Buyer guides
55Several tools compared side by sideBest ATS for Small Business
Small-business applicant tracking compared: Breezy HR, JazzHR, Manatal, Zoho Recruit, ApplicantStack, Workable, Recooty and BambooHR, with published prices, job caps and seat rules for each.
- Breezy HR
- JazzHR
- Manatal
- Zoho Recruit
- +4 more
Cheaper Paychex Alternatives in 2026
Paychex publishes no price. These eight payroll services do: Patriot, Roll by ADP, Square, OnPay, Gusto, SurePayroll, Homebase and Paycor, costed for 20 employees with every published fee.
- Patriot Full Service Payroll
- Roll by ADP
- Square Payroll
- OnPay
- +4 more
The Best Lattice Alternatives in 2026
Lattice alternatives for 2026: 15Five, Peoplebox, Leapsome, Betterworks, Engagedly, PerformYard, Workleap and BambooHR compared on published per-seat prices, minimums and what a 50-person review cycle costs.
- 15Five
- Peoplebox
- Leapsome
- Betterworks
- +4 more
The Best HR Software for Healthcare Staffing in 2026
The best HR software for healthcare staffing in 2026: shift scheduling, credential tracking and core HR for clinics, senior care and hospitals, with real monthly costs.
- Deputy
- symplr Workforce
- QGenda
- OnShift
- +3 more
The Best I-9 and E-Verify Software in 2026
The best I-9 and E-Verify software in 2026, from $8.50 a month: published prices, cost per I-9 at three hiring volumes, and which tool fits which employer.
- i9 Intelligence
- Equifax I-9 HQ
- WorkBright
- Tracker I-9 (Mitratech)
- +3 more
The Best HRIS for Remote and Distributed Teams in 2026
Which HRIS fits a remote team spread across states and countries, and what the HR record, employer of record and contractor layers cost, checked October 17, 2026.
- Rippling
- Deel
- Remote
- HiBob
- +4 more
The Best Payroll Software for Small Business in 2026
Gusto, OnPay, Patriot, Roll by ADP, Square, QuickBooks, ADP RUN, Paychex and Rippling, priced at 3 and 25 employees from vendor pages read in October 2026.
- Gusto
- OnPay
- Patriot Payroll
- Roll by ADP
- +5 more
Cheaper ADP Alternatives, Priced for a 10-Person Payroll
RUN Powered by ADP is quote-only. Here is what eight payroll services with printed prices charge a 10-employee US company, and where each one falls short.
- Patriot Software
- Roll by ADP
- Square Payroll
- Wave Payroll
- +4 more
Cheaper Deel Alternatives in 2026
Deel alternatives for 2026 compared on printed EOR and contractor rates, with a monthly cost model for 5 employees and 10 contractors.
- RemoFirst
- Gloroots
- Skuad
- Pebl
- +4 more
The Best BambooHR Alternatives in 2026
BambooHR alternatives for 2026, priced in USD, for US teams leaving over payroll quotes, performance tiers, job-opening caps, or hiring outside the US.
- Gusto
- Rippling
- HiBob
- Namely
- +4 more
The Best AI Onboarding Tools in 2026
Compare the best AI onboarding tools in 2026: Rippling, Deel, BambooHR, Enboarder, WorkBright, Gusto and Trainual, with pricing and real weaknesses.
- Rippling
- Deel
- BambooHR
- Enboarder
- +3 more
Benefits Admin Software, Ranked
Honest 2026 guide to benefits administration software. Rippling, Gusto, and Employee Navigator compared, with real tradeoffs and pricing.
- Rippling
- Gusto
- Employee Navigator
- Ease
- +1 more
The Best HR Compliance Software in 2026
HR compliance tools compared: Justworks PEO Basic is $79 per employee per month, BambooHR Core $10, Rippling from $8 plus an unprinted base fee, and Mineral, ADP and Paylocity quote only.
