AI Search Pulse / HR and payroll software
MHR
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MHR ranks 24th of 25 in UK HR and payroll software AI answers: named in 18 of 356 answers (5.1%, ±2.8). Strongest on Claude and Perplexity (8.3%), weakest on Gemini (1.7%). Named in 13 of 60 questions.
Headline figures
- Visibility
- 5.1% ±2.8
- Named in
- 18 of 356 answers
- Rank
- 24th of 25
- Change
- First reading
The ± is the margin of error: if we had asked a different mix of similar questions, the figure would land inside this range 95 times in 100.
Visibility over time
| Scan | Visibility | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | Visibility: 5.1% | 95% range: 2.5% to 8.1% |
Engine by engine
| Engine | MHR | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | MHR: 5.0% (3 of 60) | Category average: 22.8% |
| Claude | MHR: 8.3% (5 of 60) | Category average: 29.6% |
| Gemini | MHR: 1.7% (1 of 60) | Category average: 27.2% |
| Perplexity | MHR: 8.3% (5 of 60) | Category average: 19.3% |
| Google AI Overviews | MHR: 3.6% (2 of 56) | Category average: 16.5% |
| Google AI Mode | MHR: 3.3% (2 of 60) | Category average: 17.8% |
The questions
MHR was named in 13 of 60 questions.
| Question | MHR named by | Others named instead |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), QuickBooks (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), Moneysoft (4 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), IRIS (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| What's the cheapest HMRC-recognised payroll software for a limited company director who only pays themselves? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: FreeAgent (5 engines), Xero (4 engines), BrightPay (3 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Moneysoft (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), IRIS (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), Shape Payroll (1 engine) |
| I run a restaurant with weekly-paid and zero-hours staff. Which payroll software handles holiday pay and tronc properly? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), Xero (5 engines), IRIS (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), PayFit (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), Factorial (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| Should I use a payroll bureau or software, and which UK providers offer both? | MHR named by: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode | Others named instead: IRIS (3 engines), Moorepay (3 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), BrightPay (2 engines), Cintra (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Employment Hero (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software is best for an accountant running payroll for lots of clients? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), Moneysoft (5 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), IRIS (4 engines), ADP (2 engines), Factorial (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), Deel (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine) |
| What payroll software do most UK small businesses use? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), QuickBooks (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), Moneysoft (4 engines), FreeAgent (3 engines), IRIS (3 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Moorepay (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Personio (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| How much does payroll software cost per employee per month in the UK, and which providers are best value? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), IRIS (5 engines), Moneysoft (5 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), BrightPay (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), FreeAgent (3 engines), PayFit (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), BrightHR (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Is there any free payroll software for a UK employer with fewer than 10 employees? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Employment Hero (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), BrightPay (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software works best for a care home with lots of shift workers and overtime? | MHR named by: ChatGPT | Others named instead: BrightPay (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), Moorepay (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software automatically sends RTI submissions to HMRC every pay day? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), QuickBooks (4 engines), BrightPay (3 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), IRIS (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), FreeAgent (2 engines), Moneysoft (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine) |
| What payroll software handles auto-enrolment pension duties and re-enrolment for me? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), Sage (5 engines), Moneysoft (3 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Moorepay (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), PayFit (1 engine) |
| What's the difference between the main cloud payroll providers for a UK business with 50 staff? | MHR named by: ChatGPT, Claude | Others named instead: BrightPay (4 engines), IRIS (4 engines), QuickBooks (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), Xero (4 engines), Moorepay (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine) |
| How hard is it to switch payroll software partway through the tax year in the UK, and which providers help with the move? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (5 engines), BrightPay (4 engines), Employment Hero (4 engines), IRIS (4 engines), QuickBooks (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), PayFit (3 engines), PeopleHR (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Cintra (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), BrightHR (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| I'm moving payroll away from my accountant to do it in-house. What software should I use? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| What's the best value payroll software for a charity with 30 part-time staff? | MHR named by: Google AI Overviews | Others named instead: BrightPay (5 engines), Moneysoft (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), Xero (4 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software is best for a construction firm that pays CIS subcontractors as well as employees? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), BrightPay (4 engines), IRIS (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), Moneysoft (3 engines), Cintra (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine) |
