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Alternatives to Cezanne HR
20 hr tools sit alongside Cezanne HR in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cezanne HR on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Cezanne HR starts at
- On request
Why people look past Cezanne HR
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cezanne HR entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Cezanne HR carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Cezanne HR publishes a single plan, Cezanne HR at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
All-in-one HR software for SMEs
- Publishes an entry price of $5/employee-per-month, where Cezanne HR does not.
Modern HR for modern businesses
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Simple HR software for SMEs
- Publishes an entry price of £13/month, where Cezanne HR does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Cezanne HR's 1.
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- Can be used without paying; Cezanne HR cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of 199/month, where Cezanne HR does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to Cezanne HR's 1.
Employee recognition that builds culture
- Can be used without paying; Cezanne HR cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $5/month, where Cezanne HR does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 7 tiers to Cezanne HR's 1.
Employer and payer channel for Talkspace therapy, sold as an in-network benefit rather than a session block
Priced and rated the same as Cezanne HR on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Cezanne HR alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezanne HR (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| PersonioA stronger fit for DACH-centred organisations, with payroll options and a larger integration ecosystem | $5/employee-per-month | - | - | vs Cezanne HR |
| HiBobMore engagement and culture functionality for younger workforces, with weaker per-country policy configuration | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Breathe HRSimpler and cheaper for smaller UK organisations that do not need multi-country policy handling | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Employment Hero | Free, then 199/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Bonusly | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 7 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Talkspace for Business | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Spring Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Unmind | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Guild | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Humaans | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Sesame HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Insperity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Officevibe | $4999/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Motivosity | $3000/year | Quote | 3 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs Cezanne HR |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Oyster HR | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cezanne HR |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Cezanne HR |
| greytHR | 2495/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Cezanne HR |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cezanne HR badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Employment Hero , Free, then 199/month
- Bonusly , Free, then $5/month
What you would be giving up
Cezanne HR is most often brought in for a uk company with subsidiaries in france, germany and spain that needs different absence rules under one system, an organisation whose data protection assessment rules out us-hosted hr systems, a mid-market employer that has outgrown a small business hr tool but will not fund an enterprise hcm programme, a professional services firm that needs timesheets against projects alongside hr records. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cezanne HR is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cezanne HR pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the HR category lists everything the directory holds, and best hr tools ranks them.
Cezanne HR runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cezanne HR alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cezanne HR?
- 20 other hr tools are listed in this directory, led by Personio, HiBob, Breathe HR, Employment Hero. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cezanne HR?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Employment Hero, Bonusly.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cezanne HR?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cezanne HR?
- Cezanne HR is most often brought in for a uk company with subsidiaries in france, germany and spain that needs different absence rules under one system, an organisation whose data protection assessment rules out us-hosted hr systems, a mid-market employer that has outgrown a small business hr tool but will not fund an enterprise hcm programme, a professional services firm that needs timesheets against projects alongside hr records. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cezanne HR?
- None of the hr tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Cezanne HR alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, HR, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cezanne HR against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cezanne HR covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every hr tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the HR category, 20 tools beside Cezanne HR. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.






