Sage HR

Sage HR helps businesses manage HR tasks, employee records, and performance.

Sage HR Overview

Updated September 18, 2025

Sage HR is an intuitive human resources software designed to simplify and centralize workforce management. It provides tools for employee records, performance tracking, shift scheduling, leave management, and onboarding, helping businesses streamline everyday HR tasks.

With its user-friendly interface and customizable modules, Sage HR allows companies to improve efficiency, enhance employee engagement, and ensure better compliance, making it a practical choice for small to mid-sized businesses.

Key Features

Employee Records Management: Centralize staff information in one secure system that simplifies data access and ensures accuracy across personal details, job history, and HR documentation.
Leave Management: Automate requests and approvals for vacations, sick days, and absences, which reduces manual work and helps maintain clear workforce availability records.
Performance Management: Provide tools for goal setting, feedback, and evaluations that support employee development and encourage stronger engagement within teams and across the organization.
Shift Scheduling: Offer flexible scheduling with drag-and-drop tools and mobile access that make it easier for managers to assign shifts and handle real-time changes.
Timesheets: Track work hours, overtime, and attendance with accurate reporting that gives managers clear insights into workforce productivity and payroll needs.
Recruitment: Streamline hiring through job posting, applicant tracking, and interview management, which improves candidate experience and speeds up the overall recruitment process.
Expense Management: Simplify expense submissions and approvals with mobile uploads and tracking, which ensures faster reimbursements and better control of company spending.

Price

Plan / Module	Price	Key Inclusions
Core HR and Leave Management	$6 per employee/month	Essential HR tools—workforce database, organizational chart, onboarding workflows, employee self‑service, e-signature, reports
Performance (add-on)	$3 per employee/month	Set goals, manage 1-to-1s, 360 feedback, quick feedback, surveys
Shift Scheduling (add-on)	$3 per employee/month	Flexible shift planning, mobile access, visual reports, drag & drop scheduling
Timesheets (add-on)	$3 per employee/month	Track hours, clock in/out, overtime reporting via desktop or mobile
Expenses (add-on)	$1.50 per employee/month	Mobile expense submission, approval flow, file attachments
Recruitment (add-on)	$200 per month	Job ads, applicant tracking pipeline, interviews management, application forms, careers page
HR Advice Essentials	$100 per month	HR expert phone/hr platform support, training catalog, compliant handbooks

Pricing details: https://www.sage.com/en-us/sage-business-cloud/hr/pricing/

Pros

Competitor	Pros of Sage HR
Rippling	Sage HR may cost less while still offering core HR, scheduling, and leave tools that suit growing businesses more affordably.
BambooHR	Sage HR offers similar HR essentials and leave, scheduling, expenses, and performance modules in a modular and flexible way.
HiBob HRIS	Sage HR offers simpler setup and modular pricing which may feel more approachable for smaller or mid‑sized teams.
Workday HCM	Sage HR is more accessible and affordable for small and mid‑size businesses that don’t need enterprise-grade complexity.
Personio	Sage HR delivers core HR, time, performance, and onboarding tools in one streamlined package that’s easier to implement.

Cons

Competitor	Cons of Sage HR
Rippling	Sage HR lacks Rippling’s deep payroll, IT device management, and flat-rate per-employee billing, which Rippling excels in.
BambooHR	Sage HR offers less advanced reporting dashboards and fewer customization options compared to BambooHR’s richer visuals.
HiBob HRIS	Sage HR lacks HiBob’s dynamic employee experience features and modern interface that foster engagement for mid-market.
Workday HCM	Sage HR doesn’t provide the enterprise-level analytics, global HR, or financial integrations that Workday supports.
Personio	Sage HR may not include Personio’s tailored local compliance, benefits, and talent marketplace features for European firms.

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