Both are UK platforms with native mobile apps. BrightHR’s signature is its bundled 24/7 employment-law advice line; HeimdallHR’s is the depth and breadth of HR software — performance, recruitment, surveys, workflows and more — at a low per-employee Core price.
BrightHR pairs solid HR admin tools with a genuinely useful 24/7 employment-law and HR advice line (via Peninsula) on its higher tiers — great if you want expert advice bundled with your software. HeimdallHR focuses on being a deep, modular HR platform: alongside the everyday essentials, you can add applicant tracking, performance, surveys, custom workflows, multi-level approvals and a full GDPR toolkit — paying only for what you switch on.
The things UK teams ask about most.
| HeimdallHR | BrightHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per employee, à la carte | Tiered per employee |
| Entry price (from) | £2.30 /emp/mo | from £16.67 /emp/mo |
| Bundled 24/7 employment-law advice line | | |
| Depth of HRIS modules | 16 add-ons (ATS, performance, surveys, workflows…) | HR records, rotas, time, absence, performance, payroll, H&S |
| GDPR toolkit (SAR, retention, anonymisation) | | Secure document storage & access controls |
| Native iOS & Android app | | |
| UK data hosting & GDPR | | |
Applicant tracking, performance, surveys & eNPS, recognition, custom workflows and multi-level approvals — 16 add-ons in total.
Subject access requests, retention policies and one-click anonymisation as standard — not just document storage.
Core starts at £2.30 per employee per month — add only the modules you actually use.
Bradford Factor scoring, return-to-work interviews, occupational health referrals and automated absence triggers.
Sources: brighthr.com/pricing, Capterra UK. Reviewed July 2026.
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