WagePerks vs BrightHR
BrightHR is a UK HR, payroll and health & safety platform owned by Peninsula Group. WagePerks is a UK employee management portal that bundles benefits, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in and payslips at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly. Here's how the two compare on price, contract length, and feature set — every claim below is sourced.
BrightHR contracts are sold in 24, 36 or 60-month fixed terms. If the platform stops being useful in month 7, you still owe 17 (or 29, or 53) months of payments. WagePerks is rolling monthly with a 30-day notice.
Source: brighthr.com/pricing/, verified 2026-06-10. BrightHR Ltd: Companies House 09283467; parent Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd: 02567996.
What you'll actually pay
Benefits, HR, payslips, documents and white-labelling included. Optional add-on: 24/7 GP + EAP — quote on call.
- No setup fees
- Rolling monthly — cancel with 30 days' notice
- All eleven modules included
- Optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on (talk to us)
Published Core / Enhanced / Full tiers. Employee Assistance (EAP) is in the Full tier only. Pricing is exclusive of VAT, with a 5-employee minimum.
- 24, 36 or 60-month fixed-term contracts
- Three tiers (Core £16.67, Enhanced £21.20, Full £28.20)
- Bright Exchange (perks marketplace) included free, no cashback
- No 24/7 GP service listed in any tier
- EAP only in the Full tier (£28.20)
- Six named direct integrations (extends via Zapier)
The maths: for a team of 50 employees, WagePerks costs £225 / month (£2,700 / year). BrightHR Core starts at £833 / month (£10,002 / year); BrightHR Full is £1,410 / month (£16,920 / year). Source: brighthr.com/pricing/, verified 2026-06-10.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Every BrightHR row below is sourced from brighthr.com/pricing/ or brighthr.com, verified 2026-06-10.
Where WagePerks is different
Headline price 73–84% lower
WagePerks is £4.50 per employee per month, all-in. BrightHR's Core tier starts at £16.67; Full is £28.20. For a 50-person team, that's £225 / month with WagePerks vs £833–£1,410 with BrightHR.
Benefits is the core product, not a free perks tile
BrightHR's perks marketplace (Bright Exchange) is a free included module without cashback. WagePerks is built around employee benefits — 200+ UK brands with real discounted vouchers used in the employee's bank account.
No long-term contract
BrightHR contracts run 24, 36 or 60 months (source: brighthr.com/pricing/). WagePerks is rolling monthly — cancel with 30 days' notice.
24/7 GP access available
BrightHR's wellbeing product is EAP/counselling-only (Full tier). WagePerks offers a 24/7 GP service plus EAP as an optional add-on (priced on call) — phone, video or chat with GMC-registered doctors, prescriptions delivered to a local pharmacy.
Where BrightHR has features WagePerks doesn't
A fair comparison should be honest about both sides. Here's what BrightHR includes that WagePerks does not — all sourced from BrightHR's own published pricing page on 2026-06-10:
- Employment-law advice line: 24/7 phone line to Peninsula's law team (BrightHR's parent group is a law/HR consultancy), bundled into the Enhanced tier (£21.20 PEPM) upwards (brighthr.com/pricing/).
- Health & safety tools: risk assessments and accident reporting, bundled in the Full tier (£28.20 PEPM).
- BrightHR Payroll module: available as a separate paid add-on; includes payslip generation.
- Customer base: BrightHR self-reports 120,000+ business customers globally on its homepage (verified 2026-06-10).
BrightHR Ltd
Companies House 09283467
Incorporated 28 October 2014. Wholly-owned subsidiary of Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd (Companies House 02567996).
Which platform fits your business?
BrightHR may fit if you need…
Built-in employment-law advice and statutory health & safety tools alongside HR. If your primary need is compliance-first HR with bundled legal access — and you're willing to commit to a 24, 36 or 60-month contract — BrightHR's bundle covers those items.
WagePerks fits if you want…
An employee management platform built for UK SMEs that don't need a multi-year software-and-law-firm bundle. £4.50 per employee per month — 73-84% lower per-employee than BrightHR's tiers — rolling monthly, no setup fees. Benefits, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, recognition and an optional 24/7 GP + EAP, under your brand, cancel any month. Note: the same Peninsula employment-law helpline is available standalone from Peninsula directly without the BrightHR multi-year software contract.
Sources & verification
All claims about BrightHR on this page are sourced from BrightHR's public website or public-record filings, verified 2026-06-10. We re-verify quarterly; spot something out of date? Email us and we'll re-check within 5 working days.
- Pricing & contract length (Core £16.67, Enhanced £21.20, Full £28.20; 24/36/60-month terms): brighthr.com/pricing/
- Customer count (120,000+ businesses, self-reported): brighthr.com
- Bright Exchange perks marketplace (free, included): brighthr.com/bright-exchange-online-marketplace/
- BrightWellbeing (EAP, Full tier only): brighthr.com/brightwellbeing-employee-support/
- Integrations (six named, extends via Zapier): brighthr.com/integrations/
- BrightHR Ltd: Companies House 09283467 (incorporated 28 Oct 2014).
- Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd (parent): Companies House 02567996.