Day-one terms
Terms, documents and acknowledgements
Simple HR your growing team will love
Manage everything from records and holiday to rotas, hiring, training and performance. One powerful HR system, without the usual cost or complexity.
Free for up to 10 people.Standard £2 · Plus £4, every feature includedPer active person, per month.
No sales call required Designed around UK GDPR Spreadsheet import, full export Built for UK employers
How Holly works
Run HR without holding it all in your head.
Holly keeps your people details and day-to-day HR work connected, so changes carry through and fewer things get missed.
Free & Standard Free for up to 10 people
People & records
Every employee detail in one place.
Employment details, working patterns, documents, equipment and benefits stay together. Change a manager once, and rotas, approvals and reports stay up to date.
- Import from a spreadsheet without retyping every record
- Your team can keep their own details current
Leave & absence
Approve leave with the full picture.
See balances, working patterns and who is already away before you decide. Approved leave appears in the team calendar without showing the reason.
- Half-days, TOIL, sickness and custom leave types
- UK bank holidays built in; subscribe from your usual calendar
Onboarding & readiness
Everything ready before day one.
Collect contracts, right-to-work evidence, policies and starter details in one journey. Every task has an owner and a date, so nothing relies on memory.
- Reuse the same pack for the next hire
- Track policy acknowledgements without exposing private files
Plus Everything in Standard, plus rotas, hiring, reviews and more
Rotas, time & expensesPlus
Plan the work around real availability.
Build rotas around working patterns and approved leave. Approve worked hours and expenses, then hand the agreed figures to payroll.
- No second staff list to keep in step
- Approved hours and claims, ready for payroll
Hiring, training & performancePlus
From first application to regular 1:1s.
Turn a successful candidate into a starter without retyping their details. Assign training, set goals and keep every review and one-to-one together.
- Assign training by role, with automatic overdue reminders
- Reviews, goals and one-to-ones in one thread
Safety, feedback & benefitsPlus
Manage safety, feedback and benefits with care.
Record risks and incidents, run anonymous surveys and manage benefit enrolment. Employee relations cases stay private, with access limited to the right people.
- Accidents, investigations and RIDDOR evidence
- Surveys with responses you cannot trace back
Everything included
See exactly what Holly covers.
Every Standard and Plus feature, grouped by the job it helps you do. No demo required.
Free & Standard Free for up to 10 people
People & records
People details, documents, working patterns and benefits in one place.
- People records
- Working patterns
- Documents
- Benefit records
Leave & absence
Requests, approvals and the shared view of who is off.
Onboarding & readiness
Get contracts, training and equipment ready before day one.
- Onboarding
- Training & certificates
- Equipment
Reports & data
Look across the whole workforce, and take your records with you.
Plus Everything in Standard, plus rotas, hiring, reviews and more
Rotas, time & expenses
Rotas, attendance and approved expenses, ready for payroll.
- Rotas & attendance
- Timesheets
- Expenses
Hiring, training & performance
Recruit people, assign training and keep reviews moving.
- Recruitment
- Training management
- Performance, goals & 1:1s
Safety, feedback & benefits
Safety records, team feedback, employee cases and benefits.
- Health & safety
- Engagement surveys
- Employee relations
- Benefits administration
Built for people and AI
Simple HR, ready for AI.
Ask Holly for help with everyday HR. From day one, Holly has been designed so your systems and the AI assistants you approve can work with the same team data. You choose what connects and what it can do. AI stays optional.
See Ask Holly, API & MCP →Ask HollyGet answers and handle everyday HR after you confirmSTANDARD
Build your own connectionsREST API and SDK, with Holly as your HR system of recordBETA
Connect AI assistantsUse ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and more through hosted MCPPREVIEW
Pricing
Free to start. Fair as you grow.
Monthly prices you can work out in your head. Or pay yearly and get two months free.
Monthly pricing selected. Charity Standard £1, charity Plus £2, Standard £2 and Plus £4 per person per month.
Free
£0
Everyday HR for teams of up to 10.
- People records, leave, sickness & onboarding
- Documents, training, equipment & benefit records
- Reports, spreadsheet import & full export
- API/MCP reads & signed webhooks
Standard
£2 / person / month
The same everyday HR, at any team size.
