PRICING simple enough to work out yourself

Free to start. Fair as you grow.

HollyHR is free for up to 10 active employees. Standard is £2 per active employee per month, or £20 per active employee per year when annual billing is available.

Core HR included on Free No card to join early access Applicable taxes shown at checkout
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Two live plans. One useful core.

Free is not a demo. Standard changes scale and control; it does not hold the HR basics hostage.

For a first small team

Free

£0up to 10 active employees

Not a time-limited trial

  • People records, leave and sickness
  • Documents and onboarding
  • API/MCP reads and bounded signed webhooks
  • Reports, custom fields and organisation export
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For more scale and control

Standard

Live
£2per active employee / month

Or £20 per active employee / year when available

  • Everything in Free
  • No active-employee limit
  • Custom domain
  • Controlled API/MCP writes after separate approval
  • Priority founder support — first response targeted within 1 UK business day
  • Free 30-day trial — no card
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A 10-person team can stay Free or choose Standard for £20/month. An 11-person team needs Standard and pays £22/month. Standard charges all active employees.

Eligible charities and approved non-profits get 50% off Standard and Plus. Standard is £1 and Plus is £2 per active person per month, before applicable tax. Apply through our contact form. We verify registered-charity status directly and review CIC or other non-profit applications individually, then issue a private checkout code. Fair-use boundaries apply. See HR software for charities.

What the low price includes

Simple pricing. Not a cut-down product.

People records, time off, sickness, documents, onboarding and the shared who's-away view belong in the core. So do self-serve export and read access for the public API and supported AI assistants.

Your operational HR coreThe everyday records and workflows small teams actually need.
A route in and a route outCSV import, organisation export and no support-ticket exit ritual.
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Free versus Standard

Compare the difference without decoding a grid.

Both plans include the core. Standard adds scale and the controls that need it.

CapabilityFreeStandard
Active employeesOnly profiles marked Active count towards plan eligibility and billing.
Up to 10
No employee limit
People records
Included
Included
Leave, sickness and who's away
Included
Included
Documents and onboarding
Included
Included
Reports and reporting exports
Included
Included
Custom fields
Included
Included
CSV import and organisation export
Included
Included
Integration readiness and API recipesThese are documented handoffs and recipes, not a native connector catalogue.
Included
Included
API/MCP reads
Included
Included
Signed webhooks
Included
Included
Programmatic API/MCP writesSensitive writes require Standard plus exact HollyHR approval; MCP writes stay environment-disabled by default.
Not included
After approval
Custom domain
Not included
Included
Priority founder supportFirst human response target during published UK support hours, not a resolution or 24/7 SLA.
Best effort
1 UK business day

Programmatic writes are Standard-only, default-off and separately approved because HR data deserves more than a feature toggle.

Standard trial

Thirty days to decide. No card trap.

The trial is a genuine look at Standard—not a claim that every team can fall back to Free regardless of headcount.

01

Start once

An eligible Free organisation can start one 30-day Standard trial without a card.

02

Use the controls

Try Standard access while your records stay in the same HollyHR workspace.

03

Choose what follows

Upgrade, or let Standard access end. Your data remains and Free limits apply.

Billing, in plain English

The details that change the real bill.

Active means active

Only profiles marked Active count. Inactive leavers do not add to eligibility or billing.

Every active employee counts

Standard bills every active employee, including the first 10. It is not an overage price.

Choose the interval upfront

Monthly is £2 per active employee. Annual is £20 when annual billing is available.

Business price, clearly shown

Displayed prices are before applicable taxes. Checkout calculates tax from your billing details.

COMING NEXT · NOT FOR SALE

Plus will add workforce modules.

Planned price: £4 per active employee per month when it launches. Rota and time tracking comes first. Performance reviews, goals, one-to-ones and expenses are committed to follow.

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Need procurement, multi-organisation requirements or custom terms?

We will scope the real requirement before promising the shape of the solution.

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Pricing questions

Useful answers before you share an email.

How much does HollyHR cost for a small UK team? +

HollyHR Free is £0 for organisations with up to 10 active employees. Standard is £2 per active employee per month, with an annual option at £20 per active employee when annual billing is available. Standard bills every active employee, including the first 10. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout.

What happens when a Free team reaches 11 active employees? +

Free is available only while an organisation has 10 or fewer active employees. At 11 active employees, Standard is required and costs £22 per month, or £220 per year when annual billing is available. There is no headcount band jump: each additional active employee changes the monthly Standard price by £2.

Can a team with fewer than 10 employees choose Standard? +

Yes. A small team can stay on Free or choose Standard for its additional scale and controls. For example, Standard for 10 active employees is £20 per month, or £200 per year when annual billing is available.

Do charities and non-profits get a discount? +

Yes. Eligible charities and approved non-profits get 50% off Standard and Plus. That makes Standard £1 and Plus £2 per active person per month before applicable tax. Tell us you're a charity through our contact form and the discount is applied when billing starts. Fair-use boundaries apply.

What counts as an active employee? +

A person counts when their HollyHR profile is marked Active. Profiles that have been made inactive, including leavers whose profile status has been updated, do not count towards Free eligibility or Standard billing.

What happens to my bill when employees join or leave? +

On Standard, if active employees rise above the quantity already billed in the current monthly or annual period, the additional amount is prorated for the rest of that period. Making a leaver inactive lowers the quantity used at the next renewal but does not create a mid-period credit. If a replacement becomes active before renewal and the team stays within the quantity already billed, there is no extra charge. Any charity or non-profit discount continues to apply.

How does the 30-day Standard trial work? +

Eligible Free organisations can use one 30-day Standard trial without a card. When it ends, Standard access ends automatically, your data remains in HollyHR and Free plan limits apply. You can export your organisation data or upgrade to Standard.

Can I cancel Standard? +

Yes. Cancel through billing settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and paid access continues until then. Your records are retained and organisation export remains available; Free eligibility still depends on the Free plan limits.

Are taxes included in the displayed price? +

The displayed prices are business prices before applicable taxes. HollyHR calculates and shows the applicable tax during checkout using the billing details you provide.

What does Priority founder support mean? +

Standard support cases are handled ahead of ordinary Free product-help cases, after urgent security, privacy and availability incidents. HollyHR targets the first human response within 1 UK business day during 09:00-17:00 Europe/London, Monday to Friday excluding England and Wales bank holidays. This is not a resolution deadline or 24/7 SLA.

Is Plus available now? +

No. Plus is the committed £4-per-active-employee tier for rotas, attendance, expenses, recruitment, training, performance, health and safety, surveys, employee relations and benefits. It is not available to buy today.

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Join early access for hands-on setup, or talk to us if your buying process needs a proper conversation. No invented urgency either way.

Free up to 10 active employees · Standard from £2 per active employee