- Justworks
- Mineral
- Rippling
- ADP Workforce Now
- +5 more
The Best HR Software for Nonprofits in 2026
The best HR software for nonprofits in 2026, with the nonprofit discounts vendors publish, what each plan costs, and where grant-funded payroll gets awkward.
- BambooHR
- Zoho People
- Paycor
- Paychex
- +3 more
The Best HRIS for Small Business in 2026
HRIS for small businesses: BambooHR prints $10, $17 and $25 a head a month, Gusto is $49 a month plus $6 a head, Rippling prints only an $8 start, Paylocity no price.
- BambooHR
- Gusto
- Rippling
- Justworks
- +4 more
Best Payroll Software for 2026
The best payroll software for SMBs in 2026. We compare Gusto, Rippling, ADP, Paychex and Deel on price, compliance and support, with honest tradeoffs.
- Gusto
- Rippling
- ADP (RUN Powered by ADP)
- Paychex
- +1 more
The Best Performance Management Software in 2026
Lattice, 15Five, BambooHR, Betterworks, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Rippling, HiBob and Workday compared on per-employee price, annual-contract traps and HRIS fit.
- Lattice
- 15Five
- BambooHR
- Betterworks
- +5 more
The Best Workday Alternatives in 2026
Workday alternatives for 2026, compared for mid-market HR teams on published prices, quote-only terms, and who should switch.
- BambooHR
- Namely
- Paycor
- Paycom
- +3 more
The Best AI Recruiting Tools in 2026
Nine AI recruiting tools ranked on sourcing and screening: hireEZ at $494/month, SeekOut from $149/month, and Metaview Pro at $100/month per user.
- Ashby
- hireEZ
- SeekOut
- Fetcher
- +5 more
The Best Compensation Management Software in 2026
Pave, Lattice, Deel, Salary.com, Payscale, Comprehensive, Carta, Rippling, Ravio, and ChartHop compared on list prices, cycle depth, and whether bands live in the HRIS.
- Pave
- Lattice
- Deel
- Salary.com
- +6 more
Best Employee Onboarding Software in 2026
What a 25-person US company pays for a new-hire packet and checklist, from a flat Core rate to the plans that only print a floor.
- BambooHR
- Eddy
- Zoho People
- Gusto
- +4 more
Best PTO Tracking Software in 2026
Calamari is the lowest printed accruals bill at 25 people. Here is what you pay when leave has to sit in payroll or the HR record instead.
- Calamari
- Vacation Tracker
- Buddy Punch
- Gusto
- +3 more
The Best Tools for an HR Team of One in 2026
Eight tools for one HR generalist and 25 employees, from records and payroll through the add-ons, and the PEO that can replace them.
- BambooHR
- Gusto
- JazzHR
- Checkr
- +4 more
Best Free Employee Onboarding Software in 2026
Which free plans can run a new hire's checklist and paperwork, how many people each one covers, and the limit that makes you pay.
- Connecteam
- Frappe HR
- Zoho People
- ClickUp
- +3 more
Best Free HR Software in 2026
The HR systems that stay free in 2026, how many users each free plan covers, and what the first paid tier costs once you outgrow it.
- Zoho People
- OrangeHRM
- Odoo
- Frappe HR
- +3 more
The Best HR Software for Startups in 2026
The best HR software for startups in 2026, ordered by the stage you are at rather than by feature count. Gusto, BambooHR, Rippling, Deel and HiBob, with what each costs and when it becomes worth it.
- Gusto
- BambooHR
- Rippling
- Deel
- +1 more
The Best Mid-Market HRIS Platforms in 2026
Mid-market HRIS for 200 to 2,000 employees: BambooHR prints $10, $17 and $25 per employee per month, Namely starts at $9, HiBob quotes, and Rippling prints an $8 start plus a base fee.
- HiBob
- Rippling
- Personio
- BambooHR
- +1 more
The Best Time Clock Apps for Construction Crews in 2026
Eight time clock apps for crews that punch in at job sites, priced for 12 workers on each vendor's own pricing page.
