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Cezanne HR

🇬🇧 GB · from $2 per employee / month/mo

4.5/5· 1,248 reviews

Modular UK HR software with EU hosting and payroll

EU hostedGDPRISO/IEC 27001:2022Cyber Essentials
Cezanne HR is a UK-based cloud HRIS with modules for core HR, recruitment, onboarding, absence, performance, surveys, timesheets and analytics. It offers UK payroll, an open API and GDPR-compliant data handling with automated retention policies. Data is hosted in Ireland on AWS.

Replaces

Cezanne HR is sought as a European alternative to:

Features

Core HR

  • Personnel files and recordkeeping
  • HR portals and notifications
  • Custom reports and dashboards
  • Training management
  • Document management
  • Employee recognition

Recruitment and Onboarding

  • Applicant tracking system
  • Onboarding workflows
  • Recruitment management

Absence and Time Management

  • Leave and time-off tracking
  • Timesheets
  • Attendance management

Performance and Career

  • Performance reviews
  • Goal setting
  • Pulse surveys
  • Career development tools
  • Succession planning

Analytics and Compliance

  • Advanced HR analytics and reporting
  • GDPR compliance
  • ISO 27001 certification

Payroll and Benefits

  • Managed payroll service (UK only)
  • Payroll integration
  • Benefits administration with payroll syncing

Pricing

People (Core HR)
$2 per employee / month minimum $200 / month
  • Core HR module
  • Modular pricing
  • Minimum monthly fee applies
Full Self-Service Plan
$300 / month flat rate
  • Full self-service capabilities
  • Expert support
  • Open API and integrations
  • Payroll output
Additional Modules
$2 per employee / month per module
  • Absences
  • Time
  • Performance
  • Recruitment

Pricing is modular and based on selected features and employee count. Free trial available.

EU Trust Profile

3 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-14. Every ✓ links to its source.

  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)not verified
  • Trust center / security page

    Security and compliance details are provided on the dedicated data security page.

    Evidence →
  • EU data residency

    Customer data is hosted in AWS data centers located in the European Economic Area.

    Evidence →
  • Public sub-processor listnot verified
  • ISO 27001

    Cezanne HR is independently certified to ISO 27001:2022 by BSI.

    Evidence →
  • SOC 2not verified
  • BSI C5not verified
  • TISAXnot verified
  • Local-language supportnot verified

    German language support is available.

✓ verified: publicly documented at the linked source on the check date. ✗ not offered: the vendor documents that they do not provide it. – not verified: we found no public evidence either way — not a finding against the vendor. The vendor's own information prevails.

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Intuitive interface accessible to non-technical users
  • Flexible and customizable to specific HR workflows
  • Comprehensive modular coverage of core HR, onboarding, absence, performance, recruitment, payroll and analytics
  • Effective onboarding workflows and task automation reducing administrative overhead
  • Responsive, knowledgeable customer support with extensive onboarding resources
  • GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 certification for data security

Where users see room to improve

  • · Occasional performance issues like slow server responses or system hangs
  • · Interface sometimes described as less modern or clunky, particularly for mail merges
  • · Limited filing functions, such as multi-document uploads and data deletion controls
  • · Mobile app functionality lags behind the browser version
  • · Pricing lacks transparency with bespoke quotes required
  • · Not a turnkey global payroll or Employer of Record solution

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-08-14), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.