Charlie HR

charliehr.com
HR & Payroll
Weekend Project

Save time on HR admin and build a highly-engaged team

How to Replace Charlie HR

Overview

Charlie HR is an HR management platform designed for CEOs, founders, and small business leaders to automate HR tasks and build high-performing teams. It provides tools for onboarding, time off management, employee engagement, performance reviews, and perks administration. The platform offers expert guidance and compliance support to help businesses manage their people strategy efficiently.

Features

27 features across 13 categories

Benefits(1)

Perks & Benefits

Let employees choose their rewards from industry-leading perks and benefits with over 30,000 deals and discounts

Also in: Justworks, Wagmo, 1Password

Compliance(3)

Annual Policy ReviewsPremium

Stay up-to-date and compliant with annual policy reviews

Personalized Company HandbookPremium

Get expert guidance to create and customize company handbook

Policies & Contracts

Expert guidance on compliance with legal requirements and company policies

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Data Management(1)

Team Database

Centralized location to store and organize all HR documents and employee data

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Engagement(1)

Employee Engagement

Understand your team and drive engagement with insights and tracking

Expert Support(1)

Charlie Advice (Add-on)Premium

Get expert HR guidance by phone, email, or live chat with unlimited support and legal compliance checks

Integration(2)

HR Integrations

Easily integrate with other HR tech stack tools

Slack Integration

Integrate with Slack to keep team informed about time off and availability

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Marketplace(1)

Marketplace

Access discounted prices on services from trusted partners

Onboarding(1)

One-click Onboarding

Collect new hire information in seconds with automated onboarding process

Also in: Lever, Greenhouse, 1Password

Performance Management(1)

Performance Reviews

Help teams develop and grow with structured performance review tools

Recruiting(6)

Best-fit AnalysisPremium

Analyze candidate fit for positions

Blind Hiring FeaturesPremium

Remove bias from hiring process with blind hiring capabilities

Charlie Recruit (Add-on)Premium

Automate manual hiring tasks including smart interview scheduling, eSignature contracts, blind hiring, and custom careers site

Custom Careers SitePremium

Create a branded careers page for recruiting

eSignature ContractsPremium

Digital contract signing for job offers and agreements

Smart Interview SchedulingPremium

Automate interview scheduling for recruitment process

Reporting(1)

Holiday Reports

Ready-made and custom reports to track and analyze holiday usage and trends

Support(1)

Dedicated AdvisorPremium

One-to-one support guaranteed from a dedicated HR advisor

Time Off(7)

Absence Tracking

Monitor and track sick leave and absences with smart notifications

Automated Time Off Management

Automate holiday requests, approvals, and calendar updates without manual spreadsheets

Automatic Leave Calculations

Automatically calculate holiday allowances for new starters, part-time workers, and handle rollover

Custom Leave Types

Tailor time off policies to fit specific company needs

Delegation of Approvals

Let managers handle time off requests and approvals

Full Company Calendar

View who's off work and for how long with automatic calendar synchronization

Public Holidays Sync

Automatically sync public holidays to company calendar

Pricing

1-4 Team Members

Popular
£5/mo (first 6 months, then £20/mo)
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

5-9 Team Members

£45/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

10-14 Team Members

£45/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

15-29 Team Members

£105/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

30-49 Team Members

£180/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

50-99 Team Members

£315/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

100-149 Team Members

£420/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

150-199 Team Members

£525/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

200-249 Team Members

£630/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

250+ Team Members

£735/mo
  • Onboarding
  • Time off management
  • Employee engagement
  • Performance reviews
  • Perks & benefits
  • Docs & employee data
  • Integrations
  • Marketplace

Charlie Recruit Add-on

From £55/mo
  • Smart interview scheduling
  • eSignature contracts
  • Best-fit analysis
  • Blind hiring features
  • Custom careers site

Charlie Advice Add-on

From £179/mo
  • Expert one-to-one guidance
  • Unlimited support
  • Legal compliance checks
  • Personalized company handbook
  • Annual policy reviews
  • Phone, email & live chat support

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Charlie HR

Monthly$5/mo
Yearly$60/yr
5-Year Total$300

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$60
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$180
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$300
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 27 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Charlie HR alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 27 features.

Buy Charlie HR

Better Value
Monthly cost$50/mo
3-year total$1,800
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Charlie HR saves ~$16,680 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 27 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

1 known integrations