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Cezanne HR
Mid-market HR system for UK and multi-country European employers, with per-country configuration and EU or UK data hosting
As of 31 August 2026, Cezanne HR's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A British HRIS aimed at 100 to 3,000 employee organisations that operate across several European countries and need different absence rules, languages and currencies in one system. Softwr lists it under HR. Cezanne HR is available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Cezanne HR does
Cezanne HR is a London-based human resources system covering employee records, absence, performance, recruitment, onboarding, career and succession planning, timesheets and reporting. It targets the mid-market, meaning organisations too large for a small business HR tool and unwilling to run a multi-year enterprise HCM implementation. The multi-country design is what distinguishes it. Absence rules, public holiday calendars, working patterns, document requirements, languages and currencies are configured per country within one instance, rather than requiring separate tenants or accepting a single global policy. Customers can also choose where their data is hosted between the United Kingdom and the European Union, which is a live procurement question rather than a technicality: employee data is regulated differently in each jurisdiction, works councils in Germany and France take a direct interest in where records sit, and a UK organisation with staff in the EU can find a US-hosted system blocked by its own data protection assessment. Buyers are UK-headquartered organisations of 100 to 3,000 employees with subsidiaries across Europe, in professional services, manufacturing, education and the charity sector. The trade-off is payroll: Cezanne does not calculate payroll, so it exports to a payroll provider in each country, and organisations wanting one supplier for HR and pay have to look elsewhere or accept the integration.
What people use it for
- A UK company with subsidiaries in France, Germany and Spain that needs different absence rules under one system
- An organisation whose data protection assessment rules out US-hosted HR systems
- A mid-market employer that has outgrown a small business HR tool but will not fund an enterprise HCM programme
- A professional services firm that needs timesheets against projects alongside HR records
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Where it falls short
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- There is no payroll calculation, so every country needs its own payroll provider and an export that someone maintains when statutory formats change.
- Modules are licensed separately, so the quoted per employee price for core HR rises considerably once performance, recruitment and onboarding are added.
- The interface is functional rather than modern, and organisations that expect employees to adopt it enthusiastically without prompting are usually disappointed.
- The report builder is capable but has a genuine learning curve, and most customers end up with one or two people who can write reports rather than self-service across the business.
- The mobile app covers common employee tasks but not administrative work, so HR staff are tied to a desktop for anything beyond approvals.
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What people choose instead of Cezanne HR
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- Cezanne HRvsHiBob
HiBob: More engagement and culture functionality for younger workforces, with weaker per-country policy configuration
- Cezanne HRvsBreathe HR
Breathe HR: Simpler and cheaper for smaller UK organisations that do not need multi-country policy handling
Pricing
What Cezanne HR costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Cezanne HR
On request
- Priced per employee per month on annual terms with volume banding
- Core people management included
- Performance, recruitment, onboarding and timesheets licensed as modules
- Implementation and configuration quoted separately
Capabilities
Features
Per-country configuration
Absence rules, holiday calendars, working patterns and documents configured by country in one instance
Data residency choice
Hosting in the United Kingdom or the European Union at the customer choice
Absence management
Multi-country leave types, accruals, carry-over and sickness recording
Performance management
Objectives, reviews, check-ins and 360 feedback cycles
Onboarding
Pre-boarding task flows, document collection and electronic signature
Career and succession
Skill profiles, succession pools and development planning
Timesheets
Project and cost centre time recording for professional services
Reporting
A report builder over the full data model with scheduled distribution
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Questions people ask
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Does Cezanne HR run payroll?
No. It holds the HR record and exports to payroll providers in each country. Payroll remains a separate contract.
Where is our data stored?
You choose between UK and EU hosting, which is the reason many public sector, education and works-council-sensitive buyers shortlist it.
Can it handle different rules per country?
Yes. Absence, calendars, working patterns and documents are configured per country within a single instance rather than needing separate systems.
What size organisation is it for?
Roughly 100 to 3,000 employees. Below that it is more system than needed; above it, enterprise HCM products become competitive.
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