Squadra HR compared
Squadra HR against the HR systems companies without a big HR team look at, and against the spreadsheet many start with. Each page says where the other option wins and who should pick it.
- Squadra HR and BambooHRBambooHR is a mature HR suite used by tens of thousands of companies, with native US payroll, applicant tracking and compensation tools. It hosts in the US, Canada or Ireland.
- Squadra HR and PersonioPersonio is an HR suite for companies of 10 to 10,000 people, hosted in Frankfurt, with native payroll in Germany and a dedicated EU pay transparency toolset.
- Squadra HR and HiBobHiBob is an HR platform for growing and mid-sized companies, hosted on AWS in Ireland with a backup in Germany, with native UK and US payroll and a broad set of AI agents.
- Squadra HR and FactorialFactorial is a broad business platform, from HR to expenses and IT, hosted in the EU, that now describes itself as built for mid-market, medium and large businesses.
- Squadra HR and a spreadsheetWhen a spreadsheet is enough for HR, and when it stops being enough.
Based on public information as of October 2026.
Spreadsheets, HR suites and Squadra HR
Before picking a vendor, pick the kind of tool. This is where each one fits.
| Compare | Spreadsheet and email | A large HR suite | Squadra HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Whoever keeps the sheet | An HR team, after a setup project | One HR person or whoever runs HR next to another job, set up for them by us |
| Leave balances | Worked out in spreadsheets | Calculated, once someone configures the rules | Calculated every night, in hours, with accrual, pro-rata and carry-over |
| Approvals | By email or message | In the app | In the app, on the manager's phone |
| Pay transparency report | Built manually from payroll exports | Depends on the suite and the plan | The seven indicators of Article 9, worked out from your pay data |
| Where the data lives | Wherever the file was saved | Depends on the vendor's hosting | Only in the EU, in your company's own database |
| Cost | Free, plus the hours spent checking it | Per employee, often with a minimum term and a sales call | Free up to 3 employees, then €4 per employee a month, €6 from 100. No setup fee or contract |
| Where it wins | Nothing new to learn | Payroll, recruiting and performance reviews from one vendor | Records, leave, pay reports and EU-only data, without a big HR team |
Your first 3 employees are free
Tell us about your company. We set it up on your domain with your public holidays and leave policies, and your team books its first leave the same day.