CharlieHR vs Competitors
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Time to implement
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HR experience needed
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ATS (Applicant Tracking System)
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Employee engagement & Benefits
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Discounts platform
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Engagement surveys
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Our methodology to build these guides – We’ve built our guides using the knowledge and data provided by our product managers, who handle the research and development of CharlieHR's features.
Since Charlie was created for small businesses, where HR is often managed by someone without an HR title, our product managers also spent a lot of time speaking with those users. While we wanted to provide you with a solid understanding of our competitors, this guide is also designed to help you easily compare other HR tools with Charlie.
We’re not afraid to introduce you to competitors (even ones you may not have heard of) because we think Charlie is the best option for small businesses. If you spot anything that’s not 100% accurate, please let us know! This guide was last updated in October 2024.
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Why is Charlie the best for small businesses?
Put HR at the back of your mind
HR can often become a constant background noise when you're juggling so many responsibilities – so many things, so little time.
With Charlie, you can automate the core HR processes that matter for your business and forget about them – it’s all running in the background:
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Super easy to use and set up: no need to train your team on it, set it up in less than one day
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Delegate whenever you feel ready: tailor the software’s permissions to give the people you trust access to the platform
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Automated your core HR processes: employee database, onboarding, time off, performance management, engagement surveys & perks all in one place
Get some of your precious time back
As someone in charge of HR, you're likely spending time chasing admin queries, answering team questions, double-checking calendars and spreadsheets, onboarding new hires – all whilst trying to grow your business!
And if you’re not an HR person, it’s double the work. With Charlie, you can get that time back straight away and focus on your main role again:
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Allow your team members to self-serve: review their requests on the platform and let them update their details
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Remove spreadsheets, documents and emails: everything is communicated, automated and updated directly on the platform
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Keep an eye on what’s going on: get access to your team calendar and dashboard or download insightful reports.
Do everything by the book
Staying compliant may look easy, but it’s something you can quickly get wrong – and risk paying the price for it.
With Charlie, you’ll be able to do everything by the book by having:
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A secure space to store all of your HR documents, letters, contracts and policies
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An interactive feature to add each of your HR policies to the platform and easily update them – with immediate access for your team whenever they need it
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A GDPR, Cyber Secure and ISO 007 platform to avoid any data breach and security issues
Pick CharlieHR for your small business
Get back to the work that really matters
Before Charlie
Wasting time dealing with every time off request yourself
Tired of never being able to find employee info or company docs
Too distracted to focus your own work
Worrying when legal compliance is finally going to catch you out
After Charlie
Focusing your time on strategy, growth and what really matters to the business
In control of your employee data and can easily find all the info you need
Clear-minded and focussed on the task at hand
Confident that your company is legally water-tight
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