SenseHR

Run core HR, recruitment, automation, and time tracking for UK teams.

Updated August 11, 2026

SenseHR Overview

Sense HR is a UK-built people platform for organizations with office, mobile or deskless workers. It connects employee records, documents, leave, absence, onboarding and performance with recruitment and time tracking.

HR teams can automate routine steps, while built-in AI agents help with documents, candidate screening, attendance checks and payroll preparation. Mobile clock-ins, badges and optional physical clocks support frontline teams. Sense sends verified information to connected payroll systems rather than running payroll itself.

Key Features

  • Core HR: Manage employee records, documents, onboarding, leave and performance.
  • Recruitment: Run vacancies, candidate pipelines, screening and right-to-work checks.
  • Automation: Use ready-made UK HR workflows for absence, holidays, attendance and approvals.
  • AI agents: Draft documents, screen applicants and check attendance or payroll inputs.
  • Time and presence: Track hours with mobile clock-ins, optional clocks, badges and location tools.

Pricing

Plan Price Billing and scope
Team £2 / employee / month (Billed Monthly) Self-serve. Banded by team size. Monthly rolling or annual. Effective pricing drops to £1.35 per employee per month as team size grows.
Professional £4 / employee / month (Billed Monthly) Self-serve. Flat per-employee price. Monthly rolling or annual.
Elite £6 / employee / month (Billed Annually) Flat per-employee price. Annual contract. Volume discounts apply from 250 employees.
Enterprise £8 / employee / month (Billed Annually) Flat per-employee price. Annual contract and quoted per site. Volume pricing is quoted above 250 employees.

Optional add-ons and fees:

  • Sense Clock: £10 / clock / month (Billed Monthly). Paid add-on.

All plans are billed in GBP, with VAT extra. The published prices are list prices.

14-day free trial with no card.

Pricing source: SenseHR Pricing

Pros

Competitor Where this tool may fit better
BambooHR SenseHR publishes UK list prices and includes UK leave rules from its entry plan. A UK team comparing it with BambooHR can estimate the basic software cost before speaking with sales.
CharlieHR SenseHR goes further than CharlieHR when the buyer needs an ATS, ready-made HR automations and time or presence tools in the same platform. Those extra modules can reduce the need to connect several small systems.
BrightHR SenseHR combines employee records, recruitment, AI-assisted workflows and time tracking. It may suit a buyer who is comparing BrightHR but wants one configurable HR system rather than a wider mix of software and advisory services.

Cons

Competitor Where the rival may have the edge
BambooHR BambooHR has a broader set of native apps for payroll, benefits and global employment. SenseHR prepares data for connected payroll systems, so an international buyer should check where another provider is still required.
CharlieHR CharlieHR may be easier to scope for a small company that only needs records, onboarding and time off. SenseHR becomes more complex when ATS, automation, hardware and higher plans enter the project.
BrightHR BrightHR also sells employment-law, health-and-safety and payroll services. SenseHR does not replace those services, so a buyer who needs hands-on advice should compare the service package as well as the software.

Reviews

  • SenseHR reviews on Trustpilot (4.6/5 from 95 reviews): Recent reviewers praise the flexible setup, easy navigation, implementation help and mobile leave calendar. One reviewer describes weak handoff notes and unanswered follow-up after implementation problems.

Most recent comments are positive, but they often focus on the support team as much as the software. Buyers should test the exact plan and modules they will use, especially ATS, automation and time hardware.