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Best HR Software (HRIS): 11 tools compared for 2026
HR software, also called an HRIS or HRMS, stores employee records and automates people processes such as onboarding, time off, benefits, performance reviews and often payroll. It gives HR one system of record instead of spreadsheets and email. Suites range from lightweight tools for small teams to full HCM platforms.
- Tools compared
- 11
- Publish prices
- 3 of 11
- Free plan or trial
- 0 of 11
- Median G2 rating
- 4.4
HR Software (HRIS) at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Pricing model | Starting price | G2 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gusto | Small US businesses of 1 to a few dozen people wanting simple setup. | base fee plus per person | $49/month plus $6 per person (Simple) | 4.6 (9,000 reviews) |
 Paycom | Mid-size US employers that want one database for payroll, HR, time and talent. | custom | Contact sales | 4.5 (6,244 reviews) |
 Paylocity | Mid-size US employers that want payroll, HR, time and benefits in one platform. | custom | Contact sales | 4.4 (6,080 reviews) |
 BambooHR | Small and mid-size US companies that want HRIS first and light recruiting in the same system. | per employee | $250/mo flat (Core, 25 or fewer employees); $10 to $10.25 per employee per month above that | 4.4 (5,796 reviews) |
 ADP Workforce Now | Mid-market employers (roughly 50 to 1,000 staff) that want one vendor for payroll, HR and compliance. | custom | Contact sales | 4.2 (3,900 reviews) |
 HiBob | Mid-size, multi-country companies that want a modern HRIS. | custom | Contact sales | 4.5 (2,526 reviews) |
 TriNet | Small and mid size employers wanting benefits and compliance outsourced. | per user | Contact sales | 4.2 (1,944 reviews) |
 Paycor | US employers with roughly 10 to 1,000 staff that want payroll and HR from one vendor. | custom | Contact sales | 3.9 (1,363 reviews) |
 Justworks | Small US companies that want a PEO with benefits and compliance handled for them. | per user | $50/month base plus $8 per employee (Payroll plan) | 4.6 (1,126 reviews) |
 Rippling | Companies already running payroll and HR on Rippling that want app access tied to employee records. | per employee | $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee | 4.7 (1,116 reviews) |
 Namely | Mid sized companies (about 100 to 1,000 employees) wanting HR, payroll and benefits in one platform. | per user | Contact sales | 3.9 (331 reviews) |
Prices as published by each vendor on October 24, 2026. "Contact sales" means no public price. G2 ratings read on the same day.
What HR software (HRIS) cost per seat
| Tool | Per seat per month | Billing | Annual discount | Minimum seats | 20 users per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto | $6 per person per month plus $49 base (Simple); $12 plus $80 base (Plus) | Monthly. | Not published | Not published | Simple: ($49 + 20 x $6) x 12 = $2,028 per year. Plus: ($80 + 20 x $12) x 12 = $3,840 per year. |
| BambooHR | $10 to $10.25 per employee per month (Core); flat $250/mo if 25 or fewer. | Monthly and annual. | Not published | Not published | Core: 20 employees is under the 25 threshold, so $250 x 12 = $3,000 per year (flat rate) |
| TriNet | Quote; example $150 per employee per month on TriNet page. | Quote. | Not published | Minimum worksite employees not published. | Vendor example: 20 x $150 = $3,000/month = $36,000/year (illustrative) |
| Justworks | $79 on PEO Basic (third-party sources; not confirmed by the vendor) | Monthly. | Not published | Not published | PEO Basic: 20 x $79 x 12 = $18,960/yr; Payroll plan: ($50 + 20 x $8) x 12 = $2,520/yr (third-party prices, excludes benefits) |
| Rippling | From $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee (per-product prices not published) | Quote. | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Namely | Unverified; $9 to $12 per employee per month reported for NamelyNow by third parties. | Quote. | Not published | Not published | Not published |
"20 users per year" is calculated only from published list prices on the plan a 20-person team would realistically need. Taxes, discounts and add-ons are not included.
Costs buyers often miss
- Gusto: Benefits and other add-ons priced separately, rates not published.
- BambooHR: Payroll (US only); Benefits Administration (US only); Time & Attendance.
- Justworks: Time Tracking $8 per employee per month; Dedicated HR Consulting $30 per employee per month; Contractors $8 per active contractor per month (Payroll).
