HollyHR vs TalentHR

HollyHR is core HR software for small UK teams, bringing people records, working patterns, leave, documents, starter processes and reports together. Teams can manage leave requests and approvals, balances, sickness records and UK public holidays, with a shared Who’s Away calendar. Reusable onboarding packs create individual journeys with due dates and owners; private files, right-to-work evidence and policy acknowledgements stay with employee records. Built-in headcount, turnover and time-off reports export as CSV or PDF. Organisation export includes CSV data, available uploaded files and a manifest. HollyHR connects with services including Zapier, Make, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Claude, Google Calendar, Outlook and Xero Payroll UK, with differing capabilities and availability. Approved leave can be sent to Xero after employees and leave types are matched, but salary, tax, bank, pay-run and employee-creation data do not sync. API reads and signed webhooks are available on every plan; creating records through the API or integrations requires Standard and System Admin permission. A free plan covers up to 10 active employees; Standard starts at £2/user/mo. The service runs on web and through an API.

TalentHR is a cloud-based HR management service for handling employee records and payroll, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. Its tools cover time off, files, reports, onboarding and offboarding, benefits, workflows, assets, performance, goals, time tracking, surveys, and document signing. Applicant tracking includes job openings, candidate pipelines, screening questions, CV autofill, AI-generated job descriptions, and candidate suitability scoring. Safe voice lets employees report sensitive issues anonymously to internal or external recipients. Admins and employees can use mobile apps on Android and iOS, and the service also lists web access and an API. Integrations include Slack, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook Calendar, TalentLMS, Google Workspace, WordPress, and Zapier; Microsoft Teams is marked as coming soon. The free plan supports up to 10 active users. Paid pricing is listed from $2/user/mo (annual); Essential is $2.40 a month and Premium is $4.80 a month, both with a minimum of 15 users. A 14-day trial is listed, and every plan includes unlimited email support with a one-business-day response guarantee.