14 best employee management software in 2024

As an organization grows, HR professionals and company leaders must move past spreadsheets. Employee management software helps organizations manage and gain insights from their workforce, improving the company culture and the business.

But getting set up with the right employee management tool can seem difficult. Maybe you've already tried tools such as Lattice and CultureAmp and want to try a better alternative.There’s a lot of noise and options, which can be overwhelming for companies. That’s why we’re diving deep into employee management software options for your organization.*

*The information below is based on our research from July to September 2022. All user feedback referenced in the text has been sourced from independent software review platforms such as G2 and Capterra in December 2022.

Companies
Pricing
Language options
Customer rating
Leapsome
Leapsome

Leapsome’s pricing starts at US$8 per user per month. Free trial available.

13

4.8

Microsoft Viva
Microsoft Viva employee management

Some features in Microsoft 365 are free. Access to Glint and Goals costs $2–12 per user/month, billed annually.

35

4.1

Mitratech Trakstar
Mitratech Trakstar employee management

Mitratech Trakstar’s pricing isn’t readily available.

1

4.5

ChartHop
ChartHop employee management

ChartHop has a free Basic plan, but it can go up to US$16 per user per month (billed annually).

1

4.7

ClearCompany
ClearCompany employee management

ClearCompany’s pricing isn’t readily available.

10

4.4

Elevo
Elevo employee management

Elevo’s pricing isn’t readily available.

2

4.6

Factorial
Factorial employee management

Pricing starts at US$4.50 per employee per month.

6

4.5

The Happiness Index
The Happiness Index employee management

The Happiness Index’s pricing isn’t readily available.

4

n/a

Hive
Hive employee management

Hive’s pricing isn’t readily available.

20

4.5

Kallidus
Kallidus employee management

Kallidus’ pricing isn’t readily available.

1

4.3

Namely
Namely employee management

Namely’s pricing isn’t readily available.

1

4.1

PerformYard
PerformYard employee management

PerformYard pricing starts at US$5-10 per employee per month (billed annually).

1

4.8

Small Improvements
Small improvements employee management

Small Improvements’ pricing starts at US$5 per employee per month (billed annually).

1

4.3

Workleap
Workleap employee management

Workleap's pricing is undisclosed. Officevibe has a free plan for small teams and paid plans from $5/employee/month.

2

4.6

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Features of an ideal employee management system

Before diving into the top staff management tools, it’s necessary to consider what an ideal solution looks like:

Scalable

Can the software grow with your organization? Can it handle more users? Does it have features that scale as you do?

Integrations

Great software integrates with other tools to make everyone’s lives easier (e.g., notifications via Slack or MS Teams).

User-friendly

If you want your people to use your tool, it must be user-friendly. Does the software offer a great user experience?

Global usability

Many companies work globally. Software that can handle multiple languages and work across various locations is ideal.

Analytics

Access to data that’s easy to understand and glean insights from is vital for your employee management strategy.

All-in-one

Does your tool have everything you need? The best software has what you need to manage employees in one place.

✨ Leapsome has the tools you need for more meaningful employee management

Our platform combines performance, engagement, and learning to bring the best out of your team members.

1. Leapsome

A screenshot of the Leapsome team dashboard interface.
Leapsome’s holistic suite of tools allows leaders to tackle employee management from all angles

Leapsome is an award-winning employee management platform that closes the loop between performance management, engagement, and learning. By combining all of these features, Leapsome empowers team members, promotes company alignment, and creates a stellar employee experience for all.

The Leapsome platform is module-based — which means it can grow with you as your business needs change. Leapsome continuously delivers new features and takes user feedback and expert insights into account to improve the platform.

Notable features

Many outstanding features make up the Leapsome platform — and we’re well-known for bringing them all together to effectively close the loop between performance, engagement, and learning.

Users love our Reviews module, which allows for a high level of customization and provides both managers and team members with exciting insights. For example, they can work together to connect skills with competency frameworks and easily visualize where the direct report needs to grow to progress in their career.

Many of our tools also leverage historical data, such as in our Goals, Learning, and Compensation modules, which makes it simple to understand prior context and make fair, data-informed decisions.