- OnTheClock
- Timeero
- Connecteam
- Buddy Punch
- +4 more
The Best HR Software for Restaurants in 2026
The best HR software for restaurants in 2026: scheduling, time clocks, tip handling and payroll for hourly teams, with the monthly cost at 25 staff.
- Homebase
- Sling
- Deputy
- When I Work
- +3 more
The Best 360 Feedback Tools in 2026
360 feedback tools compared on vendor prices checked 10 October 2026, with the year-one cost for 50 people and the free options.
- PeopleGoal
- Spidergap
- Workleap
- Lattice
- +5 more
Recruiting CRM Software in 2026: What Each Seat Costs
A recruiting CRM keeps the candidates you have not hired yet. Here is what each vendor's own pricing page charges per user, and which vendors make you ask for a quote.
- Recruit CRM
- Manatal
- Crelate
- Recruiterflow
- +4 more
The Best Free Performance Review Software in 2026
Free plans for performance reviews compared by user cap, review and goal features, time limits and the cheapest paid step.
- Teamflect
- perfcopilot
- Effy AI
- SnapEval
- +3 more
Best Greenhouse Alternatives in 2026
Greenhouse alternatives for HR and recruiting teams, with dated list prices, the yearly cost at a 50-person scenario, and which tools show no US dollar price.
- Breezy HR
- Manatal
- JazzHR
- Workable
- +4 more
Best Free LMS for Employee Training
Free learning management systems for employee training in 2026: user and course caps, license terms, hosting costs and the first paid tier for each.
- TalentLMS
- Moodle
- Frappe Learning
- Open edX
- +3 more
Free PTO Tracking Software for 2026: What the Free Plan Covers
Connecteam is the only free plan here we can confirm keeps leave balances. Here is where each free tier stops and what the next plan costs.
- Connecteam
- Timetastic
- Vacation Tracker
- Sling
- +3 more
The Best PEO Services in 2026
Seven US PEOs compared: Justworks PEO Basic is $79 per employee per month and PEO Plus $124; ADP TotalSource, Insperity, TriNet and Paychex quote only.
- Justworks
- Deel
- Rippling
- ADP TotalSource
- +3 more
Free Employee Scheduling Apps in 2026
Sling, Homebase and Connecteam keep a free rota with staff or location caps. The other five offer trials only, and the paid price each one starts at.
- Sling
- Homebase
- Connecteam
- Deputy
- +4 more
Free Payroll Software for 2026: What Is Really Free
Only one payroll product we checked has a free payroll plan. Here is where the free tier stops and what the published paid prices come to for a 10-person team.
- Payroll4Free
- Homebase
- Square Payroll
- Wave Payroll
- +4 more
The Best AI for Performance Reviews in 2026
Compare the best AI performance review tools for 2026: Lattice, 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Betterworks, Peoplebox and PerformYard, with real pricing.
- Lattice
- 15Five
- Culture Amp
- Leapsome
- +4 more
The Best AI People Analytics Tools in 2026
Compare the best AI people analytics tools for 2026: Visier, One Model, Crunchr, ChartHop, Culture Amp, Lattice, Worklytics and Perceptyx, with pricing.
- Visier
- One Model
- Crunchr
- ChartHop
- +4 more
Best Applicant Tracking Systems
We compare Greenhouse, Ashby, Workable, Lever, and BambooHR to help HR teams pick the right applicant tracking system, with honest pros and cons.
- Greenhouse
- Ashby
- Workable
- Lever
- +1 more
Best Background Check Services 2026
We compare Checkr, GoodHire, Certn, Sterling and Accurate on speed, compliance, and price so you pick the right background check service.
- Checkr
- GoodHire
- Certn
- Sterling
- +1 more
The Best Contractor Management Platforms in 2026
A contractor costs $5 to $49 a month through a platform and $199 to $699 with a contractor of record, which carries the classification risk.
