HR Software for Medium sized Businesses
Medium‑sized businesses move fast, often faster than their HR processes can keep up. As teams expand, structures formalise, and operations grow more complex, PeopleHR gives you the scalable HR foundation you need.
From advanced automation to powerful analytics and seamless onboarding, our HR software for medium businesses helps you stay compliant, reduce admin, and create consistent, high‑quality people experiences across every office, team, and location.
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Best HR Software for Medium Businesses
Growing companies encounter new challenges: higher hiring volumes, multiple managers approving requests, remote and hybrid teams, and the increased need for compliance and standardised processes. Without the right systems in place, admin piles up and HR becomes a bottleneck.
PeopleHR helps medium‑sized organisations scale with confidence by:
- Bringing all employee data, approvals, documents and workflows into one secure platform
- Standardising processes across departments as you introduce new layers of management
- Supporting compliance with audit trails, automated checks, permissions, and policy control
- Reducing manual admin so HR can focus on strategy, culture and employee experience
With PeopleHR, you can onboard at speed, stay organised, whilst empowering employees and managers to self-serve; without losing oversight or control.
User experience that helps medium-sized businesses grow
Medium‑sized organisations need software capable of supporting hundreds of users without slowing them down. PeopleHR delivers a fast, modern and intuitive user experience that meets the needs of both new managers, senior HR leaders, and employees combining clean design with scalable functionality. With AI‑assisted guidance built directly into the workflow, managers and employees can self‑serve confidently while accessing the insights they need without relying on HR, helping teams stay aligned and productive as your organisation grows.
As your structure becomes more complex, PeopleHR’s enhanced access controls and role‑based dashboards ensure the right people see the right information at the right time, keeping sensitive data protected across multiple departments and locations. From onboarding to performance management, every part of the experience is designed to keep processes consistent, compliant and scalable, empowering fast‑growing teams to move quickly without losing control.
Key features for medium sized businesses
These powerful capabilities are designed to help growing teams stay efficient, consistent, and fully in control as they scale.
HR Essentials
As your workforce grows, maintaining accuracy and consistency becomes critical. PeopleHR centralises all core HR information into a single, secure system, bringing employee records, documents, absences, and audit trails together so every team operates from the same source of truth.
Automated workflows
As organisations grow, manual steps become time‑consuming and prone to inconsistencies. PeopleHR’s no‑code workflow automation replaces email chasing with structured, multi‑step processes that run reliably in the background.
Employee Self-Service
Growing teams need clarity, autonomy, and easy access to information. PeopleHR’s self‑service tools let employees update their own details, request leave, access documents and complete key tasks without relying on HR.
Performance Management
With more managers, larger teams and more formal development expectations, medium‑sized businesses need a performance process that can scale. PeopleHR supports flexible review cycles, goal setting and structured feedback, giving leaders the oversight they need while keeping employees engaged and aligned.
HR AI assistant
As people queries increase and processes become more complex, PeopleHR’s built‑in AI assistant helps teams stay efficient. It answers policy questions instantly, drafts HR documents, and surfaces relevant insights so managers can resolve queries independently.
Advanced Analytics & Reporting
Medium‑sized businesses need clear, reliable insights to make fast, confident decisions, and PeopleHR’s advanced analytics delivers exactly that. With real‑time dashboards, custom reports, and automated data visualisations, HR teams can track trends, spot risks, and forecast workforce needs with ease.
Our transparent pricing
Best for Startups
Starter
From
£3
- HR essentials
- Digitise employee records
- Document Management
- Absence tracking
- Mobile App
- AI powered HR assistant
- Personalised dashboard
- Inclusive learning library
Best for growing teams
Core
From
£5.50
- Everything in Starter plus,
- Employee onboarding
- Expenses management
- E-Signatures
- Employee Communication tools
- Reward and Recognition platform
- Essential analytics
Best for larger companies
Pro
From
£8
- Everything in Core plus,
- Employee performance management
- Timesheets
- Custom Survey Builder
Best for advanced HR
Elite+
From
£9.50
- Everything in Pro plus,
- Customisable and automated workflows
- Automated processes
- Advanced analytics
Best for HR & Payroll needs
Core+
From
£7
- Everything in HR Software Core
- Everything in Payroll SaaS
- Employee reward & discounts
- People analytics standard
- Access Evo
- Easy upgrade to payroll managed
Best for growing needs
Pro+
From
£9.50
- Everything in HR Software Pro
- Everything in Payroll SaaS
- Employee reward & discounts
- People analytics standard
- Access Evo
- Employee performance
- Access learning content Explore
- Easy upgrade to payroll managed
Best for bigger needs
Ultimate+
From
£11
- Everything in HR Software Elite+
- Everything in Payroll SaaS
- Employee reward & discounts
- People analytics premium
- Access Evo
- Employee performance
- Access learning content Explore
- On-demand pay
- Easy upgrade to payroll managed
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Integrations built for scaling organisations
FAQs
How does HR software help medium‑sized companies improve efficiency as they grow?
HR software for medium business helps streamline operations by automating manual tasks, reducing admin load, and giving managers visibility across teams. Self‑service capabilities remove the dependency on HR to handle every update or request, freeing time for strategic work. Automated workflows standardise processes across multiple teams, locations, or business units, areas where mid‑size companies often feel complexity building.
Automated workflows for onboarding, offboarding, probation, reviews, and compliance checks.
- Self‑service tools so employees can manage leave, documents, and personal data without HR intervention.
- Centralised records to replace scattered spreadsheets and shared drives.
- Real‑time dashboards and reporting for headcount, absence trends, turnover, and workforce metrics.
- Standardised processes that scale easily across growing teams
Is HR software suitable for medium‑sized organisations that are scaling quickly?
Absolutely. HR software for medium businesses is designed to support rapid growth, increased complexity, and more advanced people operations. These systems typically offer strong configurability, robust reporting, and scalable features; without requiring large in‑house HR or IT teams to manage them. Whether you’re adding new departments, opening new locations, or expanding internationally, the right HR platform grows with you.
What should medium‑sized businesses look for when choosing HR software?
Mid‑size organisations typically need a balance of power, flexibility, and ease of use. The ideal HR platform should be simple enough for busy teams to adopt quickly, but robust enough to support more complex structures and future growth.
How does PeopleHR help medium‑sized businesses reduce risk and stay compliant?
As companies grow, employee data, documentation, and compliance requirements expand rapidly. HR software for medium companies helps organisations stay on top of policies, certifications, right‑to‑work checks, and audit requirements with centralised, timestamped records and automated reminders.
Compliance benefits include:
- Accurate, up‑to‑date records stored in one place.
- Digital audit trails for approvals, changes, and document sign‑offs.
- Automated reminders for expiring certifications, visas, contracts, and mandatory training.
- Consistent processes that reduce risk across departments and locations.
- Secure access controls to meet data protection requirements.
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