Sesame HR
Reshape your team's work experience
Founded
2015
Starting Price
$3.75
Category
Time Tracking
Last updated July 30, 2026
About Sesame HR
Sesame HR is an all-in-one HR platform for small and mid-sized companies that combines time tracking, absence and shift management, recruitment, performance reviews, and payroll support in one modular system. Every plan includes a Core layer (org chart, document manager, onboarding/offboarding, contract management, digital signatures) and teams add only the modules they need. Founded in Valencia, Spain in 2015, it now serves more than 20,000 customers across Europe and the Americas.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Modular pricing means you pay only for the HR functions you actually switch on, and can start with time tracking for under $4 per employee
- Entry pricing undercuts most all-in-one HR suites, with a Core layer (org chart, documents, e-signature, onboarding) bundled into every plan rather than sold separately
- Clocking in works across web, mobile, QR code, and physical terminals, which suits shift-based and on-site teams that competitors often ignore
- Consistently high review scores for hands-on onboarding and responsive support (4.7/5 on Capterra, 4.5/5 on G2 as of early 2026)
Key Features
Time tracking and clock-in
Employees clock in and out from web, mobile app, QR code, or a physical terminal, with optional geolocation and break tracking. Includes a live Who's In panel, hours dashboard, and export-ready reports for labour inspections.
Time off and holiday management
Online leave requests with approval workflows, multiple absence types, remaining-balance visibility, a shared team calendar, plus absenteeism and overtime-balance reporting.
Shift scheduling
Drag-and-drop visual timetable with rotation patterns, bulk assignment, shift swaps between employees, and AI-assisted schedule generation.
Recruitment (ATS)
Branded job portal, Kanban candidate pipeline, talent pool, collaborative scorecards, automated candidate emails, and AI CV screening.
Performance management
Goals and OKRs, 180-degree and 360-degree evaluations, an editable 9-box talent grid, continuous feedback, and structured 1:1 meeting tracking.
Core HR and employee records
Central employee database, organizational chart and directory, contract management, 3 GB document manager, onboarding and offboarding checklists, and one digital signature per employee per month included.
Pricing
Essential
$3.75/user/month
- Billed annually (20% cheaper than monthly)
- Minimum spend $56.25/month
- Sesame Core: org chart, directory, document manager (3 GB)
- Onboarding/offboarding and contract management
- Digital signature (1 per employee/month)
Best For
Shift-based teams needing compliant time records
Hospitality, retail, and clinic teams clock in via QR, terminal, or app, and managers get inspection-ready hour reports and overtime balances without chasing paper timesheets.
Replacing spreadsheets at a growing SMB
A 30 to 200-person company consolidates employee records, contracts, leave requests, and onboarding checklists into one system, starting with the Essential plan and adding modules as HR maturity grows.
Hiring without a separate ATS
HR teams that only make a handful of hires a year run a branded job portal and Kanban pipeline inside the same tool they use for time off, instead of paying for a standalone recruiting platform.
