Is Freshteam or Paragon better?

Neither clearly leads. Freshteam starts at Free and Paragon at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Freshteam or Paragon?

Freshteam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Freshteam and $299/month for Paragon.

Does Freshteam or Paragon run on more platforms?

Freshteam runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paragon runs on Web, Embedded.

Can I use Freshteam for free?

Yes. Freshteam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paragon starts at $299/month.

What can Freshteam do that Paragon cannot?

Freshteam covers Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Time Off, Employee Directory. Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Both handle Slack, Web support.

HR & Recruiting · head to head

Freshteam vs Paragon

Freshteam

HR & Recruiting

Smart HR software for growing businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paragon

Automation & Integration

Embedded integration platform for SaaS

From: $299/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Freshteam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Freshteam freshworks HRMS (formerly Freshteam) paid tiers as captured 19 February 2023 combined a per-employee monthly charge ($1.20 to $2.40+/employee/month) with a separate flat platform fee ($71 to $119+/month), on top of a $0 free tier; Paragon no price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
They diverge on capability: Freshteam covers Applicant Tracking, Paragon covers Embedded workflows.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freshteam and Paragon actually diverge.

Attributes where Freshteam and Paragon differ
Attribute	Freshteam	Paragon
Starting price	Free	$299/month
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web, Embedded
Category	HR & Recruiting	Automation & Integration
Founded	2010	2021

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Freshteam

Applicant Tracking
Onboarding
Time Off
Employee Directory
Time Tracking
Documents
Org Chart
Freshdesk

Only in Paragon

Embedded workflows
Native integrations
Workflow builder
Error handling
Monitoring
Analytics
Webhooks
500+ apps

Both cover

Slack
Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freshteam

No use cases recorded yet. See the Freshteam review.

Paragon

Embedding third party integrations into a SaaS productnot Freshteam
Managing customer facing connectors without building each onenot Freshteam

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freshteam

Freshworks HRMS (formerly Freshteam) paid tiers as captured 19 February 2023 combined a per-employee monthly charge ($1.20 to $2.40+/employee/month) with a separate flat platform fee ($71 to $119+/month), on top of a $0 free tier

Paragon

No price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
Cost scales with the number of customer tenants using the integrations, so the bill follows an end customer count rather than the vendor's own usage
SAML SSO, self hosting, dynamic field mapping and SLAs are all Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

Freshteam

Free

FreeFree
- 50 Employees
- Basic ATS
- Time Off
Growth$1.2/month
- All Free features
- Onboarding
- Time Tracking
Pro$2.4/month
- All Growth features
- Custom Reports
- Advanced Workflows

Paragon

$299/month

Starter$299/month
- 50 integrations
- Basic support
Growth$999/month
- 200 integrations
- Priority support
Enterprise$5000/month
- Unlimited integrations
- Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Freshteam if

You need applicant tracking.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want onboarding.

Freshteam review

Choose Paragon if

You need embedded workflows.
You work on Web, Embedded.
You also want native integrations.

Paragon review

Questions people ask

Is Freshteam or Paragon better?: Neither clearly leads. Freshteam starts at Free and Paragon at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freshteam or Paragon?: Freshteam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Freshteam and $299/month for Paragon.
Does Freshteam or Paragon run on more platforms?: Freshteam runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paragon runs on Web, Embedded.
Can I use Freshteam for free?: Yes. Freshteam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paragon starts at $299/month.
What can Freshteam do that Paragon cannot?: Freshteam covers Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Time Off, Employee Directory. Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Freshteam vs Paragon

Freshteam

Paragon

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Freshteam

Only in Paragon

Both cover

What people use each for

Freshteam

Paragon

Where each one falls short

Freshteam

Paragon

Pricing, plan by plan

Freshteam

Paragon

Which should you pick?

Choose Freshteam if

Choose Paragon if

Questions people ask

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