| Which UK payroll software has the best customer support when something goes wrong? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Moorepay (4 engines), IRIS (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which payroll providers do UK businesses rate most highly in reviews? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Sage (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), FreeAgent (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), Moneysoft (3 engines), Moorepay (3 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Deel (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| What's the easiest payroll software for someone who has never run payroll before? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: QuickBooks (6 engines), Xero (5 engines), BrightPay (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), FreeAgent (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine), Shape Payroll (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software suits a business with staff in England and Scotland on different income tax rates? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), IRIS (5 engines), Moneysoft (5 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), FreeAgent (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine) |
| Which payroll tools work out statutory sick pay and maternity pay properly? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Moneysoft (4 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Cintra (2 engines), FreeAgent (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Factorial (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), Personio (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| Is it better to buy standalone payroll software or use the payroll that comes with my accounting package? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), Sage (4 engines), Rippling (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), BrightPay (2 engines), Deel (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| Which UK payroll bureaus offer the best value managed payroll for a small business, and what do they charge per payslip? | MHR named by: Claude | Others named instead: Moorepay (3 engines), PayFit (2 engines), FreeAgent (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), Xero (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software handles salary sacrifice pension schemes for a UK firm with 25 employees? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), PayFit (5 engines), Sage (4 engines), IRIS (3 engines), Moneysoft (3 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), CharlieHR (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), Shape Payroll (1 engine) |
| Which cloud payroll software is easiest to move to from an old desktop payroll package? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), IRIS (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), QuickBooks (4 engines), Moneysoft (3 engines), PayFit (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software lets employees see their payslips on their phone? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Xero (4 engines), IRIS (3 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Deel (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software is ready for mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind from April 2027? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Xero (6 engines), BrightPay (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), IRIS (4 engines), ADP (2 engines), Moneysoft (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine) |
| What are the pros and cons of the most popular UK payroll apps for a 20-person company? | MHR named by: Perplexity | Others named instead: BrightPay (5 engines), QuickBooks (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software is the most reliable for getting pay day right every month? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), QuickBooks (4 engines), IRIS (3 engines), PayFit (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), BrightHR (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| What payroll software works for a small business that pays a mix of monthly salaries and hourly wages? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: QuickBooks (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), BrightPay (4 engines), Sage (4 engines), Rippling (3 engines), Moneysoft (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), BrightHR (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software has no setup fee and lets me pay month to month? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Sage (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), BrightPay (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine) |
| Which payroll provider can handle a UK business with 200 employees across several sites? | MHR named by: Claude, Google AI Mode | Others named instead: ADP (3 engines), Moorepay (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| Which payroll software do UK accountants recommend for small businesses? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightPay (6 engines), QuickBooks (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), Xero (6 engines), IRIS (5 engines), Moneysoft (5 engines), FreeAgent (3 engines), PayFit (2 engines), Cintra (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| For a growing business, is payroll software that bundles HR better than a payroll-only product? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: QuickBooks (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), Personio (1 engine) |
| Which HR software is best for a 40-person UK company that needs payroll built in? | MHR named by: Claude | Others named instead: Sage (5 engines), Cintra (4 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), PeopleHR (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), Breathe (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PayFit (2 engines), QuickBooks (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), Personio (1 engine) |
| Which HR system will help a small UK employer keep up with the Employment Rights Act changes, like day-one sick pay? | MHR named by: Gemini | Others named instead: BrightHR (5 engines), Breathe (4 engines), CharlieHR (4 engines), BrightPay (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), Employment Hero (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine) |
