BrightHR vs CharlieHR
A side-by-side comparison of two UK employee platforms — pricing, contract terms, feature coverage. Every claim below is sourced from each company's public website or filings, verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series; you'll find a "third option" section at the end if you'd like to consider us too.
What you'll actually pay
Core £16.67, Enhanced £21.20, Full £28.20 — exc. VAT, 5-employee minimum
- Contract: 24, 36 or 60-month fixed-term contracts
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK HR, payroll, employment law and health & safety platform
- Customer count: 120,000+ businesses globally (self-reported)
Banded per-business: £5/mo intro (1–4, rises to £20/mo), £45 (5–14), £105 (15–29), up to £735 (250+)
- Contract: Monthly
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK HR platform for small companies and startups
- Customer count: 11,000+ small businesses (self-reported)
Feature-by-feature comparison
All rows sourced from each company's public website, verified 2026-06-10. See the full source list at the bottom of this page.
Where BrightHR has depth
Sourced from https://www.brighthr.com/, verified 2026-06-10.
- 24/7 employment-law phone line via Peninsula's law team (parent group is a law/HR consultancy), from Enhanced tier (£21.20 PEPM) upward
- Risk assessments and accident reporting in Full tier (£28.20 PEPM)
- BrightHR Payroll module available as a separate paid add-on, including payslip generation
- 120,000+ business customers globally (self-reported on brighthr.com homepage)
BrightHR Ltd
Companies House 09283467
Incorporated 28 October 2014. Ownership: Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd.
Where CharlieHR has depth
Sourced from https://www.charliehr.com/, verified 2026-06-10.
- 30,000+ partner discount codes (charliehr.com)
- Startup-segment positioning aimed at small VC-backed teams
- Performance reviews, goals and 1:1 tracking built in
- Capterra rating 4.7/5 across ~36 reviews
CHARLIE HR LTD
Companies House 09787589
Incorporated 21 September 2015. Ownership: Independent.
WagePerks: one platform that covers both categories
BrightHR and CharlieHR each cover different slices of the employee experience. WagePerks bundles eleven modules — benefits marketplace with voucher codes at purchase, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, recognition, documents and an optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on — at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly.
£4.50 / employee / month
Published per-employee rate on the WagePerks pricing page. All eleven modules included at the headline price. Optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on quoted on call.
Rolling monthly
Cancel with 30 days' written notice — no multi-year fixed-term contracts, no automatic renewals. Independent UK company (Wageperks Ltd, Companies House SC824820), no PE owner.
Eleven modules under one brand
Benefits marketplace, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, documents, e-signatures, onboarding, recognition, absence, plus white-label branding — all included at the headline price.
Sources & verification
All claims on this page are sourced from each company's public website, App Store listing, or Companies House public filings — verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series. We re-verify quarterly. Email us if anything's gone stale.
BrightHR sources
- Pricing & contract terms
- Customer count
- Bright Exchange (free marketplace)
- BrightWellbeing (EAP, Full tier)
- Integrations (6 named)
- BrightHR Ltd — Companies House 09283467
- Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd — Companies House 02567996