- Rippling: Modular products priced separately (HRIS, Payroll, IT, Spend, etc.).
- Namely: Benefits Administration, Applicant Tracking, Performance, Compliance, Talent, Workforce modules.
How to compare HR software (HRIS)
- Core HR and employee records. Central employee database, org charts and documents are the baseline every other module depends on.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll. Native payroll avoids double entry; check which US states and tax filings are covered.
- Onboarding and offboarding workflows. Automated checklists, e-signature and device/app provisioning save HR hours per hire.
- Time off and attendance. PTO policies, accruals and time tracking are the most-used employee self-service features.
- Benefits administration. Open enrollment and carrier connections matter for US employers with benefit plans.
- Performance and engagement. Reviews, goals and surveys separate core HRIS from fuller talent suites.
- Integrations. Links to accounting, ATS and identity tools decide how much manual work remains.
- Pricing model and transparency. Per employee per month plus base fees and add-on modules drive total cost.
- Target company size. Tools are built for 10 to 50, 50 to 500 or enterprise teams and rarely scale well outside it.
| Tool | Core HR and employee records | Payroll integration or built-in payroll | Onboarding and offboarding workflows | Time off and attendance | Benefits administration | Performance and engagement | Integrations | Pricing model and transparency | Target company size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto | Employee records and self-onboarding on all plans (basic) | Built-in payroll is the core product. | Employee self-onboarding on Simple; hiring and onboarding tools on Plus. | Basic PTO on Simple; time and PTO tracking on Plus. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Base fee plus per-person fee per plan. | Small businesses (about 84% of G2 reviews) |
| Paycom | Single database for HR and payroll. | Built-in payroll, tax and time. | Not verified | Time and attendance included in suite. | Benefits module. | Talent and learning modules. | SAML 2.0 SSO; Okta SCIM reportedly not supported (third party) | Quote only; per payroll plus per employee fees. | Mid-market; about 39,200 clients per 10-K summary. |
| Paylocity | Core HR (G2 files Paylocity under Core HR) | Built-in payroll. | Not verified | Time and labor module. | Benefits administration module. | Not verified | Okta integration: SAML, OIDC, SCIM provisioning. | Quote only; per employee per month plus modules. | Mid-size (about 44,400 clients FY2026) |
| BambooHR | HR data and reporting in Core; custom dashboards and analytics in Elite. | Payroll add-on, US employees only. | Hiring and onboarding included in Core. | Time-off tracking in Core; Time & Attendance is a paid add-on. | Benefits tracking in Core; full Benefits Administration is a paid add-on (US only) | Included in Pro and Elite (360 reviews, 1:1s); engagement tools in Core. | Not verified | Per employee per month by tier; flat monthly rate for 25 or fewer employees; add-on modules. | Small to mid-size; flat rates tuned to 25 or fewer employees. |
| ADP Workforce Now | Core HR in Workforce Now. | Payroll built into the suite. | Not verified | Time and attendance sold as add-on module (third party) | Benefits administration sold as add-on module (third party) | Talent module sold separately (third party) | ADP Marketplace; SAML SSO via identity providers. | Quote only; modules priced separately. | Mid-market; 80%+ of new 50-150 employee mid-market clients are sold the Next Gen version (ADP earnings call) |
| HiBob | Core module is the base; people data, org chart. | Payroll Hub (and UK payroll after Pento deal) | Not verified | Time and Attendance module. | Not verified | Performance and compensation modules. | G2 reviewers like integrations; SCIM reported included. | Quote only; modules priced separately. | Mid-size, international. |
| TriNet | HR platform included with PEO. | Built in payroll under PEO. | Not verified | Not verified | Benefits via PEO group plans, billed separately. | Not verified | Not verified | Quote based per employee per month. | Small to mid size business. |
| Paycor | Employee database, org charts and documents in Paycor HCM (vendor product pages not individually verified) | Built-in payroll with tax filing in the same suite. | Not verified | Time and attendance module sold in tiers (details not verified) | Not verified | Not verified | Okta lists a Paycor integration with SSO. | Quote only; per employee per month plus base fee reported by third parties; promo of about 50% off first 6 months reported. | Small to mid-size, plus upmarket push after Paychex deal. |
| Justworks | HR records included in PEO plans. | Built-in payroll on all plans. | Not verified | Time Tracking add-on at $8 per employee per month. | Benefits included via PEO co-employment. | Not verified | Not verified | Flat per employee per month; Payroll plan has $50 base fee. | Small business. |
| Rippling | Not verified | Payroll, Contractors, Global Payroll, EOR listed as products on pricing page. | Not verified | Not verified | Benefits Administration and PEO listed as products. | Performance, Surveys, Learning listed as products. | App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not verified) | Per employee per month, modular, custom quote. | Not verified |
| Namely | Core platform with HR and reporting. | Built in payroll. | Onboarding in core platform. | Time module in core platform. | Benefits Administration enhanced module. | Performance Management and Talent Management modules. | Partner program and developer API. | Quote based; modular. | Midsize companies. |
The 11 tools in detail
Gusto
Small-business payroll platform that bundles tax filing, benefits and basic HR tools, priced as a base fee plus a per-person fee.
