HR software · UK & EU
The entire HR stack for your whole team.
Leave, reviews, hiring, goals, payroll. One place. £3 per seat, everything included.
UK-hosted · Cancel anytime · Card on file, no charge for 30 days
What's inside
One HR system. Every surface your people touch.
smpl is built for growing companies between 50 and 500 employees. Everything below is in the base price — no tiers, no upsells, no hidden add-ons.
Leave & time off
Requests, approvals, allowances, team calendar and Bradford Factor — all in one place.
People & org chart
Profiles, emergency contacts, documents and a live reporting hierarchy.
Performance reviews
Cycles, self and manager reviews, calibration sessions, 9-box, upward feedback, PIPs.
Recruitment
Job board, applicant tracking, interview scheduling, offers, talent pool, hiring analytics.
Goals & recognition
OKR-style goals, kudos against your company values, private constructive feedback.
Surveys & analytics
Engagement pulses, eNPS, headcount, tenure, turnover and recruitment funnel reports.
Compare
How smpl compares to other HR platforms.
Most HR tools for UK small and medium businesses charge more and unbundle their performance, recruitment and goals modules into separate tiers. smpl does not.
| Feature | smpl | BambooHR | HiBob | Breathe HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per seat, per month | £3 | from £5 | from £8 | from £5 |
| All features in base price | Yes | Tiered (Essentials / Advantage) | Tiered (Core / Full / HR) | Tiered (Starter / Regular / Premium) |
| Performance reviews | Yes | Advantage tier only | Yes | Premium tier only |
| Recruitment / ATS | Yes | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Goals & OKRs | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Payroll sync (UK) | Staffology | Limited | Via API | Limited |
| UK / EU focus | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cancel any time | Yes | Annual | Annual | Monthly |
| Trial / pre-bill window | 30 days | 7 days | Demo-led | 14 days |
Competitor facts summarised from public marketing pages. Pricing tiers change over time — always check the vendor's site directly. Last updated April 2026.
A closer look
Built for how HR actually works.
Performance
Reviews that actually land.
- Design your review cycle, then run self, manager, and skip-level reviews with clear due dates and automatic nudges.
- Calibrate across a manager pool with a live 9-box grid — overrides are audited and visible.
- Handle underperformance with structured PIPs and compensation queues that feed straight into the next review.
Recruitment
An ATS that doesn't need its own tool.
- Public careers page, referral tracking, pipeline board, interview scheduling with calendar availability.
- Offers from templates, with approval chains and signed acceptance. Talent pool for future roles.
- Funnel, time-to-hire and source-effectiveness reports out of the box.
Leave
Time off without the spreadsheet.
- Custom leave types, allowances per contract, carry-over rules, blackout periods and Bradford Factor surfaced for managers.
- Team calendar that respects departments and reporting lines; clash detection before anyone hits submit.
- Auto-approval rules where you want them; manual approval with nudges where you don't.
Recognition
Culture you can measure.
- Peer kudos tied to your company values, with a public feed that makes good work visible.
- Private constructive feedback threads that stay out of the gossip layer.
- Pulse surveys and eNPS with anonymous rollups — only published once response thresholds are met.
Pricing
One price. Everything. No surprises.
smpl is priced per active seat, billed monthly in arrears. No tiers, no feature paywalls, no charge for the first 30 days.
smpl
Billed monthly · GBP, ex. VAT · Cancel any time
Card on file today. First invoice runs on day 30.
What's included
- All core HR: leave, documents, org chart, employee records
- Performance programme: cycles, calibration, 9-box, PIPs, upward feedback
- Full recruitment suite: ATS, pipeline, interviews, offers, talent pool
- Goals & OKRs with quarterly check-ins
- Recognition, constructive feedback and engagement surveys
- Payroll sync with Staffology
- Analytics: headcount, tenure, turnover, absence, recruitment funnel
- Role-based permissions, audit log, data export
- UK / EU hosting, DPA available, cancel any time
Questions
Answers you were probably going to ask.
What's included at £3 per seat?
Everything. Leave management, employee records and org chart, performance reviews (including calibration, 9-box and PIPs), recruitment with applicant tracking, goals and OKRs, recognition and kudos, engagement surveys, payroll sync with Staffology, and full analytics. There are no tiers and no paid add-ons.
Do I need a credit card to start?
Yes — we capture card details on day one via Stripe (with 3D Secure authentication) but we do not charge on day one. Your first invoice runs at the end of day 30.
How does the 30-day free period work?
You get full access to every feature from day one. Thirty days after you sign up we bill for the peak number of active seats in that cycle. If you cancel before day 30 you are not charged at all.
Can I migrate from BambooHR, Gusto or Rippling?
Yes. smpl's onboarding import auto-detects CSV exports from BambooHR and Gusto and pre-fills the field mapping for you; exports from Rippling, ADP, HiBob and PeopleHR are also supported via the same flow. Most companies are live inside a single afternoon.
Is payroll included?
smpl is not a payroll system — but it syncs employee data with Staffology (with BrightPay on the roadmap), so your payroll provider always has the current source of truth. The payroll sync is included in the £3 per seat price.
Do you support SSO?
Email and magic-link sign-in are standard. Enterprise SSO (SAML, Okta, Entra ID) is on the roadmap; reach out if it's a deal-breaker for you and we'll prioritise it.
Where is my data hosted?
UK and EU regions, on hardened infrastructure. We publish our security posture at /trust, including sub-processor list, DPA availability and incident response. All customer data is isolated per organisation.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. There is no annual contract and no minimum term. Cancel from inside the app and your current cycle finishes; we do not open another one.
Ready to simplify HR?
Live in an afternoon. Free for 30 days. Everything included at £3 per seat.