WagePerks vs CharlieHR
CharlieHR is a UK HR platform aimed at small companies and startups. CharlieHR states it's used by 3,000+ small businesses. WagePerks is an employee management portal combining benefits, HR and payslips, with rotas and GPS clock-in as an optional bolt-on. Every claim below is sourced.
What you'll actually pay
Employee Benefits plan, exc. VAT. HR Starter is £0 / month for up to 25 staff. The Shift Management bolt-on is £49 / month for the first team + £39 for each extra team. The optional Health & Wellbeing add-on (virtual GP + EAP) is +£2 per employee per month.
- Published pricing on wageperks.com
- Rolling monthly — 30 days' notice; 15% off with annual billing
- No setup fees
- Employee Benefits includes the gift-card marketplace, recognition, performance reviews, surveys, e-signatures, onboarding, payslips & P60s
- Your logo and colours on the web portal with Employee Benefits, set up by us
- Rotas, clock-in, GPS and geofencing: Shift Management bolt-on
Banded per-business pricing (not per-employee). HR platform with a perks marketplace via partners. No GP or EAP advertised.
- £21 (1–4 employees), £47 (5–14), £108 (15–29), up to £754 (250+), exc. VAT
- Onboarding, time off, employee records, performance reviews
- Rota only via paid Papershift integration
- No native mobile app advertised on charliehr.com
The two price differently. CharlieHR charges per business in headcount bands; WagePerks Employee Benefits is charged per employee, and HR Starter is £0 / month for up to 25 staff. The products don't include the same things, so we haven't put a single total side by side — price the plans you'd actually use on each vendor's pricing page. CharlieHR source: charliehr.com/pricing, verified 2026-09-21.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Every CharlieHR row below is sourced from charliehr.com/pricing or charliehr.com, verified 2026-09-21. WagePerks ticks show what the Employee Benefits plan includes; bolt-ons and add-ons are marked.
Where WagePerks is different
GP and EAP available
CharlieHR's published feature list does not include virtual GP access or an EAP. WagePerks offers both in the optional Health & Wellbeing add-on (virtual GP + EAP), at +£2 per employee per month — GP consultations by phone or video, 7 days a week, plus a 24/7 counselling line, structured counselling or online CBT, and money and legal information.
Discounted gift cards, saving applied at purchase
CharlieHR includes 30,000+ partner deals with its subscription. WagePerks sells discounted gift cards at a smaller, UK-curated list of 200+ brands, with the saving applied when the employee buys — no points and no wallet.
Built-in rota and GPS clock-in
CharlieHR offers rotas through a paid Papershift integration. WagePerks has its own rota planner, open shifts and GPS geofenced clock-in in the Shift Management bolt-on (£49 / month for the first team, £39 for each extra team). Both are paid extras; on WagePerks the rota is part of the same system rather than a third-party integration.
Your branding
CharlieHR does not advertise branding options. On WagePerks Employee Benefits, your web portal shows your logo and brand colours, which we add when we set up your account.
Where CharlieHR has features WagePerks doesn't
A fair comparison: here's what CharlieHR includes that WagePerks does not, all sourced from CharlieHR's own product pages on 2026-09-21:
- Catalogue size: CharlieHR cites 30,000+ partner deals, included with its subscription. WagePerks lists 200+ UK high-street brands.
- Startup-segment positioning: CharlieHR's marketing targets small VC-backed startups specifically — relevant if your team is 5–25 desk workers in a SaaS shop.
CHARLIE HR LTD
Companies House 09787589
Incorporated 21 September 2015. London-based startup-segment HR product.
Which platform fits your business?
CharlieHR may fit if you need…
A UK HR platform with onboarding workflows and performance reviews for a small, desk-based team. If your team works on laptops, you don't need rotas, GPS time tracking, GP/EAP or your own branding, CharlieHR's per-business banded pricing scales with your headcount.
WagePerks fits if you want…
Benefits, HR, payslips and recognition in one platform, with your logo and colours, on the Employee Benefits plan at £4.50 per employee per month. If your team includes shift-based or field workers, add Shift Management for rotas and GPS clock-in (£49 / month for the first team, £39 for each extra team).
Sources & verification
All claims about CharlieHR on this page are sourced from their public website, public-record filings, or named third-party reviews, verified 2026-09-21. Email us if anything's gone stale. Vendors change pricing and packaging without notice: figures are the published list prices on that date, exclude VAT unless stated, and won't reflect promotional or individually negotiated rates — check the vendor's own page before you decide.
- CharlieHR pricing tiers (£21–£754 per business per month, banded) — charliehr.com/pricing
- CharlieHR customer count (3,000+ small businesses, self-reported); 30,000+ partner deals — charliehr.com and charliehr.com/customers
- Performance reviews product — charliehr.com/product/performance-reviews
- Rota only via paid Papershift integration — charliehr.com/product/integrations/papershift
- Capterra 4.7/5 (about 36 reviews) —capterra.com/p/158631/Charlie-HR
- Companies House — CHARLIE HR LTD, no. 09787589, incorporated 21 September 2015 — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09787589