| What's the easiest HR software to set up for a UK startup under 20 people? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (6 engines), CharlieHR (5 engines), HiBob (5 engines), Factorial (3 engines), Personio (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), PayFit (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), BrightHR (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine), Sage (1 engine) |
| What's the best all-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform for a UK business with 100 to 250 staff? | MHR named by: Claude, Perplexity | Others named instead: Zelt (4 engines), HiBob (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), Breathe (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Moorepay (2 engines), Personio (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine) |
| What do small UK businesses use to manage holidays, sickness and rotas in one place? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (6 engines), BrightHR (5 engines), Factorial (3 engines), BrightPay (2 engines), CharlieHR (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), BambooHR (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| How much does HR software cost for a UK company with 50 employees, and which providers are best value? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (6 engines), Employment Hero (6 engines), PeopleHR (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), CharlieHR (3 engines), HiBob (3 engines), Personio (3 engines), Zelt (3 engines), BrightHR (2 engines), Factorial (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), Rippling (1 engine) |
| What's the difference between HR software built for UK companies and the big US platforms? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: ADP (3 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), Breathe (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), Xero (3 engines), Deel (2 engines), Factorial (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), BrightHR (1 engine), CharlieHR (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Personio (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine) |
| We've outgrown spreadsheets for holiday tracking. What HR software should a 25-person firm move to? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (5 engines), BambooHR (4 engines), CharlieHR (4 engines), Personio (3 engines), HiBob (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), BrightPay (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Sage (1 engine), Xero (1 engine) |
| Which HR software do UK small businesses say is easiest to use day to day? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (5 engines), CharlieHR (5 engines), BambooHR (4 engines), BrightHR (4 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), PeopleHR (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), HiBob (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), Factorial (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), Xero (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| Which HR software comes with employment law advice for a small business without an HR manager? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BrightHR (6 engines), BambooHR (2 engines), Breathe (2 engines), CharlieHR (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), HiBob (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| What's the best HR software for a small business in the UK? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (6 engines), Sage (6 engines), BrightHR (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), BambooHR (4 engines), CharlieHR (3 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), HiBob (3 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), BrightPay (2 engines), Personio (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which HR platforms help with right to work checks and keeping employee records GDPR compliant? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Personio (5 engines), Breathe (3 engines), BrightHR (3 engines), HiBob (3 engines), Rippling (3 engines), CharlieHR (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Factorial (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), BambooHR (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Sage (1 engine) |
| Is there decent free HR software for a UK business with under 10 staff? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (4 engines), CharlieHR (4 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), BrightHR (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), Sage (1 engine) |
| How do the main HR software options for UK SMEs compare on holiday management, documents and reporting? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (5 engines), CharlieHR (5 engines), BrightHR (4 engines), HiBob (4 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), Personio (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), Factorial (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), BrightPay (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), Xero (1 engine) |
| What HR software suits a retail business with lots of part-time and seasonal staff? | MHR named by: Perplexity | Others named instead: Rippling (4 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Factorial (2 engines), Personio (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), CharlieHR (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine), Xero (1 engine) |
| We've outgrown our first HR system at 150 staff. Which HR platforms should we move to? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: HiBob (6 engines), Personio (6 engines), BambooHR (5 engines), Rippling (5 engines), ADP (3 engines), Factorial (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), BrightPay (1 engine), CharlieHR (1 engine), Deel (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), Sage (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| Which HR tools help UK employers keep track of the new day-one rights to paternity and parental leave? | MHR named by: Google AI Overviews | Others named instead: Breathe (4 engines), BrightHR (3 engines), IRIS (3 engines), Personio (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Employment Hero (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), BambooHR (1 engine), BrightPay (1 engine), CharlieHR (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), HiBob (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| Which HR software providers are known for good onboarding and support? | MHR named by: Perplexity | Others named instead: BambooHR (5 engines), Rippling (5 engines), Breathe (2 engines), Deel (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), Personio (2 engines), Sage (2 engines), ADP (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine) |