- Deel
- Remote
- Oyster
- Papaya Global
Best Employee Engagement Software
Culture Amp, Lattice, and 15Five compared on price, analytics, and real weaknesses. An honest guide to picking employee engagement software.
- Culture Amp
- Lattice
- 15Five
- Workleap (Officevibe)
- +1 more
The Best Employee Recognition Software in 2026
Employee recognition platforms compared: Bonusly is free up to 8 users, then $5 per user per month, set against Nectar, Workhuman, Kudos and Achievers.
- Bonusly
- Nectar
- Workhuman
- Kudos
- +1 more
The Best Employee Survey Tools in 2026
Employee survey tools compared on published 2026 prices: Lattice and 15Five at $4 a seat, Workleap at $4,999 a year, Culture Amp and Workday Peakon quote-only.
- Culture Amp
- Workday Peakon Employee Voice
- Lattice Engagement
- Workleap (Officevibe)
- +1 more
The Best Employer of Record (EOR) Services in 2026
Nine employer-of-record providers compared on published rates: Skuad at $199 per employee per month, Deel and G-P at $599, and Rippling names no price.
- Deel
- Remote
- Oyster HR
- G-P (Globalization Partners)
- +5 more
Best Free Applicant Tracking Systems
Free applicant tracking compared: Zoho Recruit's Free plan is $0 forever with one active job per recruiter license; OpenCATS and Frappe HR are self-hosted.
- Zoho Recruit
- Breezy HR
- Recruitly
- OpenCATS
- +3 more
Best HR & Workforce Software 2026
Compare HiBob, Employment Hero, Connecteam and Deputy. Honest 2026 picks for HR and people ops teams choosing HR and workforce software.
- HiBob
- Employment Hero
- Connecteam
- Deputy
The Best Interview Scheduling Software in 2026
Nine interview scheduling tools compared: Ashby from $400 a month, Calendly Teams at $16 a seat a month, and GoodTime, ModernLoop and Paradox by quote.
- ModernLoop
- GoodTime
- Calendly
- Paradox
- +4 more
The Best Learning Management Systems in 2026
Employee-training LMS options compared by billing unit: TalentLMS Core at $119 a month billed yearly, iSpring at $6.91 per user per month, and free Moodle.
- TalentLMS
- iSpring LMS
- Moodle
- Open edX
- +1 more
The Best OKR Software in 2026
Nine OKR tools compared on published per-seat prices: Lattice OKRs is $8 a seat a month billed annually, while Profit.co and WorkBoard quote only.
- Lattice
- 15Five
- Betterworks
- Weekdone
- +5 more
Best Shift Scheduling Software
Shiftie, Parim and Jibble compared: an honest 2026 guide to shift scheduling software by team size, budget and how deskless your staff are.
- Shiftie
- Parim
- Buddy Punch
- Jibble
The Best Time Clock Software in 2026
The time clock software teams actually use in 2026: kiosks, GPS punch-in, geofencing and payroll sync compared for hourly workforces.
- Homebase
- Connecteam
- QuickBooks Time
- Deputy
- +1 more
Best Time Tracking Software
Deputy, Homebase, and When I Work lead our honest guide to the best time tracking software for hourly and shift-based teams in 2026.
- Deputy
- Homebase
- When I Work
- Clockify
- +1 more
Product reviews
43One tool examined in depthBreezy HR Review
Breezy HR review for 2026: a free plan for one open role, flat company pricing with unlimited users and jobs from Startup up, the add-ons that raise the bill, and four alternatives priced on their own sites.
Read reviewOyster HR Review
Oyster's employer of record costs $699 per employee per month, contractors are a flat monthly fee after a free month, and a deposit and FX fees sit on top. Worth it in 2026?
Read reviewLeapsome Review 2026
Leapsome sells an HRIS foundation and Talent Suite modules, each priced per employee per month. Here is what a 100-person review, goals and survey stack costs, checked October 17, 2026.
