Leave, recruitment, onboarding, performance, training, payroll export — all at £8/user/month. No add-ons. No lock-in. No surprises.
Every feature below is included in the standard pricing. No add-on modules. No tiers. No upgrade pressure.
Holiday tracking, sick leave, TOIL, Bradford Factor absence scoring, multi-country bank holiday calendars. Full approval workflows.
Job postings, Kanban drag-and-drop pipeline, interview scheduling with conflict detection, structured feedback, offer management.
Reusable task templates, document collection, progress tracking, compliance checklists. Pre-seeded with 12 standard UK onboarding tasks.
Objectives with 0-100% tracking, cascading goals, performance reviews with self + manager assessment, 1:1 notes, development plans.
Video courses, mandatory flagging, completion tracking. 4 pre-built compliance modules: GDPR, H&S, D&I, Information Security.
Xero, Sage, FreeAgent formats. Pension calculations, NI contributions, encrypted data, export history with full audit trail.
All prices per user/month. Grove HR includes every feature — competitors charge extra for the same coverage.
| Platform | Per User / Mo | What's Missing |
|---|---|---|
| Grove HR | £8 | All features included |
| BreatheHR | ~£2.50 | No recruitment No training No performance |
| BrightHR | ~£4.50 | No onboarding No performance 80% exit penalty |
| BambooHR | ~£8 | US-focused UK compliance bolted on |
| Personio | ~£7.90 | Add-ons for payroll, time tracking, analytics |
| Deel HR | ~£20 | Built for global Overpriced for UK-only |
Not a US platform with UK bolted on. Not a European generalisation. Purpose-built for UK businesses.
Data stored in Hetzner Helsinki (EU). Field-level encryption for sensitive employee data. Full audit trail on every change.
28-day entitlement, bank holiday calendars (England, Scotland, NI), carry-over rules, part-time pro-rata — all handled automatically.
Built-in absence pattern scoring with configurable trigger points. Rare at any price point — most competitors don't offer it at all.
Statutory Sick Pay calculations, employer NI at 15%, pension auto-enrolment tracking, payroll export to Xero, Sage, and FreeAgent.
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