Efalia HR ECM vs IceHrm

Efalia HR ECM centralizes and manages employee documents from onboarding through offboarding. It supports configurable workflows, digital signatures, document classification and granular access rights. Employees can use a secure personal space to access payslips, contracts and certificates at any time. Search features include multiple criteria, favorites, saved searches and recently viewed items. The system can apply electronic archiving rules by document type and alert users before legal retention deadlines. Efalia names Sopra HR, Silae, Cegid, Sage HR and Office 365 as integrations; synchronization can run both ways through open APIs. Access can be logged and partitioned, including for medical and disciplinary data, and changes are recorded. Deployment choices include Efalia SaaS hosting and on-premise installation using a maintained Virtual Appliance; its SaaS offer relies in part on OVH infrastructure in France. Efalia says each application receives an independent penetration test at least yearly, and automated regression and security tests run with each major release. Pricing is on request and varies by company size, storage, users and selected features.

IceHrm is an HR platform covering employee records, leave, attendance, payroll, recruitment, and related operations. Leave management includes live balances, accruals, manual adjustments, approval chains, and company and team holiday calendars. Employees can clock in and out on web or mobile, with work location captured; timesheets support submission and approval workflows. Payroll supports custom columns, pay groups, multiple currencies, and payslip design. Expense claims with receipts can be approved and reimbursed through payroll. IceHrm also includes performance review cycles with goals and 360-degree feedback, along with recruitment pipelines, candidate profiles, and interview scheduling. A REST API supports external integrations and custom applications, and listed sign-on options include Microsoft Entra ID, SAML 2.0, and LDAP/Active Directory. Dedicated mobile apps are available for iOS and Android. The Open Source plan has no listed price. Cloud costs $12 a month for up to six employees, with managed hosting and email support; IceHrmPro costs $1,799 a month for up to 50 employees at its starting price. A 14-day trial is listed.