Modular cloud HR software that small and mid sized businesses can switch on one piece at a time
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People and Culture Manager, Kingsbury Group
Fine at the small business stage and genuinely easy to use, but our needs grew past what it does well, and support was slow when we needed help most.
Easy for non technical staff.
We outgrew it faster than expected.
Operations Director, Meridian Digital Agency
We moved off a much clunkier HR tool and the difference in how willing people are to actually use it is night and day. It feels like a modern app rather than a corporate system, and adoption was immediate.
The interface is genuinely pleasant, which matters more than people think because staff actually engage with it. Onboarding checklists mean new starters arrive with everything ready. Connects to our Slack so approvals happen where we already work.
Support was slower than I would have liked on one integration question. The performance module is fine but a bit basic if you want sophisticated review structures.
Finance and HR Manager, Mossley
A sensible, right sized HR system for a business like ours. Nothing about it is exciting, but everything works, which is what you actually want from HR software.
Modular pricing lets you start small and grow.
The performance module is fairly basic.
Founder, Ivelmere Group
The value depends heavily on which modules you switch on. Core plus one module is genuinely good value, several modules across a larger headcount less obviously so.
Review cycles are simple to run.
Onboarding flows could be more customisable.
Founder, Stanhope Partners
It replaced a spreadsheet only one person understood, and now if that person is off nobody is stuck, because everything lives in one place everyone can reach.
It scaled with us as we added headcount and modules together.
Performance templates could be a little more flexible.
Operations Director
It replaced a spreadsheet only one person understood, and now if that person is off nobody is stuck, because everything lives in one place everyone can reach.
The Sage Payroll integration removes double entry and the errors it caused.
Support can be slower during busy periods.
Head of People, Netherby Studio
Fine software that occasionally frustrates. Reporting stops just where our questions start, and we export to a spreadsheet more than we would like.
The Sage Payroll link is useful.
Exports needed to finish several reports.
People Operations Lead, Tandem Software Labs
LinkedIn verifiedWe went from thirty to ninety people in eighteen months and Sage HR scaled with us without a single moment where it felt like the wrong tool. We added performance and recruitment as we grew rather than buying it all up front.
The ability to add modules as you scale is perfect for a growing company. Recruitment pipeline keeps hiring in the same system as everything else. The Slack integration means managers approve leave without leaving their day.
Reporting is good but we occasionally want to slice data in ways it will not quite allow. Nothing that has made us regret the choice.
Director, Stanhope & Co
A year in and it does what we bought it for well. Leave and self service are excellent, the extras are decent, and the only real note is that the modular costs mount as you add more.
Onboarding checklists save real time per starter.
Nothing beyond the usual small gripes.
People and Culture Manager, Farriers & Co
LinkedIn verifiedWe are a small team and it fits well. Onboarding, leave and reviews are all handled, though the performance module is more basic than a dedicated tool would offer.
Good value at a sensible module mix.
Scheduling can be fiddly on smaller screens.