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Nectar vs Sesame HR

Nectar logo

Nectar

HR

Employee recognition made simple

From
$2.75/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sesame HR logo

Sesame HR

HR

Spanish HR and time recording platform built around the legal obligation to record daily working hours

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Nectar no price is published for any tier, and no minimum user count or reward point cost is stated on the pricing page; Sesame HR there is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
  • They diverge on capability: Nectar covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Sesame HR covers Time and attendance.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Nectar and Sesame HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Nectar and Sesame HR differ
AttributeNectarSesame HR
Starting price$2.75/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2015Unknown

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 Nectar

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Custom company rewards
  • Amazon reward catalog
  • Wellness challenges
  • Birthday celebrations
  • Anniversary milestones
  • Recognition feed

Only in Sesame HR

  • Time and attendance
  • Legal time reports
  • Shift planning
  • Absence management
  • Document management
  • Expenses
  • Performance
  • Payroll export

What people use each for

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

Nectar

  • Peer recognition and rewards programmes for employeesnot Sesame HR
  • Internal communications and engagement surveys alongside recognitionnot Sesame HR

Sesame HR

  • A Spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspectionnot Nectar
  • A company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one placenot Nectar
  • A business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheetsnot Nectar
  • A Latin American subsidiary of a Spanish group standardising on the same attendance systemnot Nectar

Where each one falls short

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

Nectar

  • No price is published for any tier, and no minimum user count or reward point cost is stated on the pricing page
  • The product is split into Recognize, Engage and Comms which are sold in combinations rather than as one platform
  • Every route to a figure goes through a demo or a separate get pricing page

Sesame HR

  • There is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
  • The product is built around Spanish and Latin American regulation, so a buyer employing in northern Europe gets attendance tracking without the local statutory logic that made the product valuable in the first place.
  • Modules beyond time and attendance are noticeably shallower, and companies expecting the performance or recruitment features to replace dedicated tools are usually disappointed.
  • Support, documentation and legal templates are Spanish-first, and English-language material lags behind, which slows adoption in mixed-language organisations.
  • Pricing is per employee per month across module tiers, so a company that only wants compliant time recording still pays a headcount-scaled fee for a suite it uses a fraction of.

Pricing, plan by plan

Nectar

$2.75/month
  • Standard$2.75/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Points & rewards
    • Custom rewards
  • Plus$4/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Wellness challenges
    • Anniversary celebrations
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Advanced analytics
    • API access

Sesame HR

On request
  • Sesame HR$undefined/year
    • Priced per employee per month with module-based tiers
    • Time and attendance in the base tier
    • Shift planning, performance and expenses as higher tiers or add-ons

Which should you pick?

Choose Nectar if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want points-based rewards.
Nectar review

Choose Sesame HR if

  • You need time and attendance.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want legal time reports.
Sesame HR review

Questions people ask

Is Nectar or Sesame HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Nectar starts at $2.75/month and Sesame HR at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Nectar or Sesame HR?
Nectar starts at $2.75/month and Sesame HR at On request.
Does Nectar or Sesame HR run on more platforms?
Nectar runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Sesame HR runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Nectar best used for?
Nectar is most often used for peer recognition and rewards programmes for employees, internal communications and engagement surveys alongside recognition. Of those, peer recognition and rewards programmes for employees and internal communications and engagement surveys alongside recognition are not what Sesame HR is typically brought in for.
What can Nectar do that Sesame HR cannot?
Nectar covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Points-based rewards, Custom company rewards, Amazon reward catalog. Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Legal time reports, Shift planning, Absence management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Nectar: How much does Nectar cost?

Nectar's pricing page exists but does not disclose specific plan prices or costs. The homepage mentions that Nectar is 'priced per employee per month' with optional add-ons for communications, engagement, Flows, and Signals, but exact rates require contacting sales.

Source
Sesame HR: Why is time recording mandatory in Spain?

Royal Decree-Law 8/2019 requires every employer to record daily start and finish times for all employees and to retain those records for four years for labour inspection.

Nectar: What bundled solutions does Nectar offer?

Nectar offers multiple bundled solutions including Nectar Recognize, Nectar Engage + Recognize, Nectar Comms + Recognize, and a combined package marked 'Best Value'. Additionally, eight industry-specific bundles are available (Healthcare, Remote/Hybrid, Enterprise Communications, Retention & Engagement, Frontline, Manufacturing, Multi-Language, and People Ops), but pricing for these bundles is not disclosed on the website.

Source
Sesame HR: Does Sesame HR run payroll?

No. It exports hours, absences and variable pay to a gestoria or payroll system such as A3 or Sage.

Sesame HR: Does it work outside Spain?

It is used across Latin America and Portugal. Outside those markets you get the tooling without the country-specific legal logic.

Sesame HR: Can it handle shift workers across multiple sites?

Yes. Kiosk and QR clock-in with geolocation is designed for exactly that, and rota planning sits on top of the same data.

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