Sage HR

Sage HR is priced per employee, at £5/emp/mo, on top of a core HR and leave module with no flat monthly base fee. Additional modules such as timesheets, shift scheduling, and recruitment are billed separately, so total cost depends on which modules you switch on. As a UK-headquartered platform, Sage HR publishes GBP pricing directly rather than routing UK buyers through a USD quote.

Sage HR does not run payroll natively within the HR module itself; payroll is handled via Sage Payroll, its sister product, which also manages pension auto-enrolment. Businesses who prefer a different payroll provider can connect Xero via API instead. Because payroll and pension duties sit in Sage Payroll rather than Sage HR, check you are quoted for both products if you need PAYE and auto-enrolment covered end to end.

Yes. Sage HR's UK employment law coverage is rated strong, and the platform supports right to work document capture directly within onboarding. As a UK-headquartered provider with UK-based customer support, Sage HR is built around British employment practice rather than adapted from an overseas platform, which matters for statutory leave tracking and HR documentation.

Sage HR covers leave management, employee self-service, onboarding, and document management as standard, with time tracking and performance reviews delivered as dedicated modules rather than baked into the core plan. Recruitment (ATS) is available as an add-on, but learning management is not offered at all, so businesses needing an LMS will need a separate tool.

Sage HR integrates natively with Sage Payroll and connects to Slack for notifications. Because Sage HR and Sage Payroll are sister products, the data flow between HR records and payroll runs is tighter than with a typical third-party integration, which is a genuine advantage for businesses already using Sage Accounting or Sage Payroll.

No. Sage HR does not require a long-term contract, and month-to-month billing is available. This gives smaller UK teams more flexibility to trial the platform or adjust modules without being locked into an annual commitment, which is unusual among quote-only HR platforms in this comparison.