- Starting price
- $49/month plus $6 per person (Simple)
- Pricing model
- base fee plus per person
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (9,000 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Employee records and self-onboarding on all plans (basic)
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built-in payroll is the core product.
- Onboarding and offboarding workflows
- Employee self-onboarding on Simple; hiring and onboarding tools on Plus.
- Time off and attendance
- Basic PTO on Simple; time and PTO tracking on Plus.
Choose it if
- Small US businesses of 1 to a few dozen people wanting simple setup.
- Companies that pay a mix of W-2 employees and 1099 contractors.
Skip it if
- Large enterprises needing SCIM or deep identity controls.
- Companies that need global payroll.
Worth knowing
- Multi-state payroll only starts on Plus ($80 + $12)
- Simple's price excludes benefits costs and add-ons.
- SAML SSO is not self-service: reportedly enabled via Gusto support, and SCIM is reportedly unavailable (third-party Stitchflow)
Paycom
Single-database HCM and payroll platform for mid-size US employers, quote-based and billed per payroll run.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.5 (6,244 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Single database for HR and payroll.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built-in payroll, tax and time.
- Time off and attendance
- Time and attendance included in suite.
- Benefits administration
- Benefits module.
Choose it if
- Mid-size US employers that want one database for payroll, HR, time and talent.
- IT teams that need SAML 2.0 and strong security attestations.
Skip it if
- Small teams that want public prices.
- Buyers who dislike per-payroll-run fee structures.
Worth knowing
- Paycom bills per payroll run plus per employee, so PEPM quotes understate or hide the structure.
- Implementation fees are generally 10 to 30% of annualized value (10-K)
- Revenue retention 91% in 2025.
Paylocity
Cloud HCM suite covering payroll, HR, time, benefits and talent for mid-size US employers, sold by quote only.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (6,080 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Core HR (G2 files Paylocity under Core HR)
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built-in payroll.
- Time off and attendance
- Time and labor module.
- Benefits administration
- Benefits administration module.
Choose it if
- Mid-size US employers that want payroll, HR, time and benefits in one platform.
- Teams that want a large pool of Okta/SSO-ready integrations.
Skip it if
- Small teams that need transparent per-employee pricing.
- Buyers who need responsive support, a top G2 complaint theme.
Worth knowing
- Fiscal 2026 (year to 2026-06-30): revenue $1.771B, about 44,400 clients, per the company's results release.
- Okta's Paylocity listing (updated 2026-07-02) shows SAML, OIDC and SCIM with group push and deactivation.
- Implementation fees reported at 10 to 20% of annual software fees (third party), so budget year one separately.
BambooHR
Per-employee HRIS for small and mid-size US companies with a built-in ATS capped by job openings per tier.
- Starting price
- $250/mo flat (Core, 25 or fewer employees); $10 to $10.25 per employee per month above that
- Pricing model
- per employee
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (5,796 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- HR data and reporting in Core; custom dashboards and analytics in Elite.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Payroll add-on, US employees only.
- Onboarding and offboarding workflows
- Hiring and onboarding included in Core.
- Time off and attendance
- Time-off tracking in Core; Time & Attendance is a paid add-on.
Choose it if
- Small and mid-size US companies that want HRIS first and light recruiting in the same system.
- Teams of 25 or fewer that benefit from the flat monthly rate.
