IceHrm vs Sesame HR

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.

Sesame HR is human resources software for managing team work experience, with tools for time tracking, talent processes, employee records and payroll. It handles clock-ins and clock-outs, shift assignments, holiday requests, absences and overtime. Recruitment, onboarding, internal communication, work-climate surveys and performance evaluation support hiring and employee development. A central document manager sorts HR files by employee and type, supports sharing and digital signatures, and provides encryption and role-based permissions. Sesame says its payroll software uses attendance, time-off and HR data to calculate payroll and produce payroll-ready reports. The service is available on the web, Android and iOS, with API access for connecting other systems. Pricing is per active employee, with a 15-employee minimum for listed plans; prices exclude taxes. Essential costs $45.00 per year, Connect $51.00 per year, Growth $75.00 per year and Scale $84.00 per year. Each listed plan is billed annually. A 14-day trial is available without commitment.