Read reviewPapaya Global Review 2026
Papaya Global publishes starting prices for EOR, contractors and payroll, then quotes. Here is what those floors mean for a small global team, checked October 17, 2026.
Read reviewSmartRecruiters Review 2026
SmartRecruiters prints one starting price, for Essential, and quotes its other three plans. Here is what each plan includes after the SAP deal, checked October 17, 2026.
Read reviewADP Workforce Now Review
ADP Workforce Now publishes no list price; Select, Plus and Premium are quote-only. Gusto Simple, by contrast, is $49 a month plus $6 per person.
Read reviewFactorial Review
Factorial review for 2026: the starting rate, what the tailored quote adds, payroll limits, and four alternatives checked on their own pricing pages.
Read reviewGusto Review
Honest Gusto review for 2026: full-service payroll, benefits, and HR for US small businesses. Real pricing (Simple $49, Plus $80, Premium $180, each plus a per-person fee), the genuine strengths, the real limits, and 4 alternatives.
Read reviewJustworks Review
Justworks is worth the PEO fee in 2026 when medical administration has to be priced before a demo and workers' comp can move onto their policy. Payroll-only is the path if you stay the employer, but unpaid owners still take a full-time seat on the invoice.
Read reviewOnPay Review 2026
Is OnPay worth it in 2026 for a US team that may hire in a second state? This review prices Payroll Essentials, the HR and time add-ons, and five published alternatives.
Read reviewPaychex Flex Review
Is Paychex Flex worth it in 2026? Basic, Foundations, Advanced, and Complete publish no list price. SurePayroll, the Paychex small-business brand, prints a Full-Service card, and this review shows what to put on the Flex quote.
Read reviewPaylocity Review
Paylocity is worth a 2026 quote when you can wait for a proposal, since Express, Enrich, and Elite publish no list price. This review shows who should call, and how Gusto and BambooHR prices compare at the same headcount.
Read reviewBambooHR Review
Honest BambooHR review: an easy-to-use HRIS for 25 to 1,000 employee US teams. Real strengths, real limits, published per-employee pricing, and 4 alternatives.
Read reviewHiBob Review
Honest HiBob review: a modular, per-employee HR platform for 50 to 2,000 employee teams. Real strengths, real limits, an estimated price range, and 5 alternatives.
Read reviewLinkedIn Recruiter Review
LinkedIn Recruiter review for recruiting leads: no list price on LinkedIn's pages, price shown at checkout or by quote, real InMail limits and four alternatives.
Read reviewPersonio Review
Personio review for 2026: the euro quote, where Core forces Core Pro, the unpublished setup fee, and how BambooHR, HiBob, Rippling, Factorial, and Deel compare.
Read reviewRippling Review
Honest Rippling review: a modular platform unifying HR, IT, and Finance on one employee graph. Real strengths, real limits, an estimated price range, and 5 alternatives.
Read reviewPatriot Payroll Review 2026: Is the Cheapest Full-Service Payroll Enough?
Patriot Full Service Payroll costs a 10-person team $87 a month at list, the lowest bill among the full-service payroll tools with public prices compared here. The trade is a thinner HR layer.
Read reviewSurePayroll Review 2026: Pricing, Fees and Who It Suits
SurePayroll costs a 10-person team $99 a month at list, before a separate year-end form bill. It is the cheapest full-service option here for teams of one to three, and loses that lead from five people on.
Read reviewTriNet Review 2026
An honest 2026 TriNet review for HR teams: how its quote-only PEO fee works, what it leaves out, which claims are TriNet's own, and four alternatives with the price each one publishes.
Read review7shifts Review 2026: Is the Restaurant Scheduler Worth Its Location Price?
Essentials, the plan most single restaurants land on, costs under $45 per location a month. Above 30 staff the price doubles to Pro.
Read reviewBuddy Punch Review 2026: Is the Per-User Time Clock Worth Its Base Fee?
