CoDash vs the alternatives
Weighing up UK HR software? These are honest, side-by-side comparisons - we credit what each tool does well, then show where CoDash is genuinely different. No straw men, no invented weaknesses.
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Each page lays out where the other tool is strong, where CoDash differs, and who should pick which. Details are as we understand them in early 2026 - always check the vendor's own site for current features and pricing.
Breathe HR pricing
The full published tier table, what the add-on modules cost, and an honest like-for-like comparison - including where Breathe is cheaper than us.
See the breakdown → PricingCharlieHR pricing
Headcount bands, Recruit and Advice add-ons, and where each of us is genuinely the cheaper answer by team size.
See the breakdown → AlternativeCoDash vs BambooHR
A mature US platform priced in dollars, with US-only payroll and Utah-law terms. What a UK employer should check.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Breathe
Cheaper than us for core HR. What its paid add-ons cost at 30 people, and where its plans stop.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs BrightHR
Software bundled with an advice line on a 24 to 60 month term, against a monthly plan with the whole product in it.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Employment Hero
Per-employee plans with payroll and paid add-ons, against one flat plan. With a worked example at 50 people.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Factorial
A modular platform priced by quote under Spanish law, against a published UK plan.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Charlie HR
Cheaper under 20 people; no rotas, time clock or mobile app by its own description. Where the two cross.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs HiBob
A deep modular platform with its own UK payroll, priced by conversation. How the two approaches compare.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Personio
Quote-only pricing, a setup fee and 90 days' notice, against a published monthly UK plan.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Sage HR
Five pounds per employee for core HR, each module extra. What that totals at 50 people.
Read the comparison → AlternativeCoDash vs Access PeopleHR
Four tiers from 3 pounds per employee, its own payroll, and a 36-month default term in its parent's terms.
Read the comparison → SwitchingHR software vs spreadsheets
Still running people, leave and reviews from spreadsheets? What you gain - and what stops breaking - when you move to a real system.
Read the comparison → PricingBambooHR pricing (UK)
Core $10, Pro $17, Elite $25 per employee - published, but in dollars, with a flat $250 floor below 26 people.
Read the breakdown → PricingHiBob pricing
They do not publish it. What quote-only costs you as a buyer, and the five questions that make any quote comparable.
Read the breakdown →We only claim what we can stand behind. CoDash's genuine differences are that it is UK-first (Bradford Factor, working-time rules, right-to-work and bank holidays built in), all-in-one (HR, time off, community, anonymous voice, surveys and performance in one login), and built with privacy in the architecture - anonymous feedback is stored with no author column and manager-facing aggregates are gated by k-anonymity. Pricing is public, and you can try the whole thing in the live demo before you talk to anyone.
Built for UK employment, not translated into it
Bank holidays, Bradford Factor, right-to-work and working-time rules are in the product - not bolted on. The compliance register flags what's due before it lapses.
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