Prices checked 12 Oct 2026Page updated 12 Oct 2026
MadyHR.ai vs BrightHR
HR software from the Peninsula group, sold with an optional 24/7 employment-law advice line, health & safety tools and insurance.
MadyHR.ai does everyday HR and sponsor licence compliance in one system for £50 a year, unlimited employees. Below are BrightHR's own published figures, with a link to the source and to the Internet Archive.
Choose BrightHR if
you want a helpline, insurance and health & safety advice bundled with the software, and you're comfortable with a multi-year contract.
Choose MadyHR.ai if
you hold a sponsor licence or expect to, you want your HR and compliance records in one place, and you'd rather pay one flat price than a per-employee fee — and you don't need a legal helpline or payroll inside the product.
BrightHR's published prices
| Plan | Published price |
|---|---|
| Core HR£83.35/month at the 5-employee minimum | £16.67 / employee / month |
| Enhanced HR supportadds 24/7 HR and employment-law advice line, templates | £21.20 / employee / month |
| Full HR, H&S & EAPadds health & safety software and advice, employee wellbeing | £31.30 / employee / month |
| MadyHR.ai — every module, unlimited employees | £50 a year, or £240 for 10 years |
Source: https://www.brighthr.com/pricing/, checked 12 Oct 2026 · Archived copy, 12 Oct 2026
Quoted from the page on that date: “Core HR software from £16.67/employee per month · £83.35/month exc. tax · Enhanced HR support from £21.20 · Full HR, health and safety support & EAP from £31.30 · We offer 24, 36 and 60 months fixed term · Online pricing does not include insurance”
- How they charge
- Per employee per month, 5-employee minimum. Their page says the per-person rate falls for larger teams and to book a demo for an accurate quote.
- Contract
- Fixed terms of 24, 36 or 60 months (their pricing page).
- Trial
- Free demo, and a free Rota Lite tool; a full-product self-serve trial is not listed.
What it costs per year at real headcounts
| Product | 12 employees | 25 employees | 50 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrightHR Core | £2,400 | £5,001 | £10,002 |
| BrightHR Full | £4,507 | £9,390 | £18,780 |
| MadyHR.ai | £50 | £50 | £50 |
Columns are numbers of employees. Ex VAT, core product, cheapest published billing, no add-ons. Where a vendor charges per sponsored worker we've assumed 4 of 12, 8 of 25 and 16 of 50 — change it in the calculator below. MadyHR.ai's £50 is what you pay — nothing is added at checkout.
What BrightHR includes that MadyHR.ai does not
- 24/7 HR and employment-law advice line (Enhanced and Full tiers)
- Health & safety software, risk-assessment library and H&S advice (Full)
- Employee wellbeing / EAP, virtual GP (Full)
- Optional indemnity insurance against employee claims (quoted separately)
- Payroll software and managed payroll (separate module)
- Online marketplace and staff perks platform
- Fixed pricing for the contract term as your headcount grows
What MadyHR.ai includes that BrightHR does not list
- Right to Work evidence on each record, with the expiry date and follow-up checks scheduled from it
- eVisa share-code checks recorded against the employee
- A change-of-circumstances log for each sponsored worker, with the 10-working-day reporting deadline counted from the day the change happened and your own record of reporting it to the SMS
- Contracts, salary history and immigration documents kept together on one record per sponsored worker
- An append-only audit log of Right to Work, salary and permission changes
- An AI assistant that answers questions from your own records
- One flat price for unlimited employees — no sales demo and no fixed-term contract
Based on BrightHR's features pages as at 12 Oct 2026 (Archived copy, 12 Oct 2026). “Not listed” means we couldn't find it there, not that it doesn't exist.
Work it out for your own headcount
| Product | Per year | Over 10 years |
|---|---|---|
| MadyHR.ai — unlimited employeesAnnual plan £50 a year · 10-year plan £240 once | £50 | £24010-year plan |
| BrightHR Core | £2,400 | £24,005 |
| BrightHR Full | £4,507 | £45,072 |
Competitor figures are ex VAT, core product, cheapest published billing option, no add-ons, using the published prices checked on 12 Oct 2026. Ten-year figures are ten times today's yearly price. Where a vendor's published bands stop below your headcount, the cost is shown as not published. The number of sponsored workers only changes vendors that charge per sponsored employee.
Questions people ask
Is MadyHR.ai cheaper than BrightHR?
On published prices checked 12 Oct 2026: MadyHR.ai is £50 a year for unlimited employees. BrightHR Core works out at £2,400 a year at 12 employees and £10,002 at 50, ex VAT, core product, cheapest published billing. BrightHR includes things MadyHR.ai does not — see the section on this page.
Does BrightHR track sponsor licence duties?
Sponsor licence reporting duties and Right to Work follow-up tracking are not listed on BrightHR's HR software pages as at 12 Oct 2026. BrightHR does offer an employment-law advice line, which MadyHR.ai does not.
Does MadyHR.ai replace BrightHR completely?
Not for everyone. MadyHR.ai covers everyday HR and sponsor compliance in one system at a flat price. It does not include an employment-law helpline, payroll, insurance or identity-verification services. If those matter, BrightHR or another provider may suit you better — the comparison on this page is meant to help you decide, not to claim one product is right for every business.
How we keep this page accurate
Competitor prices and features are taken from each company's own public website on the date shown. Every source page is archived with the Internet Archive, so you can see exactly what we saw. We re-check at least every 90 days and update within 5 working days of learning of a change. Think something's wrong? Email support@madyhr.ai and we'll reply within one working day.
Change log
- — Page published. All BrightHR figures checked 6 Sep 2026 against https://www.brighthr.com/pricing/
- — Prices re-checked 22 Sep 2026 against https://www.brighthr.com/pricing/: no change.
- — Prices and features re-checked 12 Oct 2026 against https://www.brighthr.com/pricing/ and the features page: no change. Both now link to a dated Internet Archive copy saved that day.
MadyHR.ai is not affiliated with any company named on this page. Product names are the trade marks of their respective owners and are used only to identify the products being compared. This page is a comparison prepared by MadyHR.ai; it is not an independent review. MadyHR.ai is HR software, not a law firm, and nothing here is legal or immigration advice.