Buddy Punch costs a 10-person crew about $89 a month on Pro with annual billing, base fee included. Flat-rate rivals charge a third of that above 20 heads.
Read reviewQuickBooks Payroll Review 2026: What Workforce Payroll Really Costs
QuickBooks Workforce Payroll costs a 10-person team $120 a month at list, with the base fee halved for three months. It is the default for a business already on QuickBooks Online.
Read reviewWhen I Work Review
When I Work is worth it in 2026 for a shift team that wants per-person scheduling and messaging, once one multi-site pricing question is settled.
Read reviewAshby Review
Ashby's 2026 bill follows company headcount through the public menu, then becomes a quote, with SSO, texting, and the AI Notetaker outside the headline finance will copy.
Read reviewCheckr Review 2026
A 2026 Checkr review for people teams: what the employment packages include, which access fees sit outside them, and when Certn or a quote-only screener fits the hire.
Read reviewCulture Amp Review
Culture Amp review for HR teams: no published price, three size bands, two labeled third-party estimates, and four alternatives on their own pricing pages.
Read reviewDeputy Review 2026: Is It Worth the Price?
Core is the plan that earns its price for rota-heavy teams. Under five people on Core, the monthly minimum sets the bill instead.
Read reviewJazzHR Review
JazzHR's 2026 bill is three annual cards with a higher monthly rate, a job cap on the cheap plan, and a list of company types the printed rates do not cover.
Read review15Five Review
15Five has three per-user plans, all billed annually: Engage at $4, Perform at $11 and Total Platform at $16 per user a month, with no free plan or trial.
Read reviewConnecteam Review
Connecteam is free for up to 10 users, and past that the full feature set is billed per hub. Here is how the bill builds against four rival workforce tools.
Read reviewGoodHire Review 2026
A 2026 GoodHire review for HR teams: what its per-check packages cover, which fees sit outside them, and three alternatives with their pricing paths.
Read reviewRemote Review
Remote's employer of record costs $699 per employee per month on monthly billing or $599 on an annual contract, plus unpriced payroll fees.
Read reviewTestGorilla Review
TestGorilla's free plan, its annual paid tiers and the credit math, compared with Adaface, TestDome and Codility in 2026.
Read reviewHomebase Review
Homebase is worth it in 2026 when one US hourly site wants location pricing and a free plan for a small crew. A second address multiplies the bill, and payroll sits on top of the plan, running only in the United States.
Read reviewDeel Review
Deel starts at $49 per contractor per month for contractors and $599 per employee per month for global EOR, across 150 countries, with no free plan.
Read reviewGreenhouse Review
Honest Greenhouse review for talent acquisition leaders: a structured-hiring ATS for scaling and enterprise teams. Real strengths, real limits, concrete price estimates, and 4 alternatives.
Read reviewLattice Review
Honest Lattice review: a per-seat performance and engagement platform for people teams. Real module pricing, real strengths, real limits (including the retired HRIS), and 5 alternatives.
Read reviewLever Review
Lever is the 2026 buy when ATS and CRM must share one database and you will negotiate the add-ons inside the quote. Finance cannot build the year from the site, so compare JazzHR's annual plans from the same parent and Workable's yearly rate for a team of 1 to 20.
Read reviewPaycom Review
Paycom publishes no list price. This review checks Core versus Complete across five modules and compares Gusto Simple at $49 a month plus $6 per person.
Read reviewShiftie Review
Our honest Shiftie review: flat £2.75 per employee pricing, a 28-day trial, strong rota and time-clock tools, plus the alternatives worth comparing first.
Read reviewWorkable Review
Workable's 2026 card is a company-size recruiting price that keeps the HR switch, Standard add-ons, and agent credits off the headline.
Read reviewWorkday HCM Review
Workday HCM suits large or multi-country employers and is sold only by custom quote, as are SAP SuccessFactors, UKG Pro and Dayforce.
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