| Which HR software includes performance reviews and staff engagement surveys? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BambooHR (3 engines), Personio (2 engines), HiBob (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| What's the best HR software for a UK business that also employs staff overseas? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Deel (5 engines), HiBob (5 engines), Rippling (5 engines), Personio (4 engines), ADP (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), BambooHR (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Zelt (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), Moorepay (1 engine), QuickBooks (1 engine), Xero (1 engine) |
| Which HR software charges per employee with no long contract? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: BambooHR (4 engines), Deel (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), Breathe (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), Employment Hero (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), Personio (1 engine) |
| How do the main HR systems for UK SMEs compare on connecting to separate payroll software? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (5 engines), CharlieHR (5 engines), HiBob (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Xero (5 engines), ADP (4 engines), IRIS (4 engines), Personio (4 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), BrightPay (3 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), QuickBooks (3 engines), BrightHR (2 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Deel (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine), FreeAgent (1 engine), Moneysoft (1 engine), PayFit (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which HR software for UK SMEs includes recruitment and applicant tracking? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Breathe (5 engines), Personio (5 engines), Sage (5 engines), Employment Hero (4 engines), PeopleHR (4 engines), BambooHR (3 engines), Factorial (3 engines), CharlieHR (2 engines), HiBob (2 engines), IRIS (2 engines), Xero (2 engines), QuickBooks (1 engine), Rippling (1 engine) |
| Which HR system is best for a hospitality business with several sites, rotas and timesheets? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Sage (4 engines), Xero (4 engines), BambooHR (2 engines), Breathe (1 engine), BrightHR (1 engine), BrightPay (1 engine), Employment Hero (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), PeopleHR (1 engine), Personio (1 engine) |
| How do the main HR platforms for UK SMEs compare for a hybrid team split between office and home? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: HiBob (6 engines), BambooHR (5 engines), Breathe (5 engines), CharlieHR (5 engines), Factorial (4 engines), Personio (4 engines), Xero (4 engines), Employment Hero (3 engines), Sage (3 engines), PeopleHR (2 engines), Rippling (2 engines), BrightPay (1 engine), Cintra (1 engine), IRIS (1 engine), Zelt (1 engine) |
| Which HR software makes it easy to bring across data from our old system and spreadsheets? | MHR named by: No engine | Others named instead: Rippling (5 engines), BambooHR (4 engines), Personio (4 engines), HiBob (3 engines), ADP (2 engines), Breathe (2 engines), Deel (1 engine), Factorial (1 engine) |
Where MHR was named
A small sample of what the engines wrote. These are their own words: we have not verified what they say and they are not our view. The figures above count every answer, quoted or not.
Perplexity,
What HR software suits a retail business with lots of part-time and seasonal staff?
MHR People First - Strong for larger retailers that want recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning and payroll connected, particularly around Christmas, Black Friday and other demand peaks.
Google AI Mode,
Should I use a payroll bureau or software, and which UK providers offer both?
MHR : Delivers scalable software options (like iTrent and People First) alongside comprehensive fully managed payroll outsourcing services.
Google AI Mode,
Which payroll provider can handle a UK business with 200 employees across several sites?
MHR (People First) : Highly regarded for medium-to-large UK businesses.
Answers that did not name MHR
A sample of up to 10 answers, not the full set.
ChatGPT
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, IRIS, BrightPay, Moneysoft, PeopleHR
Claude
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, Moneysoft
Gemini
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, Moneysoft, PayFit
Perplexity
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, Employment Hero
Google AI Overviews
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, Moneysoft, Employment Hero
Google AI Mode
What's the best payroll software for a UK small business with about 15 staff that handles RTI and auto-enrolment?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, PayFit
ChatGPT
I run a restaurant with weekly-paid and zero-hours staff. Which payroll software handles holiday pay and tronc properly?
Named instead: Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, IRIS, BrightPay, Moorepay
Claude
What's the cheapest HMRC-recognised payroll software for a limited company director who only pays themselves?
Named instead: Xero, QuickBooks, BrightPay, Moneysoft, PayFit, FreeAgent
Gemini
What's the cheapest HMRC-recognised payroll software for a limited company director who only pays themselves?
Named instead: IRIS, Moneysoft, Employment Hero, Shape Payroll, FreeAgent
Perplexity
What's the cheapest HMRC-recognised payroll software for a limited company director who only pays themselves?
Named instead: Xero, FreeAgent
Sources
- mhrglobal.com7 answers
- zelt.app6 answers
- cintra.co.uk5 answers
- expertsure.com5 answers
- workforce.com5 answers
- hibob.com4 answers
- startups.co.uk4 answers
- factorial.com3 answers
- selectsoftwarereviews.com3 answers
- techrepublic.com3 answers
Own site: linked in 7 of 18 answers that named MHR (38.9%).
Neighbours in the ranking
Cintra22nd, 9.3% ±3.8
Deel23rd, 7.6% ±3.8
Shape Payroll25th, 0.8% ±1.0
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- Sources the leaders are cited from: acenteus-cca.com, gov.uk, sage.com
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