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Alternatives to greytHR
19 hr & recruiting tools sit alongside greytHR in this directory. Below is what separates each from greytHR on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- -
- greytHR starts at
- On request
Why people look past greytHR
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the greytHR entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for greytHR carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Global employer of record and contractor payments
- Can be used without paying; greytHR cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Smart HR software for growing businesses
- Can be used without paying; greytHR cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where greytHR does not.
Scheduling, time tracking and HR for hourly teams
- Can be used without paying; greytHR cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Build better teams with pulse surveys and feedback
- Can be used without paying; greytHR cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where greytHR does not.
Modern HR for modern businesses
Priced and rated the same as greytHR on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
HR software built for small businesses
- Publishes an entry price of £5/month, where greytHR does not.
Every greytHR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| greytHR (this page) | On request | Subscription | - | |
| Oyster HR | Free | Freemium | - | vs greytHR |
| Freshteam | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Homebase | Free | Freemium | - | vs greytHR |
| Officevibe | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| HiBob | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs greytHR |
| CharlieHR | £5/month | - | 1 | vs greytHR |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Kudos | $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs greytHR |
| People HR | $1/employee per month | - | - | vs greytHR |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Culture Amp | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs greytHR |
| Lattice | $11/month | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Employment Hero | On request | Subscription | - | vs greytHR |
| Breathe HR | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs greytHR |
| Personio | $5/employee-per-month | - | - | vs greytHR |
| Bonusly | $3/month | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs greytHR |
| Motivosity | $4/month | Subscription | 3 | vs greytHR |
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 greytHR badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Oyster HR , Free
- Freshteam , Free
- Homebase , Free
- Officevibe , Free
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what greytHR is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
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 greytHR is broadly right and the question is cost, the greytHR pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the HR & Recruiting category lists everything the directory holds, and best hr & recruiting tools ranks them.
greytHR runs on not recorded. 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 greytHR alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to greytHR?
- 19 other hr & recruiting tools are listed in this directory, led by Oyster HR, Freshteam, Homebase, Officevibe. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to greytHR?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Oyster HR, Freshteam, Homebase, Officevibe.
- Why do people look for an alternative to greytHR?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from greytHR?
- The record we hold does not list what greytHR is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to greytHR?
- None of the hr & recruiting 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 greytHR alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, HR & Recruiting, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare greytHR against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against greytHR 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 & recruiting tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the HR & Recruiting category, 19 tools beside greytHR. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.






