Sage HR is HR software from a name every accountant knows, joined up with Sage’s payroll. If you’d rather not add modules one by one, and need right to work and sponsor duties built in, here is how KivoHR compares. Still tied to Sage HR? We charge half price until your contract ends.
What we say about Sage HR comes from its own published pages, last checked 30 October 2026. Prices exclude VAT. If something has changed, tell us and we’ll correct it.
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Bringing your data over
ExamplePeople412 of 412
Holiday balances412 of 412
Absence history (3 years)6,208 of 6,208
Right-to-work checks398 of 398
Everything matches your file. Undo is available for 30 days.
Prices exclude VAT. Sage HR’s price at 25 people is taken from its published prices, sourced below.
KivoHR
One flat price for your organisation’s size, from £29 a month, £59 a month for 25 people, with every feature on every plan.
Sage HR
Core HR and leave £5 per employee a month; shift scheduling, timesheets and performance £2.50 each; recruitment £184.45 a month. Core HR with scheduling and timesheets comes to £10 per employee a month (our sum).
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Monthly or yearly, cancel any time. 14-day free trial, no card.
Sage HR
Cancel or upgrade at any time, with no long-term contract. A 30-day free trial, no card.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Rotas that refuse a shift for a lapsed course you mark as needed (and, if you choose, a lapsed right to work), and clocking from the app, a kiosk that works offline or a wall QR code, on every plan.
Sage HR
Shift scheduling and timesheets are separate modules. Staff clock in from the Sage HR app, with geofencing for up to 25 work zones.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
Right-to-work checks with follow-ups, and sponsor duties with their deadlines, on every plan.
Sage HR
Tracks right-to-work documents and emails the manager 90 days before one expires. Its help page says it doesn’t replace government right-to-work checks.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
KivoHR
A careers page on Google for Jobs, on every plan.
KivoHR
Payroll files for BrightPay, Sage and more. KivoHR prepares payroll; it doesn’t run it.
Sage HR
Connects to Sage Payroll or Sage 50 Payroll, each a separate subscription.
Source · checked 30 October 2026
It would not be a fair comparison without this. If one of these matters most to you, Sage HR may suit you better.
The short version, from the comparison above. Try KivoHR free with your own people before you decide.
Switching from Sage HR
Export what Sage HR lets you download, upload it, and see every change before anything is saved. Each kind of record is counted against your file, and you can undo the import within 30 days. Our team will match the files with you, free.
Columns · export.csv
From Sage HR · 412 rows · nothing saved yet
Employee Name First and last nameTemplate
NI No National Insurance numberTemplate
Holiday Remaining Holiday balanceAlias
Start Start dateSaved
Shoe size Your choice: a custom field, or leave it
KivoHR prepares payroll and gives you a file to import into Sage; it doesn’t run payroll. Sage HR is joined up with Sage Payroll and Sage 50 Payroll, so it may suit you better if your accountant runs them.
No. Rotas and clocking are on every plan. In Sage HR, shift scheduling and timesheets are separate modules, £2.50 per employee a month each.
For core HR and leave alone, Sage HR’s £5 per employee a month is low. With shift scheduling and timesheets it comes to £10, by our sum. KivoHR is one flat price for your size, with every feature.
Yes. It records right-to-work checks with their follow-ups, and sponsor duties with their deadlines, on every plan. Sage HR tracks right-to-work documents and emails the manager 90 days before one expires.
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