Skip it if
- Companies that need a full-featured standalone ATS (openings capped 5, 25 or 50 by tier)
- Teams needing deep reporting or customization (common complaint)
Worth knowing
- Job openings are capped by tier: 5 (Core), 25 (Pro), 50 (Elite); the ATS is a feature, not a separate add-on.
- Companies with 25 or fewer employees pay flat $250, $425 or $650 per month.
- Payroll and Benefits Administration are US-only add-ons; bundling both saves 15% per the pricing page.
ADP Workforce Now
ADP's mid-market HCM suite combining HR, payroll, time, benefits and talent, sold by quote.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.2 (3,900 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Core HR in Workforce Now.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Payroll built into the suite.
- Time off and attendance
- Time and attendance sold as add-on module (third party)
- Benefits administration
- Benefits administration sold as add-on module (third party)
Choose it if
- Mid-market employers (roughly 50 to 1,000 staff) that want one vendor for payroll, HR and compliance.
- Companies that need broad tax and compliance coverage.
Skip it if
- Small teams that want public pricing and quick self-setup (ease of setup is its lowest G2 score)
- Buyers who want to avoid add-on modules priced separately.
Worth knowing
- ADP says more than 80% of new mid-market clients with 50 to 150 employees are sold the Next Gen Workforce Now (FY2026 earnings call)
- ADP reported its first Workforce Now Next Gen sale to a client with more than 1,000 employees.
- SOC 1/SOC 2 reports go only to customers under NDA (ADP Canada security page, region may differ)
HiBob
HRIS built for international, distributed mid-size companies, with payroll, performance and compensation modules.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.5 (2,526 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Core module is the base; people data, org chart.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Payroll Hub (and UK payroll after Pento deal)
- Time off and attendance
- Time and Attendance module.
- Performance and engagement
- Performance and compensation modules.
Choose it if
- Mid-size, multi-country companies that want a modern HRIS.
- Teams that want modules (compensation, hiring, payroll hub) added over time.
Skip it if
- Small US teams that need bundled US payroll and benefits.
- Buyers who need list prices without a demo.
Worth knowing
- Hosted on AWS Ireland with Germany as backup; no US hosting option found, so US data residency needs confirming.
- Trust Center recommends Enterprise SSO plus 2FA; one third party says SCIM is included on all plans.
- Acquired Pento (UK payroll, 2024) and Mosaic (planning, 2025), so payroll is still maturing outside the UK.
TriNet
Professional employer organization that bundles payroll, benefits, compliance and HR software under co-employment.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.2 (1,944 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- HR platform included with PEO.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built in payroll under PEO.
- Benefits administration
- Benefits via PEO group plans, billed separately.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Quote based per employee per month.
Choose it if
- Small and mid size employers wanting benefits and compliance outsourced.
- Companies without an in house HR team.
Skip it if
- Companies wanting software only without co-employment.
- Price sensitive teams (reviews cite high fees)
Worth knowing
- Co-employment: TriNet becomes employer of record for tax and benefits purposes.
- Fee is per employee and excludes benefits premiums, wages, payroll tax and workers comp.
- Minimum worksite employee count exists but is not published.
Paycor
HCM suite with payroll, HR, time and talent modules aimed at small and mid-size US employers, now owned by Paychex.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 3.9 (1,363 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Employee database, org charts and documents in Paycor HCM (vendor product pages not individually verified)
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built-in payroll with tax filing in the same suite.
- Time off and attendance
- Time and attendance module sold in tiers (details not verified)
- Integrations
- Okta lists a Paycor integration with SSO.
Choose it if
- US employers with roughly 10 to 1,000 staff that want payroll and HR from one vendor.
- Teams that value a broad module list and will negotiate a quote.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need public list prices to compare before talking to sales.
- Teams that need guaranteed vendor independence, since the owner changed in 2025.
Worth knowing
- Paychex completed the Paycor acquisition on 2025-04-14 (all cash, $22.50 per share, about $4.1B enterprise value); expect roadmap and contract changes.
- Public pricing page was removed in 2025 per Pin; every deal is now quoted.
- New customers are reported to get about 50% off the first 6 months, so year-two cost is the number to negotiate.
Justworks
PEO and payroll platform for small US businesses that bundles HR, benefits and payroll under co-employment, or payroll only.
