Access PeopleHR - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

PeopleHR is your all-in-one partner for simplifying HR and payroll so you can build a thriving workforce. Our intuitive, cloud-based HR platform brings together the tools you need to manage your people, automate everyday processes and make more informed decisions. From core HR and payroll to absence management, recruitment, performance and people analytics, PeopleHR helps organisations save time, cut complexity and create a better employee experience. Our solutions are designed to take the admin out of HR, give people more control and help HR teams focus on what matters most. Whether you’re looking for a straightforward HR system, smarter workflows or AI-powered insight, PeopleHR gives you the tools you need to manage your workforce with confidence and help your people do their best work. 1. Core HR and Employee Self-Service One secure system of record for all your people data, with self-service tools that let employees manage their own everyday HR tasks - reducing admin and giving HR teams more time to focus on what matters. 2. Payroll Accurate, HMRC-recognised payroll that sits alongside your HR data. Reduce errors, simplify compliance and give HR and finance a single, consistent view of workforce costs - in-house or fully managed. 3. Smarter HR Workflows and Automation Automate approvals, notifications and task assignments with configurable, no-code workflows. Keep processes consistent, reduce manual effort and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. 4. Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Manage every stage of hiring in one place (from job posting and application tracking to interview scheduling and offer management) with a seamless handoff to onboarding when the right person says yes. 5. Absence and Leave Management Give employees a simple way to request leave and give managers real-time visibility of team availability. Absence is tracked, approved and reported automatically - fairly and consistently. 6. Performance and Development Support meaningful performance conversations with tools for goal setting, appraisals and continuous feedback - giving managers and employees a clear, shared view of progress and development. 7. People Insights and Analytics Real-time dashboards, custom reports and people analytics that help you understand what's happening across your workforce and make faster, more confident decisions. 8. AI-Powered HR with Access Evo Access Evo embeds AI directly into PeopleHR and Access HR - enabling instant policy retrieval, natural language data queries and smarter automation, so your team spends less time on admin and more time on people.