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The CharlieHR alternative for teams that work shifts.

CharlieHR is lovely HR software for office teams, but it has no rota, no clock-in and no native app. atlasHR does the HR, and WfMHub adds the shift side.

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14-day free trialNo card neededRolling monthly, no lock-in

17features atlasHR and WfMHub include that CharlieHR doesn't offer

£25atlasHR Core for 10 people, per month

£47CharlieHR for 5–14 people, per month

14 daysfree trial (CharlieHR: 7)

The short version

Office HR, or HR for the frontline as well?

Choose atlasHR if…

Some or all of your team works shifts
You want staff to clock in on their phones with a GPS check
You want a staff app for shifts, leave, documents and chat
Small team? atlasHR Core is £2.50 per user, so 10 people cost £25 a month

CharlieHR may suit you if…

You want an org chart, 360 feedback and 1:1 meeting tools

What switching looks like

Start a free 14-day trial; no card, every module on
Import your staff from a CSV export in minutes
Your trial converts in place: same data, logins and web address
Rolling monthly once you're live, with 30 days' notice

Feature by feature

atlasHR vs CharlieHR: the full comparison

47 features across rotas, time and attendance, leave, HR, payroll and the platform itself.

Show differences only

atlasHR and WfMHub compared with CharlieHR
Feature	atlasHR · WfMHubby SA12	CharlieHRSmall-team HR
Trial & terms
Free trial	14 days, no card	7 days, no card
Contract	Rolling monthly, 30 days' notice	Rolling monthly, 30 days' notice
Rotas & scheduling
Drag-and-drop rota builder	Included	Not offered
Rota templates & repeat patterns	Included	Not offered
Open shifts staff can claim	Included	Not offered
Shift swaps	Included	Not offered
Staff availability	Included	Not offered
Labour cost on the rotaSee wage cost as you build the rota	Included	Not offered
Auto-fill / AI scheduling	Paid add-on or higher plan	Not offered
Multiple sites	Included	Not offered
Time & attendance
Clock in/out on a phone	Included	Not offered
GPS / geofenced clocking	Included	Not offered
Shared kiosk / tablet clock	Not offered	Not offered
Photo at clock-in	Included	Not offered
Timesheets & approvals	Included	Not offered
Break tracking	Included	Not offered
Overtime	Included	Not offered
Working Time DirectivesRest breaks, 11-hour rest, 48-hour week	Included	Not offered
Holiday & absence
Holiday requests & approvals	Included	Included
UK bank holidays built in	Included	Included
Pro-rata entitlements	Included	Included
Time off in lieu (TOIL)	Included	Partly / limited
Sickness recording	Included	Included
Bradford Factor	Included	Not published
Return-to-work forms	Included	Not published
Core HR
Employee records	Included	Included
Employee self-service	Included	Included
Onboarding	Included	Included
Document storage	Included	Included
E-signatures	Paid add-on or higher plan	Included
Contract & letter templates	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Performance reviews	Included	Included
Training & certificate tracking	Included	Partly / limited
Expenses	Included	Not published
Recruitment / careers page	Included	Paid add-on or higher plan
Disciplinary & grievance cases	Included	Not published
Right-to-work checks	Included	Not published
Announcements & team chat	Included	Partly / limited
Reports & analytics	Included	Included
Payroll
Built-in UK payroll (PAYE/RTI)	Not offered	Not offered
Payroll software integrationsXero, Sage, QuickBooks and similar	Included	Partly / limited
Platform & support
iPhone app	Included	Not offered
Android app	Included	Not offered
UK/EU data hosting	Included	Included
Two-factor sign-in	Included	Included
Single sign-on	Included	Partly / limited
Open API	Included	Partly / limited
Multiple companies / agencies	Included	Partly / limited
White-label branding	Included	Not offered

IncludedIncludedPartly / limitedPartly / limitedPaid add-on or higher planPaid add-on or higher planNot offeredNot offeredNot publishedNot published

Competitor information comes from each vendor's own website, help centre and price pages, checked on 19/10/2026. Prices are in pounds sterling, excluding VAT; where a vendor only publishes US dollars we converted at the rate shown on its page. "Not published" means we couldn't confirm it either way. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it. Full sources are listed on each comparison page.

Fair's fair

Where CharlieHR is strong

Easy to set up and use with a simple interface; the most common praise theme on G2 and Capterra. [source]
Fast, human support: live chat answered within 30 minutes (the vendor says 7 minutes on average), with no paid 'VIP' support tier. [source]
The HR advice service (Charlie Grow) is highly praised for help with restructures, redundancies, grievances and employment-law updates. Trustpilot is 4.5/5 from 100 reviews, mostly about this service. [source]
Transparent published pricing: flat brackets by team size rather than per user, no setup fees, monthly rolling contract and a 7-day free trial with no card needed. [source]
Every plan includes the full core feature set, with no feature tiers, plus a free perks platform (30,000+ discounts). [source]

Why teams look elsewhere

Common themes in CharlieHR reviews

No rota/shift scheduling, timesheets or clock-in; the vendor sends shift-based businesses to Papershift (a separate cost, from £6 per employee per month) or recommends Breathe or Sage HR for them. [source]
No native iOS or Android app, only a mobile-optimised website. [source]
No built-in UK payroll; integrations are limited to Xero and PayCaptain, with no Sage or QuickBooks. [source]
Reviewers describe reporting/analytics as limited or basic and want deeper analytics and custom views. [source]
Limited integrations and API depth: the public API is almost entirely read-only, and reviewers mention limited integrations and customisation. [source]

Why atlasHR

HR that reaches the people on shift

CharlieHR covers employee records, documents, leave and performance well for office teams, priced by team-size band. It has no rotas, timesheets or clock-in, and points customers to a separate product for shifts.

atlasHR gives you the HR, and WfMHub adds rotas, clocking and timesheets, all used through one staff app, with atlasDrive for documents.

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oakfield.wfmhub.co.uk/rota

The WfMHub rota calendar for Oakfield Kitchens: a week of colour-coded kitchen, front-of-house and bar shifts across two sites, two unassigned open shifts, 29 published shifts, 215 hours and £2,888.04 total labour cost

14:52

The WfMHub staff app home screen: clocked in at Market Street Café with GPS accuracy of 9 metres, a running shift timer, Clock out and Start break buttons, and today's shift

FAQ

atlasHR vs CharlieHR: your questions

How much is atlasHR for a small team?

atlasHR Core is £2.50 per user per month for up to 25 users, so 10 people cost £25 a month (excluding VAT). CharlieHR charges £47 a month for 5–14 people.

Does CharlieHR have a mobile app?

Our research found no native app; CharlieHR works through a mobile-friendly website. The atlasHR and WfMHub staff app is on the App Store and Google Play, and does clocking, shifts, leave, documents and chat.

Does atlasHR have an org chart?

Not yet. If an org chart and 360 feedback matter most, CharlieHR has them.

How long is the free trial?

Our trial is 14 days with no card needed. CharlieHR's pricing page lists a 7-day trial.

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HR for your whole team, shifts included. Try it free.

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