Squadra HR vs HiBob
HiBob 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.
Based on public information as of October 2026.
When HiBob fits better
You run payroll in the UK or US, work across many countries, or want hiring, learning and compensation modules with benchmarking.
When Squadra HR fits better
You want to see the price before a sales call, a free plan and 2FA required for everyone.
Price, hosting and modules
| Topic | Squadra HR | HiBob |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Companies without a big HR department: one HR person, a small team, or HR run next to another job. Across the EU | Growing and mid-sized companies |
| Price | Free up to 3 employees, then €4 per employee a month, or €6 from 100 employees with the gap report | Custom proposal, priced per employee |
| Free plan or trial | A free plan for up to 3 employees, with no time limit | No free plan listed; a free demo |
| Minimum contract | None. Monthly, with no setup fee | Not stated publicly |
| Where data is hosted | EU only, in a separate database per company in Cloudflare's EU jurisdiction | AWS in Ireland, with a backup in Germany |
| Two-factor sign-in | Required for every user, on every plan | Recommended through the company's SSO provider |
| Microsoft sign-in | Microsoft Entra ID and Google sign-in | Enterprise SSO; Google, Okta and SAML listed |
| Leave | Counted in hours against each person's schedule, with nightly accrual | Time off in Core |
| Payroll | Excel exports for your payroll provider | Native UK and US payroll; a hub for other providers |
| Recruiting | Not included | Hiring module |
| Performance reviews | Not included | Talent module |
| EU pay transparency | Gap reports and worker pay requests under the EU directive | Compensation management; no named directive report found |
| Assistant access (MCP) | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, off until the company turns it on | Hosted MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor, in beta |
| Mobile | Every screen works in the phone's browser | Mobile app in Core |
Where HiBob is stronger
- Multi-country scale and mid-market depth
- Native UK and US payroll, and a hub for other providers
- A broad AI layer with named agents, and an MCP server in beta
- ISO 27001, ISO 27018 and SOC 2 Type 2
- Hiring, learning and compensation modules with benchmarking
Where Squadra HR is stronger
- A free plan for up to 3 people
- Two-factor sign-in required in the product for everyone
- Pay gap reports and worker pay requests under the EU directive
- A separate database for each company
Based on public information as of October 2026. If something here is out of date, email us and we'll correct it.
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