Cast HR vs Sense HR

Cast HR is an HR platform for managing team processes in one place. Core HR includes an employee directory, leave management, and document storage. The Recruitment add-on covers job posting, candidate hiring, and onboarding. Performance tools support 180° or 360° feedback cycles, competency frameworks, goals, and OKRs; engagement features include anonymous pulse surveys and eNPS trends by team or tenure. The site names Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Outlook, and Google Calendar sync among its integrations. Professional lists REST API access and webhooks. The platform is available on the web and through an API. The Startup plan is free forever for up to 20 employees. Basic is free for teams with 20 or fewer employees and costs $2 per month otherwise. Professional costs $3.50 per month and includes compensation management, workflow automation, HR insights, API access, webhooks, and audit log and export. A 30-day trial is listed. The pricing page notes that module prices may be based on Core employee count and exclude applicable taxes.

Sense HR combines HR administration, recruitment, and time tracking for entire workforces, including staff without desks or company laptops. Core tools cover employee records, documents and e-signatures, holidays and absence, and onboarding, alongside more than 100 workflows and automations. Its applicant-tracking system supports vacancy publishing, application tracking, candidate screening and ranking, shortlists, and hiring. Staff can clock in through the mobile app, Sense Clock hardware, or biometric methods, while managers check timesheets before payroll. The iOS and Android employee app is included on every plan and supports clock-in, leave requests, payslips, onboarding, and document signing. Sense HR lists more than 50 connectors, three native payroll integrations, and an open API with webhooks; named connections include Sage Payroll, Xero, Brightpay, Microsoft 365, Slack, Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, and Hireful. The maker says it holds ISO 27001:2022 certification, hosts live data in Microsoft Azure UK South, and keeps geo-redundant UK backups. Pricing starts at £2/user/mo, with a 14-day trial requiring no card.