Dapplon Policy Distribution vs RootHR

Dapplon Policy Distribution is a document-management feature in an HR platform for employee documents and company policies, covering the period from onboarding through exit. Administrators can distribute policies to everyone or selected employees, set acknowledgement deadlines, track completion, and automatically remind people who have not responded. For document creation, it offers more than 50 pre-built HR templates, a custom template builder, employee-data autofill, multilingual templates, and batch generation. The vault provides unlimited storage, folders for employees and companies, role-based access, version history, and full-text search; Dapplon says searches across employees, folders, and date ranges take under five seconds. Signature choices include Aadhaar eSign, DocuSign, and Dapplon eSign, with bulk sending, reminders, and an audit trail that records IP address and timestamp. Dapplon states that its platform has SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, and that document storage complies with GDPR and India's DPDP Act. It lists Android, iOS, web, and API availability, plus a 14-day trial.

RootHR combines HR administration, workforce operations, and UKVI compliance in a cloud platform for UK employers. Its HR features include employee records, onboarding, attendance, leave, rota planning, recruitment, performance management, and document management. Compliance tools cover Right to Work checks, eVisa monitoring, sponsor licence management, expiry alerts, and compliance dashboards. The mobile app gives employees access to a directory, attendance, documents, and compliance alerts, and supports leave approval. The platform also lists employee self-service, role-based permissions, and an audit log. Root HR describes the service as secure and cloud-based and links to a Cyber Essentials certificate. All plans include standard support; Business Plus lists 24/7 priority support and a dedicated account manager. Enterprise includes a dedicated server environment and mobile app, with custom workflows and integrations but no named third-party services. Root HR says it serves UK businesses across sectors including healthcare, care homes, hospitality, retail, construction, and professional services. It advertises free onboarding, no setup fees, and UK-based support. The listed Business Starter annual price is £120 billed yearly, with a £14/month option, for up to 15 employees; prices exclude VAT.