The Leapsome platform harnesses the power of AI to streamline tasks and make day-to-day work easier and more efficient. For instance, you can use AI to come up with questions, analyze responses, and generate actionable recommendations in our Surveys module. Implementing Leapsome Goals means you can build meaningful OKRs with just one sentence and two clicks! The AI features in Leapsome Reviews and Instant Feedback can also assist you in wording evaluations and constructive feedback.

Best of all, Leapsome includes the following features with any module:

Pros
  • Great for managing remote, hybrid, and on-site teams.
  • Powerful visualization and analytics tools
  • Outstanding customer support
  • Available in 13 languages
  • Goal-setting features to inspire your teams and improve alignment
  • AI-powered tools to save you time and increase efficiency
cons
  • Continuous platform improvements may lead to occasional bugs
  • No mobile app (yet)
Trusted By:

“Leapsome enhances meaningful feedback and employee engagement. It’s a must-have for every company at any stage. We are growing towards 750 employees but the rollout was easy, fast and successful nonetheless.

The great customer support helped us through the whole onboarding process.”

Thore Schӓck

Head of HR & Recruiting
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2. Microsoft Viva

A screenshot of a Microsoft Viva homepage interface.

Microsoft Viva is a suite of tools that’s built into Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. It aims to help businesses improve employee engagement and performance by providing them with a wide range of features. Microsoft Viva has acquired and integrated several different platforms, such as Ally.io and Glint, over the past few years.

Notable features

Microsoft Viva has dedicated features for employee communication, workplace analytics and feedback, goal setting and management, and learning.

  • Ideal if you already use the Microsoft suite of tools
  • Enhances the employee experience and increases productivity 
  • Can be used for both personal and professional goal tracking
cons

14. Mitratech Trakstar

A screenshot of an interface from Mitratech Trakstar.

Talent management software Mitratech acquired Trakstar in 2023, so Trakstar now operates under Mitratech’s umbrella. Trakstar is an employee management app that helps organizations create a place where people love to work, with tools that work for every stage of the team member lifecycle.

Notable features

A notable Mitratech Trakstar feature is its ability to integrate external and internal feedback into 360° reviews. The external feedback tool can help you quickly gather feedback from customers, vendors, and contractors.

  • Various tools to handle hiring, learning, and performance
cons
  • Hard to make bulk edits to update the performance review process
  • Only available in English

3. ChartHop

A screenshot of the ChartHop interface

ChartHop focuses on creating a clear and visual place to house your employee information. From DEI to compensation and performance, ChartHop’s variety of tools helps people ops professionals manage their employee experience through engaging visualizations.

Notable features

ChartHop’s most notable features revolve around its innovative org chart, allowing users to easily update and export information about where people land in the organization. ChartHop is also known for its rich employee profiles, which enable companies to get to know their employees on a human level.

  • Integrations with popular HRIS tools
cons
  • Not an all-in-one solution for employee management
  • Most features are only relevant for managers, and the average employee won't have a lot of reasons to use ChartHop

4. ClearCompany

An image showing various ClearCompany interfaces on different devices

ClearCompany is an option for those more interested in engaging talent before they join the company.

Notable features

The platform focuses on everything from hiring talent to engaging employees. While many of the tools we share today focus on performance management and engagement, ClearCompany also helps you manage candidates.

  • Ability to manage employees from new hire to tenured employee
cons
  • Reportedly very steep learning curve

5. Elevo

Screenshot of the Elevo UI

Elevo is a software solution for staff management based in Paris. Companies that use Elevo can utilize helpful tools for interviews and evaluations, surveys, 360° feedback, and more. While much of Elevo’s content is in French, the platform is multilingual.

Notable features

Elevo has several features that HR professionals will find relevant and valuable. You can create an employee database, track goals and OKRs, handle reviews, create individual development plans, etc. Elevo also has many helpful integrations with popular HR tools.

  • Modular structure with most features available in the main suite
cons
  • Much of Elevo's content is only available in French

6. Factorial

Factorial employee management software interface

Factorial is a Barcelona-based staff management system with time management, talent management, and finance/legal capabilities. It’s an interesting employee work management system with features for applicant tracking, onboarding, and time tracking. This suite of products can help your team get organized.

Notable features

One of the unique features of Factorial is the time off tracker. Another notable feature is Factorial’s organizational chart, which gives you an automated view of where all of your employees sit within the organization.

