best solution for you? Whilst we can't say 100% which solution is right for your use case, we've narrowed it down to some pretty good options. You can trust our recommendations, we've taken guidance from Gartner in compiling this list!

BrightHR: Everything you need to manage your staff—in one place

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

Manage staff holidays in a click
Clock in and out with Blip our easy-to-use mobile app
Log sickness and absences
Store documents securely with unlimited cloud storage
Plan shifts and rotas for ANY working pattern
Manage and calculate your expenses with the PoP app
Export payroll-ready data with ease
Maintain legally compliant HR documents
Track overtime and update your payroll

Pricing from £11/user/month

Workday

Help your people meet their full potential. Deliver the greatest possible impact with a workforce primed to perform. Explore our AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities to learn how we help you do just that.

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

Experience and Engagement
Skills-Based People Strategy
Workforce Optimisation
Workforce Analytics and Planning
HR Service Delivery
Belonging and Diversity
Evolution of Work

Pricing unavailable (which is usually a red flag...)

Zoho People

Core HR simplified

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

An employee database that scales
Efficient employee case management
Smart HR workflows
Insightful analytics
Track attendance with ease
Schedule shifts effortlessly
Track days off efficiently
Convert time to timesheets
Flexible goal setting and KRA mapping
Continuous reviews and performance appraisals
360-degree feedback
Analytics to identify performance gaps
Blended learning with virtual classrooms
Centralized course management
Quiz and assessments

Pricing from £0.83/user/month

BambooHR

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

HR data & reporting
Hiring & onboarding
Payroll, time & benefits
Employee Experience & Performance

Pricing unavailable (which is usually a red flag...)

Sage People

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

Customise communications: Deliver business updates to specific groups and gather feedback with surveys.
Personalise experiences: Create engaging, branded experiences – tailored by group or region.
Connect global teams: Manage your entire workforce, wherever they are. Embed global policies while enforcing local regulations.
Help teams thrive, anywhere: Support wellbeing, provide localised benefits packages, and more.Make informed decisions: Use People analytics for actionable insights in seconds.
Provide real-time insights: Give up-to-the-minute recommendations so leaders jump on trends and adjust plans.
Customise dashboards: Plan hiring, analyse attrition, manage absence, and more.
Get actionable feedback: Understand the employee experience through surveys, tailored to different groups.

Pricing unavailable (which is usually a red flag...)

Frontier

Key functionality/benefits (lifted directly from their website)

Human Capital Management - Acquire, nurture and retain your talent to maximise their potential and performance. Learn more about Human Capital Management.

Payroll and Core HR - For accurate, compliant control of your payroll data, our payroll module is currently available in 26 countries. Learn more about Payroll and Core HR.

Payroll Outsourcing - Dependable processing services to future-proof your payroll. Flexible delivery options. Learn more about payroll outsourcing.

Workforce Management - Drive performance to maximise the potential of your team and improve the bottom line. Learn more about Workforce Management.

Pricing unavailable (which is usually a red flag...)

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