The HR software guidebook

A place to trust for evaluating HR software.

HRCritic brings together leading HR platforms — from applicant tracking and payroll to background checks and compensation data — with plain-language editorial ratings, written from an HR practitioner's point of view.

Categories
10
Platforms
108
Rating levels
5

HR software directory

Search across every category, or pick one to focus on.

Top Applicant Tracking (ATS) platforms

Software for posting jobs, managing candidates and running hiring pipelines.

Top Talent Sourcing platforms

Tools to find and engage passive candidates before they apply.

Top Payroll platforms

Run pay, file payroll taxes and manage deductions.

Top Background Checks platforms

Criminal, identity and history screening for candidates.

Top Employment Verification platforms

Confirm a person's employment and income history.

Top Market Compensation Data platforms

Benchmark salaries and build pay ranges with market data.

Top HRIS & Core HR platforms

The system of record for employees, org charts and HR data.

Top Performance Management platforms

Reviews, goals, feedback and engagement surveys.

Top Benefits Administration platforms

Enroll employees and manage health and other benefits.

Top Learning & Development platforms

Training, onboarding courses and skill development.

The five rating levels

Every platform is tested hands-on for at least 60 days and scored on six weighted criteria.

  1. Exceptional

    Best in class; sets the standard for its category.

  2. Very Good

    Strong choice with minor gaps.

  3. Average

    Does the job; meets common needs.

  4. Below Average

    Notable gaps for most HR teams.

  5. Poor

    Hard to recommend today.

Methodology & disclosure

Ratings on HRCritic are editorial opinions based on hands-on evaluations of at least 60 days. Platform descriptions are short summaries based on each vendor's own public website, linked on every card. We don't publish pricing, testimonials or scores we can't support.

Relationship disclosure: SupportFinity's first-place, Exceptional and Editor's Choice placement in ATS and Sourcing, and SalaryMarket.io's first position in Market Compensation Data, are selected by HRCritic's founder. They are not the result of an independent comparative score.

All other platforms show Not yet rated until they complete the 60-day evaluation. Order within a category, other than featured placements, is not a ranking. Read the full methodology.