  • Supports six languages
  • Simple pricing model
cons
  • Mobile app lacks features and historical data

7. The Happiness Index

An interface showing employee survey results within The Happiness Index.

The Happiness Index is designed to help companies take in employee feedback, so you can learn from your team and implement essential changes at work to improve your workplace culture.

Notable features

The Happiness Index’s most notable feature is a bank of pre-built surveys covering topics like well-being, workplace culture, and employee lifecycle. These templates are sure to make administering surveys easier for your team.

  • Easy to send out feedback and collect data
cons
  • Focuses on surveys and doesn't cover other aspects of employee management

8. Hive

A screenshot showing a people data interface within Hive.

Hive is an employee information software solution that leverages expert insights to help organizations understand their people data.

Notable features

Hive’s most unique feature is its people science partnership service. Once you become a Hive customer, you can hire people scientists (as an add-on) to help you dive deeper into the data you pull from Hive, design your engagement strategy, and run management workshops.

  • Interesting for companies looking for an engagement solution
cons
  • Reports aren’t always updated in real-time
  • Some users report issues with the mobile app

9. Kallidus

Screenshot of the Kallidus UI

With a breadth of experience serving customers of different sizes and backgrounds, Kallidus has built an employee management platform that helps with learning, performance, and recruiting.

Notable features

Customers have commented that their favorite feature is the intuitive design of the products, which improves employee adoption.

  • Modular design so you can choose only the features you need
cons
  • A lot of the offerings come from strategic acquisition. Some parts of the platform might seem disconnected

10. Namely

A screenshot of a Namely interface.

Many companies struggle to create an employee experience as they grow. Namely’s core customers are mid-sized businesses that are working to keep up with changes in the HR landscape.

Notable features


Namely’s most striking feature is its focus on mid-sized businesses. The employee management solution’s goal is to tackle common company growing pains with strategic services that make HR professionals’ lives easier.

  • Wide range of features from supporting onboarding, performance/goals, and benefits administration
cons
  • Issues with their payroll service lacking flexibility
  • Only available in English

12. PerformYard

Screenshot of the PerformYard UI

Performance management can be a challenge across an organization. PerformYard seeks to streamline this process and make it easy for employees to set goals, gather feedback, and make adjustments throughout the year.

Notable features


PerformYard’s reports are robust and help you compare employee performance and identify trends across the company and departments.

  • Some customers point out PerformYard's ease of use and customer support
cons
  • Users report that reminders are too infrequent and not enticing enough to make the product relevant

13. Small Improvements

A screenshot of a praise interface from Small Improvements.

Sometimes, all your organization needs are minor improvements to make it run smoothly. Small Improvements helps companies understand what changes need to be made to create a better workplace culture and employee experience.

Notable features

Small Improvements is praised for being easy to adapt to any organization’s needs. While there are many pre-determined settings, you can update and combine aspects of the employee data management software as you wish to make it bespoke for your team.

  • Good customization options
  • Slack integration
cons
  • Interface can be confusing, and it's hard to find the correct data
  • English-only interface

11. Workleap

A screenshot of a survey interface within Workleap.

Workleap is a comprehensive employee management platform that helps organizations create and nurture better work environments. Workleap encompasses lots of different products and has acquired other well-known software solutions. For example, Officevibe became part of the Workleap suite of tools in 2024.

Notable features

Workleap has dedicated features for engagement, performance management, recognition, and onboarding. It also has a helpful focus on support and resources for team managers and leaders.

  • Free forever plan for small teams with limited features
  • Great customer support
  • Access to real-time data
  • Useful anonymity features in surveys
cons
  • Lacks advanced filtering capabilities
  • Missing robust reporting features
  • Features need to be developed to support an entire performance review cycle

Why customers love us

5 rating stars

“We've been using Leapsome for over a year, and we love it”

Susie P.

HR manager

AI software (10-100 employees)

5 rating stars

“I love how easy Leapsome is to set up and explore as a manager and user”

Sarah S.

Chief operational officer

B2B agency (10-100 emp.)

5 rating stars

“Leapsome has provided more ways to keep our employees engaged”

Katy S.

Exec. Administrator & Comms. Manager

Research Services (500-1000 emp.)

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