HR · head to head
Sesame HR vs Unmind
Sesame HR
HR
Spanish HR and time recording platform built around the legal obligation to record daily working hours
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Unmind
HR
UK built workplace mental health platform combining therapy, coaching, manager training and a 24/7 helpline in one contract
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Unmind psychiatry and medication management are not core, so populations needing prescribing care are routed into the health system and the employer sees no continuity of care for the most acute cases.
- They diverge on capability: Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Unmind covers Therapy and coaching.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sesame HR and Unmind actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Sesame HR
- Time and attendance
- Legal time reports
- Shift planning
- Absence management
- Document management
- Expenses
- Performance
- Payroll export
Only in Unmind
- Therapy and coaching
- Nova AI support
- Content and courses
- Accredited manager training
- Anonymised insights
- 24/7 global helpline
- Critical incident response
- Work-life practical support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Sesame HR
- A Spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspectionnot Unmind
- A company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one placenot Unmind
- A business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheetsnot Unmind
- A Latin American subsidiary of a Spanish group standardising on the same attendance systemnot Unmind
Unmind
- A UK or EU headquartered employer consolidating a wellbeing app, a therapy provider and a legacy EAP into one contract and one insights viewnot Sesame HR
- A multinational needing a helpline that answers in local hours across European and Asian sites rather than a US-centric servicenot Sesame HR
- An HR team that needs accredited manager training framed for UK and EU employment law rather than American normsnot Sesame HR
- An organisation that has had a serious workplace incident and wants critical incident response inside the same contract as ongoing carenot Sesame HR
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Unmind
- Psychiatry and medication management are not core, so populations needing prescribing care are routed into the health system and the employer sees no continuity of care for the most acute cases.
- Pricing is per employee per year across the whole eligible population, so an employer with low engagement pays for a large denominator regardless of how many people use anything.
- Bundling therapy, helpline, content and training into one price makes benchmarking against point solutions genuinely difficult, and consultants often cannot produce a like-for-like comparison.
- United States provider depth and health plan integration are weaker than European coverage, so a US-heavy employer will find the network and the benefits integration less mature.
- The anonymised insights layer requires minimum group sizes before reporting, so smaller teams and country sites, precisely where an HR team suspects a problem, return no data.
Pricing, plan by plan
Sesame HR
On request- Sesame HR$undefined/year
- Priced per employee per month with module-based tiers
- Time and attendance in the base tier
- Shift planning, performance and expenses as higher tiers or add-ons
Unmind
On request- Unmind workplace mental health platform$undefined/year
- Per employee per year, invoiced to the employer
- Modules including helpline, critical incident cover and manager training bundled or added
- Minimum eligible population applies, oriented to large mid-market and enterprise
Which should you pick?
Choose Sesame HR if
- You need time and attendance.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want legal time reports.
Choose Unmind if
- You need therapy and coaching.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want nova ai support.
Questions people ask
- Is Sesame HR or Unmind better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sesame HR starts at On request and Unmind at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sesame HR or Unmind?
- Sesame HR starts at On request and Unmind at On request.
- Does Sesame HR or Unmind run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Sesame HR best used for?
- Sesame HR is most often used for a spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspection, a company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one place, a business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheets, a latin american subsidiary of a spanish group standardising on the same attendance system. Of those, a spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspection and a company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one place are not what Unmind is typically brought in for.
- What can Sesame HR do that Unmind cannot?
- Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Legal time reports, Shift planning, Absence management. Unmind covers Therapy and coaching, Nova AI support, Content and courses, Accredited manager training.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
Unmind: Does Unmind replace our EAP?
It is designed to, including the 24/7 helpline and critical incident response. Confirm the specific helpline coverage hours and languages for each country you operate in.
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.
Unmind: How is it priced?
Per employee per year across the eligible population, invoiced to the employer. Rates are not published.
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.
Unmind: Does it offer psychiatry?
No, prescribing care is not the core offer. Therapy, coaching and helpline support are, with escalation into local health systems for medication management.
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.
Unmind: Is there a minimum headcount?
Yes in practice. Unmind targets large mid-market and enterprise employers, and small organisations are not the commercial focus.
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