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PeopleHR vs Sage HR

Sage HR starts cheaper at R28 /employee /mo against R66 /employee /mo for PeopleHR.

Sage HR is sold and supported in South Africa.

PeopleHR price read 11 OCT 2026 · Sage HR price read 11 OCT 2026

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Prices are compared only when both are on the same VAT footing.

All prices are in rand. Where a vendor lists in dollars, pounds or euros we convert at R16.50 per US dollar, R21.85 per pound and R18.46 per euro (European Central Bank reference rates, via Frankfurter, 13 OCT 2026).

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PeopleHR compared with Sage HR
MeasurePeopleHRPeopleHRSage HRSage Group plc
Pricing
Starting priceR66R28
Basis/employee /mo/employee /mo
Price read11 OCT 202611 OCT 2026
South Africa
AvailabilityAvailable onlineSold in South Africa
Features
HR essentials and digital employee recordsYesNo
Document managementYesNo
Absence tracking and a mobile appYesNo
AI HR assistant and a personalised dashboardYesNo
Onboarding, expenses and e signatures on CoreYesNo
Performance management and timesheets on ProYesNo
Automated workflows and advanced analytics on Elite+YesNo
Core HR and leave managementNoYes
Timesheets for overtimeNoYes
Performance: goals, one to ones and 360 feedbackNoYes
Shift schedulingNoYes
Expenses from the mobile appNoYes
Recruitment: job ads, applicant pipeline and interviewsNoYes
30 day free trial with no credit cardNoYes
Plans
Free trialYesYes
Free planNoNo

In each row the stronger cell is dark and the weaker is grey. A row of ticks appears only where a vendor's page lists the item.

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PeopleHR

PeopleHR

From R66 /employee /mo

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Sage Group plc

From R28 /employee /mo

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