PurelyHR review

PurelyHR is modular HR software for small and midsize businesses. It brings employee records and an employee portal together with add-on tools for leave, time tracking, performance reviews, workplace warnings, and certification or training records. The Staff module is the required foundation; the other modules can be added separately.

That structure matters if you are comparing it with an all-in-one HR platform. PurelyHR’s pricing page lists Staff at $5.75 per employee per month on monthly billing, or $5.18 on annual billing. Leave, time-clock, timesheet, performance, warnings, and talent tools each have their own monthly price. The page says module active-user counts are set per module, but does not publish seat limits or overage costs, so the full cost may take some checking before you switch.

There is no free plan. The listed free trial is 21 days.

The main advantage is that you can buy around the HR tasks you need rather than start with every module. Staff covers centralized employee information and the portal. Add Time-Off for requests, approvals, accruals, and policy changes; Time-Clock for attendance; or Time-Sheet for total hours and project time. Performance supports review processes, Warnings handles infractions and related documentation, and Talent tracks certifications, training, and licenses.

That makes the product worth considering if your current setup is split across basic HR records and a few specific workflows. The pricing page lists monthly billing and annual billing at 10% off, with annual prices shown as monthly equivalents. For example, Time-Off is listed at $28.75 per month monthly, or $25.88 per month on annual billing. Staff is $5.75 per employee monthly, or $5.18 per employee on annual billing.

The feature set also covers both employee-facing tasks and HR administration: employees can use the portal, while managers and HR teams can handle approvals and review processes. Eligible nonprofits can request an additional discount, according to the published pricing details.

The modular pricing makes the entry price easy to misread. Staff is required, and its listed price is per employee per month; the other module prices are listed per month. A buyer who needs several workflows has to add Staff and each relevant module rather than assume the starting price includes them. The pricing details do not publish seat limits, overage costs, or how module charges change with the active-user count set for each module.

That leaves an important budgeting question unanswered: what will your specific headcount and module mix cost? Before switching, ask PurelyHR to quote the required Staff seats and each add-on, and confirm how active users are counted. Annual billing is listed as 10% off, but it means committing to annual billing rather than comparing only the monthly equivalent.

There is no free plan, and the listed trial lasts 21 days. The published feature and pricing details do not establish whether PurelyHR fits requirements beyond the listed HR tasks, so check any must-have workflows before treating the modular approach as a complete replacement.

PurelyHR has no free plan; the pricing details list a 21-day free trial. Staff is required and costs $5.75 per employee/month with monthly billing, or $5.18 per employee/month on annual billing. That covers the employee portal and core information, but not the other modules.

Modules are priced separately: Time-Off and Performance are $28.75/month each, or $25.88 on annual billing. Time-Clock and Time-Sheet are $17.25/month each, or $15.53 annually. Warnings is $5.75/month ($5.18 annually), and Talent is $17.25/month ($15.53 annually). Annual prices are monthly equivalents and reflect the listed 10% discount.

For example, Staff plus Time-Off starts at $34.50/month with monthly billing, before any other modules. Module active-user counts are set separately, but seat limits and overage costs are not published. Budget for each module you need; this is not one all-in-one price.

The available product information describes employee records, leave, attendance, timesheets, reviews, and certification tracking, but it does not explain migration services, import formats, data export, or cancellation terms. So we can’t reliably estimate the work involved in moving records in or taking them out. Before switching, ask PurelyHR what it can import, which historical data it preserves, and whether exports include attachments and usable formats.

There is no published seat limit in the published pricing details, and module active-user counts are set separately. That makes the cost of a move harder to forecast if your headcount or module use changes. Staff is required, while each additional module carries a separate charge; teams may reconsider the fit if they need several modules or prefer a single published price. That’s a pricing-based consideration, not a confirmed reason customers leave.

No Reddit posts or comments were supplied, so we can’t attribute specific reasons for leaving to Reddit users. Data portability and total module cost are questions to verify directly before committing.