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Alternatives to HiBob
20 hr & recruiting tools sit alongside HiBob in this directory. Below is what separates each from HiBob 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
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- -
- HiBob starts at
- On request
Why people look past HiBob
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the HiBob entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for HiBob carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
HiBob publishes a single plan, Bob 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.
People management platform for growing companies
- Publishes an entry price of $11/month, where HiBob does not.
- 3 tiers to HiBob's 1.
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
- 3 tiers to HiBob's 1.
HR software with heart
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month per employee, where HiBob does not.
Global employer of record and contractor payments
- Can be used without paying; HiBob cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Smart HR software for growing businesses
- Can be used without paying; HiBob cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where HiBob does not.
- 3 tiers to HiBob's 1.
Scheduling, time tracking and HR for hourly teams
- Can be used without paying; HiBob cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Every HiBob 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HiBob (this page) | On request | Subscription | 1 | |
| LatticeHR engagement and performance management platform with goal tracking and feedback systems | $11/month | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| Culture AmpEmployee engagement survey platform with analytics and engagement insights | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| BambooHRCloud-based HR management system for SMBs with core HR, payroll, and time tracking | $10/month per employee | Subscription | - | vs HiBob |
| Oyster HR | Free | Freemium | - | vs HiBob |
| Freshteam | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| Homebase | Free | Freemium | - | vs HiBob |
| Officevibe | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| CharlieHR | £5/month | - | 1 | vs HiBob |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| Kudos | $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs HiBob |
| People HR | $1/employee per month | - | - | vs HiBob |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs HiBob |
| Employment Hero | On request | Subscription | - | vs HiBob |
| Breathe HR | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs HiBob |
| Personio | $5/employee-per-month | - | - | vs HiBob |
| greytHR | On request | Subscription | - | vs HiBob |
| Bonusly | $3/month | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs HiBob |
| Motivosity | $4/month | Subscription | 3 | vs HiBob |
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 HiBob 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
HiBob is most often brought in for core hr system of record with automated workflows, performance management, learning and skills tracking, us and uk payroll, benefits and time tracking, workforce planning and compensation review cycles, employee self-service for a distributed workforce. 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 HiBob is broadly right and the question is cost, the HiBob 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.
HiBob 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 HiBob alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to HiBob?
- 20 other hr & recruiting tools are listed in this directory, led by Lattice, Culture Amp, BambooHR, Oyster HR. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to HiBob?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Oyster HR, Freshteam, Homebase, Officevibe.
- Why do people look for an alternative to HiBob?
- 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 HiBob?
- HiBob is most often brought in for core hr system of record with automated workflows, performance management, learning and skills tracking, us and uk payroll, benefits and time tracking, workforce planning and compensation review cycles, employee self-service for a distributed workforce. 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 HiBob?
- 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 HiBob 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 HiBob against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against HiBob 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, 20 tools beside HiBob. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.