- Starting price
- $50/month base plus $8 per employee (Payroll plan)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (1,126 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- HR records included in PEO plans.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built-in payroll on all plans.
- Time off and attendance
- Time Tracking add-on at $8 per employee per month.
- Benefits administration
- Benefits included via PEO co-employment.
Choose it if
- Small US companies that want a PEO with benefits and compliance handled for them.
- Startups needing a single per-employee price.
Skip it if
- Companies that want to keep their own benefits broker and plans.
- Teams outside the US.
Worth knowing
- PEO plans mean co-employment: Justworks becomes co-employer for payroll tax and benefits.
- Payroll plan starts at $58/month for one employee ($50 base + $8)
- Plus plan price reportedly rose from $99 to $109.
Rippling
HR, payroll, IT and spend suite whose app management handles SSO, provisioning and offboarding for employee apps.
- Starting price
- $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee
- Pricing model
- per employee
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (1,116 reviews)
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Payroll, Contractors, Global Payroll, EOR listed as products on pricing page.
- Benefits administration
- Benefits Administration and PEO listed as products.
- Performance and engagement
- Performance, Surveys, Learning listed as products.
- Integrations
- App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not verified)
Choose it if
- Companies already running payroll and HR on Rippling that want app access tied to employee records.
- Teams wanting automatic account provisioning and offboarding.
Skip it if
- Teams needing discovery of unmanaged or shadow SaaS.
- Buyers who want standalone SaaS spend or license optimization.
Worth knowing
- The $8 per employee price is the suite entry point, not a SaaS management price; IT and spend modules are quoted separately.
- No evidence found that Rippling discovers unsanctioned apps; it manages apps routed through its own SSO.
- G2 reviews Rippling IT and Rippling Spend as separate products, so one rating does not cover both.
Namely
HR, payroll and benefits platform for mid sized companies, now part of a merged group with Vensure and PrismHR.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 3.9 (331 reviews)
- Core HR and employee records
- Core platform with HR and reporting.
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Built in payroll.
- Onboarding and offboarding workflows
- Onboarding in core platform.
- Time off and attendance
- Time module in core platform.
Choose it if
- Mid sized companies (about 100 to 1,000 employees) wanting HR, payroll and benefits in one platform.
- Firms wanting managed HR, payroll or benefits services.
Skip it if
- Very small businesses (positioned at midsize)
- Buyers wanting transparent public pricing.
Worth knowing
- Merged with Vensure Employer Services and PrismHR on 2022-09-06 (GlobeNewswire)
- Modules sold separately: ATS, performance, compliance, workforce management.
- Managed HR, payroll and benefits services offered.
Frequently asked questions
What is HR software (HRIS)?
HR software, also called an HRIS or HRMS, stores employee records and automates people processes such as onboarding, time off, benefits, performance reviews and often payroll. It gives HR one system of record instead of spreadsheets and email. Suites range from lightweight tools for small teams to full HCM platforms.
Which HR software (HRIS) publish their pricing?
3 of the 11 tools we compared publish prices: Gusto ($49/month plus $6 per person (Simple)); BambooHR ($250/mo flat (Core, 25 or fewer employees); $10 to $10.25 per employee per month above that); Justworks ($50/month base plus $8 per employee (Payroll plan)). The others quote on request, so ask for a written quote that names the seat or spend basis, the term and the renewal uplift.
What do HR software (HRIS) cost for a team of 20?
Calculated from published list prices: Gusto: Simple: ($49 + 20 x $6) x 12 = $2,028 per year. Plus: ($80 + 20 x $12) x 12 = $3,840 per year; BambooHR: Core: 20 employees is under the 25 threshold, so $250 x 12 = $3,000 per year (flat rate); TriNet: Vendor example: 20 x $150 = $3,000/month = $36,000/year (illustrative); Justworks: PEO Basic: 20 x $79 x 12 = $18,960/yr; Payroll plan: ($50 + 20 x $8) x 12 = $2,520/yr (third-party prices, excludes benefits). Tools that quote on request are not included.
Which HR software (HRIS) are rated highest on G2?
Among tools with at least 20 G2 reviews: Rippling 4.7 from 1116 reviews, Gusto 4.6 from 9000 reviews, Justworks 4.6 from 1126 reviews. Ratings were read on October 24, 2026; small review counts move quickly, so read recent reviews from companies your size.