- Everything in Free
- No 10-person limit
- Ask Holly & priority support
- Custom domain & approved API/MCP writes
Coming soon
Plus
£4 / person / month
Rotas, hiring, training management, performance and more.
- Everything in Standard
- Rotas, attendance, timesheets & expenses
- Hiring, training management, goals & reviews
- Safety, surveys, employee cases & benefit administration
Charities & non-profitsStandard £2 £1Plus £4 £2/ person / monthDetails →
Prices exclude VAT. Compare plans →
Compare prices
See the whole price, not just the starting tier.
See what everyday HR and the nearest broader package cost with each provider.
HollyHR Plus could save£240–£840 a yearfor 10 people, compared with the broader packages below
| Provider | Everyday HR | Saving with Free | Broader package | Saving with HollyHR Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HollyHROur published prices | £0/monthFreeFull everyday HR for up to 10 people | :Comparison price | £40/monthPlusEvery Plus feature, £4 per active person | :Comparison price |
| Breathe | £24/monthBreathe HRBanded by headcount | Save £288£24/month with HollyHR Free | £92/monthBreathe HR + five add-onsRota, learning, expenses, recruitment and health & safety | Save £624£52/month with HollyHR Plus |
| CharlieHR | £45/monthCharlieBanded by headcount | Save £540£45/month with HollyHR Free | £100/monthCharlie + RecruitCore HR with recruitment tracking | Save £720£60/month with HollyHR Plus |
| PeopleHR | From £30/monthStarter£3 per employee | Save £360£30/month with HollyHR Free | From £110/monthElite+ with recruitmentIncludes benefits and recruitment | Save £840£70/month with HollyHR Plus |
| Sense HR | £20/monthTeamBanded by headcount | Save £240£20/month with HollyHR Free | £60/monthEliteFull platform tier; annual contract | Save £240£20/month with HollyHR Plus |
| BambooHR | From £200/monthCoreMonthly minimum for up to 25 people | Save £2,400£200/month with HollyHR Free | Quote requiredBroader packageNo broader-package price is published | No comparisonNo published broader package price |
Monthly prices before VAT. We exclude temporary offers and annual discounts. Packages vary, so check the linked sources for full details. Prices are checked daily.
UK employer duties
The records UK employers need to keep.
Holly brings the records behind day-one terms, right-to-work checks, holiday, working time and safety together.
Included in Free & StandardRight to work
Evidence and the employer decision
Leave & holiday records
Leave, sickness, working patterns and approvals
UK GDPR & employee data
Permission-based access, audit history and full export
Working time
Contracted patterns and time off
Plus addsRotas, attendance and timesheetsHealth & safety
Policies and acknowledgements
Plus addsRisk assessments, incidents and follow-up actionsBefore you start
Know exactly what you're getting.
Plans, support, switching, security and the people behind Holly.
Will you help us move to Holly?
Yes. If you need help preparing your export or mapping people fields, drop us a line. We’ll help you get the import ready at no extra cost during early access.
Who is behind Holly?
Holly is built in London by Paul Gould and a small founder-led team. Paul has spent more than 25 years running small businesses. He started Holly because HR software for small teams had become too complicated, too expensive and too hard to leave.
What support do I get?
Free includes the help centre and email support. Standard and Plus add priority support. We aim to reply within one UK business day during UK support hours.
What’s included in each plan?
Free includes everyday HR for up to 10 people. Standard covers any team size and adds priority support, a custom domain and more control over integrations. Plus adds rotas, expenses, hiring, training management, performance, safety, surveys, employee relations and benefit administration.
Can I move data in and out?
Yes. Import people from CSV or Excel, then export your organisation data and eligible files yourself without opening a support ticket.
How is employee data protected?
Access is checked against your organisation and each user’s permissions. Documents use private links. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with extra encryption for selected sensitive fields. Sensitive actions leave audit records.
Where is employee data stored?
Your main HR records and the app run in the EU. Uploaded documents and database backups are stored in AWS London.
How does Holly support UK GDPR?
Permissions, audit records, a DPA, a public sub-processor register, export, DSAR and erasure routes are part of the service. You stay in control of lawful basis and retention.
Start free with your first 10 people.
Bring your team over from a spreadsheet. There is no card, no sales call and no lock-in. For up to 10 people, everyday HR is free.
Import a spreadsheet. Export everything.