PeopleMuster

PeopleMuster vs BrightHR

For a small business that wants HR software without a multi-year contract, PeopleMuster is the flexible pick. BrightHR quotes Core HR from £16.67 an employee for a five-person team, on fixed terms of 24, 36 or 60 months. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month, billed monthly with every module, and you can cancel any month.

What each one costs

ProductPriceBasis
BrightHR Core HRfrom £16.67per employee, five-employee example
BrightHR Enhancedfrom £21.20per employee, five-employee example
BrightHR Fullfrom £31.30per employee, five-employee example
BrightHR contract term24, 36 or 60 monthsfixed term
PeopleMuster$3per person / month in USD, every module, cancel any time

BrightHR figures read from brighthr.com/pricing on 24 September 2026, in pounds as quoted for a five-employee example. Pounds are shown as quoted. PeopleMuster is our product: $3 per person a month from the first person, or $30 per person per year, with no setup fee and 14 days free with no card.

Why teams choose PeopleMuster

  • You're never locked in. PeopleMuster bills monthly with no long-term contract, so you can leave in any month you choose.
  • Every module is in one price. Leave, attendance, shifts, the HR record, onboarding checklists, the helpdesk and the asset register all sit inside $3 per person.
  • Leave works on quotas you set. Each leave type gets a yearly allocation, requests go to a manager, and usage analytics compare this year with last.
  • Attendance has two paths: a ZKTeco fingerprint terminal on your office network, or browser check-in inside each person's shift window once an admin turns it on.
  • Client work lives here too. If your business runs projects, timesheets and the capacity plan share a database with leave, so approved time off shows up where the work is planned.
  • Sign-in has no password to leak. People enter a one-time code sent to their work email, and your data lives in your own database, in the region you choose.

Questions people ask

How much does BrightHR cost?

BrightHR quotes Core HR from £16.67 an employee, Enhanced from £21.20 and Full from £31.30, for a five-employee example, checked 24 September 2026. Contracts run for fixed terms of 24, 36 or 60 months. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month, billed monthly.

Is there a BrightHR alternative with no long contract?

PeopleMuster is billed monthly with no long-term contract, so you can cancel any time. It's $3 per person a month for every module, or $30 per person per year on annual billing, and the first 14 days are free with no card.

How do I move my staff records from BrightHR to PeopleMuster?

We load your people, leave types and projects with you during setup, with no setup fee. A CSV importer also takes people, leave balances and projects if you'd rather do it yourself, and the 14 free days let you check every balance first.

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