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Humaans vs Lattice

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Humaans

HR

API-first HRIS for fast-growing companies that treat employee data as a system of record other tools read from

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lattice logo

Lattice

HR

People management platform for growing companies

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Humaans there is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.; Lattice a $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • They diverge on capability: Humaans covers Employee records, Lattice covers Performance reviews.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Humaans and Lattice actually diverge.

Attributes where Humaans and Lattice differ
AttributeHumaansLattice
Starting priceOn request$4/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR).

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 Humaans

  • Employee records
  • Workflows
  • Time off
  • Open API and webhooks
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting
  • App directory
  • Self service

Only in Lattice

  • Performance reviews
  • OKRs & goal tracking
  • Employee engagement surveys
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Continuous feedback
  • Compensation management
  • Career development
  • People analytics

What people use each for

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

Humaans

  • A 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automaticallynot Lattice
  • An operations team that will build against an API rather than wait for a vendor integrationnot Lattice
  • A company replacing spreadsheets and Google Drive folders in weeks rather than running a six month HRIS projectnot Lattice
  • A multi-country employer that already has payroll handled per country and needs one consolidated employee recordnot Lattice

Lattice

  • Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot Humaans
  • Managing compensation cycles and career development frameworksnot Humaans

Where each one falls short

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

Humaans

  • There is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.
  • Applicant tracking, learning and benefits administration are absent, meaning a company wanting a single supplier will buy three or four contracts to match what a suite sells as one.
  • Acquisition by Employment Hero in 2024 puts an independent, integration-first product inside a vendor that sells a bundled employment platform, and buyers should ask directly how long the standalone product will be sold on its own terms.
  • Per employee per month pricing with tiered features means the cost rises with headcount growth at exactly the point a scale-up is least willing to renegotiate, and useful features such as workflows sit above the entry tier.
  • Country-specific compliance depth is limited, so statutory leave rules, local document requirements and reporting obligations often need configuring by hand rather than arriving as a maintained country pack.

Lattice

  • A $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • Billing is annual only
  • The platform is sold as three separate base products at $10, $8 and $4 per seat per month, so a full deployment stacks rather than being one price
  • Compensation and Grow are further add ons at $6 and $4 per seat per month on top

Pricing, plan by plan

Humaans

On request
  • Humaans$undefined/year
    • Priced per employee per month with tiered feature sets
    • Employee records, time off and documents
    • Workflows and reporting on higher tiers

Lattice

$4/month
  • Engagement$4/month
    • Pulse surveys
    • Onboarding & Exit
    • Surveys
  • Goals & OKRs$8/month
    • Cascading Goals
    • Progress Updates
    • Configurable setup
  • Performance$10/month
    • Performance Reviews
    • Succession Planning
    • Promotions

Which should you pick?

Choose Humaans if

  • You need employee records.
  • You also want workflows.
Humaans review

Choose Lattice if

  • You need performance reviews.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want okrs & goal tracking.
Lattice review

Questions people ask

Is Humaans or Lattice better?
Neither clearly leads. Humaans starts at On request and Lattice at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Humaans or Lattice?
Humaans starts at On request and Lattice at $4/month.
Does Humaans or Lattice run on more platforms?
Humaans runs on Web. Lattice runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Humaans best used for?
Humaans is most often used for a 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automatically, an operations team that will build against an api rather than wait for a vendor integration, a company replacing spreadsheets and google drive folders in weeks rather than running a six month hris project, a multi-country employer that already has payroll handled per country and needs one consolidated employee record. Of those, a 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automatically and an operations team that will build against an api rather than wait for a vendor integration are not what Lattice is typically brought in for.
What can Humaans do that Lattice cannot?
Humaans covers Employee records, Workflows, Time off, Open API and webhooks. Lattice covers Performance reviews, OKRs & goal tracking, Employee engagement surveys, 1-on-1 meetings.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Humaans: Does Humaans run payroll?

No. It holds the employee record and pushes data to payroll providers. You buy payroll separately in each country.

Lattice: What is the minimum cost to use Lattice?

Lattice requires a minimum annual spend of $4,000. Base products are priced at $4-$10 per seat per month, depending on the module selected.

Source
Humaans: Who owns it now?

Employment Hero acquired Humaans in 2024. It continues to be sold, but the parent company also sells a bundled employment platform.

Lattice: Does Lattice include setup or implementation fees?

No implementation fees are charged for Lattice performance management software. All contracts include dedicated human support.

Source
Humaans: Is the API genuinely complete?

Yes. It is the design centre of the product rather than an afterthought, with documented REST endpoints and webhooks across the core objects.

Lattice: What add-on features are available?

Lattice offers two add-on modules: Compensation (+$6/seat/month) and Grow (+$4/seat/month), which can be added to any base product.

Source
Humaans: How long does implementation take?

Typically weeks. There is no configuration consultancy requirement, which is a large part of why teams choose it over a mid-market suite.

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